Description
From the manufacturer
ASIN B07MMF2CFN
Release date March 1, 2019
Best Sellers Rank #514 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #7 in PlayStation Accessories #15 in Xbox One Headsets #21 in PlayStation 4 Headsets
Product Dimensions 1.5 x 0.75 x 1.1 inches; 0.8 Ounces
Type of item Video Game
Language English
Item model number TBS-4002-01
Item Weight 0.8 ounces
Manufacturer Turtle Beach
Country of Origin China
Date First Available February 11, 2019
Item Weight 0.05 Pounds
Units 1.0 Count
Number Of Items 1
About this item CRYSTAL CLEAR CHAT – Removable high-sensitivity mic picks up your voice loud and clear or use the built-in inline mic when on the go.Note : If the size of the earbud tips does not match the size of your ear canals or the headset is not worn properly in your ears, you may not obtain the correct sound qualities or call performance. Change the earbud tips to ones that fit more snugly in your ears.Specific uses for product : Movies and Gaming HIGH-QUALITY 10MM SPEAKERS – 10mm speakers produce crisp highs and thundering lows MULTIPLATFORM COMPATIBILITY – Designed for Nintendo Switch and mobile gaming on the go. Also works great with PS5, PS4, and PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and PC LIGHTWEIGHT & COMFORTABLE – Play for hours in complete comfort with three sizes of interchangeable ear-tips and stabilizers for the best fit MULTIFUNCTION INLINE CONTROLLER – Inline controller puts master volume control, mic mute and a multifunction button (on supported devices) at your fingertips
The all-new Turtle Beach Battle Buds in-ear gaming headset is built to battle on any platform, anywhere you play. From road trips with Nintendo Switch to Battle Royales on Xbox or PlayStation at home to mobile gaming on your daily commute, Battle Buds are the perfect mix of in-ear comfort and great sound. Built to be heard loud and clear with a removable high-sensitivity boom mic or inline mic when you’re on the go. Play for hours in complete comfort and in complete control with a multifunction inline controller featuring master volume control, mic mute and a multifunction button for supporting devices.
Nobody –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not that great
The mic’ s mute button does not work; the sound quality of the mic is not very good either. The sound to me seems pretty good. The earphones seem a little strange to me, the extra bits seem to be purely cosmetic, they add a little extra weight that may be uncomfortable to some.
Andrea S –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very bulky and when using the boom mic, they are heavy.
I use this product for a call center headset as I like earbuds, and the earbuds I get don’t last very long. So I tried this set. The earbuds themselves are bulky and cumbersome. My collars couldn’t hear me without using the boom mic and when I put the boom mic on it’s so heavy that it does not stay up near where your mouth is it will just gradually move the earbud or like turn the earbud in your ear to where the mic is straight down. The mic weighs the buds down heavily for me. As far as the sound quality the sound quality was excellent from what I could hear on my end but if you don’t use the boom mic people on the other end can’t really hear you with just the regular mic standard in the earbuds.
One person found this helpful
Blaine G –
5.0 out of 5 stars
In ear headset
Not gonna lie had my doubt but exactly what I was looking for comfortable fit in ear noise canceling amazing sound will by again if something happens to them
Joe irwin –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great overall
I got em for 20 bucks and honestly the mic on them was very suprising. Sound quality is decent, very good for the price. The only issue is have is they hurt my ears alot, and im used to working 9 hr days with my other wireless buds in listening to music, not sure why.
One person found this helpful
Tim –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good
Good
Crystal Gomez –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very affordable
These headphones are very lightweight and comfortable! It does take a little getting used to if your used to the big headphones but definitely a very good alternative
Doug Glover –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
Works great and the price was fantastic!
Derek Garcia –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Get what you pay for
They’re ok…. The side with the mic is heavy and if buds don’t stay in your ear that well the weight will want to make it fall off your ear.
Josh Harvell –
3.0 out of 5 stars
I mean they are okay.
It’s Turtle Beach so you know you’re getting something decent. Now that being said when I got them I quickly found out that they are not for extended use. They make wonderful backup pairs while you’re wireless headset is charging. You can change the silicone tips all you want to but, at the end of the day these earbuds are heavy in your ear. You will eventually feel discomfort due to the weight. I didn’t run into any microphone or surround stereo sound quality issues.
