Escape from Tarkov Headset Tier List

Choosing the right headset in Escape from Tarkov can mean the difference between you winning and loosing a fight.
But with so many different headsets available, it's not always obvious which ones actually improve your hearing range the most.
This tier list breaks it all down by testing each headset's performance in real scenarios.
This Escape from Tarkov Headset Tier list is up to date for 1.0, it's ranked by distance modifier and distortion.
Also shows additional information such as compressor attack, gain, release and threshold and more.

Distance1.14
Distortion0.08
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack35
Comp Gain3
Comp Release160
Comp Threshold-24
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.14
Distortion0.08
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack35
Comp Gain3
Comp Release160
Comp Threshold-24
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.11
Distortion0.10
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack20
Comp Gain3
Comp Release140
Comp Threshold-23
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.11
Distortion0.10
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack20
Comp Gain3
Comp Release140
Comp Threshold-23
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.10
Distortion0.05
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack20
Comp Gain3
Comp Release130
Comp Threshold-20
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.09
Distortion0.08
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack20
Comp Gain3
Comp Release150
Comp Threshold-21
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.08
Distortion0.10
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack40
Comp Gain3
Comp Release120
Comp Threshold-22
Dry Volume-50
Distance1.07
Distortion0.13
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack15
Comp Gain3
Comp Release265
Comp Threshold-20
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.05
Distortion0.18
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack15
Comp Gain3
Comp Release265
Comp Threshold-18
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.05
Distortion0.14
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack40
Comp Gain3
Comp Release200
Comp Threshold-24
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.04
Distortion0.12
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack24
Comp Gain3
Comp Release164
Comp Threshold-25
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.03
Distortion0.15
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack35
Comp Gain3
Comp Release215
Comp Threshold-23
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.02
Distortion0.14
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack20
Comp Gain3
Comp Release320
Comp Threshold-23
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.01
Distortion0.15
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack15
Comp Gain3
Comp Release265
Comp Threshold-22
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.01
Distortion0.15
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack15
Comp Gain3
Comp Release265
Comp Threshold-22
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.00
Distortion0.15
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack35
Comp Gain3
Comp Release255
Comp Threshold-20
Dry Volume-60
Distance1.00
Distortion0.18
Ambient Volume-50
Comp Attack35
Comp Gain0
Comp Release215
Comp Threshold-10
Dry Volume-60

How the Headsets sound in game

It's not that easy to understand what all the numbers mean by looking at the table. If you want to see how it sounds like in-game, this video by SheefGG gives a great comparison of the headsets and how they affect what you hear. A good video that goes trough some important audio tweaks.

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