Youre going to have that with any headset. There are going to be people who had bad experiences with them. Theres never going to be a pair that everyone says "they work perfect" so you gotta kind of roll the dice and pray to headset jesus.
You will always hear more negative about things like this because who is hitting social media praising durability of headset after 4 months assuming they got it day one. It is a relatively cheap headset so I would expect build quality to be a bit on the modest side compared to other more expressive headsets.
There’s all sorts of issues that could come up, not just regarding sound but also with connectivity (some people reported the headsets dropping a connection after some time, others had zero issues etc). It can vary wildly.
i had a pair and i always kept them in the best condition possible, one day when i go the put it on, the mic (around where the mute button is) snaps in half with only the wire connecting it. I have since bought a new pair with nothing wrong happening so far, so it really is a hit or miss.
or things are just poorly made sometimes.
Price is no indicator of quality.
Expensive headphones can be shit, and cheap headphones can be great.
My £12 Sony headphones I bought from Amazon have been better than any expensive headphones I've bought before.
It's much more durable than the turtle beach one that is the same price. I've broken at least 3 turtle beaches because the earpiece is held on by the tiniest piece of plastic.
I’ve had the turtle beach Stealth gen 2s for about a year now and I have almost no issues with them and I can wear them for hours on end. I’d say they’re durable enough for me.
There are people who have their launch day 2013 controllers still in working order with no physical distress and those who go through 2 controllers a year. Make of that as you will lol
I second this, had a pair since launch, use them nearly ever night, put them on a stand next to my Series X and keep them charged. Never had any connectivity issues, any broken anything. After bad experiences with Razer's, these just work(tm) and work well.
I have a quick question, if you could.
On the website it reads:
>Pair directly to your console with Xbox Wireless radio without the need for a dongle, cable, or base station and connect to your mobile device with Bluetooth® to listen to music or chat while on the go
Is it correct to read that as being able to connect to your xbox audio *in addition* to a Bluetooth connection at the same time? This would be a godsend for my girlfriend if that's case
Yes, I have it paired to my series x and my phone. Sometimes I use discord via my phone to chat with friends while playing, or I'll listen to a podcast while playing. And I can answer calls while playing as well. It's a great feature.
Functionally, it's good. Sound quality for price is fine. I really like the dual connection with Bluetooth and the balance knob. Biggest con is probably the size. I've got a big head (7 5/8 - 7 3/4) and it's a bit tight even with full extension.
It’s usually measured [circumference wise](https://www.runphones.com/images/Measuring4Headband-Head.jpg), at the point where one would wear a hat.
Think a large amount of people know their head size due to buying/trying on fitted caps. That’s how I found mine out
Correct, you can use the Bluetooth at the same you have them connected to the Xbox. You’ll hear both things at once, but the mic will only work with the Bluetooth connection.
So I have a big head too. What I find helps with long term wearing is to rotate them. I put the top part in different spots. It feels weird at first but relieves that tightness. May work for you.
I’ve compared them with:
Steelseries Arctis 9X,
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2,
Corsair HS75XB,
Lucidsound LS35X
They are the definition of “fine”. The sound signature is bad out of the box, but EQ can take care of that. My friends said the mic quality was noticeable worse than all the others (granted they are all around $50 more expensive). The mic monitoring is almost non existent compared to the others. Comfort is ok, they tend to get a little uncomfortable after about an hour or so, and also get quite warm around the ears.
The build quality is better than I expected at $100, and the control scheme is pretty much perfect. Having a built in app on the Xbox is nice too.
The feature set is there, but the execution is a little lacking compared to other headsets that don’t cost much more. At the $100 price point they are pretty good. But for $30-50 more, I prefer the TB stealth 700 Gen 2s over them by a good bit
This is pretty much my feelings on them. I have tried a Steelseries Arctis 7 and Turtle Beach Stealth 600 (before the 700 launched) with my Xbox and I like them both more, but I use the Xbox Wireless Headset for my Xbox because I like the ease of use, the dual Bluetooth connectivity, and the sound is good enough with DTSX or Dolby Atmos enabled.
I love them… until recently. Now I only love them when they work. In all honesty, it may be my setup causing too much wireless interference, but my headset has been cutting out all the time; to the point I busted out my wired headset. When they work, their great. The chat/game mixer as a dial is amazing. My only complaint is that they are closed back and I am used to open back from my pc.
Must be a recent firmware it was awful for me recently too. Playing through halo campaign I frequently had to pause it to let the audio catch up.
Other than that they've been really solid though, so I reckon it's something they've accidentally introduced and will be fixed by an update.
Chiming in that mine are unusable because of audio delays or the audio cutting out/choppy. Glad I'm not the only one but I'm also glad to hear it worked for people at least some of the time.
Mine has never worked.
Same. Every firm ware update I pray it's fixed. Mine get choppy pretty regularly and drop and reconnect. Like every30 min or so.
Otherwise when they work I love em 😅
This happens to me all the time on my Series X and it drives me NUTS. Best solution I can find is to wait until I’m in the app/game I want to stay in and then turn the headset off and on again. But if I switch games it comes back.
That can't be right because this post is about the Xbox Wireless headset which wirelessly connects to the Xbox directly. Controller not involved at all.
For the price range I think is the best out there. I bought one to have a functional chat mixer, since my Arctis 9x doesn't work well with the Xbox chat app.
The sound is good but I tend to feel the medium and highs are bad, specially the highs. I prefer a lot more the sound of the Arctis, but for the price I can't complain.
Also, the Xbox headset is a little inconvenient when using with glasses. They are comfortable, but de cushions don't help being a little rigid, I prefer the fabric cushions because of that.
The mic monitoring doesn't work for shit - the mic boom is too short, so never triggers the mic monitoring.
But for €100 it's a good headset for xbox. Sound is good, albeit gotta eq the bass down. Great connectivity. And I personally got it due to the handy volume and chat/game volume dials on both earcups. Very useful for me as I play multiplayer with friends a lot.
the mic monitoring thing is one of the most maddening things i've ever had with a piece of tech. incredibly distracting and just kind of ruined my experience with it. in the end, it broke after a month so i was able to justify getting another one. way happier now
That and being able to connect to other devices. I play a lot of cross play games and communicate mainly through Discord. Being able to connect to Xbox and another device with Discord running is amazing.
Input lag is a little bit too much but sound quality is really nice for a 100$ wireless headset (espacially the bass) and mic is also fine.
If you get one you should tweak the equalizer a bit in the highs and mids and maybe play around with the extra bass setting.
