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B008M4BNQ6

Release date

August 21, 2012

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935 ratings

4.1 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#64,642 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#14 in Xbox 360 Headsets
#6,864 in PlayStation Legacy Systems

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Product Dimensions

2.2 x 7.99 x 10 inches; 8.1 Ounces

Binding

Video Game

Rated

Everyone

Item model number

TBS-2205-01

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Item Weight

8.1 ounces

Manufacturer

Turtle Beach

Date First Available

June 30, 2012

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Turtle Beach Ear Force XLa
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The Ear Force XLa is the ideal headset for Xbox 360 gamers seeking a more immersive experience compared to standard Xbox LIVE communicators. Unlike basic communicator headsets that only let you hear chat in one ear, the XLa combines high-fidelity, amplified game audio and crystal-clear communication in a sleek compact design. The XLa also features independent game and chat volume controls and noise-isolating ear cushions, allowing you to personalize the audio and block out distractions.

If you’re serious about gaming, then get serious about the sound. Step up to the Ear Force XLa and experience game audio like never before.

At a Glance

Amplified stereo sound for superior audio quality
More immersive experience than only hearing chat in one ear
Bass Boost
Independent game and voice channel volumes
Microphone Monitor allows you to hear your own voice as you chat and stop screaming into the mic
Designed specifically for Xbox 360

Key Features

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Superior Quality and Clarity

Amplified stereo gives an earful of top-quality sound the way the game developers actually meant the game to be heard.

Two Is Better Than One

Unlike basic communicator headsets that only let you hear chat in one ear, the XLa on-ear design for both ears provides high-fidelity sound and crystal-clear communication.

Deep Immersive Experience

Bass Boost gives your audio a kick in the you-know-what to add depth and realism to the sounds of the game.

Total Control Over Sound

With independent game and chat volumes, turn the game sound up & chat volume down. Or turn the chat up and the game down. The choice is yours.

Voice-Level Recognition

Know how people tend to scream when wearing headphones? With Microphone Monitor, now you can hear your voice in your headset so you’re not that person.

Comfortable By Design

Soft, padded ear cushions help reduce external sounds, and the twist-cup design allows the headset to rest flat on your shoulders for those brief gaming breaks.

Turtle Beach Audio Advantage

The amplified stereo sound produced by the Ear Force XLa will ensure that you hear your games loud and clear. We put variable bass boost at your disposal to give your audio a swift kick in the you-know-what when you need it to.

You’ll be able to hear sound cues that are missed with conventional TV speakers, such as the sound of enemy footsteps or the click of a loading weapon in the distance. In short, you'll react faster and take them out before they take you out, giving you the edge that can make the real difference between winning and losing.

WARNING:

CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

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Michael Sperrazzo

Great headset for the most part

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 28, 2014

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I had a couple of small issues with this, but overall I think it was a good purchase; if I had a console and was without a headset, I would definitely purchase it again. The price was right, and as someone who has never used super high quality headphones, they sounded amazing to me. I was able to get way more into the game with this headset. People always seem to have understood what I was saying, so I'll assume the microphone transmits clearly. I can think of only two negative comments about this headset.

The first problem is that after a couple of hours, it got pretty uncomfortable on my ears (the physical pressure, not the audio). That's not really the end of the world, though, since I probably shouldn't have had explosions blasting in my ear for that long anyways... we'll call it a safety feature.

The other problem is that if I was playing split-screen with someone (and was therefore using the TV volume instead), I would occasionally have someone tell me that my microphone was feeding back. The issue was generally rectified quickly by either scooting back a foot (our living room was somewhat cramped, so I was pretty close to the TV), or by rotating the microphone further away from the TV. I don't think this happened very often, though, because I usually played with the same people on a regular basis and they would have informed me.

Because of these two things, I am reviewing it with four stars; the main reason for the missing star is the ear discomfort after extended use. A little more padding, and this would definitely be a 5 star product. Don't get me wrong, however. I would still definitely buy it again - especially for thirty dollars.

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Noah

Turtle beach X12 vs. Turtle beach XLA, vs. Triton Trigger.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 25, 2014

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This review will be a comparison of three entry level gaming headsets for the Xbox 360.

