AceZone A-Spire Wireless review: e-sports quality for consumers

It might not be a brand that has yet penetrated to ubiquity on sofas worldwide, but in the right circles, AceZone is uber-recognisable. Its headsets have been the de-facto default at a whole heap of e-sports tournaments for years now.

Those include some of the biggest events in the world of gaming, and its on-stage headsets are packed full of advanced noise-cancelling (ANC) and unbelievably high-fidelity sound, putting them way out of reach for normal people price-wise.

Now, though, it's starting to branch out into home headsets, and its latest is the A-Spire Wireless, a premium option for those aspiring to competitive greatness. We've been using it for weeks to put it through its paces for this review – so just how does it hold up?

AceZone A-Spire Wireless: Price & Availability

The A-Spire Wireless arrived in late summer 2024, so it's now available through a number of retailers, with prices already fluctuating. It's not to be confused with the slightly older A-Spire, which is a very similar headset that lacks wireless connectivity.

The A-Spire Wireless comes in at a premium £319 / $369 / AU$699 depending on your region – which makes it unmistakably a high-end option if you're looking to upgrade your gaming audio.

AceZone A-Spire Wireless: Design & Features

If you've ever been to a major esports event, there's a good chance that you've noticed every competitor on stage wearing the same headset – mostly black, with silver accents and a prominent green logo on each earcup. These are AceZone's signature on-stage headsets, and they're enormously expensive.

They're also designed to be about as noise-cancelling as is physically possible right now, to drown out crowds and ensure that players still have a perfect competitive situation even at a huge event.

The A-Spire Wireless takes the template of those headsets and basically shrinks it down a little, making things much lighter and more rounded, creating a headset that looks far less off-putting to wear for long sessions. It's nicely cushioned, therefore, but also very secure on your head – not the most pillow-light headset we've tried, but certainly comfortable enough to wear for hours.

The headset has a prominent boom microphone that can be swung up and away from your mouth when you're not using it, or to mute yourself (although it takes quite a big movement to do this). That microphone also brings noise-cancelling (ANC) to the table.

It's also foldable, which is ideal given that it comes with a sturdy hard-shell carrying case that seems perfect for taking to in-person events. There's even a little slot for the wireless dongle to slip into and a Velcro-sealed pouch for wires. It seems clear that the headset is aimed at both those looking for an advantage while gaming at home, and those who want the same boost if they go to events.

While there's no doubt that the A-Spire Wireless is the sleekest headset it's made so far, there's also no escaping the fact that it has a somewhat generic design. This is an attractive feature on-stage for a pro gamer, but might be a little more disappointing for someone wanting their premium headset to look particularly impressive.

AceZone has a whole heap of impressive extra features for its headset that you can access through the connected app, which is easy to set up. Here, you can download firmware updates and change the EQ settings. There are even handy built-in game and genre-specific presets that you can swap between – and changing your preset doesn't just do so for whatever platform you're on; it'll be saved on the headset until you next change it.

Battery life is also very solid, at 35 hours with ANC on (you can toggle this with a button on one of the earcups). Usefully, you can still use the headset while charging it via USB-C, so there's no need for an interruption if you do start to run low during a session.

AceZone A-Spire Wireless: Performance

If you're interested in the A-Spire Wireless, though, there's a good chance that you care a lot more about how it sounds than how it looks, and there's great news on that front: it's absolutely top-class where gaming sound is concerned.

Our testing period happened to happily coincide with a descent into near addiction to Valorant after its PlayStation 5 launch, which was the perfect playground for the sort of game-defining audio cues that can swing whole rounds. It's pointless to compare it to your TV's audio, so massive is the gap, but our usual headset is the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless – and AceZone's headset competed on all fronts sonically.

There's a telltale precision at play here that makes tiny details stand out in games with well-designed audio planes. A momentary footstep, someone reloading around a corner, a hero power being prepped – we were able to pick these out extremely reliably, even when we swapped to muddier games like Call of Duty: Warzone. Exploring the dense settlements of aliens and smugglers in Star Wars: Outlaws made it clear that the A-Spire Wireless works well for single-player fun, too.

Adding to this impressive audio turnout is some of the best ANC we've tested in a headset. AceZone rightly makes a song and dance of this in its promotional materials, but we haven't tested another gaming headset that so ably drowns out the clutter of noise. This clearly means it would indeed be a top choice if you're hoping to attend some in-person events and still get in the zone.

Impressively, this noise-cancelling excellence also applies to the microphone, which is better than the vast majority of alternatives at tuning out background noise. It requires fairly precise positioning, as a result, but gaming in the same room as a vacuum cleaner, washing machine or loud conversationalist has never been so barely disruptive for your teammates.

We also found that connectivity was extremely reliable, whether we were wireless on our PS5 using the included dongle (as we mostly were), or trying it out on our gaming PC, with no perceptible lag to speak of.

AceZone A-Spire Wireless: Verdict

The AceZone A-Spire Wireless isn't quite a headset for everyone – its high price and focus on competitive gaming ensures that, as does its somewhat stolid design aesthetic.

However, this is a headset that sounds superb, offers unrivalled ANC, and can genuinely elevate your performance in high-stakes games – even when compared with other high-grade options.

Solid battery life, great connectivity and the option of swappable EQ presets make it adaptable to everyday needs, too, while the hardshell case is a great extra that's included. So there's plenty to admire.

Also consider

If not a gamer who expects to ever really take your headset out on the go, then a less portable but utterly comfortable and superb-sounding choice is the aforementioned SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. It's pillowy to wear, sounds amazing, and has swappable batteries to ensure you're never caught short.

For those who want something a little different, planar magnetic expert Audeze has the Maxwell, which isn't quite as comfortable, but sounds fairly extraordinary – albeit at a stonking price.