Necromancer –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not great, but good.
The sound quality is horrible, but they’re comfortable, affordable, and a solid backup for when I forget to charge my Logitech headset.
F. Young –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works pretty well! Maybe a bit uncomfortable
So I bought these as an alternative to the heavier “over the ear” headset I normally wear. Having switched to working from home and doing all sorts of Zoom-type projects outside of work, I figured that having a lightweight set for these would give my head and ears a chance to cool off once in a while.So in my opinion, these earbuds work great. The sound is good, the mic works fine, and the earbuds somewhat stay in (I tried another pair that just didn’t fit well). There are some inline controls which are really useful, although maybe a bit tight (the volume control is a tiny little lever and it’s not easy to adjust without a good fingernail). The only thing (which knocks it to 4 stars) is that they hurt after a couple of hours. So while these would work for a short gaming session, it would not be that good for a 2 hour teleconference. Well, I guess they’d work, but you’d be exhausted at the end and be in total relief pulling those things out of your ear after that long. I guess I’d compare it to having to wear a facemask to go to church and then finally pulling it off when you get home.I guess if you look at the bright side of it, they’d force you to take a break every few hours, which is supposed to be healthy for your eyes anyway. OR, they’d force a 13 year old from to take a break from gaming. So… hmm…
Zinhextria Mendoza –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Needs somthing to help keep them in
They are ok for the price but need something to help keep them in your ear. The rubber attachment don’t work. They are too heavy to stay in your ear ans with the wires slightly getting tugged by moving your head cause them to fall out. If it had some sort of hook that went over the top of the ear to keep them in They would be a 10/10. I am looking to buy earbud harness to keep them in which will coast me more money so ya.
2 people found this helpful
Juli –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice earbuds for the price
The mic on these earbuds is surprisingly good, my boyfriend was surprised when he heard it at first since it sounded just as clear as my $80 headphones if not possibly better. The sound quality is good, nothing way too crazy or anything works great for the price if you don’t wanna spend $100 on a pair of earbuds
One person found this helpful
Anthony –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works wonders!
Light weight and works likes a dream. The mic isn’t super sensitive so you don’t have to worry about annoying your friends with breathing
happy wanderer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Probably the best mic that i’ve had for headsets of any kind.
I have to admit that these earbuds are noticeably bulkier than perhaps any other set that I’ve had. The wires are thicker, the mic capsule on the wire is bigger, and the portion that goes to the ears are huge compared to most. I would say that the ear bud section is about 3 times as large as most. It fits in the ear well, but, there is another section that other buds don’t have attached to it. I suppose this is what makes better sound possible. Look at the pictures first to see what I’m talking about. That said, this is probably the best sound quality of any that I’ve tried. I’m talking about for calls …outgoing (feedback from people with whom I talk), and incoming sound. I’m not even talking about the plug in boom mic. That is good also, and the reason that I originally purchased these. Both mic options are only for the left earbud which cannot be switched to the right ear, unless it is flipped upside down. For most people this would probably not be a problem, but I like to drive with the window down, so it can pick up some wind noise. They are better than most for music in this price range, but not as good as ear monitors. I am very happy with these, and would buy again.
5 people found this helpful
Ben –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good to wear for 2-3 hours
Read all the bad reviews everyone else wrote about “echo and fit”. If you dont understand the concept of the xbox one audio settings for mic mixing then you will get echo
those people don’t know what they’re talking aboutFit: took me a couple tries I started off with the already installed medium earpiece and medium ear stabilizer and then eventually after wearing them that way I found using the smaller stabilizer with the medium earbuds worked for me. After about 2 hours my ears were a little sore but not enough for discomfort until the 3rd hour playing playing. Which is fine for me because I like to switch off between earbuds and then my regular over the ear Turtle Beaches.Sound: playing gears 5 and in order to get the mic monitoring to work properly so I wasn’t shouting I had to turn down the volume through the Xbox One 2 clicks from max volume and put the mic monitoring all the way up. Chat mixer was set to default in the middle. Mic volume on the inline volume was a little more than halfway below max volume and it seemed perfect. Didn’t have any complaints from friends and chat or in-game of Echo and I use the party chat overlay anyways so if there was any Echo I would see it’s coming from my mic which there was noneThese are good for me when I want to take a break from an annoying headband one ear cup mic or my big-eared Turtle Beaches and it’s good to have something like this to switch off if you’re going to be running long gaming sessions. You can also adjust run the earpiece with the mic you don’t have to wear both of them which is a good option
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Martin Carino –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Totaly worth it, if you have spiky hair.