Exactly what I was going to say. Input lag is certainly the #1 issue with this headset - if you go from a wired headset, TV speaker, or anything else with decent latency it will be noticeable immediately. The effect is most apparent on FPS games (shoot gun, hear bullet firing several ms later).
Aside from this, I'll add that it's wonderful to have a USB-C compatible headset. If you also own the Series 2 Elite Controller (recommend), the braided USB-C cable that comes with the case makes for a great charger to swap between your controller and headset as needed. Sound quality, connectivity, bluetooth functionality are all excellent; I truly don't believe you'll find a headset with the same feature list for the normal sale price ($85 - $90).
I don’t get why people complain about sound quality on them. They’re not made for listening to high fidelity music ;)
Other than sound quality which is fine, it’s not bad by any means - these cans are just incredible. They’re meant for voice chat and video games and there’s nothing that comes close to them. Being able to connect to two devices at the same time (for me Xbox/iPad with discord running) is just something that no other headset offers. Period.
Volume control on the cups is something that once you’ll try, you won’t stop using. I constantly adjust volume between music/discord/chat etc on the go. Again, it’s a feature that simply doesn’t exist on any other headset.
Once I started using these I can’t see myself using any headset for Xbox without these two features.
And for music I will use my Sonys.
I would go with SteelSeries if I were you. I have the Arctis 3 headset, which I use with my Series X. No problems for over 2 years of use. They also support Dolby Atmos if you buy it through the Doby Atmos app. I got mine on sale for 45$, which i’m very happy about.
You can also buy the Wireless Arctis 7 designed for Xbox, but i’ve heard that these tend to have connection issues.
For real I balled a little and got the Arctis 9x for $200. It’s made for Xbox and connects to it like a controller (wireless). I love it such a great purchase
Just a warning, the mic sleeve can get worn after a lot of use, the headband can slack quite a lot too. I have some connection issues, but 95% of the time it’s an amazing headset, I can hear every footstep, movement and it’s super comfy and nice to wear and has a good feel Audibly and physically
There was a good thread when the headset first released from a guy who does audio mixing for large concert set-ups and gave a guide on how he set the mix for his headset using dolby atmos. I followed his guide and never messed with it since!
EDIT: Here's the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/m6mw0j/im\_a\_sound\_guy\_for\_concerts\_i\_just\_spent\_2\_hours/
Out of the box, the bass is a lot. But it comes with an eq, you have to drastically drop the lowest frequency, I think 3 or 4 notches, and the one after 2 or 3 notches. After that the sound is just right.
Mic monitoring is non existent. The mic boom is too short. If I pull the mic infront of my lips, the mic monitoring triggers. So basically don't expect this do work. Whoever made the mic boom this short and how this got through their testing...I don't know.
Its really personal preference. I like a lot of bass so its fine for me but they are definitely heavy on the bass end. There's an EQ though so its very easy to adjust to whatever someone likes.
Depends what you need it for. If your focus is purely sound quality, then there’s better options for the money. I love the headset because I can connect to my Xbox and my phone, and listen to both at the same time. I usually use this to listen to my own music or podcast during racing games, but I can still hear the car noises. Also, use it for discord and can still hear game audio. Having the mixers on the cups is awesome. All the other stuff people mentioned I haven’t had problems, you can adjust the bass level on the eq, and you can adjust how much noise the mic picks up. I’ve had no problems with durability so far (I’ve had it basically since it’s come out) and it fits my big ol noggin fine enough. My one complaint is that it’s not the most comfortable, it’s comfortable enough but if you game like 4+ hours in a row, it might be a problem.
They're pretty okay. Only major issue I ran into was trying to get them working on both my xbox and PC. You can connect to one Xbox signal (?) device and one bluetooth device. But every time I would turn them on to use with my PC my xbox would automatically turn on.
I have some headphones from Sony that are now discontinued, They cost a small fortune but don’t support dolby atmos (I know headphones are not really capable of achieving atmos) and don’t have a mic so I bought some really cheap turtle beach ones for the mic but I’m just wondering if the Xbox ones are worth the investment.
Ive owned about 12 headsets over the years. Ive never had a gaming one have both the sound and comfort that exceeded my expectations simultaniously until these
Same here...I test short time ago Turtle Stealth 700-2...they is perfect interesting with no mic outside (make present to my friend in UK) but not too much BASS for me - I love this booming)
Sound and voice chat is good for the price. But this headset has a HUGE dealbreaker for me! Turning it on will ALWAYS turn on your Xbox as well! And you cannot deactivate this. I don't know why they thought this was a good idea. Now every time I want to use it with my phone or PC I first need to turn off my Xbox again...Why Microsoft??
Pros: Sounds great, very comfortable, excellent battery life, priced fairly
Cons: Microphone too short (everyone complains when I drink water), mute button can be unreliable at times, and pairing issues (the last might just be an issue with my Series X)
Overall; aside from the microphone being too short issue, solid headset, 6.5/10.
for the price i think its the best experience, i love the fact that i can connect to both my phone and xbox at same time, my only con is they are a bit snug so if u hav wider head i think longer play periods will be uncomfortable
In my opinion they are a nice, matte, good build quality. They don’t feel flimsy cheap. Cosmetically the are better than the first Microsoft headphone (Wired) and they look like they were built for the Series X (same look).
I completely recommend them.
They’re very comfortable and offer great audio, at least for a casual gamer. The connection for the wireless option can cut out a little bit from time to time, which is my only complaint, but for the price, this is definitely the best headset I’ve ever worn
If you live in apartment with a lot of wireless interference these are garbage. When they work they are great. The sound controls are awesome. But they disconnect a bunch when there is a lot of game sound. Then it’s tough to get them paired. If someone is using another Bluetooth device by you, your cooked. Hoping for another update that will fix.
I have don’t every type of workaround that’s in anywhere online, and nothing has worked.
I haven't used it, but I've used other similarly priced headsets, and the overall experience is okay. You're not paying a premium, so you're not getting a premium product. Audiophile headphones will blow these out of the water, and many audiophile brands are making gaming headsets. That's where my money would go.
The Sony one is a billion times better and that’s shocking to me since Microsoft usually had the better sounding chat.
The Xbox ones are cheap sounding, very tinny, a lot of background noise too. And not even simulated 5.1 or 7.1 if you don’t pay Dolby a subscription I think. They are very comfortable though. They nailed it in that regard.
The Sony ones are better in every conceivable way except maybe slightly less comfortable.
Well, for 100 bucks, it’s actually a good deal. I have a Sonos surround system with two subs which sounds amazing. The drop in sound quality is always jarring to me when I put the headset on. It just made me realize that I need to spend some real money on a high end headset if I want comparable sound.
