INZONE H9 Gaming Headset, Wireless Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headset With Microphone, 360 Spatial Sound, For PC and PS5 (WH-G900N), White

These headphones almost check every single box I needed for working remotely. I take a lot of meeting, code, listen to music, and often times hang out in an "office hours" meeting to let people pop in to chat with me. The problem with bluetooth headsets is the act of sitting in that meeting degrades the audio quality just to activate the mic. Gaming headsets solve this by using a custom 2.4ghz protocol to keep audio fidelity high while still using the mic. Not only that, but I can also connect bluetooth to my phone and take calls on that separately which is a very nice perk. So many pros to list: Pros: - Very good audio quality (not audiophile grade, but much better than bluetooth w/ the mic on) - Light weight, comfortable, very easy to wear for 12+ hours at a time if needed - Simultaneous dual connectivity with 2.4ghz and BT - Solid ANC that helps cancel out background noises (kids, neighbors, etc...) - Mic that noise cancels well, actually sounds good, and has worked pretty reliability - Don't look blinged out like most gamer headsets so I can use it in a professional environment - Glad they have the red light at tip of mic when muted, though I prefer fold up to mute Cons: - Works well out of box on mac, but no mac software to manage it - I've had the 2.4ghz cut out like 20 ft away from my computer (there were a couple walls to be fair) - I would prefer a fold up to mute style mic, but not if it hinders the quality of the mic As long as I am at my desk these are as near perfect headphones as I can get. They allow me to sit in my office hours meeting, listen to music at normal quality, and take meetings while sounding professional too.

Great set of wireless earbuds, as long as they'll work for your personal devices. I picked these up along with some Soundcore VR P10's and the JBL Quantum TWS's to have an easy solution for on-the-go gaming and conference calls while I travel. The Inzone Buds sound amazing, using the same top-end driver that are in the Sony MX5's, but at a much lower cost. So yes, they sound incredibly good for bluetooth earbuds. Definitely better than the Soundcore P10's (which is fair since those are like a quarter of the price). Battery life is insane- 12 hours on the dongle, and I think twice that for bluetooth. The Soundcore P10's get something like 4.5-6 hours on the dongle. I found out that the JBL Quantums only get 3 hours on the dongle so I ended up returning them without opening them up since that's just way too short for me. Caveats- First to address using these via dongle (and at least on a Windows laptop)- the dongle actually makes TWO different audio outputs on your machine. There's the "Chat" output that is designed to drop off high and low frequencies to make speech clearer, and this is unaffected by any EQ and makes any music, movies, or games sound very thin and anemic, and overall terrible. It's only meant for things like Discord, Zoom, etc., so you can set an output in those apps that are primarily for voice chat. For some reason this is the default output when you first plug them in on a Windows laptop. You have to go to your audio output and change it from "Inzone Buds - Chat" to the real output, "Inzone Buds - Game". The "Game" output is the full-quality sound that you can tweak with the feature-rich Sony software. This threw me off until I noticed it, and I thought I'd dropped a bunch of money on disappointment. But then after setting it up correctly, these are fantastic for media AND gaming. They're full and clear at all frequencies and have solid directional sound so you can tell where footsteps and shots are coming from in game. Caveat #2 is that these might not work on your devices when using them as regular bluetooth. They use Bluetooth LE Audio, which is a low-power audio codec that isn't supported by every device quite yet. Bluetooth LE has been around for a long time, and is great for things like smartwatches that just need to get notifications pushed without draining the battery quickly. But LE Audio came out a few years ago, and with years of R&D and testing that go into mobile devices, a lot of phones and tablets don't support it yet. My Galaxy S23 Ultra works just fine as well as my Tab S9 ultra, and the past couple generations of Xperia phones have it as well. But if you're an Apple user, even the iPhone 15 doesn't have it yet since Apple is very careful about incorporating new tech. Maybe next year. So that's something to be very aware of before buying- make sure Bluetooth LE Audio is listed in your device's compatible Bluetooth connections, or else it won't even see the earbuds without using the dongle. And the only thing I consider as the real Con - the mic. Sony has never made a set of earbuds with a good mic for some reason, and these are no exception. Absolute garbage mic, people had a hard time understanding me calling from a dead quiet room. I bought a set of Lark M2's as a mobile mic for conference calls while traveling and talking to friends on Discord because of this. No idea why Sony can't get their act together and realize that people use bluetooth earbuds for more than just listening to music and videos. But other than the microphone disappointment, these are definitely worth the price. Top-quality sound, lag-free audio, and the best battery life I've seen on any true wireless earbuds out there. Recommended!

