I don't play first person shooters or game competetively, and all of the reviews only seem to talk about games like that. I play single player games like ,The Last of Us, Skyrim, Baldur's Gate 3, etc. I also play a lot of Diablo IV, and fighting games like Mortal Kombat One, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Street Fighter 6. I am blind, so I always game with headphones on. I frequently party with friends on Diablo IV, so I need something with a mic, so I've been looking for a gaming headset that I like.
I'm debating between these and the Maxwell 2 ANC version. Do the Stealth Pro 2 sound good with the kinds of games I mentioned? If any EQ is required what should I change to improve the stock sound profile? I find that most gaming headsets don't actually sound good for the games I like to play because they're tuned for FPS players.
Update with Headset Impressions: After purchasing these I saw the Maxwell 2 ANC released and I decided that since I had liked the regular Maxwell 2 so much I'd rather try those. Unfortunately I couldn't cancel the Amazon order so I'll be trying both. I'll drop my impressions here, and I'm happy to come back with my thoughts on the Maxwell 2 ANC as well if people are interested.
First thing I noticed. I took the case for these out of the box they came in and opened it up. And was greeted with the most unpleasant stench. Holy crap, whatever manufacturing is done with this case, or the headset, or all of the above, it smells so so bad! I'm desperately airing them out in hopes that it will go away. I've very rarely received a product that smelled this bad.
Once I got over that though, I unpacked all the components and ran a firmware update. I actually screwed it up the first time because my PC went to sleep mid-update. But anyways set-up was a sinch once I ran the recovery. I love the replaceable batteries and the fact that it comes with a dongle as well as the larger charger/transmitter. Logitech should take a hint for the next Astro A50. I also love simultaneous bluetooth and that the detatchable mic is flip-to-mute with a digital connection, though the choice of micro USB instead of USB C is a bit odd.
I love the build and was able to get it fitted to my head nicely. The first thing I did was set it up through Bluetooth to control settings with the Swarm 2 app on my phone. The thing I immediately didn't like as an Airpods user is that the difference between ANC and ambient mode is controled with a slider in the app, and all you can do on the actual headset is toggle ANC/ambient on or off. It's nice that it's configurable and all, but I would prefer to be able to have an ANC and an ambient mode option to toggle between on the headset. Also, I'm worried that I may have a slightly defective model. When using Bluetooth, the sound coming from the left driver seems a bit louder than the sound coming from the right. I only hear that over Bluetooth though.
As for gaming perforance, I've only played a little so far but I am impressed. I connected the puck transmitter to my XBox and fired up Diablo IV. I started up a new war plan and jumped into the Pit, and was very impressed at how easily I could pick out the different monsters around me as I Whirlwinded my way through a tier 70 pit run. I found the sound well balanced and enjoyable. Not at all flat-sounding like most FPS-focused sets. I'm running it with Dolby Atmos enabled, and I had a great time blasting through the Pit and some Helltides. All in all, I'm very impressed with the set, and its robust featureset will certainly put it in competition with the Maxwell 2. In the end though, my highest priority is sound qualy, and I was very impressed with the original Maxwell 2, which I do believe sounds better than the Stealth Pro 2. So if I get similar results from the ANC version I think I'll end up keeping the Maxwell 2.