Headset for xbox

Greboth

Greboth

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Hi all

I am looking for a recommendation for a headset for xbox (I have separate one for PC) I currently have a set of turtle beach (can’t remember model but a cheap one) which for the price they were I can’t complain about but they are coming apart now so want to get a new one. Searching around here it seems the two that get most recommended is the Astro A40 with mixamp or the Sennheiser PC360 with Astro Mixamp. I am leaning towards the Astro A40’s as one order and all made to match and even if they do give a little away in sound quality to the sennheissers it is going to be much better than the Turtle beach’s. I assume the recommendations for the A40 + Mixamp is for the mixamp pro not mixamp 5.8 though looking through specs of both I can’t actually see a difference.

A query for anyone who used the optical out for the A40’s, when you plug in the optical out for the headset does it cut off the sound to the TV? When using a headset I mute the TV however I have a capture card which uses component cable pass throughs to capture the video and sound so hopefully it doesn’t cut the sound to the tv.

There are two sticking points for me though-

Firstly – The price, I don’t mind paying for a quality headset and if they are that good and are going to last then it is an investment as they should be future compatible. It is the dilemma of are they really twice as good as headset half their price.

Secondly – The one thing I do like about the turtle beach is separate volume controls for the game and voice, where as I notice that the mix amp combines them to turn one up you have to turn the other down. How do people cope with finding a good balance between game and chat volume?

Thanks for replies, Greboth.
 
The optical connection still outputs sound through the TV.

The mix amp has separate voice and game volume controls.

My vote is for the a40 + mix amp as I went from the TB x11's with DSS to the Astros and they are most certainly worth the money.
 
Well thats one less problem to think about then :) thoughI might have to get even more creative with cables.

By all the pictures and reviews I have seen they detail the one dial as effectively a master volume while the other controls the mix of voice and game with volume controls running opposite ways so I took it as you turn, say, voice up you have to turn the game down. If this isnt how it works then there are some misleading reviews out there.
 
The main control is the master volume the other is for balancing the chat/ game volume so if someone is quiet you can boost it and likewise if they are loud you can turn them down.

I don't think I explained properly.
 
If you're forking out that kind of money for Astro's I would just buy the Mix amp separately and get a decent headset like the Sennheiser PC360's, since if you buy the A40 bundle direct from them it's going to set you back like £185, where as the Mix amp on it's own is £90 and that leaves you like £100 to buy a decent headset. I remember seeing the Sennheiser PC360's for £130 so if it was me buying I would just spend the extra £30 and get those instead. The reason being that the headset that comes in the bundle isn't that great when you're spending that amount of money.

Don't get me wrong it's not terrible, but it's not amazing either and the build quality is pretty bad (in my experience), since so far I've had the speaker parts fall off the headband part twice because the screws they used were complete crap and the detachable microphone will no longer stay in place and keeps pointing towards the floor and hitting me on the chest, which gets annoying when you're trying to play a game.

If I had the chance to redo my purchase again I would just get the Mix amp and PC360's, yes it's £30 more expensive but if I'm paying that kind of money what's £30 for a better quality product.
 
I have been considering the mixamp and pc360's as read a review saying the a40 isn't all that comfortable for larger heads. Also I have seen enough comments on something breaking. I am looking at the zesty 360 place as they sell both the mixamp and pc360s so only one delivery but they dont have any pc360s in stock.

Kreeeee: How long have youd had the headset? and how is it holding up to that use?
 
I forgot to mention that you can use the Mix amp and PC360's with PS3, 360 and PC, which is what I do and was the reason I could justify spending £195 on a headset.

If you do have a bigger then average head the A40 headset will be very uncomfortable since my head is about average and headset fits just right, but it's at its limits and won't extend any further, If my head was larger the headset wouldn't fit.
 
Final question, with the mixamp and pc360 it is just a normal 3.5mm splitter you need isn't it?

Edit: Nevermind just saw thry give you a splitter with the mixamp so dont need to get a sperate one.
 
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Ordered mixamp pro with pc360 headset :) I will be alright as long as I dont think about the price haha. I am sure I will thank you when I use them but right now my wallet is hurting bad. Thanks for the recommendations though :) thumbs up to you all.
 
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