Turtle beach X12, Turtle beach XLA, and the Triton Trigger.

My goal was to find the highest quality gaming headset for under $50 that provided chat and game sound.

I purchased all three of these from Amazon at the same time to test them out.
Here is the price at time of purchase.
Turtle beach XLA: $29.62
Turtle beach X12: $42.71
Triton Trigger: $49.99

All three of these headsets have these same basic features.

Simple and reliable and no batteries to change
Amplified audio (USB powered –plugs into Xbox)
Separate chat and game volume controls (Plays game sound and teammate chat through both speakers)
Stereo sound (all have good sound quality)
Similar hook up to Xbox (RCA cables with optional chat wire to Xbox controller)

Still with me, OK. Let’s get on to the review.

Main differences

Usage
Both the X12 and the Triton trigger are over the ear headphones and provide good noise isolation. The XLA is an on the ear style which may be more comfortable for people wearing glasses. The triton has smaller ear cups and has a tighter fit, it will be uncomfortable for people with large heads and/or ears. The triton also provided better noise isolation than both but with the lack of Mic monitoring I found myself talking tool loud.

-Advantage: Turtle beach

Both Turtle Beach headsets have Microphone monitoring – Nonadjustable but also very nice feature and in my opinion a must.
Mic monitor allows you to hear yourself as you speak into the mic. With most closed-back headphones, you can’t hear yourself talking and end up inadvertently shouting when you talk. The mic monitor handily eliminates that side-effect.

-Advantage: Turtle beach

Controls

In order for a set of gaming headphones to work with the Xbox 360, they must be self amplified. This is because the only way to get game audio from the Xbox is to tap its analog audio output or optical digital output. Rather than design an outboard box to decode and convert a digital signal, an in-line amplifier was designed in to these headsets. This also means that these aren’t capable of surround sound without an additional add-on processor. Like this one

Both the X12 and the Triton trigger have the chat and game volume controls on an inline wired module including a chat mute switch.

The X12 has a red or green LED on the controller that shows chat mute status.
The X12 also has a base boost feature which is nice for movies.

The XLA has the controls on the headset so it’s all by feel. The wires on this are the least annoying I've ever seen on a turtle beach. Thanks to the controls being located on the ear cup, the wires only split to plug into the controller. It is a durable black wire that feels sturdy. They stay out of the way, and easy to wrap up.

The Triton in line adapter is a standalone unit and allows for any headphones to be plugged into it. This is really nice if you don’t want to chat and can use any headphones of your choice. I tried it with my Bose over ear and my IPhone ear buds. The Bose sound great and the IPhone ear buds work but you must flip the mute switch because the iPhone mic and controls are proprietary and will not work, causing a high pitch squeal in game.

Since the Trigger headset is detachable from the in-line module you can use it with all other devises just like regular headphones and with smart phones for phone calls. I tested it with my IPhone and it works great for phone calls and sounds surprisingly good for music.

The overall cabling on the Triton is far superior in build quality to both the turtle beach headsets, it has a thick quality cable and great in line adapter. The triton also come with the adapter for gaming with HDMI. You can purchase this separately for under $10 if you need it. Like this one

Those using the Xbox’s HDMI connection will need to get the Xbox break-out cable that provides an analog audio connection when using HDMI. It’s either that, or you must tap a stereo monitor output off of either a TV or A/V receiver. It may sound confusing, but it really isn’t. It took just one minute to get the headset up and running.

-Advantage: Triton Trigger

Microphone
The Mic an all three sets are great.
All have the metal flexible arm and good sensitivity.
All stay put

The Triton trigger does fold up out of the way much nicer than the others.

Unfortunately the Triggers lack voice monitoring, a feature that their higher tiered headset (Detonator) contains, really holds it back. This was probably done intentionally to promote the sale of the higher tiered Detonator headset.
None are removable

-Advantage: Turtle beach

Ear cups

As stated earlier:
Both the X12 and the Triton trigger are over the ear headphones and provide good noise isolation. The XLA is an on the ear style which may be more comfortable for people wearing glasses. The triton has smaller ear cups and has a tighter fit, it will be uncomfortable for people with large heads and/or ears. The triton also provided better noise isolation than both but with the lack of Mic monitoring I found myself talking tool loud.

