Of all the wireless headphones I've tested recently, the Sirius Pro is the most "gamer-y." The case is more of a cage than a case. It's attached to a bottle opener battery pack. Really. Yes, it seems to me that Gravastar is trying a little too hard to hit a specific niche of users.

But hey, it's a crowded market, so do what you can to stand out.

And Sirius Pro (open in new tab) Bud definitely stumbles here. When you talk about wireless sets, what do you want?" you want battery life, good sound quality, and a reliable connection. You also want decent noise-canceling capabilities, whether passive or active.

Battery life is one area where the Gravaster buds struggle. The buds themselves have a 4-hour battery, but this is very weak and you will only want to use them for short trips. It should be fine for most commutes, but definitely not for a transatlantic crossing. The fact that the pseudo-futuristic charging cage allows for another 12 hours of charging doesn't help either, as long as the charging time is at least 90 minutes.

But what I really struggle with, especially at this price point, is the sound quality; the Sirius Pro earbuds seem to be tuned too heavily on bass, and I'm not sure how much of a problem that is. As I thought when I first put on the Rage Against the Machine, it doesn't necessarily muddy the rest of the audio, but it does sound too strong for a short time.

The short battery life is nothing short of fortunate.

However, this is in music mode, and the bass bias disappears when switching to low-latency game mode; when playing Hitman 3 on Steam Deck (open in new tab), which is supposedly to reduce lag, it adds some sort of artificial quality to the auditory experience This would be.

Strange, almost electronic distortions occur, and the reduction in sound quality is rather audible. The human brain is very adept at normalizing poor audio over time. Also, audio latency is low enough that the trade-off is almost acceptable.

Or it might have been, had other buds not dealt with it better; Bluetooth connectivity on the Creative Outlier Pro (open in new tab) is speedy enough when certain low-latency modes are enabled, and the JBL Quantum TWS (opens in new tab) has a Type-C dongle that is indistinguishable from a wired connection; Gravastar seems to have lowered the sound quality to solve the latency issue.

If a better sound quality, longer lasting, and more affordable option is offered, I would still recommend spending your money elsewhere, even if I liked the more "gamer" aesthetic of the Gravastar Sirius Pro.