**PS5 USER** Good headphones, couple of things I feel like could be a little better but overall, very satisfied. I'll start by saying the number one reason I purchased these was because the battery life on my Razer Hammerhead Hyperspeed earbuds was terrible. Couldn't play for an hour and a half with those before they died. These headphones have resolved that issue for me. Great battery, decent sound, good mic, very versatile/functional, customizable (from PC). See below for more detailed categories: Battery: They will play for 8+ hours without dying. I usually use one bud only so I can still hear my wife and kids while playing. Had a session where the earbud was in my ear for roughly 8-10 hrs and it still had one bar of its battery life (per PlayStation menu). Overall - great battery life, very satisfied Sound: The sound is pretty good, not spectacular. I will preface this topic by stating that I have owned several sets of different earbuds from different brands. One of which, is the Samsung Buds2 Pro's, which are incredible headphones. The sound quality of those Samsung earbuds blow the sound quality of these out of the water. Although sound is important to me, it wasn't exactly what I was after when purchasing these. If I want to get a full sound and picture video game experience, I will just through on my Sony Pulse over the ear headphones. When just wanting normal sound and chat ability, these will do that just fine. Mic: The mic is good. Have had no reports from any of my buddies telling me otherwise Customizing: This is the other area where I feel like Sony dropped the ball. I don't have a very good PC at home, and if you don't either, you may struggle to adjust these as well. The only way, that I found, to remap the tap controls, sound preferences, and other settings is to download an app on the PC and take the headphones to that PC. MAKE A MOBILE APP. I was surprised I had to do that at all. Every single other set of earbuds I've had would do a mobile phone app adjustment. Even the other Razer earbuds that I own has a mobile app. Now, once getting the app downloaded on the PC, everything was good. Customizing was simple and I was able to remap the tap controls to my preference. Would give this subject 4/5 stars based on that lack of Mobile App Functionality: These function very well. Open them up, put them in the ears, the PS5 immediately recognizes them and switches to that audio - love it. Tap controls are solid. Good comfortable surface to tap on. Can customize R or L with different commands or same if you prefer that. The biggest reason why I resort to these earbuds while gaming now-a-days is for the versatility. I play a lot of games that I can pause because I often need to drop what I am doing and go take care of the family. I game in my basement - I was up on the second story folding laundry yesterday while still in the party and talking with the guys. It is just nice to not have the traditional bulky headphones on while doing family things. Great for this reason. I will say one thing that I don't like about these is you can't use the controller mute function or adjust the volume from the PlayStation quick menu. You have to do it all from the tap controls. The one thing you can still do is adjust a friends volume in the party setting. Hope this helps anybody considering investing in these. I would expect these to last me the next 4-5 years and they will do everything I need them to do for me. Solid Product

I had read the reviews about these concerning the audio and I was under the impression from the way many reviews were written like these just might not be bass heavy. I knew I wouldn't mind that as I've had headphones like that before and they were fine with me. That is not what the problem is with these. Upon first use I was immediately impressed by the noise cancellation. It was absolutely top notch. It's the main reason I even looked at this to replace my current headset because it's noise cancellation is just mediocre (Turtle Beach Stealth Pro.) Get them charged, paired to my tablet and connected to my computer and go to play the game I'm playing right now "Hunt: Showdown" and Immediately I am caught off guard by how bad they sound. The sound to me is like super compressed garbage audio being played on the cheapest headphones you can find. I had to double check they were actually sony headphones it was so bad. So I get the Inzone app, update the headphones + transmitter and then try the preset EQs and a couple premade EQs I found on reddit plus then tried to play around with the EQ some more myself. Absolutely nothing I changed stopped them from sounding super muffled. Imagine putting cotton balls in your ears and then using a pair of headphones. For comparison, I tested my Turtle Beach Stealth pros, bluetooth Airpod Pros, bluetooth airpod Maxs, Wired B&W P5 (14-15 years old now I think) and while they all have their own coloring of the sound, you could still tell the audio source was the same across all of them. I even turned on the sound system which is a lot to describe but has some mid level Martin Logan speakers + Emotiva gen 1 amps and Marants preamp. Again, you could tell across all these options that the source was the same. Then you try the Inzone H9s and it sounds so badly compressed and awful. What I then noticed was that my ipad over bluetooth actually sounded fine. Tried some music and youtube videos and all sounded normal to me. So then i tried connecting them to my computer as bluetooth and playing the same game again. Sounds normal now. So the problem far as I can tell, is unlike say the Turtle Beach Stealth pro that can keep excellent audio clarity over a 2.4Ghz transceiver with minimal delay, The Sony unit appears to compress the source material something awful over the transmitter. I also found the spatial audio to be AWFUL. With the Turtle Beach Pros I use Dolby Atmos for headphones and it always sounds great. The sony spatial audio makes the already poor sound quality 10X worse. To make it worse, it isn't even accurate and it will put the sound in the wrong place at times. Something I've never experienced with the Dolby Atmos spatial setup. Good news is, you can not use sonys app and then use something like Dolby Atmos so least your spatial audio quality doesn't tank, but it can't fix a very bad sounding headset. I would not use these even if they were gifted to me for free, the audio quality is that bad. I've got some $10 bluetooth headphones that I used for working out since I didn't care if I killed them with sweat. They are like 6-7 years old now. I think they sound drastically better than these headphones.

