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Sony INZONE H9 II
Sony INZONE H9 II wireless noise-canceling gaming headset
Sound & noise cancelling
3.1/ 5
SoundMDAQS Overall3.1
1.05.0
A 3.1 puts its audio quality in the bottom quarter of gaming headsets we've measured.
Measured on 18 of the 150 we've cataloged.
8/ 10
ANCNoise cancelling8
0.010.0
At 8, its noise cancelling beats 58% of gaming headsets we've measured.
Measured on 12 of the 150 we've cataloged.
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Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
48.5 hAbove average48.5 h
8 h90 h
above average for gaming headsets — based on 85 of 150 we've cataloged.
Bluetooth Codec
AAC, LC3, SBCMost commonSbc45%Aac25%LC38%Aptx6%
Aac is the most common — on 25% of the 71 gaming headsets we've cataloged (of 150).
Bluetooth Version
5.3Most common5.342%5.227%5.022%5.15%
5.3 is the most common — on 42% of the 60 gaming headsets we've cataloged (of 150).
Connection Type
Most commonWired-3.5mm33%Bluetooth27%2.4GHZ26%Wired-usb-c11%
2.4GHZ is the most common — on 26% of the 207 gaming headsets we've cataloged (of 150).
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 48.5 h
- Charging Method
- USB-C
- Full Charge Minutes
- 5 min
- Battery
- Yes
- Fast Charging
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Codec
- AAC, LC3, SBC
- Bluetooth Version
- 5.3
- Connection Type
- 2.4ghz, bluetooth, wired-3.5mm
- Dongle Connector
- USB-A
- Headphone Jack
- Yes
- Platform Compatibility
- Mobile, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5
- Wireless Protocol
- 2.4GHz + Bluetooth
- USB Charging
- Yes
- Latency
- <10 ms
Build
- Material Ear Cups
- Mesh fabric, pleather inner lining
- Material Headband
- Plastic with cord-wrapped adjustable padding
Design
- Headband Type
- Adjustable over-head
- Color Options
- Black, white
- Foldable
- No
- Weight
- 260 g
Features
- Companion App
- IOS + Android
- Chat Mix
- Yes
Microphone
- Noise Reduction Type
- AI-powered noise reduction
- Polar Pattern
- Cardioid
- Frequency Response
- 50-14000 Hz
- Frequency Response High Hz
- 14000 Hz
- Frequency Response Low Hz
- 50 Hz
- Flip To Mute
- No
- Microphone
- Yes
- Is Detachable
- Yes
Release
- Msrp Usd
- 349.99 USD
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Closed-back
- Driver Size
- 30 mm
- Driver Type
- Dynamic
- Impedance
- 440 Ω
- Noise Cancellation Type
- Active
- Sensitivity
- 111 dB/mW
SoundGuys review
Noise cancelling8.0
Isolation6.5
Battery life9.9
Comfort & fit8.0
Connectivity7.5
Design8.0
The verdict
The Sony INZONE H9 II is a comfortable, well-built FPS gaming headset that offers effective ANC, decent battery life, and solid gaming performance, but struggles to justify its $350 price tag. The FPS-tuned sound requires EQ tweaking for music and other game genres, and you can get most of these same capabilities in headsets costing $100-200 less.
✓Liked: Comfortable, Effective ANC, Good microphone
✕Could be better: Strange underemphasis in frequency response, Just okay battery life
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