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Head straps

Halo, elite and battery head straps.

Thomas wearing the Annapro A3 Max while holding an opened battery beside product images of the head strap and its forehead cushions
Head straps

Annapro A3 Max

The Annapro A3 Max is light and highly adjustable, but its unusual halo geometry, unreliable magnetic connection and real battery capacity undermine the specification sheet.

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Globular Cluster RPQ3 honeycomb rear pad fitted to Quest stock and third-party head straps
Head straps

Globular Cluster RPQ3

The RPQ3 makes Quest more comfortable against a pillow or headrest and doubles as a 200 g counterweight, but it runs hot and can overload an already-heavy strap.

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Thomas wearing a Quest headset and wired headphones beside the BOBOVR E3 Pro strap, battery and included accessories
Head straps

BOBOVR E3 Pro

The BOBOVR E3 Pro combines a comfortable elite-style strap, the excellent B100 battery and a built-in headphone DAC, but demanding headphones may still need more power.

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KKCOBVR Q3 Pro head strap fitted to a Meta Quest 3, with the strap shown in use and beside the headset
Head straps

KKCOBVR Q3 Pro

The KKCOBVR Q3 Pro combines a comfortable small-head fit, a lift-up Quest mechanism and a 37 Wh battery. The current revision fixes the slipping headset adjustment and makes the front strap optional, although some units need a small tension adjustment.

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The BOBOVR M3 Mini head strap and B100U battery being held during the review video
Head straps

BOBOVR M3 Mini

The BOBOVR M3 Mini is an inexpensive elite-style strap whose flexing, deformation and loose adjustment are difficult to accept, but adding the B100U battery creates one of the best Quest battery upgrades.

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BOBOVR S3 Pro head strap installed on a Quest headset beside the product box and battery
Head straps

BOBOVR S3 Pro

The BOBOVR S3 Pro combines a large battery, a forehead fan and a stable halo design that works especially well for mixed reality, but it is bulky to travel with and the fan is audible in quiet rooms.

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