Xbox Wireless Headset for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows 10 Devices

I was on the search for a decent pair of headphones for my xbox as I found that connecting a wired headphone to the controller had 3 issues: 1) lack of volume - no matter what headphone I connected it was just barely loud enough in a quiet room, any noise and I missed conversations in cutscenes. 2) battery drain on the controller 3) and the occasional interference in soundSo I decided to invest in something more substantial and I'm glad I did. This headphone connects to your xbox via Xbox wireless protocol which means no dongle just like the controllers. Pairing takes a few seconds and I'm happy to report it solved all 3 issue mentioned straight away.Yes sound is tuned towards the bass at its default setting it's too bass heavy for me, but this can be remedied easily by going into the xbox accessories app (installed by default) and change the equaliser to movie or music mode. This should be fine for most but feel free to play with custom eq settings if you like. After this the sound was great, with really punchy bass still without distortion or overpowering the mid and high tones. Although distortion was not an issue on the default setting and there is a bass boost mode as well if you want to rattle your skull :) the sorround sound for me is very good and I can't hear any difference when comparing it to my pc gamer headset that is twice as expensive. It's really convincing and I can easily tell the source of the sound. I don't play online games on my xbox so I can't comment on how good this headphone is for competitive online gaming.The headphone can connect to your pc as well by using type c usb cable, or bluetooth but you don't get all the surround sound goodies that way. A 3rd option is to buy an xbox wireless adapter for your pc which will enable all the features but this is sold separately and it's quite steep at £35. There are 3rd party dongles but the ones I've seen are just bluetooth dongles and got nothing to do with xbox wireless protocol so be careful what you buy. The headphones can connect to your phone too - again via Bluetooth and again you'll loose some of the extra features. Unfortunately unlike with a pc the headphone won't work with the phone with the cable. I tried it on a google pixel, using android 12 and nothing happened other than the headphone starting to charge.Controls on this headphone has to be the best I tried so far. Super simple and intuitive. On both earcups you have two rotating dials. As in the whole outer part of the earcups rotate. The right side is for volume, and so far I never needed to go over 50% it's got plenty of power. The right side is for adjusting if you want to game or ingame chat volume to be dominant. For example if you're playing a coop title with someone and there is a cutscene and they wouldn't shut up - you can turn the dial to increase the game volume and lower the other gamer's volume. Other than these you will find a usb-c connector under the right earcup for charging and commecting to pc. And on/off button on the left cup, this is not my favourite. It feels a bit cheap and I'm never sure how long to press it for - but the answer is: until the greeting chime comes on. Next to it is the mic mute button. Speaking of microphone - I was a bit worried that the mic can't be detached as I said before I don't play online games so I no need for it. But I'm happy to say that the mic can be tucked away and you wont see a thing, it's not disturbing at all and it doesn't wobble around the top of your head like so many others. The end of the mic houses an LED to visually tell you if your mic is on or not. The brightness of this LED can be customised in the settings and I turned it off altogether so my mic is really invisible.The build quality is really solid. The cans are covered with faux leather but of the nice quality. The band connecting the two is cushioned as well as the cans with memory foam and I found them to be very very comfortable altough I'm not the person who plays long hours. I worn them for 3 hours though and they were still comfortable whilst my old headphones gave me ear fatigue after about 30 minutes.Dislikes? Only one minor thing and that comes from convenience. Thanks to the xbox wireless protocol the headphone can turn on your xbox when you turn on your headphone and if you turn off your xbox it turns off your headphone. So far so good. But what if I also want to connect my phone. For that I need to turn on my headphone which in turn turns on my xbox. But I only wanted to connect to my phone...well it's nitpicking really. This headphone is primarily designed for xboxes so I'm not really complaining. Any extra connevtivity is appreciated anyway. It can however connect to your xbox and phone simultaneously so if you're playing and someone calls you you can answer and have a conversation through the boom mic without stopping the game. Neat! There is an option in the settings to automatically lower the game volume should you wish to enable it.I do think this is one of the best xbox headphones out there and is a must for xbox gamers. I didn't find any major issues with the product that would be off putting but if your budget doesn't allow you to buy this one, there is a wired version for almost half the price straight from Microsoft again without some of the most advanced features. Highly recommended!

A really good product from Microsoft for the money.It looks and sounds like they have taken their time when putting this together and would also bet they looked at a few other market leading headsets before making and releasing these, because they deliver a decent high end experience for a fraction of the cost of some headsets.I have some Sony WH-1000XM3's and although not for gaming, They do provide premium sound and I used these from a sound perspective, to compare to the Microsoft cans.I'm really impressed. Just by using the on board Xbox EQ, you are able to get a decent level of sound very quickly, with good levels of bass, mids and treble.It's often that the bass level suffers on cheaper headsets but these are not far off the MX3's. Not bad at all considering the cost difference.They aren't built for noise cancelling but these do offer some level of suppression from outside room noise.It's about right for you to be able to hear your own voice when talking, so you don't end up shouting down the mic.The mic itself is good quality, after talking to friends online, they said that it was crystal clear.I also love the adjustable volume on both cans, one for general volume of speech that you hear and the other for in game volume, so you can always get a comfortable mix.The overall feel of the material that has been used is also decent, you can use these for a couple of hours feeling quite comfortable, with soft ear and head band cushioning.I also like that the mic sits by your mouth but doesn't extend so far that you can see it.Setup is also very easy, following the 'add device' within the Xbox settings part of the menu.As soon as you press the on button, you're straight in as the Xbox remembers the device.Charge time is about an hour and you'll get 12-14 hours of solid use I would say.For under £90, both the sound and build quality feel very acceptable and it's great that Microsoft have not charged the earth for these.