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Turtle Beach Atlas Air
Turtle Beach Atlas Air wireless open back gaming headset
Sound
4.5/ 5
SoundMDAQS Overall4.5
1.05.0
A 4.5 puts its audio quality in the top quarter of gaming headsets we've measured.
Measured on 18 of the 146 we've cataloged.
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Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
57 hAbove average57 h
8 h90 h
above average for gaming headsets — based on 84 of 146 we've cataloged.
Bluetooth Version
5.25.342%5.227%5.020%5.15%
5.2 appears on 27% of the 59 gaming headsets we've cataloged (of 146).
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 57 h
- Charging Method
- USB-C
- Full Charge Minutes
- 120 min
- Battery
- Yes
- Fast Charging
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 5.2
- Dongle Connector
- USB-A
- Headphone Jack
- Yes
- Platform Compatibility
- PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Mobile
- Wireless Protocol
- 2.4GHz + Bluetooth
- USB Charging
- Yes
Design
- Headband Type
- Adjustable over-head
- Ear Pad Type
- Memory foam
- Foldable
- No
- Weight
- 321 g
Features
- Companion App
- IOS + Android
- Control Type
- Physical buttons
- Eq Customization
- Full parametric EQ
Microphone
- Boom Style
- Flip-to-mute boom
- Flip To Mute
- Yes
- Microphone
- Yes
- Is Detachable
- Yes
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Open-back
- Driver Size
- 40 mm
- Driver Type
- Dynamic driver
- Frequency Response
- 20-20000 Hz
- Frequency Response High Hz
- 20000 Hz
- Frequency Response Low Hz
- 20 Hz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
Lab data
How we test ›Objective measurements from the SoundGuys test lab — overlay other models to see how this one compares.
Turtle Beach Atlas Air Frequency Response (measured on a B&K 5128)
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Measured frequency response (dB relative) against the SoundGuys Headphone Preference Curve. When the measurement goes above the dashed line, that frequency is louder than our preference curve, and when it goes below: it's quieter. Use the curve for comparison purposes only, as your taste may vary.
| Frequency (Hz) | Response (dB) |
|---|---|
| 20 | -2.7 |
| 25 | -1.3 |
| 32 | -0.1 |
| 40 | 0.5 |
| 50 | 0.8 |
| 63 | 1.4 |
| 80 | 1.3 |
| 100 | 0.7 |
| 125 | 0.0 |
| 160 | -1.1 |
| 200 | -1.7 |
| 250 | -2.3 |
| 315 | -2.9 |
| 400 | -3.9 |
| 500 | -3.8 |
| 630 | -3.9 |
| 800 | -2.8 |
| 1000 | -2.0 |
| 1250 | 0.8 |
| 1600 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 6.0 |
| 2500 | 9.3 |
| 3150 | 10.4 |
| 4000 | 9.1 |
| 5000 | 6.7 |
| 6300 | 5.1 |
| 8000 | 8.3 |
| 10000 | 7.2 |
| 12500 | 4.8 |
| 16000 | -4.4 |
| 20000 | -22.7 |
Turtle Beach Atlas Air Attenuation (measured on a B&K 5128)
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Solid lines: passive isolation (dB) with ANC off — how much ambient noise the fit blocks on its own. Higher on the chart means more attenuation.
| Frequency (Hz) | Attenuation (dB) |
|---|---|
| 21 | 3.0 |
| 26 | -1.0 |
| 33 | -0.2 |
| 41 | -0.2 |
| 52 | -0.1 |
| 65 | -0.2 |
| 82 | -0.1 |
| 103 | -0.2 |
| 130 | -0.1 |
| 163 | -0.2 |
| 205 | -0.3 |
| 259 | -0.3 |
| 325 | -0.4 |
| 410 | -0.9 |
| 516 | -1.4 |
| 613 | -2.2 |
| 772 | -3.5 |
| 972 | -4.8 |
| 1220 | -2.9 |
| 1540 | -1.5 |
| 1940 | 4.1 |
| 2440 | 5.1 |
| 3070 | 4.9 |
| 3870 | 19.5 |
| 4870 | 23.6 |
| 6130 | 21.2 |
| 7720 | 25.3 |
| 9720 | 17.1 |
| 12200 | 21.2 |
| 15400 | 14.4 |
| 19400 | 18.8 |
Turtle Beach Atlas Air MDAQS
Multi-Dimensional Audio Quality Scores, Scale 1 - 5
Turtle Beach Atlas Air
Mean opinion score
4.8
3.0
3.4
4.5
TimbreDistortionImmersivenessOverall
Virtual mean opinion scores (MOS) on a 1–5 scale, modeled from the measured response by HEAD acoustics’ MDAQS (Multi-Dimensional Audio Quality Score) model. Higher is better across timbre, distortion, and immersiveness — add other models to see where this one lands.
SoundGuys review
Isolation3.1
Battery life9.9
Comfort & fit8.0
Connectivity8.0
Design6.0
Portability5.0
The verdict
The Turtle Beach Atlas Air delivers precise spatial audio for competitive gaming, but its open-back design makes it best suited for quiet gaming environments.
✓Liked: Excellent spatial audio, Comfortable, Good microphone quality
✕Could be better: Weak bass, Loose fit can shift during movement, No Xbox wireless support
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