The Beyerdynamic MMX 330 Pro is our favorite wi-fi audiophile gaming headset, and I ought to know, I’m the one who reviewed it. As I examined it, nevertheless, I got here up with a few drawbacks—it is wired solely, and you may’t detach the mic. It looks as if Beyerdynamic could have been listening, because it’s simply introduced two new wi-fi fashions with detachable microphones. But do you have to be a US resident, I would not get too excited simply but, as the corporate says they will solely be out there in Canada and the EU for now.
The Beyerdynamic MMX 150 wi-fi is the cheaper of the 2, with an MSRP of $250 CAD/€179. It seems like a Beyerdynamic mannequin by means of and thru, what with these vast, round earcups and squishy velour earpads, and options 40 mm dynamic drivers that the corporate claims are “detail-rich”, together with 50-hour battery life.
We’ve lengthy rated Beyerdynamic gear for its glorious sound, however this new 2.4 GHz set seems to take issues one step additional than your common gaming set with what Beyerdynamic calls its “META voice” removable microphone.
That’s “Most Effective Tactic Available”, apparently. Ugh. Still, the cardioid condenser mic on the MMX 330 Pro is without doubt one of the greatest I’ve heard on a gaming set, so hopefully Beyerdynamic brings a few of that information over to this newer, barely cheaper mannequin. I say barely, as a result of it is nonetheless fairly expensive for a contemporary gaming headset. It higher stay as much as expectations for that kind of money, in my e-book.
The MMX 230 wi-fi, nevertheless, is costlier nonetheless, with a $350 CAD/€249 MSRP. It’s obtained a couple of extra fancy specs to pay attention to, although, together with a bleeding-edge Bluetooth 6.0 connection for taking it on the transfer and a noise cancelling mic that Beyerdynamic says ensures “gamers voices cut through the chaos with crystal clarity, blocking out background distraction to hear every callout, every time.”
Yep, that’ll be a noise cancelling unit then. Other than that, it is also obtained a set of 40 mm drivers offering the audio firepower, and a clean, rounded outer earcup look that ought to hopefully draw much less consideration in public than a few of Beyerdynamic’s different designs. Oh, and detachable batteries, which suggests you’ll be able to swap out one 60-hour unit for an additional while you run low on juice, just like the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro.
Like the MMX 150, it also comes with a USB Type-C low latency dongle for 2.4 GHz wireless gaming, and both sets will be available in black or white colourways, as is the way with many modern sets these days. No lilac? Our Jess will be most disappointed.
They look like handsome beasts, I think you’ll agree, but the lack of US availability raises an eyebrow. Hopefully that’s a temporary blip, but time will tell. Still, with multiple US tariffs still in effect, I’d imagine that’d go some way towards explaining the omission.
I’ll be very keen to see if Beyerdynamic can successfully make the leap into proper wireless gaming headset territory (beyond the Bluetooth-only wireless models it’s released to date) with less audiophile-focussed, more gaming-specific models. To the testing booth, Batman!
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