I’m a guy that has spiky hair with or without gel. I normally have to wear my headphones very weirdly. I had the $100 Dolby Atmos for my Xbox Series X, and those things let me down so much playing with my friends after work. These work a whole lot better, and my friends tell me I sound the same on the built in discord in the Series X. I just wish there was a hook around the ear so it can stop slowly falling out. Yes these things have a habit of slowly falling out of my ears. After wiping a squad in Warzone I have to re-adjust them every time. Good part is these don’t mess up my hair, they sound clear to my friends, and the sound is good for foot steps. Down side; no ear hook, the mic is so short sometime my friends can hear themselves talk though my own headset earbuds.
One person found this helpful
Chantelle Horner –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Defective pair
Had these for a couple months before the *left* earbud went out. No sound at all. But for the time I had them, they were meh at the best. Incredibly inconsistent mic sensitivity, and on top of that, these were a defective pair. Turtle Beach just makes these to pump them out, they don’t build them well either.
One person found this helpful
Claw My Way Out –
3.0 out of 5 stars
So…
If you are getting these Turtle Beach earbuds to listen to music or watch movies then these work great. If you are getting these for gaming and talking into the mic, I would say DON’T get these (from my experience).The box says “picks up voice loud and clear”. But, I have to put the mic dang near in my mouth and deep throat it to get it to register my voice. I’ve went into the audio settings on my Series X, but nothing helps. Maybe i just got a bad set though. I will still use them, just not for gaming. – My Two Cents
One person found this helpful
Robert Flansburgh –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Flimsy
Flimsy
chuck norris –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pass
Volume isn’t nearly loud enough to hear well. Also I don’t want to hear all the game sound effects in my headset, just the game chat. I’ve got speakers for that.
K. A. Dawg –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use, but hurts my ears
I use these with my Xbox Series X and it works perfectly, however it hurts my ears. With that being said, I’m sensitive to things in my ear so you may not have the same issue. The wire is very long and it’s overkill if you have it installed to your xbox controller. Sound quality is nothing special, but not bad.
One person found this helpful
Derek –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for me
I switched to ear buds for gaming instead of ones that rest on my head. These fit really good for me, and sound fairly good. They are great for my little gaming sessions.
westy –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exceeded Expectations
This was so cheap that we didn’t have high expectations for sound quality. It’s used primarily for call’s while walking the neighborhood. The volume is loud and clear in the earbud and the mic seems to be sensitive enough to only capture what is heard within a few inches of it. I’ve asked several callers to identify any background noise coming through on their end for me, to which the reply was always, “none”.Currently a very good product.
One person found this helpful
Robert Dixon Jr. –
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great headphones….until they aren’t
I bought these because I like the turtle beach brand from their other products. The first time using them was great and the sound quality was excellent, my voice was clear as well because i primarily use them on discord. I was very happy with the product because is was incredible, this was all smooth sailing till I had encountered my issues. About a month in the headphones stop working and I had checked everything and it was not my computer and the headphones were no longer working. I tried to troubleshoot them with no luck. I hoped it would be that I just got a defective pair and had them replaced. With the new pair I had encounter the same problem in less amount of time, only 15 days till they stopped working. I was very disappointed with the product and will unfortunately be looking elsewhere
Tactical CrabgrassTactical Crabgrass –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for Video Conferences – Not Just for Gamers
For a long time, I had been using a head-band style headset for video and conference calls. I prefer a single ear cup so I can hear my own voice with the other ear. Also, I prefer analog (3.5mm plug) rather than USB or wireless as it minimizes audio delay. I was getting tired of how the headband felt on long calls, and the way the headset looked bulky on video. I searched on Amazon and the Turtle Beach Battle Buds looked like a good solution, in fact the only good solution I could find. They come with many different sized ear tips and ear fins, but the default ones were immediately comfortable to me. By the way, you don’t need to use the ear fins at all if you don’t like them. The first thing I tested were the microphones. The pinhole mic built into the volume control was acceptable but not crisp. Then, I plugged in the boom mic, which is the main feature of these ear buds. It is fantastic! I couldn’t ask for anything better for the voice quality: crisp, detailed, natural. The ear bud audio quality for listening to voice is unremarkable in a good way… not boomy, not harsh… just right. I tested on music (which is not how I’ll be using these) and it is pleasing with good bass. Conference call audio from Teams, Zoom and others is monoaural by default, so I simply put in the left ear bud and leave the right one out: I get the one-ear config that I like so I can hear my own voice. I’ve been sitting here with the left ear bud and boom mic for about an hour now and I’m feeling no fatigue. Don’t let the gaming branding scare you off for using these for business purposes. The design is classy and subdued, the mic is great, the ear tips are comfortable, and I won’t look like Lobot from the Empire Strikes Back on my calls anymore. Thanks Turtle Beach!