Had these for about a year now and they have some pros and some cons for sure. I'm glad i purchased them because the noise cancelling is very good and my neighbor plays the drums and his friend plays the bass. If they fix the cons i'll probably buy the next version but if not i may look for quality competitors. Pros: *Dual connection, Comfort (with the Geekria Medium Velour Hook and Loop cover) too big without *BIGGEST thing for me i needed noise cancelling and i'm used to the Sony WH-1000xm3. *wheel for volume is really cool, and still going strong Cons: *Too big on my head (smallish head) without a headband cover. i use Geekria Medium Velour Hook and Loop Headband Cover. *Annoying incessant reconnecting beeping whenever you walk away. No way i know to turn it off you either suffer or turn the headset off. *They are too big on your head unless you are trying to stand out. I have other Sony headsets that are more comfortable and smaller with just as good of noise cancelling. Also be careful walking around with them on because the mic cannot disconnect and is just asking to snag and snap. *can only work via usb dongle. Cable connection is just for charging. *cost. for all these negatives and they were nearly $300 when i purchased but i expected to pay a lot to get good ANC Ultimately i will not buy a version 2 unless they address the negatives. The sound quality is great and the noise cancelling is great but theres too many annoying or just bad things about them. hopefully competitors can do better if sony can't. I have the WH 1000xm3 and they don't have the same problems. no annoying disconnection sounds. pretty sleek and great for smaller heads. a 3.5'' jack to work without wireless. honestly i would prefer those if they had a mic with sidetalk.

WHY DID I BUY THESE EARBUDS? I'm primarily a PS5 player, looking for an alternative to the [oversized] over-the-ear headsets (Astro A50 to be exact), and I needed decent mic quality that no one complains about in the party chat. After 2+ weeks of testing and tinkering to my liking, in one sentence.. I can say these earbuds have met all my primary needs. Feel free to read on to see what else it does and does not do for me, and my thoughts on how it may compare to the PlayStation branded Pulse Explore earbuds. BLUETOOTH! Major compatibility problem for most. I was well aware of it's limited connectivity when I got it, and I have a Galaxy S23 so it is one of the few phones with BT LE. It works, granted my first attempt at connection did not go well.. I was only hearing from one earbud and mic was not picking up. I was going to write it off and deduct a star from my score but.. My S23 got a system update this week, I retried connecting, and it worked just as well any other earbuds should. PC/PS5/PHONE APPLICATIONS. Nocompanion app for the phone, none on the PS5, but I did my configurations on PC and the app is very easy to use and customize the earbud functions, add or remove functions etc. for example there are 3 noise cancelling/ambient modes to swap between, I reduced it to 2 for simplicity. There are probably more in-depth youtube videos on the app. ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLING. Great. AUDIO & MIC. I'm not an audiophile by any means, but they do sound great. I've been playing Warzone, Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4 and Gran Turismo 7 since I got them, I want to say I'm hearing just as well as I do with the Astro A50 and maybe better since I believe it's employing spatial/3D audio whereas I've stuck with the old 5.1 audio on my headset. Mic quality I've been told is good, it was too loud initially but I turned the sensitivity down on the PS5 to around level 3 and other than the first person I tested it with no one since has said anything like "put the Astros back on your mic is trash" cause they haven't noticed a massive drop off in quality. Win in my books cause these are earbuds. PS5 FUNCTIONALITY. All controls you could do on a PS Pulse headset are here, volume+/-, chat/game balance, and mute. Unfortunately that also means the Mute button on the Dualsense controller will no longer mute the mic, you'll have to initiate it from the buds. It will also display the volume balances, battery life and mic status on screen. So I've customized the taps on the earbuds like this: (L) one tap = mute, two taps = Vol-, 3 = ANC on/off, long hold for game audio balance | (R) one tap = mute, two taps = Vol+, 3 = blank, long hold for chat audio balance. I've gotten used to these settings and making quick adjustments I need feels natural for me. In the PC app you can tailor the potential 4 function buttons each to your liking. COMFORT. You may have