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Corsair

Corsair HS55 Surround

Name: Corsair HS55 Surround
Brand: Corsair
SKU: B09YHRMZ74
Price: 69.99 USD

The Corsair HS55 Surround may be sturdy and well built, but does it deliver when it comes to sound quality and comfort?

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$69.99

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Key specs

Connection Type

Wired-3.5mmMost common

Wired-3.5mm32%Bluetooth29%2.4GHZ25%Wired-usb-c10%

Wired-3.5mm is the most common — on 32% of the 182 gaming headsets we've cataloged (of 149).

Connectivity

Connection Type: Wired-3.5mm
Dongle Connector: USB-A
Headphone Jack: Yes
Platform Compatibility: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Mobile

Build

Material Ear Cups: Memory foam, pleather
Material Headband: Plastic with padding, metal band inside

Design

Headband Type: Adjustable over-head
Foldable: Yes
Wearing Time Max: 2 h
Weight: 272 g

Features

Control Type: Physical buttons
Eq Customization: Full parametric EQ

Microphone

Boom Style: Fixed boom
Frequency Response High Hz: 10000 Hz
Frequency Response Low Hz: 100 Hz
Polar Pattern: Omnidirectional
Flip To Mute: Yes
Microphone: Yes
Is Detachable: No
Sensitivity: -41 dBV/Pa

Sound

Acoustic Design: Closed-back
Driver Size: 50 mm
Driver Type: Dynamic driver
Frequency Response High Hz: 20000 Hz
Frequency Response Low Hz: 20 Hz
Impedance: 32 Ω
Sensitivity: 114 dB/mW
Surround Sound Format: Dolby Atmos, Virtual 7.1

SoundGuys review

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SOUNDGUYS rating

6.1/ 10

Worth a look

Reviewed byRiley BallantyneWriterReviewed August 2023

Isolation3.7

Comfort & fit7.1

Connectivity6.5

Design7.0

Portability5.5

Features5.7

The verdict

The Corsair HS55 Surround is pretty well made, but it falls short in comfort, isolation, and sound quality. It has some strange choices regarding its use of a USB dongle, but it is still a solid choice thanks to its build quality, microphone, and price.

✓What we like

✓Nice design

✓Pleasant materials

✓Feels solid

✓Good microphone

✓In-app custom EQ

✕What could be better

✕Non-detachable microphone

✕Strange dongle

✕Frequency response and isolation

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Lab data

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Objective measurements from the SoundGuys test lab — overlay other models to see how this one compares.

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Corsair HS55 SurroundSoundGuys Headphone Preference Curve

Measured frequency response (dB) against the SoundGuys house target — the dashed curve. The closer the measured line tracks the target, the more neutral the tuning; peaks ride above the target, dips fall below it.

Frequency response — measurement data

Corsair HS55 Surround: frequency response, as measured in the SoundGuys lab. Frequency in hertz.
Frequency (Hz)	Response (dB)
20	-16.3
25	-12.2
32	-8.1
40	-3.8
50	0.1
63	2.7
80	2.4
100	1.8
125	1.3
160	0.6
200	-0.1
250	-1.5
315	-3.1
400	-5.0
500	-5.9
630	-4.1
800	-1.0
1000	-0.2
1250	-2.6
1600	-2.8
2000	1.8
2500	7.2
3150	9.4
4000	10.8
5000	8.0
6300	10.0
8000	10.8
10000	6.0
12500	-0.5
16000	-4.6
20000	-15.8

Corsair HS55 Surround

Passive isolation (dB) with ANC off — how much ambient noise the fit blocks on its own. Higher on the chart means more attenuation.

Passive isolation — measurement data

Corsair HS55 Surround: passive isolation, as measured in the SoundGuys lab. Frequency in hertz.
Frequency (Hz)	Attenuation (dB)
21	-0.3
26	0.0
33	-0.2
41	-0.3
52	-0.3
65	-0.2
82	-0.9
103	-0.3
130	-1.0
163	-1.0
205	-0.8
259	-0.6
325	-0.0
410	1.5
516	2.0
613	2.4
772	5.8
972	11.3
1220	11.6
1540	14.6
1940	14.8
2440	27.8
3070	30.8
3870	31.4
4870	36.6
6130	30.3
7720	39.2
9720	33.5
12200	19.7
15400	17.5
19400	28.2