Microsoft - Xbox Stereo Headset

I have official x box one, love it

I’ve had nothing but trouble with mine. Weird pairing issues where it connects, but doesn’t play sound. I’ve tried every procedure listed on Microsoft and Reddit help posts, with very little success. Lots of holding down buttons and even plugging it in via usb *while* holding down buttons, but I’ve only gotten it to work once. Then my daughter switched to her account and it was back to square one.

The official xbox one is good

No question - the official Xbox one is the bomb and comes with free 3d sound via Dolby Atmos ...

I have the wired ones and they’re not worth it. The sound is fine but the mic is garbage. The mic is short and does not reach the front of your face. WTF? Who thought that was a good idea. Lol. I have to wear mine with the left can half off my ear so that the mic is closer to my mouth.

That's not accurate. It's an official first party product from Microsoft, it's very very good quality. I use the wired Xbox stereo headset, for the price it's a solid headset and sounds great, I've been using it 5yrs. I've owned turtle beach headsets and they have died or went faulty after a few years.

Same here. It’s decent enough and works perfect for my needs.

The official one is what I use. Simple, easy, and it works great. I wish it adjusted just a little bit larger though.

Just get the Official ones, they are actually pretty good.

I got the official Xbox wired headset, not a single issue

No one ever complained.

I use the official xbox wired headset, has amazing sound and is extremely comfortable.

Except an awful microphone everyone hearing you detests?

Epos h3. Cheap but still high quality, you might have to get a used one. I was flabbergasted by the awful quality of the official Xbox headset, no one could hear me properly.

I spent my whole life playing without any headset, since PS2, until new generation with my XSX I bought official Xbox headset and grab dolby atoms license… definitely a life changing experience, i was stupid 🤦🏻‍♂️

There are a few headsets that approach audiophile grade sound, but not a lot. And unless a pair of gaming headphones has more than one speaker per cup (which may exist, but which I have not come across), it isn't going to be particularly more capable of "3D" audio than any good pair of headphones with a competent amp/DAC. With gaming headphones (especially for PCs), you're paying for the convenience of having a built-in mic and the brand, and honestly you can find a lot of good headphones with built-in mics, a boom mic cord, or an external mic and spend less overall for better sound. I have a couple of old ones kicking around, but I basically never use them anymore because I get way better resolution and clarity from a Hifiman or Meze, and then I don't need to swap around headphones when I move to music. Might be more worth it for consoles, if you don't want to have to deal with cords. (For example, I still use the Microsoft Series X headset with the Xbox Series X for pure convenience and not wanting to have to fumble with wires or mics in my living room.)

I’ve had a bunch of Turtle Beaches over the years (and just bought one to cannibalize for the drivers), but don’t have any experience with that model. I will say I’ve had maybe two headsets marketed as “gaming” that I thought were good enough sounding to be worth using: Audeze Maxwell and the Microsoft Series X headset, neither of which have ANC. Good luck though!