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Recon 70 (Black/Blue/White, TBS-3455-02)

Turtle Beach's $39.99 Recon 70 is a light wired headset for any 3.5mm jack, but PC Gamer found its bass and highs thin.

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Buying call

Buy the Recon 70 at Turtle Beach's $39.99 (Oct 7, 2026) only as a cheap first headset for a kid or a console controller, since its 3.5mm plug works with PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC and phones and PC Gamer weighed it at just 231 g. PC Gamer (65 out of 100) found the mids and the mic clear enough for footsteps and team chat, and the headset stayed comfortable for hours. Skip it if you can spend $10 more, because HyperX's Cloud Jet is $49.99 on sale with 2.4GHz and Bluetooth, and PC Gamer found the Recon 70's bass and highs weak, its all-plastic frame rattly and its isolation poor. The cable is fixed and just over a meter long, so one chewed wire ends the headset, and the flip-to-mute mic gives no click or tone to tell you it's muted.

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Key specs
Connection
Wired
Driver size
1.57 in (40 mm)
Controls
In-line control unit
Highlights

Specs that matter

Display
Panel
Headset
Audio
Type
Headphones
Wear
Over-ear
Bluetooth
N
Driver
40 mm
Body
Weight
1.26 lb (572 g)
Dimensions
77
Colors
Black,Blue,White
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Product highlights

Verified attributes, grouped for quick scanning.

AudioHeadphones · Over-earBT N
Weight1.26 lb (572 g)77
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Buying decision

Should you buy it?

Buy the Recon 70 at Turtle Beach's $39.99 (Oct 7, 2026) only as a cheap first headset for a kid or a console controller, since its 3.5mm plug works with PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC and phones and PC Gamer weighed it at just 231 g. PC Gamer (65 out of 100) found the mids and the mic clear enough for footsteps and team chat, and the headset stayed comfortable for hours. Skip it if you can spend $10 more, because HyperX's Cloud Jet is $49.99 on sale with 2.4GHz and Bluetooth, and PC Gamer found the Recon 70's bass and highs weak, its all-plastic frame rattly and its isolation poor. The cable is fixed and just over a meter long, so one chewed wire ends the headset, and the flip-to-mute mic gives no click or tone to tell you it's muted.

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Product data

Full specifications

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Sound

Driver type
Neodymium
Driver size
1.57 in (40 mm)
Frequency response
20 - 20000
Freq. min
20
Freq. max
20000
Magnet
Neodymium

Connectivity

Connection
Wired
3.5 mm jack
✓
USB audio
1

Microphone

Microphone
Boom/In-line microphone
Mic count
1

Controls & Software

Controls
In-line control unit
Volume control
Rotary
Compatibility
Gaming

Comfort & Build

Dimensions
3.03 in (77 mm)
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
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