Audeze Penrose Wireless Gaming Headset for PlayStation Mac PC and Switch (Black)
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Model: 205-PS-1121-01
Features
- Low-latency wireless (2.4gHz) for fast gaming response along with Bluetooth 5.0.
- Use wireless and Bluetooth simultaneously do game chat while also talking to friends on your cellphone!
- Audezes Mobius 4 Planar Magnetic drivers for better audio. Same drivers as in our highly regarded $399 Mobius gaming headset.
- New high quality detachable boom microphone designed in consultation with Shure.
- IMPORTANT: This wireless headset works for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Macintosh, Windows, Nintendo Switch, and others. Also works with Skype, Zoom, Discord, and others.
Description
Audeze’s new Penrose wireless headsets feature both low-latency 2.4gHz and Bluetooth 5.0 systems. But more importantly, our Penrose headset allows you to use both wireless communications systems simultaneously! This means you can do in-game chat, Twitch, Discord, etc., just the low-latency wireless, while talking to your other friends on your cellphone. And the Penrose is derived from our world-renowned Mobius headset, which has received great reviews and many “Top Headphone” awards - Penrose has the same drivers as the Mobius. Our Audeze HQ app features a 10 band Equalizer with 2 user-defined presets, Side Tone control, Game vs Chat mix volume (xBox only), Mic mute, Mic volume, OS volume, and easy firmware updating. The left cup offers easy control of headphone volume, mic volume, Mic mute, and others. The boom mic is easily removed, and comes with a foam "sock" to reduce breath noise. Not only is the Penrose PlayStation compatible, but it also works with Mac, Windows, Switch, Zoom, Skype, Discord, and many other platforms. However, if you need xBox compatibility, get our Penrose X version (which also works with Windows). Our low-latency 2.4gHz wireless dongle plus into your console/PC/Mac USB port. Perhaps more importantly, you can use both the low-latency wireless and Bluetooth at the same time. Acoustically engineered for accuracy Audeze’s innovative planar magnetic technology delivers clear and accurate sound that reveals everything on the recording. Diaphragms thinner than a human hair We use space-age materials in an ultra thin diaphragm four times larger than typical headphones for fast response times, dramatically reduced distortion, higher resolution and improved imaging. Near zero distortion Double-sided magnet arrays delivers a uniform driving force across the entire diaphragm for near zero distortion. Audeze started in 2008 in a garage (of course!) when its founders came across a revolutionary flexible circuit material developed for NASA. Realizing this could be a great advance in planar magnetic technology, they first started to make pro audio PA speakers, but dropped this project and started making headphones – the predecessor to the original LCD-2. Taking this first headphone to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, it was a tremendous hit, and that success launched the company. Hanging on that garage wall was the 2001 Space Odyssey poster, and that inspired the company’s name. The founders wanted a name that had something to do with a “journey through audio,” so Odyssey would be perfect, and that’s how the name Audeze (pronounced “odyssey”) was born.
