The musical side of HS65 Wireless
The musical side of HS65 Wireless
The HS65 Wireless performs well in music, especially considering it’s a gaming headset. With a balanced EQ setting in Corsair’s iCUE software, the headset provided a strong and dynamic bass, relatively clear vocals, and pleasant sound reproduction. It’s best to:
- add a new profile and manually configure the equalizer, and then
- Save it as the default profile
As for the testing suite, we used the following songs:
- Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
- Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
- Limp Bizkit – Boiler
- Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
We listened to all these tracks in lossless FLAC or played them on Spotify (320 kbps), and, as you can see, we covered a variety of genres. The HS65 Wireless makes the bass sound rich. The instruments sound relatively natural, and the vocals are represented quite well. Low-end instruments like the bass guitar and drums were reproduced with a decent depth and fullness. Bass drum reproduction is relatively precise. The mid-range is a bit too warm by default. The soundstage and resolution are on a very reasonable level. Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, and pianos came through rather clearly. Resonance felt quite natural. Midrange vocals had enough warmth. The upper end had an above-average issue with the treble. It felt sharp sometimes, but high-hat clashes and higher-range instruments were quite clear. The Corsair Gaming HS65 Wireless has a V-shaped characteristic (typical for gaming headsets), with more than sufficient bass and treble combined with a slightly smaller midrange. Audiophiles will definitely prefer a more neutral sound, but you are not the target for this headset if you are one. The frequency response is relatively standard, so there are no extra points. The HS65 Wireless provided just enough sound quality for an Average Joe, as there’s a relatively broad musical spectrum. There’s no huge reason to complain, especially considering this is a gaming headset, not an audiophile product. The sound stage and the headset’s capabilities were a bit above average, with very decent depth and direction. The HS65 Wireless is tuned to a balance with a focus on the (dynamic) bass and rather clear voices. The SoundID technology should make it easier to adjust to the specific sound preferences of the user.
