Turtle Beach Ear Force X31 Gaming Headset user reviews

Pros Experience gaming at a whole new level, on XBL you'll find yourself asking friends, 'did you know XYZ makes a BLANK sound' ... I lost count on how many cool minute audio details I've come across over the past two weeks.

Cons The boom mike is about one inch shorter than it should be. Another inch and I could have floated the microphone in front of my mouth, instead of nearly kissing it :)

Summary Nice birthday gift from the significant other and family dog. I love this headset, the ear cups are comfortable and didn't bother me at all on my weekly gaming night with friends, well over 3 hours. The sound clarity is fantastic and I appreciate the fact the MIC and SOUND are distinct. In other words, you can lower the game volume all the way down and still hear the party chat clear as day. Personally, I set the ambient volume to a medium level and the voice microphone / chat high. It's not Turtle's fault but it's annoying that squelch can occur thanks to cheesy 2.5 mm controller jack. Quick fix BTW is a small piece of duct tape. Ideally I would have appreciated an included converter plug for the new 360 so that I could use HDMI and Fiber Optic; it's readily available but for the money - give me the converter. Overall I am very pleased with the product and am a little bit confused about the interference issue, my transmitter sits next to the 360 power supply, about 3 feet from the WiFi, and within 6 feet of an all-in-one surround sound, cable box, and 12 feet from the 2.5 GHz phone - I haven't had any interference issues with any of the devices mentioned. I can't stress enough how amazing these are just for regular playing, true there's a little advantage (directional fire) in COD, Gears, etc ... but from an audio perspective these headsets close the loop on the true gamer's HD set-up. During a horde match I heard a buzz from time to time and couldn't figure out the source, looked up and realized my character was standing next to a power box. In that same match there's ambient SFX I've never heard because of the typical noise pollution. Even on a tamer game like Overlord I've experienced new sounds and details I'd previously missed. My master bedroom set-up include ceiling mounted surround sound but trust me the experience when the speakers are wrapped around your ears is 100% different. If you don't want to spend the money on this model then I highly recommend seeking out the less expensive previous WIRED model. I gave those as a thank you gift to a good freind and he raves about them too. Plus, they can be used with any Fiber Optic source, regular HDTV, DVD, BluRay can be enjoyed at heart racing volume without disturbing anyone else. Nice!

Pros Amazing sound quality... for a while, worth price, hard to break

Cons AAA batteries, not long expectancy, robotish party chat, and statiky cord movement

Summary i kept breaking headset after headset after heaset so i wanted to try something new, when i heard about this i was very excited, at first i thought the price was a little high but after unboxing i knew why for the price, now i got this around december and between me my brother and my friends, we use my xbox 360 and headset everyday, now its just june and its starting to breakdown, i was playing cod MW2 and every 10 secends theres this big hiccup and space and it turns everything up about 30 and hurts your ears, now i just stopped using it because it was such a problem, and the little black tip on the mic( the condom) is very easy to loose and slips off very easily so watch were it lands, if you are a casual gamer who plays 3-4 times a week then get this headset, but if your hardcore then i would suggest going up the 50 bucks and getting the x41


NOTE THIS HEADSET DOES NOT WORK FOR OTHER AUDIO DEVICES!!!

Pros Crystal clear audio
extremely durable
excellent control of game/ chat volume
allows you to feel "in" the game

Cons The only bad thing about this headset is I would look like a dork if I wore them everywhere i go

Summary excellent comfort with outstanding audio
I had this headset for 2 years with no problems and pleasantly used them
recently i have stepped on the by accident, and they broke (clumsy me), I plan on buying the same pair in the near future

Pros -Big, comfortable ear pads
-Very good sound (bass boost is great, I listen to music with these)
-Quiality mic (great sound quality)

Cons -Expensive