That headset is way to goofy looking to cost that much.

saint88

@karasu is my homeboy: gracias, I'll look 'em up

IndustrialJones

Great, kids were already to zombified to hear anything outside 360-land, now Mom's yelling can be drowned out mentally and physically!

Joolz

@IndustrialJones: Plantronics Gamecom X30.

karasu is my homeboy

Any recommendations on a headset that's better than the default? I'm currently using the one that comes with the chatpad. I don't need simulated 5.1 surround and all that. I just need to hear players yelling at me and I need them to clearly hear me yelling at them, "GTA MUTHA FUGGA!! Get outta my way!"

IndustrialJones

I have the X3's and I use em all the time to keep my neighbors from calling the cops (again). They are almost exactly like the X4's except $100 cheaper and stereo only.

BadBoyNDSU

I purposely open the windows and turn my volume up to annoy the neighbors....

I may look into thses as the Wife gets pretty pissed hearing "our UAV is online"

From-My-Cube

@Krobar: my wife does this very same thing. :(

TonyRockyHorror

I've been wanting these since I first saw them at Best Buy and Frys electronics. Could you guys track down all the different headsets for the 360 and do a comparison on them?, I mean these are nice and all but $200 nice? I don't know. SO please please please do a review on all available head sets :)

Jonathan21

@From-My-Cube: heh, my wife makes fun of the UAV and "we're losing comrades" ALL the time. And she tells me how much I suck at the game. :(

Krobar

I had been planning on getting these Tritton ones[www.newegg.com] , but I heard that the X4s were coming out and I thought I would wait until I read a review of them...

Whats the point of 5.1 when there's only 1 speaker in each ear?

The Tritton ones I liked to above are only $95, but they aren't wireless. So is wireless worth 2x the cost to you? (You're gonna be tied to your controller either way...)

bpapa9013

I've actually been waiting for this review on here... I am asking my woman to get those for me this xmas...

I'm tempted to get the x3 but i like the idea of the surround sound...

How long do the batteries last and do rechargables work??

clyparkr

I purchased the Earforce X1's about 6 months ago in the bargain bin at my local Bestest Buy and love them. The cable that tethers you to the box and t.v. is extremely long and doesn't get in my way. The plus side to this is that I don't need to have a charged set of batteries lying around if the headphones were to die mid-game.

basicvisual

Yowzas....I'm not a fan of the wireless stuff. I personally have a pair of the EArforce X1's which work like a charm.

AggroRhodes

I use the [www.astrogaming.com] headset. It looks a lot more sturdy than these and comes with a amp and detachable mic.

Laughtrey

I just use Sennheiser analog wireless headphones, and drape the Elite headset around my neck. Works fine, but looks silly as all get-out.

However, the "audio loop" feature of these headphones sounds like it would render them completely unusable for me. If I hear myself talking, it totally screws with my head. At least, so I've noticed, based on people who recirculate their headset audio back through their microphone - the extra lag just throws me off. I can't parallel process my own voice, evidently.

Beryllium

I have the x1's simply because I wanted to play late into the night without waking anyone and I feel that those are adequate. I wish I had got the wireless because the x1's work great for what they are but the wires are a nightmare.

VeeDub

@Beryllium: They don't echo your voice, they just loop it to your ears so it sounds like you don't have phones on.

stonefry

I really need a pair of these X# headsets since I am now in college and I don't want to create too much noise with my 5.1 surround sound system at midnight. While X4 sounds great, that $200 price tag scares me away.

Quicksilver4648

I got the X3's for the wireless, but returned them because I had a constant background hiss, like listening to a cassette tape.

Got the X1's instead, which have great audio, but messing with the long wire does get tedious, and I did like the X3's voice feedback feature a lot.

I'm curious if anyone else noticed the hiss effect on their X3 or X4s.

twonine

Just to throw a name out there. Check out the headphones from SteelSeries.com. They just aquired Ideazon. I've used their Siberia neckbands with the Xbox adapter. It's a lot of wires (one to the controller & one to the television). But they're easily the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn. Very comfortable cups, lightweight for the size, and great clarity. I play a lot of Halo with the MLG gametypes. Weapons spawn mid air, and I could hear the weapons drop on spawn. With the Xbox adapter they're $100. Only bitch with them is no mute button.

pauliedanger

The only thing that sucks is those people who a) scream into the mic, b) sing and c) breathe heavily. With the great sound of these I'll probably go deaf very quickly by all these things. They look nice though.

kylo4

I like the X1 also, I like the TB mic, and it's comfortable enough. It's a bit bass heavy, but being able to both hear chat and game audio in the headphone at the same time is worth it.

I ended up trying a Turtle Beach HPA2 5.1 for my PC and love it, I didn't think I was going to like the 5.1 headphones because I'd tried those Tritton 5.1s on the 360 previously and was underwhelmed, took it back to get the X1.

bitgod

I got the X3's and I love 'em. I'd never play COD4 without them. It's always good to know where people are not just through sight, but sound too.

TechnoPirate

To clarify, Dolby Headphone "Technology" = Crap.

About as useful as DSP...

bpapa9013

@Worf: Yeah, I've heard them, and they're crap...

I don't know what "cheapy headphones" you are talking about, the ones I linked to kick ass, I have a friend that has them and they are more 3D realistic that a pair of Sony $400 "surround sound" home theater headphones that I tried on at an expo a few years ago.

Love,
B~

bpapa9013

@bpapa9013: Actually, these headphones use Dolby Headphone technology, which is a way of taking surround sound and encoding it into two channels for proper headphones. Dolby Headphone works extremely well for reproducing the surround effects from a proper DD5.1 or DTS source.

Those cheapy "5.1" headphones that incorporate 3 drivers in each earcup are completely... useless. They offer no surround experience at all.

Worf

For multiplayer, shared console, will this alleviate the sound-source problem?

iomatic

Oh, wait... Dolby Headphone "Technology" is nothing more than a specialized DSP filter.

ooooOOOOOOO I bet you love your Bose Acoustic Wave Music System too, don't ya...

LOL

bpapa9013

@Krobar:
@TonyRockyHorror:

thats sad. my wife screams obscenities at the screen for me and rolls me joints (when shes not playing on her own 360).

undeadmachine

I got the X3's since I play quite a bit at night while the wife and baby are sleeping. They are great for the late night gaming sessions. Not to mention drowning out the wife when I want to play.

Maxsplat