Brand: Audeze
Color: Black
Ear Placement: In Ear
Form Factor: Bi-fold
Impedance: 70 ohm
Brand Name: Audeze
Model Number: 205-PS-1121-01
Model Name: Penrose BT
Age Range Description: Adult,Kid
Warranty Description: 1 year manufacturer
Customer Package Type: FFP
Number of Items: 1
UPC: 819343013413
Global Trade Identification Number: 13
Manufacturer: Audeze
Headphones Ear Placement: In Ear
Headphone Folding Features: Bi-fold
Earpiece Shape: Over-ear
Control Type: Voice Control
Control Method: Touch
Battery Charge Time: 3 hours
Battery Average Life: 80 hours
Impedance: 70 ohm
Noise Control: Sound Isolation
Audio Driver Type: Planar Magnetic Driver
Enclosure Material: Plastic
Compatible Devices: Gaming Consoles, Personal Computer, Smartphone, Tablets
Cable Features: Detachable
Water Resistance Level: Not Water Resistant
Additional Features: Foldable, Lightweight, Microphone Included
Headphone Jack: 3.5 mm Jack
Connectivity Technology: Bluetooth
Wireless Technology: Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version: 5
Color: Black
Style Name: For Playstation Mac PC and Switch
Theme: Video Game
Item Weight: 4 ounces
Unit Count: 1 Count
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UPDATE #2: Audeze had me send in the busted pair and sent me a brand new one. They say the hinge issue has been resolved. Really great customer support considering I was out of my official warranty period yet they still made it right. UPDATE: Little over a year later... like many other people encountered... the plastic hinge on the left side snapped randomly and, while they still work fine audibly, they're broken. It's a very cheap piece of plastic on the extenders for the ear cups... suspect everyone will run into them randomly snapping at some point. For $300, it's a hard sell to buy them a second time and will likely have reduced audio quality through a competitor but at least not have them break after a year of regular usage. Definitely the best quality audio I've ever heard in a wireless gaming headset. There are lingering reviews out there about microphone issues but, whatever Audeze did in latest firmware updates, the microphone sounds fantastic. If you have an Nvidia RTX video card - pass the microphone audio through Nvidia Broadcast for a truly, studio-quality broadcast experience. Extremely happy with my purchase. Been waiting months for it to be back in stock and purchased it, immediately, once it did. PROS: * Absolutely fantastic audio quality * Microphone sounds great * Well packaged CONS: * Tight squeeze but read they break-in eventually * Heavier than most gaming headsets due to the drivers * Would look more professional if Audeze left off the blue (green for Penrose X series) accent color. Would prefer this, personally. * Microphone defaults to pass-through audio, so you hear what you're saying. The only way to disable this is to download the Audeze HQ software/app and connect the headset via the included USB cables. * USB port is ONLY for charging / managing the headset settings. Cannot solely use the USB connectivity to listen to audio.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2021 by Michael Wyatt
The Penrose in 2024 is still worth providing current day feedback considering it's a real alternative & now cheaper option these days to it's more refined $300+ Maxwell. The authorized sellers are also great with their own customer service in case of any issues pertaining to it's age, warranty, or shipping issues. What should be an easy 5 star audio option, turns into a complete anxiety induced decision you'll have to live with outside of just pure audio fidelity. I want to detail it as I feel I need to... vent a bit after using them & finally purchasing them after years. The Audeze 100mm planar magnetic driver sound tuning here is the absolute best sound quality you will get at this price range of $130-$200 new or used in 2024 & probably beyond for awhile. If that's all you want & nothing more, this headset is it. Stop looking. This is the true hint/taste/demonstration of audiophile sound. Just a taste. Audeze HQ PC app [Mobile app too: Android for Penrose/iPhone for Maxwell only] to EQ is a must to unlock it's real potential. Out of the box, it's dark neutral sound tuning is just waiting to be EQ'd to something greater. More clear, focused, & refined sounding while still handling the rumbling bass with utter excellence. Best of all, you can carry 5 EQ presets with you through the 2.4ghz wireless receiver, bluetooth, or wired AUX connection thanks to it being an active headset w/ automatic gain control for EQ [clipping & driver damage prevention] & an internal DAC setup. Read more on Audeze's website on the tech details behind that all if that confuses you. The only real objective benefit or preference to purchasing the Penrose over the newer Maxwell's that carries the same (more refined) sound & powerful driver technology [albeit 10mm smaller size] is