Buy the Logitech H390.
It just works every time, and that beats every spec the Stealth 500 has on paper.
What was compared
- Logitech H390 Wired Headset PC/Laptop Stereo Headphones, USB-A, Black | For PC/Laptop, ste... — $19.95
- Turtle Beach Stealth 500 Wireless Multiplatform Gaming Headset for Xbox, PC | Xbox Series ... — $49.99
Five reasons
1. It never drops your call mid-sentence
The H390 is wired, so there is no dongle to lose sync and no dropout. Turtle Beach Stealth 500 owners report it disconnecting four to five times an hour and taking minutes to reconnect, a dealbreaker for calls or ranked matches.
2. Half the price, same job done well
At $19.95 against $49.99, the H390 costs less than half. For a headset used mainly for Zoom calls and Discord meetings, that price gap buys back none of the Stealth 500's gaming features, which most office users never touch.
3. Works the instant you plug it in
The H390 needs no software, no pairing, no dongle, just USB-A into any PC or Chromebook and you're live. The Stealth 500 requires its own wireless dongle and Bluetooth setup, and multiple owners report it failing to connect on both Xbox and PC.
4. A mic that actually gets you heard
The H390's noise-canceling mic exists for one job, clear calls, and it does it reliably. Stealth 500 owners report the mic going dead or picking up zero voice activity, a fatal flaw in a headset built around gaming chat.
5. Yes, it has 40hr wireless battery. Skip it anyway.
The Stealth 500's 2.4GHz plus Bluetooth wireless and 40 hour battery are real wins for gaming untethered on Xbox. But repeated dongle and disconnect complaints mean that freedom is not dependable, and most buyers just want a headset that works every time, which is the H390's whole reputation.
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