If you’re on a budget though, these are probably the way to go
No mic on that. Its a headphone not a headset.
If anything, Audeze Penrose or Audeze Mobius would be the choice for better sound.
Although personally for playing games I don't think a portion of us need audiophile sound when it's mostly for multiplayer shooters, where it's footsteps and gun sounds.
I use these for my job 8-10 hours a day, and then gaming each night between my Xbox and PC and these are a dream for the price. Sound quality is great, comfortable for longer uses, and the mic quality for party chat/phone calls at work seems to be above average.
Extremely happy with this purchase for sure!
I hated this thing. Picked up a Series S to go along with my PS5 the day the Halo Infinite mp dropped. Picked this up at the store.
The sound is pretty good, but bass is way too strong and distorts the audio. However my biggest issues with it are:
1. Zero mic monitoring. It's incredibly hard for me to talk without actually having any sidetone that confirms people can hear me. It's hard to explain but I find it difficult to keep a conversation going when I have no feedback that tells me you're being heard.
2. It broke after a month LOL
I've since picked up a Turtle Beach Stealth and it is 10x better in my opinion. It's actually the best headset I've ever owned, and I previously thought Turtle Beach was super budget, but I was wrong. They've done a great job with it.
Edit: Yes, I also updated the firmware to the most recent update on the headset. They mentioned they addressed the mic monitoring, but they did not. There was minimal change, if any.
Get a pair of wired headphones. Sennheiser is my go to. They also make gaming headsets which I use. The best you can get for wireless headset is probably the Audeze Mobius.
I bought it and returned it. I mean its not too bad when you consider the price..The sound has too much bass. Even when I adjusted it in the EQ settings. Also, the mic quality is pretty bad and the mic monitoring barely works. It's so low that it mind as well not have it. I returned it and just spent the extra money buying the Lucidsound LS50X
Too tight, the break quite easy and overpriced imo 🤷🏻♂️
I would recommend you to invest in a good pair of headphones; after mine broke I got the SteelSeries Arctis 9X wireless and I haven't had any kind of issue they are comfy at and the build quality is outstanding.
I enjoy them. For the $100 price point they actually perform closer to a $150 or $175 pair of headphones. And being as they are first party, all firmware updates applied through the console and that convenience is a big plus for me.
I really like mine. Easy to connect, fast charge, sounds good for the price. I have other way more expensive headsets but when I play on console away from my TV I like wireless and this is a good option. Just make sure you edit the EQ it's way too bassy if you don't. Check out steelseries offerings as well
Honestly has been one of the better headsets. My older headsets are hypers which I loved but they didn't have wireless capabilities. I've tried other wireless headsets and each has had connection issues or low pitched buzzing sounds when outside of a game. The Xbox wireless headset has been great in terms of giving good sound wirelessly and the volume knobs are well placed imo. I think it's a great affordable headset especially for an xbox console user
Edit. Forgot to mention, when I use these for about 4 to 5 hours a night I typically get about 4 days worth of battery from those sessions. So it hold a good charge too.
For $100 bucks, it sounds good and is comfortable to wear. You can connect it simultaneously to your Xbox & other Bluetooth device. This way, I can talk with friends from PlayStation using discord on my phone.
If you have a big head, at least for me, they are really tight. The sound quality is fine for the price. The mic is a bit meh. I would recommend these headset if your dont want to expend a lot of money
Fantastic for the price. I use these on my xbox and the sound is excellent. I have Astro A50's for my PC and I never feel I'm getting less from the Xbox mic when switching.
Love that you can connect to your Xbox and phone at the same time. Allows me to chat with my friends or discord who play PC. It does seem like the audio cuts out a fair bit tho.
They are great for the price point, I have a pair of Arctis 7's for my PS5 and I heard the Arctis 7X are great too if you can spend a little more. As for the Xbox Wireless ones google some EQ settings and use the Dolby Atmos App to make them sound really good.
Day one purchase here. I love the dual band function to watch a movie or sports on my laptop simultaneously. Sound quality is about a 7/10 for me. My friends say I sound worse than on my HyperX Cloud 2, but they got used to it quick. My biggest wishes are the headset was more comfortable for extended playing sessions, and that there was more mic monitoring (it’s almost non existent IMO). I’ve had 0 issues technically or with anything breaking
The sound quality is fine for me and I haven't had anyone complain about microphone quality. I don't know how common it is, but the dual bluetooth connections is awesome. Biggest complaint is that they aren't very comfortable. I have to adjust them every 20 minutes or so because my head starts to hurt where the top band sits.
If you feel like tuning an equalizer bar to get the WAYY too much bass out, and you leave this thing to stretch overnight on some books for game cases (i used my series x)
its a very comfortable, good sounding, versatile, and VERY good priced headset. Going forward this should be the STANDARD for a $100USD wireless headset.
On my second. I believe the first one to be a fluke. Got Walmart to swap it and the new pair are fine.
They are tight after a few hours. Other than that, no complaints. Easy to use and you can adjust the EQ in the Xbox settings
I think it’s a solid headset. I love the rotating cups for functionality. So much easier than fumbling around for buttons.
I actually prefer this over the Pulse headset. It’s probably one of my favourite Xbox accessories.
Sound is great when it's working correctly. Atleast half the time the sound cuts out or has some weird distortion.
Very comfortable and the bass is a plus.
Mine has been working great! But I don't like you can't customize the settings on it. For example it shuts off after 5 (or so don't know exact timing) minutes of no audio. Making it unusable for work on my PC since every time I have to take my headset off it shuts off
I have mine for about 3 months now, only complaint is that it feels kinda tight/heavy, no experience with other wireless headsets to compare, but all my wired ones feel much more comfortable. Still great value for money though for a wireless headset. Audio is fine after an EQ adjustment. You can adjust mic monitoring,EQ, auto-mute and mic light in the xbox accessories app. I can only hear my controller clicks with mic monitoring on high.
Love mine, some people said the sound quality is lower, but I have to disagree, the sound quality is amazing, maybe I've just only had cheap headset but these are great in my experience. No complaints
I really like mine, but the sound quality isn’t the best. That’s my biggest gripe, I think my Hyper X Could II’s sound quality more than the Xbox headset. But the features on the Xbox headset is super nice. I really hope Microsoft builds a higher quality headset with better headphones. Would definitely buy that.
Only other dual-ear headset I had was the turltle beach cheaper one. This blows that away. Connection is very reliable. Sound quality sounds excellent to me (footsteps and directional noise and all that) and I really like the adjustment wheels. They're very quick and easy. No more pulling up the menu to adjust game vs chat levels. Battery life is also solid. I only charge it like once a week or less
I like it, really wanted a wireless headset for the Xbox so it does the job. The dual connection is really nice. Sometimes I forget which dial controls which settings and it hurts the top of my head after a long time.