simultaneous wireless/bluetooth. A bit buggy with volume balance, but its a nice option to simply have for gaming + wanting something else in the background from your phone. If you care about that, the Penrose is your only wireless choice of the Audeze gaming headset lineup. Now the hard part & why I waited years for this to go down in price. It's time to get snarky, & sarcastically accurate about this. It's true, all the reviews are true. Beyond it's impressive sound capability through wireless or AUX, this headset absolutely positively sucks. Period. This would be a 2 star corner store headset you'd buy on a clearance rack if not for the Audeze branded soundscapes. No other way to put it. The plastic headband? it will break. If this makes it a full year for me? I'll go buy a lottery ticket. I hold this headset in my hands like a newborn baby. I gently put it down in my shelf after every rep. it holds up. That alone won't prevent it from breaking, it's designed to be as cheap as humanely possible to keep the price down so you can hear the CRYSTAL CLEAR PLANAR MAGNETIC DRIVER SOUND. That warranty as well? Psh. A potential joke depending on what breaks or faults for you. The details are on Audeze's website. It's a pure gamble purchasing this to own [sorry, I mean rent out for awhile] the excellent audio quality. Why you ask? Great question. First, the headband. It's all hollow cheap plastic. Every inch of it. Earcups are held together by... a few small screws forced into that hollow plastic. Every time I pick this set up, I feel like it will crumble in my hands the moment I stretch or put any pressure on the bands to put on my head. The bigger your noggin, the worse it feels. Every micro-adjustment of the band to fit on my head is a horror experience. Have fun with the clamping force on the sides of your face too. These memory foam cups bear hug you so its nice & sealed. This set is highly sensitive to poor fit & channel imbalance due to it, so the clamp force was the solution for that. Second, the driver technology. They sound great? That's cool, but here's why they're still not a default choice for audio vs. dynamic drivers. Planar magnetic drivers simply need air & to breathe when producing sound. Its why 99.9% of these type of headphones are open back. This is a closed back headset with that technology just isolated in here. The breathability inside is minimal, my ears are truly warm using them. Audeze knew of this as well, which is why there are mini holes on one earcup, & air actually being forced out of the AUX & microphone inputs a bit. Very cleaver design [I think? Not sure if that was their intention], but it's simply an accident waiting to happen. & depending on that accident, it might/might not be covered under warranty. Secondly, the drivers themselves. They're HIGHLY delicate, any little wrong turn on the head, a volume level too high, & its cooked. Your set is done. The crinkling sounds begin for you. 'Whooosh' at every turn of bad air flow. But, hey, good luck! They sound great though! Third, the microphone & battery life. The "broadcast" sounding mic? Uh, what? It's just bad. It's simply good enough for game chat/discord & a tradeoff to the only perk of this headset: the audio fidelity. The battery life? They figured that out with the Maxwell thankfully, but Penrose needs to be charged often & it takes hours. Between 10-12 hrs. at most here. Fourth, the Audeze factory warranty. You have to look this up on their website, but the regulations here to cover themselves as a company producing these headsets simply baffle me. Its a question of, why truly bother risking such a poor design of a gaming peripheral to be competitive in this space when so much can go wrong & you'll simply refuse to repair depending on the fault? Their higher end headphones can also have QA problems, but with much better construction of just about everything. It feels completely elitist to me that they simply believe in themselves enough that people in this space will just buy their set for a high price due to sound quality alone when this same space offers so much more than that for wireless headsets. Not everyone cares about just sound & sound alone here. If they did, they'd just... buy the higher end headphones they offer already. Fifth, the 'features'. Most wireless headsets I've owned have their weird faults with EQ apps, controls, etc. This is no different. There is some good, some bad. The wireless range of the low latency dongle? The worst I've ever experienced. You MUST be close to this dongle if you want to use the headset. The Audeze HQ app? Mostly stable for EQ changing, but won't ever accurately depict real battery life. Bluetooth will glitch out the 2.4ghz wireless volume levels, & the HQ app is supposed to help balance that out, but bugs out. Sixth, using this wirelessly on it's intended platforms can have natural complications outside of Audeze's control. For