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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Turtle Beach Recon 50X/Recon 50P vs Turtle Beach Stealth 300
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Turtle Beach Recon 50X/Recon 50P
Turtle Beach Stealth 300
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- Recon 50P (Black/Blue, PS)
- Recon 50X (Black/Green, Xbox)
- Recon 50X (Black/Red, PC)
- Recon 50X (White/Blue, PS)
- Recon 50X (White/Green, Xbox)
- Stealth 300 (PS4)
- Stealth 300 (Xbox One)
Our Verdict
Turtle Beach Recon 50X/Recon 50P
Turtle Beach Stealth 300
The Turtle Beach Stealth 300 are a better, wired headset than the Turtle Beach Recon 50X. The Stealth 300 have a better-built design that's more comfortable to wear during long gaming sessions. They also feel a lot more durable than the Recon 50X and have a better-balanced sound that caters to a greater genre of music and games. They also come with 3 other audio profiles you can cycle through. The only factors that should make you choose the Recon 50X over the Stealth 300 are price and battery life, since the 50X are completely passive, unlike the 300 which run out of battery and have no passive playback.
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Threshold
Mixed Usage
5.6
6.1
Comfort
6.5
7.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
No
No
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.4 lbs
0.5 lbs
Clamping Force
0.9 lbs
1.1 lbs
Controls
6.1
6.4
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Decent
Okay
Feedback
Good
Decent
Call/Music Control
No
No
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
Yes
Yes
Channel Mixing
No
Adjustable
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
N/A
Talk-Through
N/A
N/A
Additional Buttons
No
Presets
Breathability
6.8
6.6
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
4.9 °C
5.3 °C
Portability
6.0
5.7
Portability Picture
L
6.4"
7.2"
W
5.2"
6.3"
H
3"
3.1"
Volume
99 in³
141 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
N/A
Case
0.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
5.5
6.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.0
6.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In the box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
-2.04 dB
2.28 dB
Treble Amount
-5.7 dB
-2.98 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
5.3
8.0
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
1.8 dB
0.4 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
8.0
7.4
Std. Err.
2.75 dB
3.66 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
-1.06 dB
3.8 dB
Mid-Bass
0.59 dB
4.48 dB
High-Bass
4.71 dB
3.46 dB
Mid Accuracy
6.7
8.3
Std. Err.
4.41 dB
2.33 dB
Low-Mid
6.19 dB
-0.17 dB
Mid-Mid
3.86 dB
0.61 dB
High-Mid
-0.41 dB
-1.83 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.3
7.5
Std. Err.
4.1 dB
3.94 dB
Low-Treble
-2.62 dB
-3.33 dB
Mid-Treble
-3.13 dB
-0.73 dB
High-Treble
-6.82 dB
-7.62 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.5
7.3
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.56 dB
1.69 dB
Dips
1.38 dB
1.46 dB
Imaging
8.9
8.2
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.14
0.23
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.24
1.15
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.93
2.21
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.11
4.71
Soundstage
5.1
6.6
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.51 dB
2.25 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
1.86 dB
2.17 dB
PRTF Distance
4.75 dB
10.75 dB
Openness
8.3
9.1
Acoustic Space Excitation
4.2
5.2
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.0
7.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.623
0.264
WHD @ 100
0.197
0.176
Isolation
Noise Isolation
2.8
2.5
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-7.21 dB
-6.95 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
0.63 dB
0.08 dB
Mid
-1.75 dB
-0.3 dB
Treble
-20.48 dB
-20.35 dB
Leakage
6.6
5.8
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
41.65 dB
45.92 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-line
No
No
Boom
Yes
Yes
Detachable Boom
Yes
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
8.9
7.4
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
20 Hz
190.27 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
1.34 dB
3.83 dB
HFE
9,805.86 Hz
7,034.64 Hz
Weighted THD
0.303
1.023
Gain
28.07 dB
23.72 dB
Noise Handling
7.7
6.7
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
25.52 dB
18.57 dB
Active Features
Battery
0.0
8.6
Battery Type
N/A
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
25.8 hrs
Additional Charges
N/A
0
Total Battery Life
N/A
25.8 hrs
Charge Time
N/A
2 hrs
Power Saving Feature
N/A
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
N/A
Yes
Passive Playback
N/A
No
Charging Port
N/A
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
N/A
iOS
N/A
N/A
Android
N/A
N/A
macOS
N/A
N/A
Windows
N/A
N/A
Equalizer
N/A
N/A
ANC Control
N/A
N/A
Mic Control
N/A
N/A
Room effects
N/A
N/A
Playback Control
N/A
N/A
Button Mapping
N/A
N/A
Surround Sound
N/A
N/A
Connectivity
Bluetooth
0.0
0.0
Bluetooth Version
N/A
N/A
Multi-Device Pairing
N/A
N/A
NFC Pairing
N/A
N/A
Line of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Default Latency
N/A
N/A
aptX Latency
N/A
N/A
aptX(LL) Latency
N/A
N/A
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.0
9.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
No
Length
4 ft
4 ft
Connection
1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC / PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PC / PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
N/A
USB Input
N/A
N/A
Line In
N/A
N/A
Line Out
N/A
N/A
Optical Input
N/A
N/A
RCA Input
N/A
N/A
Dock Charging
N/A
N/A
Power Supply
N/A
N/A
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