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Surprisingly great!
By Tre on Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2014
I bought these as somewhat of an inpulse buy because I wanted some good headphones for my XBox and would have had to buy the "puck" to plug the headphones into and the price for this was pretty good so I hit two birds with one stone with this. OVERVIEW: Boy was I surprised, the headphones sound GREAT, and the headset mic hiding away with a magnet is pretty ingenious. These things will work with cellphones as well so that's a bonus if you want to use them for everyday listening, and for over the hear headphones these things are comfortable and don't get your ears too hot, if you are like me and prone to overheating. My only complaint is that because the headband attaches near the bottom of the earphones the band looks a bit odd as it goes out wide on the side of your head (only a concern if you use them in public. The puck is great too, in addition to a general volume it has a balance between chat and game audio so you can adjust those to your preference. I'm also very happy that they went with a puck in general, because having a mute somewhere reachable without taking your hand off the controller is much better than having to grope for the inline connector when you feel a sneeze coming on. SOUND QUALITY: Like I said these things sound great, Bass is a little overdone, but is about inline with Beats, the mids could be brighter and highs are crisp, overall pretty on par with the high end Beats in every way. There isn't any active noise cancelling because these are unpowered, but it passively blocks out a good 85% of all sound, so don't expect to hear anyone talking to you especially if you're "bumping the jams". My only real complaint in sound and it is super minor, is that there is a bit of a hiss when navigating the homescreen on the XBox One, and the range is only about 20 feet max. In addition to that the mic sounds great, I used them on my PC (after buying a splitter to separate the headphones and mic plugs) and everyone said I was crystal clear. Also because the mic is about 2.5 inches long it doesn't extend in front of your face so you don't get any mouth or nose breathing on the mic. Overall this is fantastic, especially considering the price, if you need a good sounding pair of headphones with or without a mic for gaming, PC or for XBox, this is THE BEST value period.
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Microsoft Scam
By cgman on Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2025
DO NOT BUY! DO NOT BUY! DO NOT BUY! Microsoft only provides a 90 day warranty, instead of a typical one year. The product is defective and does not have a serial number for warranty purposes. The glue used to keep the fabric on the foam melts with the heat from your ears. The attached was purchased in August 2024 and used very lightly (several hours a week). DO NOT BUY! DO NOT BUY! DO NOT BUY!
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