36 people found this helpful
Pablo Cerpa –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good
Great product for the money
Cameron –
2.0 out of 5 stars
Sound – Great. Connection – Not So Much
I really wanted to like these. The sound is really good. They’re comfortable in my ear. The microphone is pretty good as well. However, the controls for the headset are far too close to the head, making it difficult to see which button you are trying to push, which means you have to take the headset off to adjust it. The microphone is very flimsy and breaks fairly easily. Mine got bent or broken because, admittedly, I accidentally sat on it, but now the wiring or the internal “structure” is broken or whatever and now the microphone does not stay up in place near my mouth. Also, I clean my ears out every day, however ANY amount of grease or wax that forms after wearing these for any amount of time, makes the earbuds shift around in my ear so they do not stay in place very long.The other really big issue/complaint I have is that I loved mine so much that a friend of mine who I game with constantly, wanted a pair for himself, so I bought him one. Unfortunately, ever since he started using his, we have problems. When we are both using our headsets at the same time, there is MASSIVE feedback, in that I can say a full sentence and stop talking, then I can hear my own voice repeat everything I just said. It also happens when my friend speaks as well, I can hear his voice repeat everything. We thought it was a latency issue or maybe something to do with Xbox/Microsoft, or even the games we played. Since both of us have a few other headsets, we have switched them out several times to test our theory, only to discover that we had no issues whatsoever with the other headsets, only this one. This is a HUGE issue making gameplay and Party-chat irritating, and definitely unbearable when others are in our party, as we can’t concentrate on or understand what anyone else is saying.
Dom –
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Comms King, but lacks good audio.
I bought these at $12.99, used-like new. Now, I’m not gonna go too hard on these since they are very cheap and they do have some qualities. For starters, the sound is decent but I would not call it good. It’s about what you’d expect from $30 earbuds and Turtle Beach. The bass is non-existent and if you’re looking to game competitively with these I’d look somewhere else because there is no surround sound which is understandable. These are for people who have an Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck and they just need something to communicate with or not wake their partner up in bed. That brings me to the good part of this review, the mic. This bad boy has the best mic I’ve ever used, and I’ve used great headsets like the Razer Blackshark V2 Pro and HyperX Cloud II Wireless. It actually stunned me how great it sounds. Comfortability wise, you have multiple ear pieces you can try to fit your needs (the smallest worked for me). Honestly though that’s pretty much all there is to it. So if you work from home or play mobile games/mobile consoles, these are the earbuds for you. If you are on console, for the love of god get a headset. Thanks for reading!
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J –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good in general. Short life span. Bought a second
I’ve owned 4 different wired ear buds for my PS5, including these. I like the short cord which is unique to the turtle beach as far as I’ve seen. These sound best over all.My first set lasted over 1 year, and then the left bud died. I ordered another.