The X12 is the clear winner here, with large ear cups and 50mm drivers vs. 40mm on the other two. I found them more comfortable and less hot to wear for extended periods of time.

-Advantage: X12

Conclusion

X12 is the overall winner

XLA is the best for those on a budget at only $30, it’s a steal.

Triton trigger is great for those with a smaller head (young adults) but upgrading to the Detonator would be the way to go for this brand.

The turtle beach X12 is the #1 selling wired gaming headset, and for good reason. For the price you can’t beat the features and comfort and function.

Although my original intentions were to just have a stereo headset to keep my gaming down as to not bother anyone, I've found myself wearing them most of the time just because of how good they sound and the full game emersion. I would say that anyone looking into a low cost headset, or need a replacement for that crappy Microsoft chat mic, I would definitely recommend the Turtle Beach X12. It's not perfect, but for the price and its quality, you'd be hard pressed to find a better deal.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading!

If you would like to leave a comment with any questions you have, feel free. This took me a sometime to reach a decision, so I've learned quite a bit.

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J. Roger

Great budget headset

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 14, 2013

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I bought this headset to replace a previous headset I had that shorted out. This is my first turtle beach and I'm impressed with the quality so far. The sound quality is great while playing games, streaming videos, or chatting with friends. Good bass, responsive highs, mids aren't too muddy. I frequently play with friends, so I was glad the mic quality was clear (according to all my friends). The talk back feature, which allows you to hear your own voice while you talk is also great for monitoring your own voice level/breathing. The mic is uber flexible, and you can flip it up and out of the way for movies or solo gaming. The volume controls for game and chat volume are built into the right ear as opposed to an in-line box on the cable, and this makes changing settings on the fly fairly simple once you memorize which knob is which.

My only complaint is that the length of the cable is a little short. I have everything plugged in so that I can just barely relax on the couch while the cable is stretched to length. I'd like a little extra slack. Also, the headset would be a little more comfortable if there were more pading on the ears and top of the head.

All in all, a great budget headset for college students like myself. Great famed turtle beach quality at an easy price.

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Farid cawadh

Great headphone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 21, 2015

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These are a great headphone after all it's turtle beach for their price these have a great sound and a really good bass and as far as I know their not fragile I'd prefer these over the other mics that cost over £150 but be warned these are WIRED so if you don't to be hassled with wires then go for a wireless mic

Geraldine Amelia

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 10, 2015

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good sound reception, just as expected, prompt delivery and good price

FERNANDES

NÃO é para Xbox One!!!!

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on March 11, 2019

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Todos os produtos da Turtle Beach são de excelente qualidade, mas esse fone NÃO é para xbox One, conforme diz o anuncio do site. Comprei e estou tendo todo o transtorno de fazer a devolução do produto.

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Cupcake

has some minor flaws, but otherwise wonderful.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 12, 2015

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the best headset at a wonderful price. however, it requires the red white and yellow cables. normally those cables would plug into the corresponding ports on the cable for the headset, and then it would all plug into the TV. but if you are using a HDMI cable from you're xbox to you're tv, then a simple fix is to still have the red white and yellow cable plugged into you're xbox, and plug the colors into the corrisponding ports on the headsets cable, however, you dont have to plug it into your TV. you can simply leave the cable coiled up next to your xbox and your headset will still work perfectly. however, if you have a plug and play cable to charge your controller's battery, then you and anyone you talk to will hear a loud buzzing sound in the headset as long as the controller is plugged in.

Karina V (@karyva)

Excelentes audífonos

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on July 15, 2017

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Me encantó. Se oyen muy bien todos los sonidos, tanto del juego como del chat. Tu propia voz también la escuchas sin ser muy molesto. Los controles de Chat y Juego, así como para poner o quitar el mute del micrófono, están en uno de los auriculares y es un poquito extraño primero, pero ya que te adaptas, perfecto funciona. Luego de encontrar los cables correctos es sencillísimo conectarlo, sobre todo con el Xbox 360 E.

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