These are great headphones, not just for the price, but in general. I just got my 2nd pair, the first lasted me four years but after accidentally yanking the cord out a few too many times the sound started to go out one side. I actually got a pair of razor blackshark v3's but the build quality was so poor, the sound quality so hollow and flat, that I immediately returned them and ordered another pair of these. The build quality on these is exceptional compared to all the leading brands that are at the very least 2x the price. They look cool without having all the flashy LED's and you can immediately tell they're solid and well built. They're perfect for gaming, watching movies, taking calls, whatever you need. The sound quality is rich and detailed and the mic comes through perfectly clear. They're by no means noise cancelling, but the sound isolation on these is much better than brands that I've tried that advertise that as a particular feature. These are by far the best headphones I own, and I consider myself a bit of an audiophile. If you're on the fence about these and think you need to spend $150 to get a good set, think again. You definitely won't be disappointed. Read more
Overview: I bought this for my son who has an Xbox One console. I didn't want to spend a large amount of money on a wireless headset. I eventually landed on these. First, no you do not need a controller adapter like the instructions lead you to believe for the Xbox One controller. You can just plug the 3.5mm plug from the headset directly into the controller jack. Second, my son has a fairly large head and these fit well despite that. Third, this headset will seem to be very low volume if you plug it right in, and try to use it with max volume on the headset cable. See more on that below. Volume Adjustment: What you need to do before using, is go to the Xbox controller settings for the controller you will have the headset plugged into. Then, adjust the volume knob all the way down to minimum volume on the headset cord first. After that, set the volume slider all the way to max in the controller settings in the Xbox settings screen. Once you do that, adjust the controller volume as high as you need it. What this does is calibrates the volume levels so you can adjust the volume higher on the headset. Of course, you should be careful not to make it too loud at this point to avoid damaging your hearing! The Mic: The mic on this headset seems to work well. I was playing local games with my son on our local network between our Xboxes. And this headset had no issues picking up and transmitting his voice clearly. He also said that the headset was comfortable for the 4 hours we were playing. Final Thoughts: I noticed there was another reviewer proclaiming these headphones are made of metal. I can assure you these are NOT made of metal. They are made of a durable ABS or similar plastics with coating on them like most other headsets. Keep in mind the price. Not even headsets that are in the $200-300 range are made of metal materials. If they made these out of metal materials, they would easily be many times the price. This is not a con per se. But it is a consideration to be careful of the exaggerated claims of some reviewers. Aside from all of this, if you want a quality headset for Xbox One at a good price, and wired is okay. This should work great, and I recommend! Read more
*Update, a year later* TLDR; If on PC, out the box may need a DAC and installing an equalizer APO to really open up the range of these headphones. Construction holds up alright, but after a year one hinge has broken. Fortunately, I can kind of just put it back in the hole and make it work. I bought this headset around a year ago. Initially, I was disappointed to find that the audio was frankly terrible. It sounded like I was listening to music through cardboard. I was going to return it but quite frankly, I didn't want to wait to return it and spend more time finding a different affordable headset. Instead, I figured that I'd make do and try to make it work, typically within my nature. I bought a SoundBlaster Play 3 DAC, hooked everything up and.. wow. It opened up the range quite a bit. --SOUND-- There is a LOT of range in these headphones. Go to the bottom of my review for the complete frequency specification as listed on the box it came with (I couldn't find it on the listing at the time of buying it). It naturally places emphasis on mids, but that can be finetuned down. Frequency response is advertised as low as 20hz, but I'm actually able to control frequencies in the 10Hz range. I can make the bass as punchy and rumbly as I need to and bring out the crispness of a stack cymbal. Not even going to lie, just plugging it into a USB DAC like SoundBlaster Play! 3 was good enough. These headphones are very good for people on PC willing to fiddle a little with audio settings. I'm not an audiophile, I understand that music is mix/mastered differently across genres but I'm able to get just about what I want out of these headphones. I listen to genres across the spectrum - jazz, classical, progressive / extreme metal, country, rap, punk. These headphones can definitely accommodate my taste range. --CONSTRUCTION-- Good, sturdy construction. The metal frame headband is what I was looking for in affordable Over The Ear headphones since my old headset band was plastic and snapped. My only issue after a year is my left rear hinge broke out of the socket. Not a big problem the way it broke, because whenever it pops back out of the hole I just kinda put it back in and the tension keeps it in there. The ear pads are comfortable! I don't get that ear-wear fatigue with these things. They're snug on my head and don't sag. --MIC-- The mic works well, seems to pick up my voice relatively well even positioned away from my face. Recording through Audacity, I didn't hear much if at all any background noise despite my office being directly under my heating system. --CONCLUSION-- These things are powerhouses for <$30. Obviously, you can pay more to get more range and likely have a normal setup and listening experience. To be fair, I'm a little cheap so naturally I just try to make do with what I have - and I definitely did with these. If you're like me, not a complete audiophile but somewhat concerned with trying to have the best listening experience, then these will do wonderfully fine. Really. I'm almost considering not even going through the effort of using the warranty to potentially take care of the broken hinge because their performance is good enough that I'd overlook what is quite frankly a minimal issue anyways. If it completely breaks, I spend another $30 instead of $200 and I know what to expect! Really great value for the performance it gives you. If these are pretty good themselves, I'm interested in trying their SG600 Pro at some point. Thanks Senzer for a really good priced headset :) Specs for those interested, since I didn't seem to find them in the listing: Impedance: 21ohms +/- 15% Sensitivity: 110 +/- 3dB Freq Range: 20Hz - 20KHz Phase: L/R Phase Congruency Input: 20mW (Max: 50mW) Mic (uni-directional): Freq: 100Hz-10kHz) Signal-noise ratio: ≥58dB at 1KHz Read more
