Scored on 127 verified owner verdicts, from 1,214 comments read across 2 communities
TL;DR
Just over half of owners would not recommend the Stealth 700 Gen 3, and reliability is the main reason. On PC the most common report is sound that drops out while the headset still shows as connected, and across every platform owners describe mics that stop working or sound thin to teammates, plus units that stop powering on, lose one side, or have padding come apart within the first year. Several who went through warranty replacements say the same fault came back. The owners who like it point first to its sound, especially bass and footsteps in shooters, and some have used theirs for a year or more without trouble, mostly on console.
35% of 127 verified owners recommend the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
1,214 comments reviewed · scored on the 127 clearest verdicts
35%
Recommend
45 owners
12%
Neutral
15 owners
53%
Don't recommend
67 owners
30 owners report specific problemsin troubleshooting threads (setup, firmware, or hardware faults). These are capped in the score above so a problem-report thread can't dominate it — read them under the Doesn't recommend filter below.
Last 6 months:22% recommend(27 recent verdicts)↓ trending down 17pts vs older reviews
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Reddit
35%
127
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YouTubeiOrdinary owner comments (not the reviewer), but here they sit too far from the owner consensus on Reddit and forums — channel comment sections can skew heavily positive or negative by trend — so they're shown for perspective and kept out of the score.owner comments
48%
120
No clear verdictiGood-to-know notes — setup, tips, and things to watch for. We use them for the pros, cons, and who it's for, but they don't reflect a definitive opinion on the product, so they're never counted in the score. See the 'Good to know' section below the quotes.Setup, tips & quirks
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The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
What owners like
Sound quality, the thing owners praise most often, with bass and footsteps in shooters singled out
Problems owners report
Sound that drops out on PC while the headset still shows as connected
Mics that stop working or won't stay unmuted, sometimes out of the box and sometimes after a year
Mic sound that teammates describe as tinny or hard to understand
Units that stop powering on, lose sound on one side, or have padding and ear cups peeling within the first year
Warranty claims often don't end the trouble, with owners describing unhelpful support and replacements that develop the same fault
Who it's for
A great fit if
Console players who put sound first, especially bass and footsteps in shooters
Look elsewhere if
PC players, the group reporting the most sound dropouts
Anyone who leans on voice chat and needs a mic that stays working and sounds clear
Long play sessions for anyone sensitive to a heavy headset
Buyers who don't want to deal with warranty claims or replacement units
Synthesized from what Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 owners say — not a spec sheet.
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YouTube▲ recommend
“Bought them today, and awesome. Everything I wanted in a headset my Audeze Maxwell has but lighter, way more comfortable, loud at max volume and audio quality.”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“I actually would not recommend this headset. I hate this thing.”
YouTube— neutral
“Sound is phenomenal, mic is subpar, and audio disconnects occasionally.”
YouTube▲ recommend
“It’s not a perfect headset but it’s a damn good headset.”
YouTube— neutral
“mic and side tone kinda sounds bad imo. Clamp is still higher than i would like but maybe it will loosen over time? trying to decide if im going to keep them or the delta 2”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“Couldn’t install the update so I’m returning them to Bestbuy tomorrow”
YouTube— neutral
“I’ve own the 700 Gen 3 for a year features are amazing but the quality is really bad every foam parts are falling apart”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“Sound is phenomenal when it decides to stay connected to your console. Will be returning these, unfortunately just didn’t work for me”
YouTube▲ recommend
“as someone who bought on release theres really no downsides, other than the weight which will hurt after a while”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I'm using this headset for months now and I just love it.”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“I've had these for about a month and went to charge them now smelled a burning smell now they won't turn on nothing but crap from these gen 3s”
YouTube— neutral
“It’s a shame they don’t work, on the pc and my phone they are awesome, I just can’t get them to work on the Xbox”
YouTube— neutral
“Only issue I have is the ear cups trying to peel out of the inner side.”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“Be careful, I have my new Stealth 700 (Gen 3) and it has problems. Dropping sound, showing it is connected but no sound is playing.”
YouTube▲ recommend
“Mine works and feels great!”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I got these for $159.99 and I do gotta say that they seem more bass heavy compared to other headsets i've tested, and I like the sound right out the box.”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“Had to return mine & stick with the gen 2's. The sound is amazing but constant disconnects when using on pc, static & buzzing sounds when using mic/monitoring made it unusable, tried 3 of them as well (Xbox).”
r/TurtleBeach— neutral
“Never had an issue until now but I believe it may have had to be dust in the Xbox dongle. Idk it’s still a great headset in my opinion but having to update and all is pretty annoying”
YouTube▲ recommend
“It doesn't brake the bank at $149 from amazon on sale and the fact that it last me near 3 weeks before needing to plug it in for 30 minutes”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“Soon as you get within 10 feet of that dongle out of connection drops totally drops, I can't get 10 feet away from my PlayStation 5 without losing total connection. And it wasn't like that when I first bought them.”
r/TurtleBeach— neutral
“I’m returning my pc stealth 700 and am trying the Xbox version out. It works fine on PlayStation funny enough but there is this weird issue where audio stops streaming to the headset on PC!”
YouTube▲ recommend
“These on the other hand have been the best headphones so far.”
YouTube— neutral
“This is by favorite my favorite headset I’ve used in the last 4 years but their software makes this a headset to put up with rather than one that I’m happy to have”
YouTube▼ don’t recommend
“I bought this thing on launch and I hope it’s been better since. So many issues with connectivity, volume and now the mic is super staticy”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
r/TurtleBeachⓘ good to know
“There's more metal reinforcement I just got the 700 gen3 so I can't say anything about the durability yet. But the reason I did get it was because it's not entirely plastic anymore”
r/TurtleBeachⓘ good to know
“I personal think both are better with the Gen 3. It also connects extremely fast and very rarely drops out. The quick change from PC (PS5) to Xbox is awesome with the dedicated USB fobs.”
r/TurtleBeachⓘ good to know
“It’s after about 7 seconds of no audio it does it, it is somewhat annoying for me on one game particularly that has gaps of no audio and then it cuts in with the start of voice lines cut out, but for most games it’s a non issue”
r/TurtleBeachⓘ good to know
“What I can strongly recommend, if you still use the TB 700 Gen 3 and want better comfort, is to definitely buy replacement pads. I bought some on Amazon for twenty bucks and they're an absolute game changer.”
Translated from German
r/TurtleBeachⓘ good to know
“Ah I see. Yeah the speaker parts do swivel about 120 degrees. (They can swivel far enough to be laid flat on a surface)”
r/TurtleBeachⓘ good to know
“I just got this setup. Everything was updated 2 dongle and headset. Xbox dongle steady green and unfold the mic to see if flash to red and back to green. The headset need to be assign to a Xbox profile. There was no pop boxes. There no way to troubleshoot. Need go to the Xbox settings.”
r/TurtleBeachⓘ good to know
“I had issues with my battery life being read as 0% all the time and it was giving me issues with using my mic; I saw a post on here saying to hold the mode button as I plugged them in (powered off) to my laptop with Swarm already booted up; They connected, updated and have worked pretty well since.”
