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I bought this headset because I had the old X11's and wanted to upgrade to wireless because the wire for the X11 is ridiculously long and was never needed for my gaming since I play about 5 feet away from my tv.

Let me just say this headset is great. I read a bunch of reviews before I bought it because I wanted to be sure it would be worth the $100 price tag. I read complaints from people saying that it produced static constantly and others saying the game sound or voice chat drops out a lot. This worried me but I ended up trying them out anyway.

I've owned the X32's for a good month now and as of yet I haven't had a single technical issue that made me question my purchase. So I'll keep the review nice and simple:

Pros:

+For the most part a very solid connection. The headset's wireless capabilities are very reliable.

+Sound is very clear and voice chat is incredibly audible. The difference from this and a typical headset it very easy to notice. I now can't stand to chat online with a regular mic.

+Has an auxiliary connection for mobile devices. I love this for listening to music while I play. The game sounds, chat and music all blend perfectly.

+Nice battery life. I bought some rechargeable batteries so I'm set for a long time. I get a good 20+ hours of use before the headset tells me to change the batteries.

Cons

-It does produce a few minor hiccups in connection that last no more than around 3 seconds every once in a while.

-I decided to list this as a con even though it doesn't bother me one bit. It does produce static if the volume is cranked up high and there isn't constant sound coming in. So if you're watching a movie with the volume up it will have some static during the quiet parts. But I don't play or watch anything with the volume high enough for the static to be an annoyance.

^^^Others may find this extremely annoying though.

-It can become a bit uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time. But this could just be me.

-Although the chat and game sounds are vivid, it does often take me some time to adjust the two volumes to get a good balance. If this is not done, I have trouble hearing my friends over the game or hearing the game over my friends' voices. But this is easy to fix.

-A few other very minor and insignificant annoyances that don't hinder the experience whatsoever for me. An example is that people you are chatting with can hear pretty much any noise around your mic. So if there's a window open next to you with a loud noise outside, they will probably be able to hear it.

Hope this helps you decide if these are for you. I didn't have any issues because my setup is very simple and there isn't much room for error or interference with the sounds. More complex setups may encounter issues that I don't have. All I know is that they work wonders for me.

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I bought this a week ago at a local retailer and have LOVED being able to play without disturbing anyone.

So, for the review:

The headset is very comfortable. It fits my big head very well, and the padded top does not "dig in" to your head like most headsets do. The ear cups also are comfortable around my ears, and I haven't had any issues whatsoever with them.

Bass/Treble/Mids Surprisingly clear and loud. Bass sounds really good and deep to be coming from such small speakers.

Chat: great! the boom mic is very clear and folds out of the way when not in use (like all of them).

Setup: pretty easy. I just used the included splitters for audio, and plugged the transmitter into the xbox USB port. It comes pre-paired with the transmitter and headset, so don't do what I did and attempt to re-pair the two! That is actually my biggest complaint. Pairing per the instruction manual never worked for me. I had to turn off headset, hold down the transmitter "pairing: button until it rapid flashed, then hold down the headset "on" button for 6 seconds until it beeped (not the normal on/off beep!!!). After that the unit paired.

I've read some people having issues with a hiss or whine on the older wireless headsets, but I have not had any issues with this one.

Hope my review helped! I would buy these again in a heartbeat.

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I love the sound quality and microphone quality of this headset. They fit comfortably and being able to use them without having a wire going from your headset to your Xbox is a huge plus. Please note, you do have a wire that goes from your headset to the xbox controller, just like the plain Microsoft headsets that come with some of the consoles.

The most annoying thing was getting them setup. As someone else said in another review, the instructions in the manual for "pairing" the headset and transmitter are incorrect. Go to turtle beach's website, and on their knowledgebase, pick this headset model, and there will be an article called NO GAME AUDIO, with a pdf attached titled the same. Follow the instructions there. Once I had the headset and transmitter paired correctly, I was still not getting game audio. I had to adjust a setting on my HDTV to make the "audio out" ports work, and then it worked perfectly.

But once they are finally working its worth it. Great audio quality in terms of both game audio and chat audio, and your voice will sound better to the peeps you are chatting with. Very happy with my purchase.

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I bought this headset to replace my old set of Turtle Beach x41 headphones, since they had recently broken and I wanted something to fill the gap until the release date of the x42s.

The headset itself is of good quality and is on par with what I had in the x41s, although I was a bit disappointed that it was only offered as a RCA input style. The sound effect modulators that are built in also do a fairly good job of boosting bass/treble and adjusting the sound field without becoming overwhelming, although certain combinations of the two can get quite loud.

I had two major problems with this headset that caused me to return it.

First and foremost, there is a constant mechanical buzzing or hum in the left earphone whenever you are not perfectly aligned with the transmitter base. I found that if you were at a certain distance and position from it (i.e. within 3 feet and straight in front of it, destroying the purpose of a wireless headset) that this effect was nearly non-existent, but the other 99% of the time it completely detracted from the game audio and even began to give me headaches. I tried removing all sources of possible wifi signal interference and even tried plugging the headset into a USB-AC adapter yet I still got the buzz. Very disappointing, and I'm surprised that TB would allow a product to go to market with that problem, given the quality of their other headsets I've used.

Second, the game audio would occasionally completely disappear for random periods of time (anywhere from 10 seconds to a full minute), yet chat would still work, suggesting some sort of connection issue. Again, I tried removing all outside sources of wifi interference with no luck. I understand that the nature of this technology is going to cause some interference, but it happened too frequently for my liking.

I would expect these kinds of issues from a lower-tier headset manufacturer or one that's new to the industry, so needless to say I was not impressed with this headset. I'm hoping the x42s will be an improvement, as the x41s were generally amazing.

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Having used professional headsets most of my life I certainly was disappointed when the maximum freq. response was only 20kHz on this headset. However, the crystal clear audio, flexible high-gain microphone, chat monitor and easy wireless setup easily outweigh the cons here. While I don't doubt that some people have experienced genuine issues with wireless interference, I have routers and wireless audio equipment (professional grade) and cell phones in a small room, and through the wall this headset works in the lounge with ZERO buzzing, clipping or interference. It leads me to believe a lot of it is user error, but there are probably genuine cases mixed throughout.

Overall, this is NOT a professional or even that high-end headphones considering the driver size is 50mm but the frequency response is so low. However, for the purpose they serve at the cost they come at...I can't find a good reason NOT to own these if you play any amount of Xbox in an environment where quiet is key, or up late after-hours.

Side note: The build quality on this headset is a fantastic example of quality construction and comfortable wear. These are easy to wear for hours on end.