PC, this headset sounds great through wireless. Full sound quality & all. On PS5, & like all wireless headsets I've used, there is clear audio compression happening. This isn't a fault of the Penrose I'm sure, but mostly a warning. This console just doesn't take well to audio peripherals & its a shame of low little reporting there is of it. The drivers will try to mask it, & does it extremely well, but it's there. That wraps up a long summary of the Audeze Penrose & its legacy to me in audio choices. The Maxwell's are the newer more expensive option, that cleans up a number of QA issues of the Penrose. However, that headset is also not fully truthworthy in its closed back design either. Those reviews are probably also painfully accurate in reference to material, features, & driver inconsistency. Audeze, your audio fidelity is mostly top notch. But your lack of QA is bluntly ignorant, & the high end market is your true niche. Please embrace it. Apart of me can respect a higher end company trying to do something in this price bracket. But they're showing in real time the complications of doing so. I'd imagine the Maxwell is their last real attempt considering the tech support for it is very ramped up with firmware updates/app revisions compared to what the Penrose ever had, & apart of me honestly hopes it is. This audio fidelity should not be a $300 lottery ticket that I hope works out for awhile. It should be a comforting smooth & celebratory decision every single time.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2024 by Patrick
Researched these online and concluded: comfort isn't great, but sound quality is top notch. Reality was much harsher. Compared to the JBL Quantum 800, Steelseries Arctis 7, and Sony XM3s, these do have more clarity, but that's about it. Those other headphones might be bested in clarity, but what they do have is good enough. It's not bad by any means. What they do have is a pleasant sound signature that I can listen to for hours. The Sony's sound fantastic to me. Even with EQ the Audeze had an overall sound signature that was unpleasant to listen to. It was exhausting to my ears. Mine also made constant crackling noises if I made any head movements, which is apparently the air pressure acting on the driver. No way to get rid of this. Allegedly just how it has to be for closed back planar magnetics. Then there's the comfort. The clamping force is extreme. The earpads are too shallow, leaving my ears to be smashed against the drivers. Uncomfortable and painful. Lastly, they're just ugly. The rest of Audeze's lineup has a reasonable and uniform aesthetic. Their gaming lineup for some reason is unique, with ugly color accents and graphics on them. For $300 I expect something that doesn't look like it was designed for kids. $300 is a huge price increase over the competition and I didn't hear the justification. The software is also garbage.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2022 by Nestor
I am going to be a little strict on this mostly because of the pricetag. I will point out I used this only on PC, so I cant speak about preformance on any other platform. After having owned a couple differnet headsets in this price category, I have a good basis for comparison. If this headset was about $100 max, I could have excused a lot of the issues, but for a $300 headset this was nothing but a dissapointment. The sound quality would have been great if it wasnt for the constant white noise. It is not very loud, but it definitely noticable. I read online that with the pc app you could disable the sidetone. Turning that off did help slightly, but not much, but it is also a feature I like to leave on so I don'e talk unreasonably loud without noticing. The Arctis Pro Wireless (about the same price) had this feature as well and had zero white noise with it. As mentioned before, there is a PC app for the headset, but it is very minimal. You can turn sidetone on and off, set the auto off timer, customize the equalizer, and change volume settings. That might sound like enough to some people, but headsets in this pricerange usually have a lot more customization. Again, I am being more harsh because the pricetag demads certain expectations to be met in my eyes. Another issue for me was comfort. Maybe for someone with a smaller head this wouldn't be an issue, but for me it felt like my head was being squeezed very hard and it gave me headaches after about 20 minutes. I wear contact, but usually use glasses at home, but this made wearing them with the headset unbearable. Over time it also made the top of my head very tender. I am not sure why, maybe the padding on the top needs to be a bit thicker. The ear padding is actually pretty good, but the tightness negated that completely. Build quality actually seemed to be pretty good. I am returning these not long after receiving so I cant talk about logevity, but they seem to be pretty sturdy. The absolute worse part about this headset, which is completely unexcusable for somthing that costs this much, is the wireless range. What is the point of a wireless headset if you cant even go to the other side of the room without it disconnecting? Even the cheeper headsets I have owned have had at least double the range of this headset. This issue was with the dongle, but I cant even speak about the bluetooth range because it refused to connect to my PC (yes my PC is compatable with bluetooth). They have a decent foundation for a good headset, but they have some serious issues to fix. Hopefully they make a 2.0 version that fixes the issues and makes it worth the pricetag.