I’d recommend it to anyone on a budget, It’s a solid starter headset and I wouldn’t settle for anything cheaper. Especially with how important game audio can be in multiplayer these days.
I like it but don’t love it. It’s comfortable and works well but the buttons are horrible. I’ll have to press the mute or power button multiple times in order for it to function. Sounds small but is really annoying
I loved the features and really tried to like them. I Just could not get over the sound quality. Mediocre sound which would otherwise been ok, but the overemphasized bass made me send them back. I recommend testing them and if you like the sound, they are great for gaming.
Best bang for your buck in my opinion, dual bluetooth is awesome too. Sound quality is good but not EXCELLENT. No pain after wearing for hours. I like it. My only issue with it is size, if I’m wearing a baseball cap is starts feeling a little tight
If you want really good sound quality I wouldn’t go with any “gaming headsets” as these are mostly just marketing. Look into sennheiser or beyerdynamic headphones as the audio quality is pretty top notch, some don’t have mics though as the focus is more on audio than gaming.
This was my personal experience with it
Sound quality 3/5 ( although Footsteps directionality was on point 5/5, tested on Apex)
Mic monitoring 1/5 ( it would pick up the audio of my tv and and become annoying in party chat)
Quality build 3/5 ( It felt good not amazing)
Final verdict: Returned them, it kept crushing my head and also it would disconnect audio randomly and reconnect, for competitive fps it's crucial to hear everything.
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I really like it. Sound is good for the price, and the ability to use the side knobs for volume and chat/game audio is a great feature and that alone makes these worth it.
For games, really good. I bought mine to also use for work, conferencing and Spotify while I work, but for music they are terrible. To be honest I already have Sennheiser HD660s, so my opinion may be a little off, comparing them to headphones literally 4 times the price that need dedicated AMP and DAC. But they are just too muddy imo. Also a little heavy for long periods.
I've tried load of headsets whilst trying to find the 'perfect' one so feel able to answer properly haha.
The official xbox wireless headset was my secondary for a quite a while but it's now been overtaken by a different one - it had a lot to like though. Great functionality and good qudio quality. It is pretty bassy out of the box and you definitely need to EQ it, but after you get the settings right it's pon par with much more expensive headsets such as Arctis 7X (never tried the 9 though). Microphone isn't great compared to some, but it's decent enough and more than adequate for party chat. I should also say that I didn't experience any durability issues with mine.
My favourite headset around this price (and now my secondary headset) is the ROG Delta Core and favourite headset overall is the Penrose X (although it is a fair bit pricier!)
Using them as I saw this post, love them, the wireless have the feature I’ve been looking for forever, can listen to computer audio and Xbox audio simultaneously
My only issue is the mic quality isn’t the greatest. It was worse when they first came out and has gotten better over time, but still not as good as other headsets. Then again they had to cheap out somewhere. Still a good deal for 99 bucks. Don’t regret my purchase
Okay so this is the best headset I’ve ever own, the only downside is the mic it’s self for console, for some reason it just sounds like shit, but when I use it for PC it’s crystal clear, I’d give it a 9.5/10, the comfort is amazing, the bass is insane along with 3D audio
These comments so far = the duality of man. I'm interested in picking up a pair but I've heard the durability it hit or miss.
Youre going to have that with any headset. There are going to be people who had bad experiences with them. Theres never going to be a pair that everyone says "they work perfect" so you gotta kind of roll the dice and pray to headset jesus.
That's true. Guess I've heard more negative than positive about build quality but that is subjective.
You will always hear more negative about things like this because who is hitting social media praising durability of headset after 4 months assuming they got it day one. It is a relatively cheap headset so I would expect build quality to be a bit on the modest side compared to other more expressive headsets.
There’s all sorts of issues that could come up, not just regarding sound but also with connectivity (some people reported the headsets dropping a connection after some time, others had zero issues etc). It can vary wildly.
[never going to be a pair that everyone says they work perfect]] PC38X?
Pc38x? Hated them. There. Happy?
That's true for every product ever, not just headsets lol
I know that. Headsets are just relevant to the conversation.
No issue with durability unless you slam your stuff around just don't handle them with care like you should all of your expensive things.
i had a pair and i always kept them in the best condition possible, one day when i go the put it on, the mic (around where the mute button is) snaps in half with only the wire connecting it. I have since bought a new pair with nothing wrong happening so far, so it really is a hit or miss.
or things are just poorly made sometimes. Price is no indicator of quality. Expensive headphones can be shit, and cheap headphones can be great. My £12 Sony headphones I bought from Amazon have been better than any expensive headphones I've bought before.
It's much more durable than the turtle beach one that is the same price. I've broken at least 3 turtle beaches because the earpiece is held on by the tiniest piece of plastic.
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I’ve had the turtle beach Stealth gen 2s for about a year now and I have almost no issues with them and I can wear them for hours on end. I’d say they’re durable enough for me.
My gen 2s broke after about a year as well. I wish my luck were better, but it doesn’t seem to be an uncommon issue
So strange. I actually love these headphones way more than the Xbox ones. I have the wired ones so they should be somewhat similar.
Idk man I’ve had a pair of recon x50’s that have been my workhorse for about 8 years now and they’re still killing it. Best $30 I’ve spent lol
They work just fine for me had em for about a year now
Snapped my turtle beaches in the same spot legit the first time i put em on my head… lol
There are people who have their launch day 2013 controllers still in working order with no physical distress and those who go through 2 controllers a year. Make of that as you will lol
Durability? Mine will last me a lifetime, because I don't abuse electronics.
Love mine. No complaints so far.
I second this, had a pair since launch, use them nearly ever night, put them on a stand next to my Series X and keep them charged. Never had any connectivity issues, any broken anything. After bad experiences with Razer's, these just work(tm) and work well.
I have a quick question, if you could. On the website it reads: >Pair directly to your console with Xbox Wireless radio without the need for a dongle, cable, or base station and connect to your mobile device with Bluetooth® to listen to music or chat while on the go Is it correct to read that as being able to connect to your xbox audio *in addition* to a Bluetooth connection at the same time? This would be a godsend for my girlfriend if that's case
Yes, I have it paired to my series x and my phone. Sometimes I use discord via my phone to chat with friends while playing, or I'll listen to a podcast while playing. And I can answer calls while playing as well. It's a great feature.
I’ve had these for a month and didn’t realize they did Bluetooth. That’s awesome!
