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Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach Recon 200

Name: Turtle Beach Recon 200
Brand: Turtle Beach
SKU: B07D3N7JTY
Price: 39.00 USD

The Turtle Beach Recon 200 covers all the basics well, but its added features might be what's really holding it back from real greatness.

Current price · Amazon US

$39

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Key specs

Battery Life Wireless

16.5 hBelow average

16.5 h

8 h90 h

below average for gaming headsets — based on 83 of 149 we've cataloged.

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).

Battery

Battery Life Wireless: 16.5 h
Battery: Yes

Connectivity

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

Build

Material Ear Cups: Leatherette with mesh fabric
Water Resistance: No
Material Chassis Primary: Plastic with metal strip
Material Headband: Plastic with metal strip and padding

Features

Control Type: Physical buttons
Chat Mix: Yes

Sound

Acoustic Design: Closed-back
Surround Sound Format: Windows Sonic

Design

Foldable: Yes
Weight: 100 g

Microphone

Flip To Mute: Yes
Microphone: Yes
Is Retractable: No

SoundGuys review

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SOUNDGUYS rating

6.9/ 10

Worth a look

Reviewed bySam MooreReviewed February 2022

Isolation3.7

Battery life8.7

Comfort & fit8.0

Connectivity6.5

Design7.0

Portability6.0

The verdict

The Turtle Beach Recon 200 covers all the bases you want a budget-friendly gaming headset to cover, but the combination of being both wired and battery powered sure is odd.

✓What we like

✓Comfortable

✓Price

✓Accurate audio

✕What could be better

✕Amplified audio doesn't outweigh needing to recharge the headset

✕Boosted bass

✕Quiet mic

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