heard these are among the most comfortable earbuds you can get. I won't be the person to say otherwise. It comes with 4 sets of tips in addition to the ones placed on them. I felt discomfort in the original tips after about 2 hours with the default tips, I sized it down one and these fit perfectly. I've had it in my ears for as long as 6 hours in one sitting and its almost unnoticeable. BATTERY LIFE. As I just mentioned, I had it on for an entire 6 hour session before, from what I remember they were still above 50%. These will last as long as you should need them to. WHAT DON'T I LIKE? Well the bluetooth compatibility is very very limited, only a few Android phones released this year will connect to it. So it won't connect to my iPhone, it wont connect to a smart TV, smart watches, nothing else that your other earbuds could. But, it may be connecting to your future purchases as BT LE becomes more common. And while on the subject of bluetooth, no simultaneous audio from the transceiver and the BT device. It will automatically swap if you receive a call, or you can manually fully switch over by holding both buds at the same time for a few seconds, but you cannot get audio from both at the same time. You may be able to hear that white noise if nothing else is being played and you're sensitive to that. No wireless charging case. THOUGHTS ON THE PULSE EXPLORE BUDS. The Pulse Explore may be functionally the same as the Inzone Buds, but compatible with almost all your bluetooth devices and I believe it will do simultaneous audio. That is probably where the advantages stop though, I've read there is no ANC, no button customizability, and the volume buttons may not work over bluetooth. For these reasons, I can't see how they can be better than the Inzone Buds, but simultaneous audio and compatibility may be more important to someone else. I ordered a pair for science, I may update this section when it releases next month. *** UPDATE *** I tried the pulse earbuds for a week, didn't like them as much. It's just as I suspected above, but the simultaneous bt audio isn't enough for me to give up the comfort and the customizability of the taps on these Inzone Buds. So these are all my thoughts on the Inzone Buds. Anything I left out may just not have been that important to me personally. $200 is steep, but I think they're worth it overall.

I'm currently using the Sony In Zone H9 Wireless Headset with my PlayStation 5 via USB dongle (2.4 Ghz) and paired up to my Android phone via (Bluetooth). I own two pairs of Pulse 3D wireless headsets (Black & White) both are still working in perfect condition to compare this written comparison review. I bought the H9's to see if my gaming experience would be better compared to the Pulse 3D headset. Here's the pros and cons for the H9's comparing it to the Pulse 3D wireless headset. Pros: • H9's are very comfortable. H9's don't squeeze your head as much as the Pulse 3D's. Very little difference between the two but slightly noticable comfort. • H9's feels lighter on my head. Both are pretty light weight headsets. Most likely this is from the bigger ear cups on the H9's. • Both are Glasses friendly headsets. • Both use USB-C to charge the headsets. • Both have easy volume controls on the left ear cup. H9's has a volume wheel for adjusting the overall sound which is more user friendly compared to the up and down separate volume buttons on the Pulse 3D headset. • Both are able to adjust the game volume and voice chat volume independently. (This is a huge pro for when playing online with friends.) H9's button's are on the right ear cup. Pulse 3D's are on the left. • Noise Cancelation on the H9's is the true seller for me. It's really good. By far the best feature to have on a gaming headset. Turning the Noise Cancelation On is as easy as pressing a single button on your left ear cup to adjust the level of noise around you. When I turn on the noise cancelation to max I can't even hear my window air-conditioner any more. Which was a distraction from my gaming experience. • Microphone quality sounds allot better as what my PSN friends say. • H9's are easier to rest around your neck because the ear cups fold in towards your chest. Pulse 3D's ear cups don't fold or move at all. • H9's are able to pair a Bluetooth device while gaming on the PlayStation 5. For example I can listen to music or answer phone calls from my Smartphone all while I can still hear the game and chat audio from the PlayStation 5. Tip: Best way if you're needing to focus on your phone call press and hold the mute button on your DualSense Controller to kill the voice chat and game chat audio from the PS5. • The Sound quality from the H9 headset