Corsair's Void Wireless v2 Is a Great-Sounding Headset for Big Heads
I'm glad we've reached a point where most gaming headsets can run for way longer than you could reasonably game in one sitting. Of course, I'm terrible at remembering to charge my devices, but charging them twice a week was enough for regular gaming without ever seeing a low battery warning. Corsair quotes them at 70 hours on 2.4 GHz, and with the lights on and regular gaming and video watching, I'd put them comfortably above 45 hours. The Software
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You can use the Void Wireless v2 on PC without an app, but if you want to use all of the features you really need to download iCUE. I already had Corsair's peripheral management software on my machine for my AIO cooler and some of my components, and it picked up the headset right away without an update.
iCUE is stuffed to the brim with features and app connections, as well as the ability to change settings in a very granular way, but the interface can be a little awkward to use, especially for making more basic changes.
There are two physical buttons on the side of the headphones, one of which has a power symbol on it. You can hold that button to turn the headphones on or off, or press it once to switch between Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz. It still works that way if you haven't set up a Bluetooth device, so if you press that button the audio will just mute until you press it again. The button beneath it is locked to media controls, which is great for quickly pausing your music, but I doubt anyone will take these to the gym, so I'd rather see that button be user-controlled.
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