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Kyle Labombard –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
The sound really good
NitroMike –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good quality but limited tolerance
First off for $30 they’re a solid deal.Sound quality is what you’d expect from earbuds.Mic quality is excellent per the people I played with.Here’s where the downfall happens. These war buds are too big to stay in for a long gaming session. They’re kind of weird to get locked into place I found them falling out often if I didn’t really jam them in to an almost uncomfortable level.So overall a good choice especially if you’re playing on the go and don’t want to carry a big over the ear pair of headsets. Even better if your sessions are for an hour or two tops. Extra comparability if you have larger ears to support them.If you play for hours at a time, have small ears, or just playing at home, then there are over the ear headsets that will prob be a better choice in the same price range when they go on sale.
7 people found this helpful
Kermith V. –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Right earbud blew out
I thought this could be adequite to use for calls with the mic, even if it was a little short. Since the bluetooth earbuds I use doesn’t pick up voice, it was enough for some time. Now Just over a month later, the right earbud blew out, and I only ever used them for phone calls. I tested every way I could, but the audio can’t be heard. Its honestly disappointing, and wasted money, that these products still have the same problem from over a decade ago.Mic works and picks up audio well enough, had to adjust its positioning oftenend call button, Volume adjuster and mic mute sliders function as expected
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7t7 –
4.0 out of 5 stars
No more cans, great for PC conf. calls
No more heavy cans for gaming and yes you can ‘hear the footsteps’.These are genuinely nice and voice quality is excellent for PC use – VoIP calls, Zoom, Teams etc. They have become my primary set. You can leave the right earbud hanging down for a mono experience as well but there is some weight to it. Best of all no Bluetooth radiating through my skull for 6-7 hours a day while on calls and they slip right into a gaming mode.Cons = I wish that:- ear piece ‘hook’ can rotate, it forces a single angle of the cables coming from the buds and mic itself (though mic is flexible)- the mute button had a light indicator, and that the mic could be moved from one earbud to another.Overall good buy and value.Edit: I have since purchased the BENGOO G16 Gaming Earbuds (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KGFFVLG) as a backup and they are even better value than TBs including a mic that provides feedback of your voice volume – nice to have for video calls so you are not yelling because you can’t hear yourself.However, TB mic is a bit crisper, it might matter to you if you are doing some voice recordings but not much difference for gaming.
Jerry Acevedo –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gaming
Great for gaming. Using it on my ps5.
Andrew p. –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best, but definitely not bad
Good earbuds for the price. According to my friends they can hear me clearly and well sue to the fact the mic is really close. Would definitely recommend these for an average gamer.
Amazon Customer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good quality, lasted about 2 years
The audio quality for these has been great and they’re comfortable for my ears that aren’t compatible with the hard plastic type ear buds. I used them an average of 3 times per week for 4-6 hours at a time and noticed the following:0-15 Months: no issues, good audio and microphone quality15 Months: Microphone attachment stopped working at 15 months. Even without the attachment I couldn’t take calls with the ear buds18 Months: Connectivity issues with my phone (I use an audio jack adaptor with a Google Pixel 4) led to frequent song skipping and notifications from Google Assistant. I also had a faint, high-pitched whining noise when plugged directly into my laptop and decided to stop using them. They could still work ok if I was completely stationary listening on my phone, but I never use them that way.So if you buy these at $20 count on that being about $1/month of use on average. I bought mine at full price for $38, tax and shipping included, for a total of $2.1/month of use. I just bought a refurbished set for $15 and will update when those wear out as well.
2 people found this helpful
Chris Rice –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good portable gaming earbud headset
Good for gaming on the go but the mic is omni-directional which means the quality isn’t the best. But it is more than adequate for the price.
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AC Phillips –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great quality, could fit better
I LOVE the quality of the product overall – both the build and the sound. First rate. The only fault is that the boom side ear piece tends to fall out due to the heavier weight. I keep having to re-adjust it. Need to re-think their design. The Google wired ear-bud design provides a more custom fit for varying ear sizes and could be incorporated with little change.
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Shaw –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sound quality is nice
Amazing bass for music and a quality mic for call outs. My buddy pulled them out of my ears once and broke them so i did have to buy them again, questionable wire strength
Jonathan –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cant beat the price
I initially wanted to buy a pair of these at Best Buy but they seem to always be sold out, for good reason.They are the cheapest headphones on the market that can give you both Audio in / out.What I mean by this is some headphones (mostly those used for listening to music) are designed for just that, and some occasional phone calls, this means they do not typically have enough bandwidth to handle something like talking to your friends on discord and having full in game Audio, you cant have both.These headphones are wired with a 3.5mm Jack and because of this work well, and are perfect for anyone just trying to get a good pair for their daily or weekly use of their gaming laptop. My only real complaint is how dirty they seem to get when not in constant use, but thats just me being nit picky, over all 10/10 for the price unmatched value.
