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PC TBS-5103-05, PlayStation TBS-3102-05, later 700 and earlier 600 generations are excluded.","foldable":"Maker explicitly describes a lay-flat design. Original guide and Black Xbox review confirm swivelling cups. No inward-fold capability is inferred.","driver_size_mm":"Maker exact selected model uses 50 mm Nanoclear drivers. Magnet, diaphragm, physical transducer count and drive technology are not inferred from the brand name.","frequency_response_hz":"Maker publishes one acoustic range 20 Hz to 20 kHz without a power/connection distinction. This is not wireless transmission bandwidth and does not establish wired playback.","eq_bands":"Maker explicitly gives a 10-band custom playback EQ for inbound audio. Microphone EQ and five custom preset slots are not substituted for this band count.","microphone_type":"Integrated flip-up boom shown in exact guide and manufacturer body images. Its documented operation is rotation to mute/unmute. A detachable microphone or internal call array is not inferred.","microphone_pattern":"Maker says uni-directional. This does not identify cardioid geometry or microphone capsule technology.","microphone_noise_reduction":"Maker explicit A.I. noise reduction applies to transmitted voice. It does not establish playback ANC.","sidetone":"Secondary wheel can be reassigned to Variable Mic Monitoring. Swarm II adjusts monitoring levels. Some advanced wireless functions may not work in Bluetooth mode.","sidetone_adjustable":"Secondary wheel can be reassigned to Variable Mic Monitoring. Swarm II adjusts monitoring levels. Some advanced wireless functions may not work in Bluetooth mode.","cable_length_m":"Exact maker Xbox/Black box list: 0.7 m / 2.3 ft USB-A to USB-C charging cable. PC edition has a different 2 m cable and is excluded. An Australian Black Xbox review says 750 mm, which is not transferred to this US package.","battery_life_claimed":"Maker advertises 80 hours maximum/continuous use. Active transport, playback level, codec, EQ, microphone, LED state and firmware are not specified. No mode or ANC/lighting settings are invented.","companion_app_platforms":"Exact current maker and guide explicitly Windows desktop, iOS and Android. PC compatibility does not establish a macOS configuration app.","in_the_box":"Selected US Xbox Black standard package. One included Xbox-mode receiver, not Stealth 700 dual CrossPlay transmitters. No paid spatial licence is inferred from compatibility."}},{"url":"https://cdn.turtlebeach.com/device/qig/stealth-600-gen-3/stealth-600-gen-3_328-2513-v1.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["manual_url","usb_connector","usb_c_audio","receiver_connector","simultaneous_2_4ghz_bluetooth","control_types","volume_control","game_chat_mix","compatible_platforms","platform_connections","carrying_case"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Original maker-hosted folded Quick Start Guide, one large page, copyright 2024. Visually viewed and text read. Third-party automatic conversions of button instructions are not used.","usb_connector":"Guide explicitly labels USB Charge & Update Port. The pictured headset socket is USB-C. Wireless transmitter USB-A is a different connector.","usb_c_audio":"Guide names charge/update use only. Exact public RTINGS roundup separately explicitly says the Xbox-capable model cannot be used wired. Receiver USB does not count as headset USB-cable playback.","simultaneous_2_4ghz_bluetooth":"QuickSwitch selects one audio/chat source. A Bluetooth call interrupts the default 2.4 GHz source and ending it automatically returns to wireless. Simultaneous audio mixing is not supported.","game_chat_mix":"Dedicated secondary wheel Game/Chat Mix applies on Xbox only. PlayStation/PC editions default to variable mic monitoring. Current wheel remapping does not establish separate game/chat streams on every host.","compatible_platforms":"Xbox Series/One, PS5/PS4 and Windows are directly named in selected maker compatibility. Original guide explicitly adds Nintendo Switch USB-dock setup. Current maker explicitly includes Bluetooth-equipped mobile devices and Steam Deck, and names iOS/Android support. Mac/Linux and Switch 2 are not inferred.","platform_connections":"Xbox branch requires included receiver switched to Xbox. PS/PC/Switch branch requires USB mode. Switch USB-A is docked. Current maker FAQ explicitly supports Bluetooth for PC/Switch/mobile and its compatibility list specifies Steam Deck Bluetooth. No handheld USB-C adapter is bundled. Microphone cells remain unknown because generic platform compatibility alone does not establish them.","carrying_case":"Complete original package inventory and maker box list contain no supplied carrying case or pouch. The retail carton is excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.savingcontent.com/2024/04/18/turtle-beach-unveils-new-line-up-of-gaming-headsets-keyboards-and-mice-all-launching-may-2024/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd","official_license","release_date","launch_price_eur"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Verbatim company-authored April 18, 2024 launch release syndicated by publisher. It identifies the redesigned headset as third generation.","launch_price_usd":"Company-authored release explicitly publishes 99.99 USD MSRP for the new third-generation 600 and Black/White Designed for Xbox editions. Current 109.99 store price is not launch price. Euro price omitted because VAT scope is unstated.","official_license":"Release explicitly calls this edition Designed for Xbox. Other platform editions do not inherit that licence.","release_date":"Original release scheduled retail for May 19, 2024, distinct from April 18 preorder. Later company retrospective confirms actual launch in May 2024. Month is stored approximately, not as a proved first-day worldwide transaction.","launch_price_eur":"Company release of 2024-04-18 gives the redesigned third-generation Stealth 600 MSRP as $99.99/£99.99/€109.99 and names the Designed for Xbox version among its editions. The release does not state VAT treatment, so the euro figure is stored as published."}},{"url":"https://s205.q4cdn.com/173492113/files/doc_news/TURTLE-BEACHS-STEALTH-600-PURPLE--STEALTH-500-ARCTIC-CAMO-WIRELESS-MULTIPLATFORM-GAMING-HEADSETS-NOW-AVAILABLE-2025.pdf","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Company retrospective expressly says Stealth 600 Gen 3 for Xbox launched in May 2024. This supports actual availability month, rather than treating the April announcement as retail."