JBL Quantum 600 Wireless Over-Ear Eaming Headset with Microphone and RGB, PC and PS Wirelessly Compatible Only, in Black

Product Information

Control-wise the Quantum 600 is fairly standard, with most of its function in the Quantum engine. The headset has only 3 controls onboard: a mute button, a volume wheel and a chat/game balance wheel.

Of course, one big weakness of a non-standard wireless audio solution is that it needs a dongle or receiver, which has to be physically connected to the source device. The JBL Quantum 600 comes with a thumb drive-sized USB Type-A dongle, which can be connected to a PC, Playstation 4, Mac, or VR unit. Other platforms, including Xbox, Nintendo Switch, mobile (Android and iOS), and older Playstation devices will have to rely on 3.5mm wired connectivity, which you can of course choose to use on the wireless supported platforms as well. The JBL Quantum line was a huge surprise to me. Whenever I think of JBL I remember the big headphones my dad would wear when I was younger, so I have always associated JBL with music, and rightly so. JBL has been manufacturing audio equipment for nearly a century, and has been a top dog in the music scene for well over a decade, but what happens when you take a rich pedigree of premium music audio and apply it to gaming? As far as audio offerings it does support Windows Sonic, DTS, Dolby Atmos and special audio in software. I personally found Atmos remained my favourite as it has always been when available, as DTS and Sonic spatial audio didn’t seem to provide a huge improvement for me, but this may also differ based on the games you play and enjoy. This naturally also made for a great experience when playing games, particularly when the audio balance is set to focus on game sounds. Playing Spyder on Apple Arcade on the MacBook Air was quite enjoyable from the audio perspective, as the JBL Quantum 600 managed to keep the sound lively and cohesive, while allowing for ample detail and faint sound effects to be heard clearly. What was most impressive, and what makes this headset well suited for gaming, is its ability to simulate direction despite being limited to two stereo channels.In terms of quality, I find it really hard to give the Quantum 600 anything but props. The audio tune is where the issue lies. Of course, you can set your own EQ, but while gaming the audio is good, it just feels off. As I said it’s clean and high quality but the balance between frequencies doesn’t feel well-suited to gaming. Listening to music, however, brings this headset to life. It’s a whole different experience, they flourish and excel past most other gaming headsets.

The JBL Quantum 600 has a frequency response range of 20-20,000Hz, and is powered by 50mm dynamic drivers. In the box is the headset, USB dongle for wireless connectivity, a 3.5mm headphone cable, and a USB Type-C cable to charge the headphones. The USB Type-C port on the headset is only for charging, and does not support direct USB connectivity with a source device. I also tested the JBL Quantum 600 headphones for voice communication on my MacBook Air, using it for numerous conference calls on Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco Webex, and other platforms. When set to the Chat configuration and with the audio mix balancer set all the way to Chat, voices were loud, clear, and very easy to discern. The spaciousness of the sound took some of the usual edge and shrillness out of conference calls even at the highest volumes.

Product Specifications

JBL quotes the battery life as up to 14 hours, but it should be noted that this is with RGB switched off. The headset can be charged with the included USB-A to USB-C cable and takes around 2 hours to fully charge. It should be noted that the cable is for charging only and does not deliver audio. Summary JBL's range of audio products is incredibly diverse, spanning everything from affordable portable speakers such as the JBL Go 2 to extremely high-end audiophile-grade loudspeakers such as the JBL Project Everest series, which can cost up to Rs. 1 crore. In between these two extremes falls everything you can think of in the field of personal audio, including the company's latest headphone range designed specifically for gaming.