which headset - Saxperience

slow-norris · 23rd October 2011, 16:22

Right guys n gals i need a new gaming headset after i some how managed to snap mine in half last night (dont ask) ive got the mcdonalds drive through style microsoft 1 but its crap at the best of times lol i want some thing with good sound quality at a sensible price (preferably sub £30) but most of all they must be super comfy as my old set gave me bad ear ache after around 60 mins of play (the reason they now reside in the bin in 2 pieces)

so what headsets do you guys use and how do you rate them????

cheers for any advice input

Heftydanielson · 23rd October 2011, 16:25

I use these.

And they are awesome, you can really tell the difference when playing COD, they also make good headphones for watching film on the laptop.

slow-norris · 23rd October 2011, 16:34

they seem pretty good and reviews read well but im confused people are saying the cable to the tv is nice and long but shouldnt they just plug into the xbox controller like my old 1's did???

bristol_stevie · 23rd October 2011, 16:40

cable goes to the tv and controller buddy I use them too

slow-norris · 23rd October 2011, 16:42

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Originally Posted by bristol_stevie

cable goes to the tv and controller buddy I use them too

oh right cheers bud, gonna sound mega thick here

but why wud u plug it into the tv when u can plug it into the controller??

VTR-GAZzA · 23rd October 2011, 16:54

I also have turtle beach earforce x11's and really like them at first i didn't have the sound coming through but now i do and it's so much clearer. Great headphones but they're usually out of stock in game shops as there so popular.

slow-norris · 23rd October 2011, 17:07

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Originally Posted by VTR-GAZzA

but they're usually out of stock in game shops as there so popular.

yeah im finding this everywhere either that or there discontinued

amazon have them but there £54.99

Heftydanielson · 23rd October 2011, 17:10

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Originally Posted by slow-norris

oh right cheers bud, gonna sound mega thick here

but why wud u plug it into the tv when u can plug it into the controller??

They interrupt the input for the normal tv and then take the sound(5.1) from that into the headphones, then you have the mic what plugs into the controller.
(not sure if that makes sence, does in my head)

They also need to e plugged in to work, so there is a usb that will plug into the xbox.

slow-norris · 23rd October 2011, 17:22

yeah i think it does mate, so what your saying is you get game sound and chat through the headset? seems a bit over complicated to me lol i only wanna use them for chat

Heftydanielson · 23rd October 2011, 18:15

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Originally Posted by slow-norris

yeah i think it does mate, so what your saying is you get game sound and chat through the headset? seems a bit over complicated to me lol i only wanna use them for chat

it's simple don't worry.

it does help a lot having the tv sound through your headset, you'll be surprised how much it helps

marcusd · 23rd October 2011, 21:34

i got the cod throat piece thingy pick them up for around £30 or less pretty good and aint uncomfortable either

smiith · 24th October 2011, 18:32

Turtle beaches play 5.1 sound through the headset, and also you hear chat through them.. Really good bit of kit, on games like call of duty, and battlefield, you can really tell which direction gun fire is coming from, rather than just getting hit and not really knowing..

Really good for hearing people running aswell, and the newer ones, will play chat sounds quiet if there is sound going on in the game that you will need to hear..

bossman9 · 24th October 2011, 18:33

new x12s look good for budget