Xbox Wireless Headset for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows 10 Devices
If you care about sound quality, this review is for you. If your idea of great sound is Bose or Beats...ignore the reviews and buy these, you'll love them because they sound just as good as the typical offerings of these brands. life. What's not to like? Well, for one thing, they sound worse than my 25-year-old $29 Sony headphones. Deep bass is totally non-existent. what you're left with is incredibly strong, mushy mid-bass and a whole lot of stuff. The midrange is compressed and detail gets lost in a sea of noise during any complex part of the audio. Both of which are pretty big issues since they're meant to listen to simulated battlefield sounds that have a lot of deep bass and complex passages (teammates talking, NPCs shouting, weapons firing, bombs exploding, level badges ringing, helicopters flying overhead , missiles firing - all at the same time). I must admit that I didn't bother to test them only on music... I just can't face the horror and I'm scared what I might do to them in a fit of righteous indignation. Another issue is that the mic is poor and the design is weird. Don't get me wrong, the sound from the mic is nowhere near as big as the sound drivers, but I was hoping for better quality here too. Voice seems flat and electronic. The arm the mic sits on is also too short (like 50% of the minimum acceptable length). This is a problem because it's hard to see the LED on its tip, and because the mic appears to be attached permanently i guess you are stuck with this problem and have to check every time you want to have mic on or off I heard several reviewers say that in the $100 price range this is a great option (really $115, see note at bottom of review). I can't say I've listened to enough gaming headsets to have an opinion on this other than this: if this is the best you can do for $100; so don't sell $100 helmets. your engineers an extra $20 budget and charge $150 for it. People who can spend money on $70 games, $500 consoles, and $200 elite controllers can afford to spend a few dollars more without major compromise. The worst part is that in the end I'll probably end up reluctantly keeping them I currently don't have any other gaming headphones and I'm not interested in mic amps and workarounds for the unnecessarily shut down xbox wireless sound system. I've also read lots of complaints about other headsets that reportedly sound good and don't hold up to daily use. These just leave me feeling let down and as if I settled for less (which I am). If only they sounded as good as they look and feel. What a shame. Sound quality 3/10 Microphone quality 6/10 Microphone mute indicator: 1/10 Appearance: 9/10Functionality 10/10Comfort 9/10Battery life 8/10Ratings -1. I may have gone for a 2.5 star overall rating if the system allowed it, as comfort and functionality are excellent...but still once that sound quality, ugh. 2. So these are really $115... When you get them, you s will find that you need to download and install the Dolby Access app on your Xbox to use this feature I was confused about this initially thinking it was a built-in headset - like the product advertised to me made him believe. The app has a 7 day free trial and then costs you $15. I don't know if the Atmos virtual surround helps or not in the FPS games I play. makes me confused as to where the enemies are as often as it helps me. That being said, I consider the app a must have because it has a graphic equalizer feature and you can use it to cut the low mids ridiculously loud to a level that won't cause instant headaches. Edit - I discovered that the Xbox Accessories app has a built-in (basic) EQ feature for headphones. I still chose to purchase the application.