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021 by Jesse Howell
So, as a whole, the Audeze Penrose are a great product. I wouldn't say fantastic, but overall pretty great. The pros: - Excellent sound stage. This is the best headset I've ever had the pleasure to listen to. Granted, I'm no "audiophile", but they're better than everything else I've had. - Low Latency. I use these for everything from YT to music to gaming. Low latency is a must. I was thinking about getting THX Pandas first, but those have way too much latency. Cons: - Price. These are not a cheap kit to get. - Easy to damage. I bumped a cup while wearing it and now there's a crinkle when I move it. Supposedly it's the driver film. It's annoying, but tolerable. - Application can only be used when connected with a cable. No on the fly adjustments.. - Range is horrendous. Granted, better than a wired set, but I can barely go ten feet without connection issues. And forget it if you're separated from the dongle by a thin wall or an appliance. And then there's this annoying voice every time the headset catches a part of the signal saying "Connected". This will repeat until there's nothing being received or you turn the headset off. - There's some noise floor as is expected. Not super noticeable, but there. The biggest issue I've run into is there's a weird hiss that happens every once in a while. It'll happen only in one ear and then fluctuate in pitch. It may go away, or it'll come right back. I dunno what is happening, but it's only happening in one ear and doesn't make any sense. - The microphone is trash. All the bandwidth is used by the audio. Get a separate vocal setup if you plan on talking at all. So if you're looking for a headset that sounds excellent, doesn't have a good mic, has some oddball noise, and only want to use them right next to your sound source, these are for you.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021 by Jon
Had this thing for a few months, Sound quality is amazing, isn't too heavy, clamp force is perfect and the material that the cups are made of are really durable and soft kind of like a memory foam instead of a hard packaging foam that my pulse 3d headset had, great build quality, I'm really clumsy and rough with things and I have dropped this thing a few times and nothing has broken so far, the versatility is awesome I love having the option between wireless, bluetooth and aux, the usb wireless dongle works seamlessly on my pc, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. The software is easy to install and use, and saves the eq setup on the actual headset so you don't have to worry about having different eq setups on each device. Also the mic sounds decent and has adjustable mic volume as well as playback so you can hear yourself talking, and if you have a mic with aux playback you can just plug that into where the mic would go and your good to go for streaming or voice recording. Things that I don't like about this headset #1 having to hold down the power button to turn it on and off #2 when I go outside to let the dog out I like to switch over to bluetooth mode and hook the headset up to my phone so I can listen to music while I let the dog run around the yard, however before I do this I need to physically remove the wireless usb dongle from my pc before going outside because even though my headset is in bluetooth mode and hooked up to my phone, it still holds a connection to the wireless dongle in my pc meaning it is connected to both my pc and phone at the same time. The reason this is an issue is because when I go outside I am reasonably far away from my pc and the connection for the wireless usb dongle will go in and out, resulting in a constant "connected" "disconnected' message interrupting my music constantly. Not that big of a deal but I felt like it was worth mentioning.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021 by DW
