Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review – Elevate Your Gaming with Premium Sound Quality

Today, we are writing our Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review to discuss what you need to know about this headset. The Virtuoso series is known for its sound quality and has optimised features for user enjoyment. 

This symphonic headset sports enhanced 50mm graphene drivers, open-back ear cups, plus optimised comfort. It also does not rely on virtual surround sound, making it worth considering. 

Our Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review will check its specifications, features, functions, design, and performance. But before looking deeper into this headset, let us unbox and check what Corsair included in the box. 

Corsair Virtuoso Pro Packaging

The Virtuoso Pro ships in an all-black cardboard box displaying hints of yellow for its accents. Its front panel displays an image of the product, its name, company branding, and several features. The sides show more features, while the rear lists these in other languages.

Corsair packed the following items inside the box:

• Virtuoso Pro
• 3.5mm cable without microphone
• 3.5mm cable with microphone
• Y-Splitter
• Warranty Card

Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review – Design and Functionality

This streaming/gaming headset sports an open-back design featuring impressive hardware. It features an attractively stylish design that is also comfortable for hours of wear. 

When unboxing the product for our Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review, we noticed its design blends function with form. However, it leans towards balancing a robust build with light weight. 

We love its open-back ear cups since these are stylish and look premium. And instead of using simple mesh grilles, Corsair opted for precision-cut aluminium faceplates, which adds to its aesthetics. This design also allows you to see the driver inside. 

Its driver has dark metal bracings that line with a lighter outer ring on the face. This aesthetic draws your attention to the metal yokes accented with silver bezels. 

We love its well-built body since its grilles, yokes, and headband are all reinforced metal. Its ear cups are plastic for a reasonable weight at just 338g. 

Aside from an excellent build and lightweight body, the Virtuoso Pro has a soft headband and cushions. These are also cloth-lined to provide breathability. 

Its grip force is adequate and is not uncomfortable when worn for hours. It also helped the headband distribute balanced weight for the headset. 

Aside from offering adequate comfort, the headband cushions and ear pads are removable and replaceable. We appreciate Corsair for making these easy to remove for cleaning and replacement. When investing in a pricey headset, having replaceable parts is essential to avoid replacing the entire product.

Graphene Diaphragms

Earlier versions of the Virtuoso line incorporated 50mm drivers; however, the Pro edition shifts to using graphene diaphragms. The diaphragm of a speaker, essentially its cone, spans the area from the outer perimeter to the centre. It oscillates to produce sound. 

Graphene stands out for its combination of lightness and stiffness. These aspects allow quick responsiveness that enhances the clarity and detail of the audio output.

These features also enable broader extensions into the lower bass and higher treble ranges. It increases the auditory experience with greater detail and texture. 

This enhancement is starkly evident compared to previous Virtuoso models. It offers a level of clarity in sound that is exceptional in the series.

Corsair Virtuoso Pro Microphone

The Virtuoso Pro has a pair of cables that reflect the design of the Audeze LCD-GX. These include a cable that integrates a boom microphone and another without it. 

The boom microphone connects to the audio cable on its left side. It is set below the left earpiece when connected. 

The unidirectional microphone features a frequency range of 100Hz to 10,000Hz. Its sensitivity level is -41dB (with a ±3dB tolerance and the microphone mounts on a 127mm flexible arm. 

You will find a manual switch for muting the microphone where the left audio cable and the mic arm meet. Specifically, it is just beneath the left earpiece.

Key Features of the Corsair Virtuoso Pro

What makes the Virtuoso Pro better than its predecessors under the same product line? We will discuss its features in our Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review to answer the question.

A Cool, Lightweight, and Comfortable Product

The Virtuoso Pro has soft cloth ear pads cushioned with memory foam. Its airy open-back ear cups eliminate pressure on your ears when wearing the headset during long streams and gaming marathons.

Be Present in and out of Streams

The Virtuoso Pro lets you hear yourself and your environment for natural communication and interaction. 

Ready for the Camera

The lightweight aluminium-reinforced headset offers a premium aesthetic. Its striking design looks impressive on camera.

Plug-and-play Design

The universal 3.5mm input of the Virtuoso Pro makes connecting to DACs, amps, consoles, and other devices more convenient.

Enhance Your Streams

Integrating NVIDIA BROADCAST allows you to reduce background noise and echo. You can also use VST plugins for audio effects.

Tweak Your Sound

Adjust your audio settings in Elgato Wave Link via Stream Deck+, Wave XLR, and Wave Microphones.

50mm Graphene Drivers

The Virtuoso Pro offers the latest technology with 50mm graphene drivers. These delivered rich, detailed audio when we tested the product for this Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review. The audio quality was excellent for music and gaming, making our listening experiences more enjoyable.