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Amazon Customer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
They are working ok
Until now they are working fine
isaac williams –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good product
I love turtle beach products. This product is very comfortable and the microphone is of excellent quality but the sound quality of the ear buds is lacking. They are ear buds so don’t set your expectations too high.
Jaykstah –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent & Useful
The build quality is meh, wasn’t expecting too much though and feels decent enough for $30. It would be nice if the audio cable was detachable to be replaced but it’s expected that something marketed at this range wouldn’t do that.For the buds themselves, the audio quality is decent. Honestly, better than expected. The bass is a bit too prominent & slightly muddy in my opinion, the high end gets drowned out a bit but it doesn’t have the annoying quality that some cheap earbuds do where mids are way too pronounced. Overall acceptable sound and I’m sure it sounds fine for gaming with footsteps being easier to hear.The microphone surprised me. It isn’t amazing by any means but is detachable which is nice to see. It picks up my voice pretty well for only reaching partway down my cheek. Bendy, too, so you can position in whatever way sounds best. It definitely sounds like a gaming headset mic but not the worst out there. On Discord it sounded surprisingly clear even after Discord’s noise suppression removed the sound of some fairly loud desk fans i had running.Overall these are worth it imo if you just need a pair of earbuds with a decent mic attached to play some games or chat online. If raw sound quality or listening to music is more of a priority then there are other earbuds out there for less money than these with better sounding drivers.I’m not super hopeful in regards to the longevity of this set as I’ve had poor experience with Turtle Beach build quality in the past, so I’ll update this review if they end up falling apart.
6 people found this helpful
William –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Key word,… AMAZING!!
Ah, Turtle Beach Battle Buds: the crown jewels of my Nintendo Switch accessories, battling fiercely for top spot against my indestructible, yet totally ordinary, Switch case.First things first, the sound quality. It’s like an auditory spa day. Imagine Mozart, Beethoven, and the ghosts of all great composers gently serenading your eardrums—the highs crisp, the lows robust. If these buds were a meal, they’d be a Michelin-starred feast for the ears in my opinion.Portability? You can tuck these bad boys into your pocket and go about your day, no fuss. As for durability, Turtle Beach stuff is generally built like a tank. Well, a very small, audio-loving tank.But ah, the plot thickens! I must tell you about the mic—the Achilles’ heel of this Iliad-worthy tale. Picture this: a few weeks in, the microphone starts channeling its inner diva. The connection gets moody, almost as if it’s debating whether to pick up your golden voice or let silence reign. After a little fiddling—a couple minutes of pro-level micro-adjusting—it’s back to working flawlessly. But come on, we’re talking a few shaky moments in an otherwise stellar performance. Is it the mic’s fault? Is it mine for hastily stuffing the headset into my bag during my daily commute? The world may never know.Minor grievances aside, these buds are practically life-savers. They give me the power to ignore that awkward train quartet who think they’re in a private living room, not a public transit space. Ah yes, with these Turtle Beach Battle Buds, I am the master of my auditory universe, and the train cabin’s cacophony has nothing on me.Would I recommend these? As sure as the sky is blue and video games are a divine invention. Just maybe handle the mic like you would a fragile relic, and you’ll be golden.
