Are there over-ear? And how do the build quality and sound quality stack up against a mid-range turtle beach headset?
265411
They are over the ear and very comfortable. The sound is good but not as good as turtle beach. The headset only produces stero not the surround sound a turtle beach They are very good for the PRICE. Could be louder.
265412
They cup over the ear but do not match the intense sound of turtle beach. I have an inexpensive set of turtle beach (X12) and the work great with the xb one. You do have to purchase the Xbox earphone adapter though. Don't pay more than 25 bucks..shop around.
265413
Yes, they are over the ear and the build quality is good, doesn't feel cheap. I have not used any turtle beach headsets to compare to buy I do sound great! Hope that helps!
265414
I stopped using my Turtle Beach X41 for these. They cover my ears just fine. Even though Turtle Beach has simulated surround sound...I could not notice a significant difference, and actually thought the Xbox Headphones sounded more rich. The Turtle Beach headsets cut in and out frequently and require separate connections and batteries. The Xbox One headset has no batteries of it's own and is powered by the Xbox controllers battery. The wireless connection almost never experiences disconnections. The Xbox One also has no constant backround hissing noise that the Turtle beach headset does. These are a hell of a deal for the price. I stopped using my Turtle Beach X41 for these. They cover my ears just fine. Even though Turtle Beach has simulated surround sound...I could not notice a significant difference, and actually thought the Xbox Headphones sounded more rich. The Turtle Beach headsets cut in and out frequently and require separate connections and batteries. The Xbox One headset has no batteries of it's own and is powered by the Xbox controllers battery. The wireless connection almost never experiences disconnections. The Xbox One also has no constant backround hissing noise that the Turtle beach... » Read More I stopped using my Turtle Beach X41 for these. They cover my ears just fine. Even though Turtle Beach has simulated surround sound...I could not notice a significant difference, and actually thought the Xbox Headphones sounded more rich. The Turtle Beach headsets cut in and out frequently and require separate connections and batteries. The Xbox One headset has no batteries of it's own and is powered by the Xbox controllers battery. The wireless connection almost never experiences disconnections. The Xbox One also has no constant backround hissing noise that the Turtle beach headset does. These are a hell of a deal for the price. « Show Less
1729716
Am on the same boat. Kindly let me know if you find any answers by replying to this comment. Also looking for Sennheiser HD 598 Over-Ear Headphones . Have emailed customer care
2137456
Hey man I got a pair of these and they are very good especially the Bass. They beat me $120 pair of Logitechs. And my turtle beach headphones that I had recently. These are much more mobile. And are easily stored. I'm enjoying them. The audio is great. I have my system sound turned down to 30% because of how loud they can be. I would easily recommend these for the price.
2160373
The bass is acceptable, at least to me. It won't reproduce the 20 Hz organ note of "Also Sprach Zarathustra", but that's true of most headsets (the 20 Hz note is cut off in an mp3 anyway). The frequency response is fairly flat (which is what I prefer), so the bass doesn't "boom" and "stick out" over everything else. "New Age" electronic/instrumental music (my personal favorite) sounds wonderful on this headset.
655713
To be honest, I can only answer subjectively, based on my research into the same question. I can say that, coupled with the Soundblaster ZxR, it is by far the best sounding headset I've found.
1239178
Ive used both so hopfully this will help other users too, if you only game on PC then the Kraken is nice but Ive has a similar issue with Razer as ive had with TurtleBeach. Ear cups go bad randomly. The RIG is great if you want style with the ability to go anywhere with it, be it console, pc or mobile. Also you don't need a boom mic as the inline mic cable for cellphones detects and transmits audio insanely well. Id say RIG personally, plus user replaceable parts are plus for any gamer so you can always have spares!
1088416
I've used them quite a bit gaming(CS GO), and I added the Boom Pro mic. Works beautifully. I'd imaging far better than any purpose built gaming headphones, and everyone says the mic sounds good too.
1030521
You can adjust the bass through advanced sound editor which you can download from turtle beach website. TB actually recommend doing this and restoring to factory setting and downloading latest firmware. There is instructions on how to do this on the support website, if you have any problems let me know..
2210188
According to the Turtle Beach website, these headsets do include their Mic Monitoring feature, so you should be able to mix in your voice to hear it.
