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  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE vs ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless

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Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes

Variants

  • Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE
  • Virtuoso RGB Wireless (Carbon)
  • Virtuoso RGB Wireless (White)
  • Elo 7.1 Air (Black)

Review

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See ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Review
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Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE

ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless

The ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless and Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE each have their own advantages, and one may suit you better depending on your preferences. The ROCCAT have a better control scheme, a longer battery life, and companion software with more options. The Corsair are better-built, can be used on wired connection either via USB or with a 1/8" TRRS cable, and have lower non-Bluetooth wireless latency.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.0
7.7

Mid Accuracy 
 

7.3
8.8

Passive Soundstage 
 

4.7
6.1

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.1
8.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Design Picture 2
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Comfort Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.86 lbs
0.77 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.3 lbs
1.3 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.6
6.2

Controls Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Controls Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
PC/PS4

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Decent
Good

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

6.4

Breathability After Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.1 °C
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Portability 
 

5.5
5.2

Portability Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Portability Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Portability Picture

L  

8.0" (20.3 cm)
9.0" (22.9 cm)

W  

6.4" (16.3 cm)
7.9" (20.1 cm)

H  

3.6" (9.1 cm)
3.6" (9.1 cm)

Volume  

184.00 in³ (3,015.21 cm³)
256.00 in³ (4,195.07 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
Yes
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Case 
 

5.5
0.0

Case Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Case Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
No case

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Build Quality Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Stability Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Angled Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Side Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Front Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Rear Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Top Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE In The Box Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-0.47 dB
-0.74 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.84 dB
-1.79 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.1
5.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.9 dB
1.13 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.7
7.9

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.06 dB
2.92 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

55.76 Hz
47.57 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-3.84 dB
-3.23 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.31 dB
0.69 dB

High-Bass 
 

4.31 dB
4.2 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.3
8.8

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.64 dB
1.66 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-2.95 dB
0.1 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.55 dB
-0.16 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.31 dB
-1.7 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.1
8.1

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.27 dB
2.92 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.58 dB
-2.37 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-4.49 dB
1.73 dB

High-Treble 
 

-12.35 dB
-7.37 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.6
7.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.19 dB
1.89 dB

Dips 
 

1.96 dB
0.89 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.0
8.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.34
0.26

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

4.97
7.32

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.09
0.35

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.84
2.6
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.7
6.1

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

5.59 dB
3.23 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

2.66 dB
4.86 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

10.69 dB
12.41 dB

Openness 
 

5.0
5.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.3
3.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Virtual Soundstage
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Yes
Yes
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.3
6.5

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.459
0.477

WHD @ 100 
 

0.166
0.782
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

0.14.133
1.22

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.9
4.1

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-14.67 dB
-12.4 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

1.06 dB
0.25 dB

Mid 
 

-10.69 dB
-6.98 dB

Treble 
 

-35.32 dB
-30.92 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.1
6.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

38.78 dB
41.8 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

8.2
7.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
130.71 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.21 dB
1.45 dB

HFE 
 

3,568.48 Hz
5,915.41 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.23
3.024

Gain 
 

24.35 dB
18.87 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.8
7.5

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

27.06 dB
27.15 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.9
8.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

13.3 hrs
16 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

13.3 hrs
16 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.8 hrs
3.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

7.0
8.0

App Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE App Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Corsair iCUE
Roccat Swarm

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

Yes
Yes
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

7.5
6.8

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

124.00 ft (37.80 m)
98.00 ft (29.87 m)

Non-BT Latency 
 

73 ms
107 ms
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Wired 
 

8.4
0.0

Cable Picture  

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE Cable Picture
ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Air Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

USB Type A
No

Detachable  

Yes
No

Length  

5.10 ft (1.55 m)
N/A

Connection 
 

1/8" TRRS
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

59 ms
N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

3.4
3.4

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB
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