7 people found this helpful
Guy Reviews Romance and More –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Comfortable, reasonably good fit, needs longer cord and PC adapter
I got tired of bringing out my full-sized over-the-ear headset and this seems to be a good alternative. After a week of using it, it has some flaws, but for $20, it’s actually quite good.First, the cord is quite short. It may be fine for mobile use, but inadequate for PC use. It also has the TRRS plug that is popular on mobile but requires an adapter for the PC (which is NOT included!) Fortunately I have one of those adapters onhand (for my older headset) but it was STILL short. An additional 18-24 inch extension plus a PC Y-adapter should really be included, but were not.Second, the volume control is a TINY slider. And it was noticeably heavier as it’s on one side. It should be down at the Y-juncture so the weight is distributed evenly, but then I guess it would not be a good place to act as a secondary microphone.Third, the detachable boom microphone is both a blessing and a curse. While it’s nice that such an option is offered, it’s on the SAME SIDE as the controls, and that weighs down that side EVEN MORE! The whole thing’s just unbalanced, and the boom mic only made it worse.The only retention mechanisms are the inner ear “wings” and the silicon earbud that you push into the ear canal. Given the weight on the left side with the boom mic and the control bud, my left side bud keeps falling out of my ear. NOT kidding. They really need some sort of a hook, a clip, or a magnet attachment or something to let us clip it to my shirt so it doesn’t “drag down” and threaten to make my earbud fall out of my ear every 15-30 minutes. A tougher “wing” for inside the ear may help, but it wasn’t offered. And yes, I used the largest wing available. Doesn’t help much.With that said, noise isolation isn’t bad, and using it without the boom mic helps a little with the retention. And the sound is decent. I’m not an audiophile so I can’t tell you about the mids, lows and highs. I’ll just say they work fine while they stayed in my ears.I would probably use a foam tip on the left side (the side with boom and controls) to help with the retention. It’s pretty good for its size and simplicity.EDIT: I end up using foam tips on these (you can buy like 10 pairs on Amazon for like $7.00) and that helps with retention too. I no longer use the larger headset for the PC.
4 people found this helpful
Johao Contreras –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buen producto
Todo me gustó, fantástico
Meek –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great earbuds
Good for the price and the durability.
Dawn Gomez –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Work well enough for the price.
Bought these to use when watching movies on Xbox with a friend, as I don’t like laying in my bed with the headset I have. I just wish I could adjust the volume, that’s my only complaint. Have only used them 6 times so far though.
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Ty Oaks –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good quality for the price. Wouldn’t hesitate to purchase again
Charlie Lozoya –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great sound quality, Comfort, Durability and amazing mic quality
Just got this and im happy with my purchase. The sound and mic quality is top notch. Everyone can hear me clear. Noise cancelation is crazy on it. I actually have to lower the volume sometimes so i can hear my self talk. As far as the mic quality goes it picks up your normal voice quite well but it does pickup background noise quite easily. Thats my only complaint. Other than that I give it 8.5/10 . The sound is amazing especially for mobile gaming I play call of duty mobile all the time and these were just the perfect pair to get. The comfort is also great. Have worn it for 3 hours straight and didn’t feel a thing.
8 people found this helpful
Danae –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth It
I got these for my husband. He has a rather large head that warps and bends your normal headphones. But he got into the airpods sort of thing lately and decided to try these out for him.They are fantastic! They fit just right. The sound quality is excellent and the noise cancellation is on par. These are worth it trust me.
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Micah M. –
4.0 out of 5 stars
For the price they’re hard to beat
I have a 2021 Asus ROG m15 laptop and was looking for a fairly portable headset with a decent microphone that wasn’t very expensive. These had piqued my interest so I snatched them up for $20. I generally consider myself an audiophile, so I do prefer to have headphones with good audio quality. Now, my laptop has a built in DAC, so the sound quality would be better out of my laptop that most, but that being said the audio really isn’t that bad. The mid’s definitely are a bit scooped but I would assume if you’re purchasing these they aren’t primarily for listening to music. They are sufficient for listening to music and talking to friends, but they definitely aren’t going to sound like a top-of-the-line headphone (but why would you expect that for $20?). If you’re using Discord or something, these work great particularly due to the post-input processing that softwares like that have. There is no audio bleed or background noise picked up and the microphone quality is quite nice. The build quality feels okay, nothing that feels extremely flimsy but I wouldn’t say I would expect them to last 5 years. Comfort isn’t bad either, but they are definitely a bit less comfortable than an over-ear headset.As an aside, since my laptop does have a DAC there is a separate headphone (3.5mm) and microphone input. I had purchased a splitter because I had assumed it would be necessary because there were separate inputs. Strangely, if I use the splitter the audio works fine but the microphone isn’t recognized. If I simply use the headphone (3.5mm) input and adjust my audio settings to recognize the input device as a headset then both the audio and microphone worth. So tl;dr is I didn’t need the splitter for my laptop even though I have separate audio and microphone ports. I think you’d only need a splitter if you have a desktop PC with separate ports that are NOT a 3.5mm input.
