Xbox Wireless Headset Review

Xbox Wireless Headset Review

The xbox wireless headset may be a solid workhorse because of a few of really smart design ideas and better than average sound.

It also features a few elements that are not necessarily bad but are definitely a touch underwhelming like its microphone and its battery life. it nails the important stuff though and therefore the useful features far outweigh the issues when you're talking a few 100 headset, while it won't scare any high-end home theatre headset rivals.

It's a strong and versatile mid-level pick for day-to-day xbox use fashioned in black molded plastic withjust a splash of xbox green on the cans. there's a chic look thereto that feels complementary to the xbox series x's design the adjustable top band is tough plastic with a steel inner frame padded with leatherette coated foam that's firm but comfortable the edges of the band slide so you'll adjust the fit and there is a pleasant tactile response as you adjust the ear cups also are padded with supportive leatherette and foam that padding creates a seal that gives alittle but noticeable passive noise canceling effect that said the padding are often a touch overbearing and may sometimes rub uncomfortably against the bottom of your ear.

The headset's best asset is its simple but graceful ear cup controls many wireless headsets have a bent to load the rear of the ear cups with a cluster of indiscernible buttons you've got to blindly fumble with but the xbox headset spreads out its controls using dials, and just a few of buttons all ofwhich are easily distinguishable by touch the outer circles of the ear cups are both rotating dials right controls volume while the left controls game and chat mix.

There are just two buttons on the left cup an extended thin button that doubles as pairing and power and a flat inset mute button lastly there is a usb c port tucked away for charging or wired connection given the buttons positions and shapes. it is easy to inform which is which making them infinitely more useful than the overwhelming majority of on-board headset controls on the within the headset features 40 millimeter drivers that generate a pointy.

Concussive sound like many budget and mid-range headsets it delivers a base heavy soundscape that delivers a true punch when grenades explode and things get explosive in say call of duty black ops, conflict unlike other headsets though its deep lows don't impact how it sounds outside of these situations on top of things in-game dialogue comes through crisp and clear and therefore the ever-encroaching sound of the hiss stays distinct from the echoey messages that come from the beyond that said when taking note of music some songs come through slightly compressed the music is obvious but certain parts desire they're merging together.

These sorts of mild flaws aren't uncommon for a gaming headset especially at this price at an equivalent time it's much easier to recommend these to an xbox player then someone on pc where there are more options with a universally superb audio microphone also has some ups and downs.

It picks up your voice very clearly but also tons of ambient noise there's an adjustable auto-mute feature that's alleged to silence your mic when you are not speaking so as to dam out ground noise . it's produced mixed leads to our testing it blocks enough noise to form the headset clear and usable but it is from the simplest headset mic out there like almost every xbox peripheral lately the xbox wireless headset has versatile connectivity supporting both the xbox wireless protocol for console and Bluetooth for pc and mobile devices.

You can also use the xbox protocol on windows via the xbox wireless adapter or wired via USB-C battery life may be a little bit of a weak part though our testing found that it lasted through quite a full day of play which is in line with microsoft's 15 hour estimate.

It's well in need of the various headsets we've tested which will go up to twenty to 25 hours just like the steel series arctis 7x. if you do not want to charge it every other day that's significant on the software side, the headset offers basic equalizer customization and a couple of other things on both xbox and pc through Microsoft's xbox accessories app counting on how you approach it the app is either anemic or a minimalist breath of fresh air by pc standards, the settings here desire the bare minimum on xbox though where customization apps are few and much between any customization remains better than nothing.

The xbox wireless headset is extremely solid a thoughtful design great control layout and straightforward pairing makes it pleasantly simple to use and its sound while not mind-blowing is nearly as good or better than most xbox headsets in its price range with a microphone that's clear as long as there's not an excessive amount of ruckus within the background for many xbox players . it should desire an upgrade and fit sort of a glove for more on everything within the world of stay tuned to sign's weekly xbox show podcast unlocked and for everything within the world of gaming persist with ign.