Xbox Wireless Headset

Headset with bass...tick. Good long lasting connection...ehhh small tick – It is getting really hard to just be able to get what you want. The wireless headset scene for Xbox is suffering this exact problem, and the Xbox Wireless headset tries to remedy this. USB-C charging is already an almost necessity nowadays: a tick for this headset already. Yet it lacks even the basic of fundamentals: an AUX port. While having a wireless headset is meant to negate the need for this, and a 15 hour battery life with quick charge to boot, it does symbolise a move away from the backup audio sources, and places a greater emphasis on connection strength. Headsets like Steelseries and this headset which utilise the Xbox Wireless protocol all fall victim to wireless interference, in which again there is no quick fix. Wireless units fall into either this category or a dongle based system; the dongle grants a much stronger and lower latency connection with no interference. The Bluetooth is 4.2, meaning it aint great but it is there for casual music usage, not for PC gaming. Grab a dongle if you are using this for PC use. What this headset does do well is bass...perhaps too well. Even at a flat EQ, the bass is powerful and thumping. Boost the bass in the Xbox Accessories controlled settings and the bass is perhaps too much. But it trumps more expensive headsets in this category, but if you want a broader soundscape, go elsewhere. But for 150 bucks, comparing this headset to the likes of Corsair, Steelseries or HyperX is like comparing apples to birthday cakes. This headset is meant to be an entry level, yet premium sounding headset. Dolby Atmos can help the sound a tad, but this is also a scene where you get what you pay for. In the end, for 149 this headset does well enough to keep you in the gaming zone. auto mute mic and adjustable settings do just enough to make it feel premium. Want an entry level headset with extra features to keep yah hooked? Grab this and give it a whirl. But if you want a broader sound scape, more battery, a better mic or even better build quality... go a Steelseries. In the end though, you get what you pay for, and headsets like this that blur those lines are beginning to appear everywhere.