Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Premium Wireless Surround Sound Gaming Headset for Xbox One

First. Plug them into a computer and UPDATE the firmware. Ok, let's go from there. These are comfortable, at least for the first 3-4 hours and probably longer for most. I have a large head (hat size 7 1/2) and they are quite nice. Plenty of room for an even bigger head and they spread out nice too. They'll fit around a gallon size paint can, lol! As you pull them apart they don't get very tight. They stay loose(ish). Well, not loose. They just don't pinch your head. Plenty of cushion for the top of your head too. These are the MOST convenient gaming headphones I've EVER used. Because they have an internal rechargeable battery, there is NO CORD. NOTHING. Completely wireless! You can just pick up your headphones, turn them on, chat and play. Nuthin' plugs into nuthin'! LOVE IT .If you forget to charge the battery when it's low, you definitely CAN game while charging and in that case there would be a wire. But only then. I usually plug them in every other gaming session, when I I'm done for the night and leaving them to charge. They're micro USB. I haven't had a problem connecting to the XBOX either. I haven't tried to use the Bluetooth function yet. Mainly because when I play a few times a week in the evening, the only people who call me are already online with me. The chat volume and the game volume work well independently of each other. In other turtle beaches if I upped the game the cat would get stronger too and vice versa, but apparently not with these. The superhuman feature seems to work pretty well. In the Predators mission in Wildlands I could totally hear where the Predator was on the map and that's fun. You mute the mic so no one can hear you, flipping it over. My friends can hear when I mute it too. If you wanted complete privacy when muted, be aware that apparently there is some noise and that they would know that they are muted. So far everything seems pretty good. Why 3 stars? This is my main problem and it bothers me EVERY TIME I USE THEM. It's the mic or maybe the monitoring mic. The mic activates when you start talking, otherwise it's kinda off. I think it might be noise canceling for people in line with me? Anyway, every time I start talking and the mic "pops" or "turns on", there is a noticeable delay before I hear myself in the headphones and it's ABSOLUTELY boring. I hear myself "in the room" probably 2 or 3 tenths of a second before I hear myself in the headset. Once I'm in the sentence I'm speaking they're fine (actually I wish I could hear myself as loud as I hear my team mates but that's never been the case with Turtle Beach) and when I'm done talking I don't notice the mic "muting" so to speak .But, as soon as I say anything else, there's STILL that lag. GRRRRR. I had TB's X32 and those were glorious. The mic I'm talking about didn't exist. It was just always on. é.Never lag or delay. I hope I was clear about my problem. It's hard to explain when writing about it, you almost have to use them in person to know what I mean. It's really a big deal for me and it's why 3 stars. There's so much to love about these, that's why no less than 3 stars. I would say if they didn't have the mic issue (for me) they would be THE BEST gaming headset I've ever used and 5 STARS ALL DAY. If you don't mind, or don't mind my problem with them, I'd say buy them immediately! PS The charging cable included with these is the coolest little micro USB I've ever seen. It's contoured to your fingers for easier removal from the headset. I love it. UPDATE!!: Wait a minute! WAIT A MINUTE!!!! I posted this review and 10 minutes later I decided to read the best review of this helmet (by J Dog) and it SOLVED MY PROBLEM! Stealth 700 settings when connected to your computer after downloading the software and following J Dog's settings guide. Basically all I had to do was turn off the mic gate setting. .Wow. Ok so now I stand by what I said at the end of this review. This is the best gaming headset I have ever owned. LOVE THEM NOW!! THANK YOU J Dog!! This is a link to his review. If that doesn't happen, just search for the best review of this helmet. B072M6WZSY#wasThisHelpful