Unidirectional Microphone

The detachable mic has noise-cancellation features, offering impressively clear vocals.

Unite Your Setup with iCUE

iCUE software brings your setup together with a centralised app. It has an intuitive interface to make controlling your iCUE ecosystem more convenient.

Specifications

Headphone Specifications

• Type: Wired
• Interface: 3.5mm
• Audio Compatibility: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PS4, PS5, mobile devices
• Frequency Response: 20Hz-40kHz
• Sensitivity: 116dB (+/-3dB)
• Drivers: 50mm
• Impedance: 32 ohms @ 1kHz

Microphone Specifications

• Detachable: Yes
• Type: Unidirectional
• Frequency Response: 100Hz – 10kHz
• Sensitivity: -42dB (+/-3dB)
• Impedance: – 2.2k Ohms
• Cable Length: 1.8m

Hands-on with the Corsair Virtuoso Pro 

We used the headset for gaming, listening to music, and voice calls to test its audio quality. Product tests allow us to share its performance in our Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review. Our user experience can help you decide if this product will meet your needs.

Audio Quality – Gaming

The Virtuoso Pro offered a rich and airy listening experience, thanks to the carbonised drivers and open-back design. Its bass was wide with defined punchiness. Explosions were impactful with an adequate thump, making our gameplay more immersive.

Playing first-person shooters was more exciting since the pounding grenades and blasting tanks were highly audible. Aside from the loud sounds, the headset revealed softer sounds, like enemy footsteps. It refined various sound elements, which significantly enhanced our gaming experience.

Although the bass was impactful, the audio did not get lost in the low-end. We loved its balance with the sparkling mids and forward highs. 

Even with chaotic sounds, picking out the sound and position of enemies was easy. Also, we did not struggle with communication in Discord calls since the audio cut through despite all the in-game action.

The open-back ear cups made the highs spacious, enhancing the soundstage that stretched the audio layers. Gunshots and footsteps were easy to locate without software-based virtual surround sound assistance.

Aside from being spacious, the highs and upper mids were highly detailed. The Virtuoso Pro perfectly reproduced multi-layered audio in different environments, allowing us to improve our gaming performance.

Audio Quality – Music

We immediately noticed its powerful bass when we listened to music using the Virtuoso Pro. It was also rich with texture, resembling the audio from a subwoofer. The headset also offers excellent positionality with prominent vocals from the forefront, making it ideal for pop and hip-hop.

Rock and metal music sound best with the Virtuoso. The headset maintained audible layering amidst the pounding drums, frantic guitar riffs, and screaming vocals. We loved the accuracy of this headset and how it blended elements well.

Microphone

After testing the audio quality, we also used the microphone to share its performance in our Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review. We used it for video chats and found it impressive, though we had trouble picking up enough volume. 

We had to turn it up to allow our teammates to hear us in voice chats. 

However, we had no complaints since we had available software to increase the gain. After a few adjustments, the microphone captured our voices loud and clear.

Despite the drawback of its volume level, we appreciated its broadcast-quality audio. Also, its noise-cancellation effectively worked since it did not pick up background noise like our PC fan noise, keyboard, etc.

Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review Summary

The Virtuoso line from Corsair continues to be one of the best gaming headsets. The products under this series excellently combine premium construction, adequate comfort, high-quality audio, and gamer-oriented features. 

Corsair took a new direction with the Virtuoso Pro as it targets gamers and creative professionals. It has an open-back design that allows you to hear your environment. Also, its audio quality works for gaming, streaming, listening to music, and virtual meetings.

When we tested the product for this Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review, we enjoyed our listening experiences. Aside from the superior audio quality, it provides adequate comfort when worn. Its microphone also performs well for voice chats.

We highly recommend this headset for users who want a high-quality gaming headset that also works for calls. It delivers high-quality audio, while its premium design makes it suitable for working and streaming.

Visit the official Corsair product page for more details about the Virtuoso Pro. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Corsair Virtuoso Pro

With its premium design, this headset is not only perfect for gaming but also suitable for professional work and streaming.

Product Brand: Corsair

Editor's Rating:
4.2

Pros

• High-quality sound with enhanced 50mm graphene drivers.
• Open-back design for spacious soundstage.
• Premium build with precision-cut aluminium and reinforced metal.
• Comfortable for long sessions with soft, cloth-lined cushions.
• Includes both a 3.5mm cable with and without a microphone.
• Graphene diaphragms provide excellent audio detail and clarity.
• Plug-and-play compatibility across devices.
• NVIDIA BROADCAST integration for improved stream audio.
• Detachable, noise-cancelling unidirectional microphone.

Cons

• Microphone volume may be low, requiring adjustment.
• Open-back design may not be suitable for noisy environments.
• Premium features come at a higher price point.