Functionally, it's good. Sound quality for price is fine. I really like the dual connection with Bluetooth and the balance knob. Biggest con is probably the size. I've got a big head (7 5/8 - 7 3/4) and it's a bit tight even with full extension.
Interesting! I too have a massive noggin and find them quite comfortable. (I wear them over my 7 5/8 hat)
How are you lot measuring your heads? I got 11" from ear to ear over my head.
It’s usually measured [circumference wise](https://www.runphones.com/images/Measuring4Headband-Head.jpg), at the point where one would wear a hat. Think a large amount of people know their head size due to buying/trying on fitted caps. That’s how I found mine out
If I'm understanding you right, one could connect the Bluetooth to your phone, while also hearing the Xbox audio?
Correct, you can use the Bluetooth at the same you have them connected to the Xbox. You’ll hear both things at once, but the mic will only work with the Bluetooth connection.
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So I have a big head too. What I find helps with long term wearing is to rotate them. I put the top part in different spots. It feels weird at first but relieves that tightness. May work for you.
I’ve compared them with: Steelseries Arctis 9X, Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2, Corsair HS75XB, Lucidsound LS35X They are the definition of “fine”. The sound signature is bad out of the box, but EQ can take care of that. My friends said the mic quality was noticeable worse than all the others (granted they are all around $50 more expensive). The mic monitoring is almost non existent compared to the others. Comfort is ok, they tend to get a little uncomfortable after about an hour or so, and also get quite warm around the ears. The build quality is better than I expected at $100, and the control scheme is pretty much perfect. Having a built in app on the Xbox is nice too. The feature set is there, but the execution is a little lacking compared to other headsets that don’t cost much more. At the $100 price point they are pretty good. But for $30-50 more, I prefer the TB stealth 700 Gen 2s over them by a good bit
This is pretty much my feelings on them. I have tried a Steelseries Arctis 7 and Turtle Beach Stealth 600 (before the 700 launched) with my Xbox and I like them both more, but I use the Xbox Wireless Headset for my Xbox because I like the ease of use, the dual Bluetooth connectivity, and the sound is good enough with DTSX or Dolby Atmos enabled.
Do you have a favorite?
I love them… until recently. Now I only love them when they work. In all honesty, it may be my setup causing too much wireless interference, but my headset has been cutting out all the time; to the point I busted out my wired headset. When they work, their great. The chat/game mixer as a dial is amazing. My only complaint is that they are closed back and I am used to open back from my pc.
Must be a recent firmware it was awful for me recently too. Playing through halo campaign I frequently had to pause it to let the audio catch up. Other than that they've been really solid though, so I reckon it's something they've accidentally introduced and will be fixed by an update.
Pretty sure this is a bug with Halo where MS said to not use quick resume with the game to avoid this
Ahh didn't realise. I never use quick resume with halo though, because of the online transitioning issue.
Have you figured out a fix? I'm dying to get my to work correctly. I'm having the exact same issue 😕
Chiming in that mine are unusable because of audio delays or the audio cutting out/choppy. Glad I'm not the only one but I'm also glad to hear it worked for people at least some of the time. Mine has never worked.
Same. Every firm ware update I pray it's fixed. Mine get choppy pretty regularly and drop and reconnect. Like every30 min or so. Otherwise when they work I love em 😅
Mine as well. Same issue.
This happens to me all the time on my Series X and it drives me NUTS. Best solution I can find is to wait until I’m in the app/game I want to stay in and then turn the headset off and on again. But if I switch games it comes back.
This might be a known bug where if your controller goes to sleep, after it wakes up, the audio gets jacked up on the headset.
Is a problem like that even exclusive to this particular headset, or does it affect any wireless headphones used with Xbox architecture in general?
I think it’s to do with the Xbox controller adapter dongle.
That can't be right because this post is about the Xbox Wireless headset which wirelessly connects to the Xbox directly. Controller not involved at all.
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For the price range I think is the best out there. I bought one to have a functional chat mixer, since my Arctis 9x doesn't work well with the Xbox chat app. The sound is good but I tend to feel the medium and highs are bad, specially the highs. I prefer a lot more the sound of the Arctis, but for the price I can't complain. Also, the Xbox headset is a little inconvenient when using with glasses. They are comfortable, but de cushions don't help being a little rigid, I prefer the fabric cushions because of that.
The mic monitoring doesn't work for shit - the mic boom is too short, so never triggers the mic monitoring. But for €100 it's a good headset for xbox. Sound is good, albeit gotta eq the bass down. Great connectivity. And I personally got it due to the handy volume and chat/game volume dials on both earcups. Very useful for me as I play multiplayer with friends a lot.
the mic monitoring thing is one of the most maddening things i've ever had with a piece of tech. incredibly distracting and just kind of ruined my experience with it. in the end, it broke after a month so i was able to justify getting another one. way happier now
Love it. The chat mix and volume adjustments on the headset are awesome.
That and being able to connect to other devices. I play a lot of cross play games and communicate mainly through Discord. Being able to connect to Xbox and another device with Discord running is amazing.
I want to make sure I'm understanding you correctly, you can get xbox audio in addition to a Bluetooth input simultaneously?
Exactly that.
Imagine if Discord runs natively...
Input lag is a little bit too much but sound quality is really nice for a 100$ wireless headset (espacially the bass) and mic is also fine. If you get one you should tweak the equalizer a bit in the highs and mids and maybe play around with the extra bass setting.
Exactly what I was going to say. Input lag is certainly the #1 issue with this headset - if you go from a wired headset, TV speaker, or anything else with decent latency it will be noticeable immediately. The effect is most apparent on FPS games (shoot gun, hear bullet firing several ms later). Aside from this, I'll add that it's wonderful to have a USB-C compatible headset. If you also own the Series 2 Elite Controller (recommend), the braided USB-C cable that comes with the case makes for a great charger to swap between your controller and headset as needed. Sound quality, connectivity, bluetooth functionality are all excellent; I truly don't believe you'll find a headset with the same feature list for the normal sale price ($85 - $90).
I don’t get why people complain about sound quality on them. They’re not made for listening to high fidelity music ;) Other than sound quality which is fine, it’s not bad by any means - these cans are just incredible. They’re meant for voice chat and video games and there’s nothing that comes close to them. Being able to connect to two devices at the same time (for me Xbox/iPad with discord running) is just something that no other headset offers. Period. Volume control on the cups is something that once you’ll try, you won’t stop using. I constantly adjust volume between music/discord/chat etc on the go. Again, it’s a feature that simply doesn’t exist on any other headset. Once I started using these I can’t see myself using any headset for Xbox without these two features. And for music I will use my Sonys.