}},{"url":"https://www.microcenter.com/product/678857","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["gtins","warranty_years"],"notes":{"gtins":"Exact US Black retail page couples Mfr Part TBS-2102-05 and UPC 731855021024. Other colour/edition GTINs are not imported.","warranty_years":"Exact US Black TBS-2102-05 specification table independently states Parts 1 Year Limited and Labor 1 Year Limited. This corroborates the selected US retail warranty when the Best Buy route redirects to country selection."}},{"url":"https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6577968.p?skuId=6577968","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Exact US Black TBS-2102-05 listing explicitly gives 1-year parts and labour warranty. Reported manufacturer coverage for this US retail reference, not AU statutory rights or a universal regional promise. Mixed other-headset Q&A is excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/best/by-usage/gaming","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["passive_wired_listening","back_type","measured_battery_life","measured_frequency_response_notes"],"notes":{"passive_wired_listening":"Exact gaming roundup explicitly says the Xbox version cannot be used wired. No analog or passive listening path is documented.","back_type":"Exact public review prose identifies closed-back headphones. Acoustic enclosure is not confused with flat-folding geometry.","measured_battery_life":"Intentionally public gaming roundup explicitly publishes 85.7-hour battery life. Linked exact review identifies tested Black Xbox and describes continuous battery life. Public method is a continuous-playback runtime statistic. Transport, SPL, codec, EQ, microphone activity, LED and firmware conditions are unavailable, so table settings are omitted. No detail from locked measurement rows is used. PC SoundGuys 83 h 42 min is excluded.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Public tested default-tuning assessment identifies boosted mid/high bass and potentially piercing sword/cymbal transients. Linked exact review Black Xbox sample, current Test Bench 2.3. Exact target curve, preset details, firmware and frequency/gain values are unavailable. No protected curve is reconstructed."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/turtle-beach/stealth-600-gen-3-wireless","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["back_type","measured_battery_life","measured_frequency_response_notes"],"notes":{"back_type":"Public exact-model commute/travel prose explicitly identifies closed-back design.","measured_battery_life":"Differences section explicitly identifies Black Xbox test sample, public label reads Stealth 600 G3X. Public comparison text says just over 85 hours continuous life. Exact 85.7 comes only from the public roundup. Test Bench 2.3 update June 23, 2026, original review August 6, 2024. Specific battery-test firmware/protocol not publicly established.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Sample association comes from the public Differences section. Only intentionally public qualitative summaries are used."}},{"url":"https://www.mkaugaming.com/all-review-list/turtle-beach-stealth-600-gen-3-headset-review-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["eq_presets","headband_material","ear_cup_material","weight_g"],"notes":{"eq_presets":"Hands-on Black Xbox review explicitly names the four playback modes selected by its Mode button. Separate microphone Signature/Full/Clarity/Smooth presets are not copied into playback. Regional SKU is unstated. Only common Xbox-model control names and physical cover materials are used.","headband_material":"Reviewer Black Xbox unit describes soft pleather at the inner headband padding. This is the padding cover, not proof of structural band metal/polymer. Its weight and 750 mm cable are not transferred.","ear_cup_material":"Black Xbox reviewer describes the outer body as plastic. Other reports differ about the concealed structural band, so frame_material is left unknown.","weight_g":"Review of the Black Xbox model: the headset weighing 317 grams. Reviewer's unit, not stated as weighed."}},{"url":"https://eu.turtlebeach.com/collections/parts","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["earpad_replaceable","user_replaceable_parts"],"notes":{"earpad_replaceable":"Exact maker collection lists a replacement left Stealth 600 Gen 3 ear cushion. This establishes service replacement for this generation, not an inferred Gen 2/700 attachment method.","user_replaceable_parts":"Only the explicitly listed compatible ear cushions are included. Battery serviceability, attachment mechanism and replacement microphone are unproved."}},{"url":"https://mp1st.com/reviews/turtle-beach-stealth-600-gen-3-review-more-cost-for-a-lot-better-sound","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["anc"],"notes":{"anc":"Exact third-generation review explicitly says without active noise cancelling. Maker A.I. noise reduction is transmitted microphone processing. Edition-specific numeric results are not transferred. Article normal live access is blocked, but this original public indexed statement is available."}},{"url":"https://eu.turtlebeach.com/blog/multiplatform-gaming-headset-xbox-playstation-pc","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["virtual_surround"],"notes":{"virtual_surround":"Maker guide explicitly includes Stealth 600 Gen 3 and names these host spatial-audio options in platform enhancement instructions. These are Xbox/Windows or PS5 host systems, not a built-in multichannel DAC or bundled paid licence. Compatibility requires the matching host, content and settings."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/turtle-beach-stealth-600-gen-3-review-129213/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["weight_g","play_while_charging"],"notes":{"weight_g":"Spec box lists Weight 317 g. The review does not say whether the unit was weighed. The MKAU review of the Xbox model also states 317 g. An Amazon listing for the PS5 and PC edition (TBS-3102-05) shows an item weight of 320 g, a slightly higher seller-entered figure. SoundGuys tested the PC edition. The Xbox edition uses the same headset and differs in the included transmitter.","play_while_charging":"Battery section: you can game while charging, as long as a USB-A port is within reach of the short charging cable."}}],"fields_filled":66,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}