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Riften –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comfy and sound great.
Headsets hurt my head after awhile and using Bluetooth through the tv to earbuds doesn’t sound that great. A bit annoyed that my Xbox series X will only pair directly with branded Bluetooth devices I decided to try these to plug right into the controller. And I have to say they sounds great. They do stick out from the ears a bit but are absolutely comfortable. I have smaller ears and the medium sized attachments create a perfect seal. I haven’t tried the mic yet so can’t comment on that but I’m fully pleased with these earbuds. My only wish is they swap to a braided cord to avoid tangling.
Kat Mann –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay for the price
They’re not very sturdy and pretty prone to having issues with sound after less use than I’d like, but they still sound fine and voice is alright. Works on discord which is kind of all I need, truthfully. Get them on sale, can’t complain too much.
Mother of all Dogs –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly great
We have been a turtle beach household for a long time, but we have also used a wide variety of other headset brands and everything honestly just kind of sucks.Microphones don’t work, mute functions don’t work, audio quality is garbage, range volume is nonexistent, etc.My husband is an avid over the ear headphone lover and never thought I’d get him to convert to earbuds but his hearing is already going and I need something with a bit more control and where he can hear things happening in the household and also he is like super obsessed with his hair and doesn’t believe he’ll go bald and I just wanna make sure that he fulfills that dream.He told me he’d play with the earbuds when he played with me because we play basically back to back in the same room and we can’t both use the mic because that is awful feedback and echoing, but he said he use the other headphones which are also an amazing turtle beach stealth whatever wireless whatever when he was playing without mehowever, he has not used those bad boys since he’s started the earbuds, so I think he’s converted and to be honest that says a lot.Rest in peace, zipeths Apex legends career
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Anonymous Reviewer –
1.0 out of 5 stars
Actual review of this product instead of a bot telling you it’s “good”
Pros:•Great microphone quality•Good grip onto earsCons:•Very uncomfortable to wear•Earbuds feel a bit heavy, get uncomfortable over time•TERRIBLE audio quality, really not good for gaming, listening to music, or virtually anything else. There are NO lows or highs for the audio, it’s just a stable mid monotone audio (except worse)I highly do not recommend this product. I’ve been searching for a pair of earbuds for a while now, ones that at least have a decent microphone and audio quality, this is by far the worst I’ve seen yet. Overall, the microphone is really good in quality, you don’t sound muffled or quiet like every other microphone found in earbuds. Although the microphone is great, the audio quality and comfort of the earbuds themselves make this product not worth the purchase. You are bound to get aggravated at how poorly you can hear audio, such as far away sounds in games, your music, or hearing others in a voice while simultaneously playing a game. I tried all the ear tips for the ear buds but a combination of the weight and design of the earbuds make it annoying to wear for a long period of time, as I have to continuously push the ear buds into my ear so that they feel secure.
8 people found this helpful
Michael O –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Steam Deck headset
These are perfect for the Steam deck. One of the downsides to using wireless bluetooth headphones on the Steam Deck is that you can’t use the headphones’ microphone, you can only use the integrated mic. I got these so that I could be heard more clearly in loud places. The earpieces come in a variety of sizes (I used the defaults) and they fit snugly and did not hurt my ears. Overall nice headphones for the money. The size allows me to pack in my pocket or backpack without a bunch of weight and still use it for playing some games on the go.
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Charlie Rodriguez –
4.0 out of 5 stars
What you’d expect
Stopped working around the year mark. Surprisingly good sound. Microphone in the wire sounded a bit strange to others but still understandable. The detachable mic makes the earbud feel a little heavy and for me it tended to slip out over a prolonged used, the sound of the detachable mic is clear tho. I personally don’t regret buying it, I just wish I was more careful with it when storing it.
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pablo romo –
4.0 out of 5 stars
opinion for valorant players
The earphones have a very comfortable anatomical design, but the bass don’t sound so good, I bought it mainly to play “valorant”, but not having good bass footsteps can be confused with other sounds. The microphone works fine.