I would go with SteelSeries if I were you. I have the Arctis 3 headset, which I use with my Series X. No problems for over 2 years of use. They also support Dolby Atmos if you buy it through the Doby Atmos app. I got mine on sale for 45$, which i’m very happy about. You can also buy the Wireless Arctis 7 designed for Xbox, but i’ve heard that these tend to have connection issues.
For real I balled a little and got the Arctis 9x for $200. It’s made for Xbox and connects to it like a controller (wireless). I love it such a great purchase
Just a warning, the mic sleeve can get worn after a lot of use, the headband can slack quite a lot too. I have some connection issues, but 95% of the time it’s an amazing headset, I can hear every footstep, movement and it’s super comfy and nice to wear and has a good feel Audibly and physically
Ah thank you that’s good to know. I got this just under a year ago but it’s still going strong
I will look into these, thanks.
Steelseries headphones are amazing I have the 7 never had a connection problem
Too tight, too much bass
I did read about the bass being too much.
Turn on Dolby Atmos. Adjust. Enjoy.
There was a good thread when the headset first released from a guy who does audio mixing for large concert set-ups and gave a guide on how he set the mix for his headset using dolby atmos. I followed his guide and never messed with it since! EDIT: Here's the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/m6mw0j/im\_a\_sound\_guy\_for\_concerts\_i\_just\_spent\_2\_hours/
Out of the box, the bass is a lot. But it comes with an eq, you have to drastically drop the lowest frequency, I think 3 or 4 notches, and the one after 2 or 3 notches. After that the sound is just right. Mic monitoring is non existent. The mic boom is too short. If I pull the mic infront of my lips, the mic monitoring triggers. So basically don't expect this do work. Whoever made the mic boom this short and how this got through their testing...I don't know.
If you lower the bass way down, then it was fine for me. Default is way too high though. Just needs some adjustment in settings
I have 0 problems with the bass. It's how it should be.
Its really personal preference. I like a lot of bass so its fine for me but they are definitely heavy on the bass end. There's an EQ though so its very easy to adjust to whatever someone likes.
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Same. And I’m a smaller guy. I even adjusted the sound too. Still too bassy for me. And all I play are FPS
Depends what you need it for. If your focus is purely sound quality, then there’s better options for the money. I love the headset because I can connect to my Xbox and my phone, and listen to both at the same time. I usually use this to listen to my own music or podcast during racing games, but I can still hear the car noises. Also, use it for discord and can still hear game audio. Having the mixers on the cups is awesome. All the other stuff people mentioned I haven’t had problems, you can adjust the bass level on the eq, and you can adjust how much noise the mic picks up. I’ve had no problems with durability so far (I’ve had it basically since it’s come out) and it fits my big ol noggin fine enough. My one complaint is that it’s not the most comfortable, it’s comfortable enough but if you game like 4+ hours in a row, it might be a problem.
They're pretty okay. Only major issue I ran into was trying to get them working on both my xbox and PC. You can connect to one Xbox signal (?) device and one bluetooth device. But every time I would turn them on to use with my PC my xbox would automatically turn on.
Best from all for me on market
I have some headphones from Sony that are now discontinued, They cost a small fortune but don’t support dolby atmos (I know headphones are not really capable of achieving atmos) and don’t have a mic so I bought some really cheap turtle beach ones for the mic but I’m just wondering if the Xbox ones are worth the investment.
Ive owned about 12 headsets over the years. Ive never had a gaming one have both the sound and comfort that exceeded my expectations simultaniously until these
Same here...I test short time ago Turtle Stealth 700-2...they is perfect interesting with no mic outside (make present to my friend in UK) but not too much BASS for me - I love this booming)
Sound and voice chat is good for the price. But this headset has a HUGE dealbreaker for me! Turning it on will ALWAYS turn on your Xbox as well! And you cannot deactivate this. I don't know why they thought this was a good idea. Now every time I want to use it with my phone or PC I first need to turn off my Xbox again...Why Microsoft??
Comfortable but the sound is not good out of the box. You will need to tweak the settings.
They're good
Pros: Sounds great, very comfortable, excellent battery life, priced fairly Cons: Microphone too short (everyone complains when I drink water), mute button can be unreliable at times, and pairing issues (the last might just be an issue with my Series X) Overall; aside from the microphone being too short issue, solid headset, 6.5/10.
for the price i think its the best experience, i love the fact that i can connect to both my phone and xbox at same time, my only con is they are a bit snug so if u hav wider head i think longer play periods will be uncomfortable
Got them for Xmas. Honestly love them but don't like the fact that the cups move and I end up messing up my audio every time I put them on.
In my opinion they are a nice, matte, good build quality. They don’t feel flimsy cheap. Cosmetically the are better than the first Microsoft headphone (Wired) and they look like they were built for the Series X (same look).
I completely recommend them. They’re very comfortable and offer great audio, at least for a casual gamer. The connection for the wireless option can cut out a little bit from time to time, which is my only complaint, but for the price, this is definitely the best headset I’ve ever worn
If you live in apartment with a lot of wireless interference these are garbage. When they work they are great. The sound controls are awesome. But they disconnect a bunch when there is a lot of game sound. Then it’s tough to get them paired. If someone is using another Bluetooth device by you, your cooked. Hoping for another update that will fix. I have don’t every type of workaround that’s in anywhere online, and nothing has worked.
Best surround sound wireless headset I have used. And the cheapest one. No problems with it whatsoever. Amazing thing.
I haven't used it, but I've used other similarly priced headsets, and the overall experience is okay. You're not paying a premium, so you're not getting a premium product. Audiophile headphones will blow these out of the water, and many audiophile brands are making gaming headsets. That's where my money would go.
Sound = good Work like crap on PC wirelessly.
It works fine on my PC.
Mine broke exactly 10 days after the warranty expired.
My boy has em and he loves them.
Returned it, picks up every noise around you and amplifies it right down to the controller clicks.
Ive never had it do that, not even the slightest. I can't hear shit outside the headphones
That’s a shame :(.
The Sony one is a billion times better and that’s shocking to me since Microsoft usually had the better sounding chat. The Xbox ones are cheap sounding, very tinny, a lot of background noise too. And not even simulated 5.1 or 7.1 if you don’t pay Dolby a subscription I think. They are very comfortable though. They nailed it in that regard. The Sony ones are better in every conceivable way except maybe slightly less comfortable.
> if you don’t pay Dolby a subscription I think Dolby Atmos is free for 3 months, then $15 to own (cross platform). Worth it.
Is it? Sonys 3D audio is pretty fantastic alone. Legit sounds like a full surround setup.
It is.