has better Highs and Better Lows. I ran several tests with this headset both bass sound tests and vocal sound tests. Overall the sound quality of these internal speaker's in the H9's are a improvement compared to the Pulse 3D. Both headsets have really good sound for gaming. Cons: • The Price between the two is a $200 difference. Pulse 3D is $99 and the H9's are $299. • Can't mute the microphone with the DualSense Controller. (The Pulse 3D Wireless Headset also can't mute the microphone from the DualSense Controller unless you use the 3.5 mm headphone jack to the DualSense Controller. This is a minor complaint but logically it makes sense to use the most quickest way to mute yourself for thing's like coughing or sneezing. The DualSense Controller mute button is the quickest button that's near your hands while gaming. This is a major oversight for the PS5's firmware/hardware. Pro Tip: to mute yourself on the H9's you just flip up the boom microphone on the left ear cup until you hear a click or see the microphone is muted on the TV. With the Pulse 3D Wireless Headset you have to press the Mute button on the left ear cup. • If you're standing or sitting down and you bend over 45° and look straight downward to the floor the H9's slowly start to slide off your head. Pulse squeeze's your head slightly more so the headset doesn't slide off your head as fast. Nothing to be major concerned about because you typically look forward while play games. • H9's don't have a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Pulse 3D headset does. • H9's don't currently have a EQ option to adjust on the PlayStation 5 compared to the Pulse 3D. Overall I'm impressed with the H9's. My only major complaint is the price and the lack of EQ settings on the PlayStation 5. Both issues could be resolved overtime. So if you're looking for a gaming headset and want good quality sound and the ability to cut out sounds around you while you're playing a video game I'd strongly recommend the H9's. If you're not wanting noise cancelation and are on a budget I'd recommend the Pulse 3D headset.

I had purchased these a little over a year ago, at the time I was writing this review. Within that year, I had come to absolutely love these headphones. They had three noise-canceling modes. 1) None; 2) Partial; and 3) Best noise-canceling option out of the three. You can connect it to any device with a dongle, or you can connect your phone directly to it. This lets you listen to your phone and play games at the same time. My only problem with these is just how absolutely fragile they are. You'd think, for the price, you could throw them at the ground and they'd be fine. (I've never thrown my headsets on the ground, but I've owned some; I wouldn't be scared to do that with them, knowing they'd be fine.) But that's absolutely not the case. I'm not sure what happened to them, but one day I woke up and found them on the ground, broken. Now usually the most activity these would see is falling off my head if I bend over to grab something on the floor, and usually they can handle a little 2-3 foot drop. I'm not sure if my kid broke them by accident; she's 2, and I don't think she would try to use them for anything besides what she's seen them used for already. (Sitting on my head like a hat.) Or maybe I just stepped on them unknowingly. Whatever it could have been, there wouldn't have been enough force to break anything else. All that came to my mind was that it was not capable of withstanding normal wear for a prolonged period of time, such as a year. Well, I tried taping them, but after moving into mom's, her big dog got a hold of them, and she's teething, so she used my headset to bite on them. I won't be getting my money back from anyone. If you ask me, these should've really come with a headphone case, like how the Sony Edge controller has a case. I want to finish by explaining that these are very good headphones with very good features like noise cancellation, 3D audio for games that provide that experience, and Bluetooth pairing to your phone or other device. Out of all the headphones I ever used, I utilized these the best and used all the features on a daily basis! I genuinely believed these to be the end-all-be-all headset for a man in my predicament (likes to game with a headset but still needs his attention elsewhere outside the game), but that predicament was not the end-all-be-all for these headsets, unfortunately. I will be using my previous headphones that I stopped using before these (Turtle Beach A20). While they won't give me the experience I get with these headphones, I know they can take a beating, and I can rely on them to be there when I need them.