Turtle Beach Elite Pro Headset

A well-built triumph for design quality

- Ian Evenden

BOTH ELITE AND PRO, this “tournament” headset is Turtle Beach’s attempt to weld some esports cool points to a brand that’s always been known for solid peripherals.

It uses a straightforward 3.5mm plug to connect to your PC, instead of a fancy digital USB connection, using the four- pole type of connector seen on a cellphone hands-free kit to integrate its microphone signal. Check that the headphone socket you plug it into supports this if you want to use the removable mic. Anyone in need of more options can get the optional Tactical Audio Controller (yes, really), which acts as an external USB soundcard, and costs the same as the headset itself. There’s a noise canceling mic upgrade, too, offering “professional grade chat performance” (who writes this stuff?) for $30 more.