Customer Reviews

Headset with Microphone for Xbox 360

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

I have to say that I am a little shocked that an item like this even exists. Lets get a few things straight;

1- These headphones, unlike some others, and contrary to some of these other reviews, ONLY output other player's voices. They DO NOT output any other game sounds, music, etc. This means that while you are playing you cannot hear the television, for example in a FPS, you will struggle to hear gunfire, footprints of enemies, and so on. The only way to combat this would be to turn your television up. Problem is, because these headphones cover both ears, you have to blare the television at ridiculous volumes to get the same experience you'd have with the traditional Xbox Live headset. This makes no sense to me.

2- Several of these reviews say that these headphones are tight. They are not tight. Not even close to tight, and in fact they are fully adjustable. At the largest setting you'd be hard pressed to find someone with a head big enough to fill them.

Bottom line:

If you're looking for a pair of actual "headphones" that output voice communication and game sounds, go check out pretty much any pair by Turtlebeach. Make sure to take a look at what the cables look like. If you want both types of audio output you'll need the Xbox Live headset connection, like these have, and also another wire that connects with the Xbox directly. Without that second component you'll get no game sounds.

For 7 bucks these are great. I just can't understand for the life of me why they were created. A product that simultaneously improves part of a game's performance (giving you great clarity in voice audio), but completely degrades all other noises from your television by boxing your ears in. I don't get it.

Well I dont know why people say it blocks out all other sounds, cause it really doesnt. The audio in and out quality is much like the Microsoft name brand wired headset, the mouth piece is pretty good, the inner wires are covered buy a bending metal cover wire bit. The headphones are tight, i mean very tight at first but afer about an hour or t2o my ears got used to it and the headset was fairly comfortable and with time it will fit like a dream. The build is good, and these things may look big in the picture but trust me its pretty small which is very nice. I say need a replacement but want structure at a low prive then buy this. it'll get the job done and it works.

I rated this headset fairly high because the sound quality is very nice, superior to the regular headset you get with the console. We have owned these for about a week and so far so good. These are an off-brand so don't think you are getting XBOX product here, but it looks very much like an XBOX product and so far we are happy. The one downside I can say, which is not really against the product, but something to think about when purchasing - These are somewhat noise-cancelling, so if you are playing Call of Duty and you want to hear what the game is saying in such matches as Seek and Destroy, etc, you might not like that part of it. For the money these are a pretty good deal and if they hold up for more than 6 months I might even purchase again.

I like the headset and you cannot beat the price. If you want to block out all outside noises, this is the headset to get; however, I play XBox live and it blocks out the music of the game from the TV speakers. The headset is a tad bit too tight and puts a deep suction on the ears, so you may want to loosen them up to break the suction. Good price, good quality, but I think (for gaming) I will stick with the 1 ear headset. If I were watching a movie, I would wear this one.

This was definitely a great buy for the price. It fits really snug around my ears, and the microphone is placed perfectly. The only thing I dislike is that after a couple hours, the snugness on my ears begins to hurt a little, so I have to take it off for a while. Other than that, definitely recommend this product to anyone looking for a decent quality headset for a low price!

Got this headset as a gift for my husband and he was very excited about it. He can hear the others great, he likes the ease of turning it on/off & up/down :) The only flaw is the amount of time it takes to plug in the headset to the controller...it is a bit more tricky than it looks :(

WORST HEADSET YOU COULD POSSIBLY BUY!! The headset arrived broken, the right side speaker was detached inside the headset and rattling around, and it looks and feels very cheap. Spend a little extra money and get a good headset, DO NOT waste your money on this piece of garbage.

these are just like the regular head sets with the one ear peace. but these have two ear peaces and you can here people real good but you can only her the game on the tv so either you have to have the tv all the way up or take one ear peace off. all and all its does its job but if u want to listen to the game too its not for u.

It works perfectly, I was very pleased especially since it was so cheap.(: I would highly recommend this Mic. Thank you.

This is the same thing as the headset you get with the game, you can only hear the in game talking, not the sounds of the game. I am very unhappy. I want my money back.