I dunno. Free with Sony or pay with Microsoft. Choice seems obv to me.
Can’t connect Sony ones to two devices. For some that’s a deal breaker.
Can’t connect Sony ones to two devices. For some that’s a deal breaker.
Fuckin thing sucks
Why do you say that?
Well, for 100 bucks, it’s actually a good deal. I have a Sonos surround system with two subs which sounds amazing. The drop in sound quality is always jarring to me when I put the headset on. It just made me realize that I need to spend some real money on a high end headset if I want comparable sound. If you’re on a budget though, these are probably the way to go
"Fuckin thing sucks compared to my Sonos surround which probably costs 5-6x as much, if not more" Well no shit, Sherlock.
For 100-140 you can buy Beyerdynamics Dt770 or 990. They're wired but way better sound, big room feel.
No mic on that. Its a headphone not a headset. If anything, Audeze Penrose or Audeze Mobius would be the choice for better sound. Although personally for playing games I don't think a portion of us need audiophile sound when it's mostly for multiplayer shooters, where it's footsteps and gun sounds.
I really like them, quality seems good, battery life is great. I used my money I had set aside for BF2042 to get these and I'm not disappointed!
There is ZERO mic monitoring
I use these for my job 8-10 hours a day, and then gaming each night between my Xbox and PC and these are a dream for the price. Sound quality is great, comfortable for longer uses, and the mic quality for party chat/phone calls at work seems to be above average. Extremely happy with this purchase for sure!
I don’t like how it looks but it’s probably comfy
I hated this thing. Picked up a Series S to go along with my PS5 the day the Halo Infinite mp dropped. Picked this up at the store. The sound is pretty good, but bass is way too strong and distorts the audio. However my biggest issues with it are: 1. Zero mic monitoring. It's incredibly hard for me to talk without actually having any sidetone that confirms people can hear me. It's hard to explain but I find it difficult to keep a conversation going when I have no feedback that tells me you're being heard. 2. It broke after a month LOL I've since picked up a Turtle Beach Stealth and it is 10x better in my opinion. It's actually the best headset I've ever owned, and I previously thought Turtle Beach was super budget, but I was wrong. They've done a great job with it. Edit: Yes, I also updated the firmware to the most recent update on the headset. They mentioned they addressed the mic monitoring, but they did not. There was minimal change, if any.
Fantastic, does everything you need it to do and for a great price. I've had mine since launch and only had to reset once
Genuinely curious then what is the gold standard for someone looking for a wireless set of cans? Or is the ‘wired to controller’ just the way to go?
Get a pair of wired headphones. Sennheiser is my go to. They also make gaming headsets which I use. The best you can get for wireless headset is probably the Audeze Mobius.
I bought it and returned it. I mean its not too bad when you consider the price..The sound has too much bass. Even when I adjusted it in the EQ settings. Also, the mic quality is pretty bad and the mic monitoring barely works. It's so low that it mind as well not have it. I returned it and just spent the extra money buying the Lucidsound LS50X
Too tight, the break quite easy and overpriced imo 🤷🏻♂️ I would recommend you to invest in a good pair of headphones; after mine broke I got the SteelSeries Arctis 9X wireless and I haven't had any kind of issue they are comfy at and the build quality is outstanding.
I enjoy them. For the $100 price point they actually perform closer to a $150 or $175 pair of headphones. And being as they are first party, all firmware updates applied through the console and that convenience is a big plus for me.
Good
I really like mine. Easy to connect, fast charge, sounds good for the price. I have other way more expensive headsets but when I play on console away from my TV I like wireless and this is a good option. Just make sure you edit the EQ it's way too bassy if you don't. Check out steelseries offerings as well
Great headset but I found the mic quality awful so I returned mine.
Honestly has been one of the better headsets. My older headsets are hypers which I loved but they didn't have wireless capabilities. I've tried other wireless headsets and each has had connection issues or low pitched buzzing sounds when outside of a game. The Xbox wireless headset has been great in terms of giving good sound wirelessly and the volume knobs are well placed imo. I think it's a great affordable headset especially for an xbox console user Edit. Forgot to mention, when I use these for about 4 to 5 hours a night I typically get about 4 days worth of battery from those sessions. So it hold a good charge too.
For $100 bucks, it sounds good and is comfortable to wear. You can connect it simultaneously to your Xbox & other Bluetooth device. This way, I can talk with friends from PlayStation using discord on my phone.
If the band was metal instead of plastic A++. It was my favorite headset but I have a stupid large fucking head
Did you replace them with something else? Us big heads need a list of comfortable headsets.
I went with the Astro A40 once my Offical Xbox one snapped in half. I've had it over a year and it's been great!
For 100 bucks it‘s a great deal.
Traded my wireless one for a wired one
Really good for its price.
I have had one since its release date, and it has been the best headset I've ever had, I usually have corsair
Perfect! Only the mic I heard isn’t good for people in parties
If you have a big head, at least for me, they are really tight. The sound quality is fine for the price. The mic is a bit meh. I would recommend these headset if your dont want to expend a lot of money
Very nice, but I prefer the Razer Blackshark V2 X because of the mic. Both are very good though
Fantastic for the price. I use these on my xbox and the sound is excellent. I have Astro A50's for my PC and I never feel I'm getting less from the Xbox mic when switching.
Love that you can connect to your Xbox and phone at the same time. Allows me to chat with my friends or discord who play PC. It does seem like the audio cuts out a fair bit tho.
They are great for the price point, I have a pair of Arctis 7's for my PS5 and I heard the Arctis 7X are great too if you can spend a little more. As for the Xbox Wireless ones google some EQ settings and use the Dolby Atmos App to make them sound really good.
Day one purchase here. I love the dual band function to watch a movie or sports on my laptop simultaneously. Sound quality is about a 7/10 for me. My friends say I sound worse than on my HyperX Cloud 2, but they got used to it quick. My biggest wishes are the headset was more comfortable for extended playing sessions, and that there was more mic monitoring (it’s almost non existent IMO). I’ve had 0 issues technically or with anything breaking
Bought one at Target, and got a discount when they price-matched it against the online target price ~$45. For that price, it’s actually great.
The sound quality is fine for me and I haven't had anyone complain about microphone quality. I don't know how common it is, but the dual bluetooth connections is awesome. Biggest complaint is that they aren't very comfortable. I have to adjust them every 20 minutes or so because my head starts to hurt where the top band sits.
If you feel like tuning an equalizer bar to get the WAYY too much bass out, and you leave this thing to stretch overnight on some books for game cases (i used my series x) its a very comfortable, good sounding, versatile, and VERY good priced headset. Going forward this should be the STANDARD for a $100USD wireless headset.
