JBL Quantum One - USB wired over-ear professional gaming headset with head-tracking enhanced JBL QuantumSPHERE 360 Active noise

I am blown away by this headset. I have never really owned anything like it, and am thrilled with all of the features it packs. The build quality feels superb, and the sound can be too, and it has all kinds of EQ and Spatial Audio settings to really tune it so it sounds how you want it to. The design is really cool looking, and I love the RGB effects, which give it that personal touch. The headset is fairly large, but also highly adjustable, so it should fit most users okay. I am probably the most impressed with the active noise cancellation and head tracking technologies that the headset has. It has a gyroscope in it, so if you’re using Spatial Audio, you can turn your head, and the audio will move with it, which I just have never seen anything like. Though I feel I can give it five stars for the way I’m using it, I will point out a few potential downsides that may be a detriment depending on your situation. First and foremost, though you can use this thing on PC, console and mobile, I would not recommend it for Console or Mobile, as many of its features won’t really work without the PC software. Also, it is a wired headset, which I prefer, but some users may not, If these downsides are problems to you, you may want to look into the JBL quantum 910 that may not be as high spec, but are wireless and have an “X” and “P” variant that are marketed towards Xbox and PlayStation respectively, and thus are probably more compatible with console. Read more

I've been using on ear ANC headphones for a few years now. My first pair were JBL wireless, but charging was a pain. However, the immersive gaming sound was shockingly good. Loud. Bassy. With equalizer adjustments, I found many sweet spots. When my all-important dongle gave out, I bought a different wireless headset that was probably balanced, but I really missed the intensity of the JBL's. So I got these wired JBL Quantum One's and I not only experienced the intense sound again, I also got to stop charging them! And they were on sale for at least a month over the holidaze! I can turn these up to jaw dropping decibels which reminds me of the old days of blasting music in the 80's. And the fact that I feel like I'm in a sensory deprivation tank each time I use them is a huge plus. The bass makes my heart think it's having palpitations. I don't need audiophile subtlety. I want my brain blown into the next century, and these headphones do that. I'm not a gamer, but gaming design makes everything better. I even bought another headset because my wire was giving out on the refurbished set, but also because I can't live without them. Read more

Overall sound is great with the Quantum One headset. I was up in the air on purchasing the wireless version or wired, and overall pleased with the wired. I have Sony earbuds so I really don't need wireless and these are exclusive to my laptop setup. This has a removal boom mic which if you're not careful can pull out slightly if you're not paying attention. I adjusted my mic through the JBL software to have a very light side tone as a mild reminder my microphone is plugged in. Side tone adjustments work great and I didn't think I would consider this a feature until I used it. I'm running a gaming laptop, which when I'm running in performance or turbo mode is loud with the fans to keep the system cool. The mic is crystal clear when I'm in game or Discord. Sound profiles are great and are a pleasant feature from switching from movies, music and then to gaming. The ANC works well. I tried to turn if off and really couldn't tell a difference, but for me I'm OK with this since my fans are typically loud and enjoy the quiet when I'm gaming. This could be a setting I'm using as I'm still fine tuning my setup. Overall, very pleased. I got these for 50% off which made the deal that much sweeter. JBL makes really nice products in my mind. I was gifted a blue tooth speaker which got me interested in them. Read more

I was really excited for this headset. The calibrating and AI integration had my hopes up! Unfortunately, this was a flop. I had issues with this headset from taking it out of the box with calibration and consistency. The AI tuning sometimes just tweaks out and you hear nothing but static for several minutes while it tries to figure out what you should be hearing. The actual speaker precision is weird. At first I was very impressed, but the headset and tuner options actually ended up giving me a headache after playing for more than an hour, if you use spatial sound. If you revert to just the standard Dolby settings it’s fine but then the quality is what you would expect on a $40 headset, not this. My PC wouldn’t recognize it as a headset and microphone in all games because of the JBL software which was a serious pain. Comfort wise the headset fit well and the padding was nice. Now my PC boots up, the headset starts up with its boot up noise and then shuts off. There is power to it as the volume dial is still lit up, but the headset is unresponsive. I’ve been PC gaming for almost 20 years and this is the worst accessory purchase I’ve ever made. Read more