| Ear Force X3 Wireless Stereo Headset (Xbox 360) |  | From: Turtle Beach
Category: Video Games
Buy New: £79.99
New (2) from £74.97
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 7000
Format: Unknown Format
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 206501
Model: TBS-2065
UPC: 731855020652
EAN: 0731855020652
ASIN: B000VHY3GO
Release Date: January 23, 2009 (In 62 Days)
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Not yet released
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 must have buy for XBOX360 owner November 17, 2008
After I bought this product I read the review that was put on before mine.
I thought have I just paid the guts of 70 for something that is not going to last a week. But don't fear like me you already have, I have being using mine for 3 weeks now and not a problem.
The sound quality is terrific and the setup easy I would recommend these to any xbox360 user. Remember to buy an USA 2 UK travel adaptor for the plug.
 Not perfect, but you won't find a better dedicated xbox 360 gaming headphones/headset at this price, or indeed anywhere. November 17, 2008
I've had these headphones for about 6 months now. I got them off a guy who imported them from the US, where they've been about for a while now. Overall I'm pretty happy with them. I paid 90 quid at the time, and I don't feel robbed. :)
The sound is unbelievably loud, I have to have the headphones volume right down in order to not deafen myself! There is quite a lot of headphone hiss, as these are infra-red headphones, which also means that that they need a direct line of sight, sorta (I'll explain further down!). However, you only really notice the hiss in quiet or silent parts of the game. If there's any music you can easily ignore the hiss, and when the action's happening and there's lots of loud sounds you don't hear it at all.
The hiss can be minimised by keeping the transmitter away from any big electrical equipment, and running it on a mains conditioner/filter extension cable. The cable helps filter out electronic interference, and I've found it helps a little. One thing to note is that I do have an American version of this headset, so I have to use a plug adaptor in order for this to work. Because the adaptor isn't tecnically designed for UK mains, that could increase the amount of hiss my headphones make.
The infra-red transmitter is very powerful, and I find the signal bounces off the walls well. I can completely cover one of the dome receivers, and the other still picks up enough to have an unnoticeable change in audio. Often I can get half way down the corridor before the sound cuts out, and that's way after I'm out of the line of sight! It must be quite a strong infra red signal! However, I live in a basement flat, so I don't get a lot of sunlight into it. Sunlight can weaken the signal, take the wii for example. However I'd imagine the transmitter is strong enough to overcome this.
Despite the hiss though, the sound is still pretty good, and gives a good positional sound for first person shooters. The bass is better than I expected, but don't expect subwoofer equivalent. The sound does sometimes get a little distorted if the volume is really loud and the bass boost is on, but it doesn't happen that often, and it's usually a sign that the batteries are running low. Speaking of which, batteries don't last as long as you would find in a pair of Sennheiser wireless cans, but the X3s use standard AA batteries, so I just have 4 batteries, and as soon as 2 run out, I swap them for the two in the battery recharger. It's not really an issue.
By far one of the best things about the X3 headphones is the voice chat options for the xbox 360. Not only is it easy to hear everybody in game despite excessive amounts of gunfire and explositions, but when you speak, you hear your own voice through the headphones, so you don't end up shouting into the mic, this avoiding making your voice overly noisy online, and disturbing anyone within earshot! The mic works well, and I don't have to shout to be easily heard, plus the flexi-cable that the mic is on the end of is long and allows for a wide range of positioning to get the best pickup without the heavy breathing! :)
The one caveat with the voice system is that you're connected to the xbox controller by a cable, but the controller is wireless also, so it's not really a problem, and the cable is very thin so you don't really notice it anyway.
The headphones do make my ears hurt a little, but it usually takes a long gaming session to do so. It's not so painful that I can't just ignore it and keep on gaming though! :)
As for the previous review, my headphones have been fine for all the time I've owned them, and had no problems with them at all.
In conclusion, you can definately get better sounding headphones if you go for a good set of wired cans, and you can definately get wireless cans that have less hiss, but you won't get a pair that work this well with your xbox and allows you to chat easily and not have to revert to some awkward DIY option for having decent voice and sound through the headphones. It's also useful for blocking out the noise from your 360 - mine sounds like it's gonna take off at any minute, but with these on, I can't hear it at all except in silent sections, where it competes with the hiss for the loudest sound!
Oh, and you don't have to use them with your xbox 360, the transmitter has a standard 3.5mm headphone style jack for input, much like most wireless headphones.
Turtle Beach, if you're reading this - make a set of headphones that use RF, and make the things bigger so they sit around your ears instead of on them, and I'll love you forever! :D
 Terrible October 11, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
I had my for 4 days i got from america had to wait for a convertor as the plug was american that took 2 days to arrive. After 2 days of playing the mic cut out and never worked again.
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