457492
The headset is incredibly comfortable, and fits snug over the ears(not on top of them). I'm a pretty avid gamer, and I don't have any complaints about how they feel or how they sound. Longest amount of time I've clocked with these on at once would probably be around 6-7 hours.
2155299
The wires you get from turtle beach have the same mm width as these so it should work ok
1840927
Yes. But I found the female 2.5mm to be a bit loose. Sound like an attempt at a crude joke but it's the truth. The 2.5mm headset came out way too easy. Sometimes during calls.
1366053
I bought these as an all-purpose set of headphones, but I use them 80% for gaming and 20% for music/TV/etc. I mostly play multiplayer, also. In my opinion, they sound stunning in games. I can hear sounds in these that I can't with other headphones (mostly ones that cost less than $100).In AC4 multiplayer for example, there are sounds that give you indications about your pursuers and targets that are clearer with these than others.Surround would be nice but I'd have to pay a lot more to get it. As far as the mic goes, for $10 you can buy a cheap headphone/mic adapter and a mic to go with these (can also spend more on better quality ones, though). Anyway, hope this helps. I bought these as an all-purpose set of headphones, but I use them 80% for gaming and 20% for music/TV/etc. I mostly play multiplayer, also. In my opinion, they sound stunning in games. I can hear sounds in these that I can't with other headphones (mostly ones that cost less than $100).In AC4 multiplayer for example, there are sounds that give you indications about your pursuers and targets that are clearer with these than others.Surround would be nice but I'd have to pay a lot more to get it. As far as the mic goes, for $10 you can buy a cheap headphone/mic adapter... » Read More I bought these as an all-purpose set of headphones, but I use them 80% for gaming and 20% for music/TV/etc. I mostly play multiplayer, also. In my opinion, they sound stunning in games. I can hear sounds in these that I can't with other headphones (mostly ones that cost less than $100).In AC4 multiplayer for example, there are sounds that give you indications about your pursuers and targets that are clearer with these than others.Surround would be nice but I'd have to pay a lot more to get it. As far as the mic goes, for $10 you can buy a cheap headphone/mic adapter and a mic to go with these (can also spend more on better quality ones, though). Anyway, hope this helps. « Show Less
517929
I am just "learning the ropes" about using this headset so I honestly could not tell you. Sorry I could not give you a better response.
1405996
How big of ears do you have :-)Honestly tho, they are over the ear. I have two of these, the standard and the 5.1 series. Standard for my son, he's 8 and the 5.1 for me. I use these headphones for my PC, Xbox, Wii, Android, Tablet, Surface, anywhere. Now, most of those I have a stereo mini plug for them, but, the bluetooth transmitter does work with my surface and are pretty cool looking. If this company made a noise cancellation model, I would get it as well.More info than you wanted, but, I tried many headphones...From Medusa, to Turtle Beach, to Sennheiser, to Sony, to Logitech, to Triton, etc, etc...and a few off names in between. For the money, these are great. How big of ears do you have :-)Honestly tho, they are over the ear. I have two of these, the standard and the 5.1 series. Standard for my son, he's 8 and the 5.1 for me. I use these headphones for my PC, Xbox, Wii, Android, Tablet, Surface, anywhere. Now, most of those I have a stereo mini plug for them, but, the bluetooth transmitter does work with my surface and are pretty cool looking. If this company made a noise cancellation model, I would get it as well.More info than you wanted, but, I tried many headphones...From Medusa, to Turtle Beach, to Sennheiser, to... » Read More How big of ears do you have :-)Honestly tho, they are over the ear. I have two of these, the standard and the 5.1 series. Standard for my son, he's 8 and the 5.1 for me. I use these headphones for my PC, Xbox, Wii, Android, Tablet, Surface, anywhere. Now, most of those I have a stereo mini plug for them, but, the bluetooth transmitter does work with my surface and are pretty cool looking. If this company made a noise cancellation model, I would get it as well.More info than you wanted, but, I tried many headphones...From Medusa, to Turtle Beach, to Sennheiser, to Sony, to Logitech, to Triton, etc, etc...and a few off names in between. For the money, these are great. « Show Less
1821967
They're pretty good! I bought mine a couple of months ago and they sound great. the 7.1 surround sound is a little overkill but they make for a fantastic 5.1 surround sound headset, just make sure your computer has enough audio jacks at the back for all the wires!
949821
Well, I have a turtle beach head set, and I to had to use optical digital audio output. In my case, it worked, so it should work for you as well.