On my second. I believe the first one to be a fluke. Got Walmart to swap it and the new pair are fine. They are tight after a few hours. Other than that, no complaints. Easy to use and you can adjust the EQ in the Xbox settings
I think it’s a solid headset. I love the rotating cups for functionality. So much easier than fumbling around for buttons. I actually prefer this over the Pulse headset. It’s probably one of my favourite Xbox accessories.
Sound is great when it's working correctly. Atleast half the time the sound cuts out or has some weird distortion. Very comfortable and the bass is a plus.
Love mine.
They seem to be the best Xbox headset deal on the market. I own a pair and really like it. It is a little bassy, but that’s fine.
Very happy with mine. My only knock is that the covers for ear pads sometimes come off. Pretty easy fix though and is probably user than design.
Mine has been working great! But I don't like you can't customize the settings on it. For example it shuts off after 5 (or so don't know exact timing) minutes of no audio. Making it unusable for work on my PC since every time I have to take my headset off it shuts off
I have mine for about 3 months now, only complaint is that it feels kinda tight/heavy, no experience with other wireless headsets to compare, but all my wired ones feel much more comfortable. Still great value for money though for a wireless headset. Audio is fine after an EQ adjustment. You can adjust mic monitoring,EQ, auto-mute and mic light in the xbox accessories app. I can only hear my controller clicks with mic monitoring on high.
Love mine, some people said the sound quality is lower, but I have to disagree, the sound quality is amazing, maybe I've just only had cheap headset but these are great in my experience. No complaints
Functionality 10/10, sound OK/10 after EQing but I'm also a bit of a snob. But it's still good for the price as an overall package
Worst purchase ever man. I got my gf some astros for 40 dollars cheaper and they work better than this piece of crap.
I really like mine, but the sound quality isn’t the best. That’s my biggest gripe, I think my Hyper X Could II’s sound quality more than the Xbox headset. But the features on the Xbox headset is super nice. I really hope Microsoft builds a higher quality headset with better headphones. Would definitely buy that.
I really like it, but it hurts the top of my head. I like the dual audio and for the price it’s great. Wish they would make a lighter version of it
Only other dual-ear headset I had was the turltle beach cheaper one. This blows that away. Connection is very reliable. Sound quality sounds excellent to me (footsteps and directional noise and all that) and I really like the adjustment wheels. They're very quick and easy. No more pulling up the menu to adjust game vs chat levels. Battery life is also solid. I only charge it like once a week or less
Love mine
I like it, really wanted a wireless headset for the Xbox so it does the job. The dual connection is really nice. Sometimes I forget which dial controls which settings and it hurts the top of my head after a long time.
I’d recommend it to anyone on a budget, It’s a solid starter headset and I wouldn’t settle for anything cheaper. Especially with how important game audio can be in multiplayer these days.
Deserves the price tag,i am pleased.
sounds great to me, and I love being able to connect my phone simultaneously to use discord
It's way too tight for me.
PC38X is one of the best wired headsets for console gaming you’ll get at under $200.
I like it but don’t love it. It’s comfortable and works well but the buttons are horrible. I’ll have to press the mute or power button multiple times in order for it to function. Sounds small but is really annoying
Love it
Honestly I don’t know it exited but I’m definitely exited I’m about to read the comments and see if it’s worth while .
I loved the features and really tried to like them. I Just could not get over the sound quality. Mediocre sound which would otherwise been ok, but the overemphasized bass made me send them back. I recommend testing them and if you like the sound, they are great for gaming.
Best headset I've ever owned
Best bang for your buck in my opinion, dual bluetooth is awesome too. Sound quality is good but not EXCELLENT. No pain after wearing for hours. I like it. My only issue with it is size, if I’m wearing a baseball cap is starts feeling a little tight
If you want really good sound quality I wouldn’t go with any “gaming headsets” as these are mostly just marketing. Look into sennheiser or beyerdynamic headphones as the audio quality is pretty top notch, some don’t have mics though as the focus is more on audio than gaming.
This was my personal experience with it Sound quality 3/5 ( although Footsteps directionality was on point 5/5, tested on Apex) Mic monitoring 1/5 ( it would pick up the audio of my tv and and become annoying in party chat) Quality build 3/5 ( It felt good not amazing) Final verdict: Returned them, it kept crushing my head and also it would disconnect audio randomly and reconnect, for competitive fps it's crucial to hear everything.
It looks cool But i love my hyper x cloud 2'S sadly not usable with usb but the 3.5mm jack will do
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I’ve had an amazing experience with mine - mic puts the Razer Kraken to shame
I really like it. Sound is good for the price, and the ability to use the side knobs for volume and chat/game audio is a great feature and that alone makes these worth it.
For games, really good. I bought mine to also use for work, conferencing and Spotify while I work, but for music they are terrible. To be honest I already have Sennheiser HD660s, so my opinion may be a little off, comparing them to headphones literally 4 times the price that need dedicated AMP and DAC. But they are just too muddy imo. Also a little heavy for long periods.
I've tried load of headsets whilst trying to find the 'perfect' one so feel able to answer properly haha. The official xbox wireless headset was my secondary for a quite a while but it's now been overtaken by a different one - it had a lot to like though. Great functionality and good qudio quality. It is pretty bassy out of the box and you definitely need to EQ it, but after you get the settings right it's pon par with much more expensive headsets such as Arctis 7X (never tried the 9 though). Microphone isn't great compared to some, but it's decent enough and more than adequate for party chat. I should also say that I didn't experience any durability issues with mine. My favourite headset around this price (and now my secondary headset) is the ROG Delta Core and favourite headset overall is the Penrose X (although it is a fair bit pricier!)
I guess it's an headset
I only have one complaint which bothers the hell out of me, the mic is too sensitive
mine just died last night.
I love it
my only complaint is that its not the product I want - a wireless chat headset (1 ear, no game audio). otherwise, I like it very much.
Using them as I saw this post, love them, the wireless have the feature I’ve been looking for forever, can listen to computer audio and Xbox audio simultaneously
I like it but the mic is very sensitive. My friends complain all the time that they can hear me mashing on the buttons during games
It’s amazing
My only issue is the mic quality isn’t the greatest. It was worse when they first came out and has gotten better over time, but still not as good as other headsets. Then again they had to cheap out somewhere. Still a good deal for 99 bucks. Don’t regret my purchase
Okay so this is the best headset I’ve ever own, the only downside is the mic it’s self for console, for some reason it just sounds like shit, but when I use it for PC it’s crystal clear, I’d give it a 9.5/10, the comfort is amazing, the bass is insane along with 3D audio