I bought this for my wife, as she has always been jealous of my Audeze Mobius. The Penrose lacks the 3D special audio and 7.1 surround processing. As well I don’t think the Modius is available anymore, at least not direct from Audeze. For the money saved on the Penrose I think it’s worth. I found this particular headset “used, Like new” and I had some points so I got it for $160 after tax. It is impossible to get anywhere near the SQ of this for anywhere near the price. Have tried multiple Razer, Astro, Steelseries headsets all for the $150-200 price point, IMO they all sounded hollow and far away, the mics were all trash save for the Steelseries. Audeze is the way. Once you hear the planar magnetic drivers you will understand why people are willing to spend so much. A pro Over the Mobius is that this comes with a 2.4ghz dongle, making it super easy to use on Any device with a usb port. The mic and drivers sound exactly the same as the Mobius minus the digital processing. My wife was very very happy with her anniversary present. I am grateful that it came in perfect condition.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023 by Rob
Absolutely amazing sound quality via 2.4GHz wireless to my PC and with my phone via bluetooth. The Round and Muscular Penrose preset from the Audeze website makes music absolute rock. This thing rivals my 5.2.2 sound system - it just doesn't shake the house and annoy the neighbors. You can use the 2.4GHz wireless dongle to connect to the PC and use bluetooth to connect to your phone and have sound input from both simultaneously (including making a phone call) - which is really cool. Now for the not so great parts. I wasn't able to get the aux connection to work with the mic. Also, the Penrose has to be powered on to use aux, so if you're wanting to use this wired only you'll still be battery bound (and apparently without a mic). On that - the battery doesn't last long at 15 hours at the very most, more than likely 13 hours is the best you'll see. The charge time takes around 4 to 6 hours. The mic audio quality isn't quite as good as the HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless (300 hour battery life), but it is slightly better than the Sennheiser GSP 370 (100 hour battery life). The Penrose doesn't support surround sound, so you'll have to use something like Dolby Atmos for headphones or DTS:X for headphones via the windows store. The Audeze HQ windows software doesn't scale to 4K, and it will not control the presets or show battery % unless you are connected to the PC via USB-C - that's correct, it doesn't allow control over the 2.4GHz wireless PC dongle. The Audeze HQ android software can be used to change the presets if connected via bluetooth and you can load presets if they're saved (you can choose aux, 2.4GHz wireless, or 2.4GHz wireless + bluetooth for connectivity via button press on the headset) yet it also will not show the Penrose battery % (nor will the android bluetooth connection as some devices do). If you connect wirelessly to a PC and a bluetooth device like your phone - the volume control is shared between both. Turn down the volume on the phone while paired via bluetooth? The PC volume goes down, and vice versa (windows volume control doesn't change the Penrose volume, but you can change individual audio levels per program via the windows volume mixer). On that note, you can change the volume balance between the bluetooth and wireless - but ONLY when the headset is connected to the PC via USB-C. There is a slight hiss (white noise?) when there is no audio input. The same slight hiss was present with my returned HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless headset, but NOT present with my Sennheiser GSP 370. Also, there is sometimes a soft increasing/decreasing interference-like whine that sometimes happens in-between sound input (it happens with or without USB power plugged in, with the wireless dongle connected directly to the PC or via a powered USB hub). Should you connect via aux and want to keep USB charging connected to the PC (it's fine if connected to a dedicated USB charger), you'll be treated to very loud interference rendering aux unusable. The 2.4GHz wireless dongle range is not good. I lose connectivity 15 feet away with a wall in between. My Sennheiser GSP 370 works just fine in the same places, and even upstairs. TLDR - amazing sound, many, many, many limitations/issues. Is it worth it? Only if you want the best wireless audio quality. UPDATE - after a week of using these, I went back to compare my Sennheiser GSP 370 headset for a single day - and I'm going to have to return the Penrose. The complete lack of that low-level white note/static when no audio is input, no occasional interference squeal (I even tried a 10 foot USB extension cable to rule out my PC), the myriad of nit-picks with the Penrose software (lack of wireless battery % check, for real!), and the gentle caress of the GSP 370s vs the noticeable skull crush of the Penrose - the listening quality increase, while definitely there, just doesn't justify saying that the Penrose is a true upgrade over the GSP 370 headset for gaming or watching movies - at least for me.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2022 by John