No Mic, No Operating Buttons!!!
595706
I got them because I was looking for a braided corded earbuds.  Spent more than I normally would because .... braided  corded earbuds.  As earbuds they work fine.  Just be aware there is no mic or operating buttons.  So even though they might work great....i really can't see where I'll use them.  my phone is my music device, and for either use i at least need an operating button.  So...no real review....it was my fault for not realizing they still made them that way (I mean REALLY???  THEY STILL MAKE THEM THIS WAY???).  On the other hand...lovely braiding.
3011571
Mic not works with any PC. Trying to figure this out. I'll review this "review" and I have more info about it.
4911257
The only reason I bought it was because they claimed "mic monitoring" function. Basically, it should mean that you should be able to hear yourself - to control the quality of the sound. I do video blogging and this options would be great. Blue Yeti mic does that with grace.
Anyway, this Turtle Bitch doesn't have that option - they sellers are simply overstating the case. If the game console has it, then the headset would offer "mic monitoring" , but without the game console's help it has no "mic monitoring".
So liers.
Returning.
4516284
Buttons were not able to move to turn sound on or off and everyone said they couldn't hear me when I was talking .
2779474
So, this review may be a little rushed, but at the same time there is no excuse for this defective product.  I received the headset and noticed that the sound was really good in game and had very good lows, mids and highs.  It sounded very good and the awesome EQ options really allowed a lot of freedom in choosing either bass-heavy or treble-heavy sound.

The problem, though, was with the XBox 360 chat... it did not work.  The microphone did not function and I also could not hear any chat through the headset.  After looking at various forums, I tried changing my console settings as well as holding down the "mode" button on the headset for about three seconds to change the chat volume (two beeps for chat audio, one beep for mic).  This did not work and I ended up needing to call Razer support.

So... I call Razer support and spoke to Walter (if Razer reads this, I called at 8:08 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 9).  Walter was very nice on the phone, but he had no clue about how to assist me with this product.  After I explained to him that it was the chat feature that wasn't working, he still had me go through and check the inputs on the dock (which I explained were connected properly and that the optical audio input would not affect chat on this headset because of the 2.5mm connection to the XBox 360 controller).  Walter put me on hold for nearly eight minutes and then returned on the line to clarify what was actually occurring.  I had to repeat myself multiple times, and he still didn't get this.  I also explained to him that I had tried two different 2.5mm cables (I had a cable from a pair of Turtle Beach X41s).  He mentioned that he would escalate the request right then... so I asked if they would call or would I be transferred.  He said they would email me.

When I buy a product for $150+, I would expect a support line to at least pay attention to me and seem interested.  Instead, I received dead-air when talking to Razer support.  I have had nothing but good luck with all of the Razer products I have bought in the past (Onza, Naga, Anansi, Death Adder), but Razer really did let me down with this headset being defective and not seeming to care about it.

I'm not going to give this product one star because the audio did sound great.  I will give it two stars, mainly because a product should be rated on functionality and these did partially function.

Razer - If you read this, train your support staff better, especially regarding customer care and how to speak to customers properly on the phone.
4022620
i have had so many issues witht he setup and to date cannot use the mic.  Maybe because i am on Windows 7 - i don't know!
2142201
I have a couple of mics -- so I know how to configure their sensitivity in my OS.  I use them for MSN, Skype, TeamSpeak and Ventrilo.  I purchased this one (two in fact) because I wanted a low cost earclip-based mic.

With the sensitivity turned up full blast (in the applications and via control panel), it barely picks up a sound.  Unless, of course, you place the foam mic up against your lips!  I am so disappointed.  Two mics, two computers, same results.  This is an utter waste of money.  I'm dismayed that any company would even ship something like this since it isn't as valuable as the Amazon cardboard it arrived in.

Maybe I got a bad batch?  I can't understand that people have rated something unusable as a 3-4???
3508055
I bought it for my ps4 and i can't chat with it! The mic is not working and when i plug the usb i can't hear anything plus i can NOT chat!
3184024
I bought these based on the name and reputation I've heard about Astro. I hated muffling the game sound in one ear using the old school Xbox headset and wanted to have unobstructed sound.  So a gaming headset with a built in mic should solve the problem, right? Well I have to say I have been severely let down and will never purchase anything from Astro again. I'll start with the good.

Pros:
-game sounds are really good. High fidelity and the EQ is manually adjustable when you connect to a computer to bring the lows mids and highs to your desired levels.
-good range without losing signal.
-feel really comfortable. Could wear these for hours at a time.

Cons:
-the mic. It's HORRIBLE... when it actually works. The mic on mine has only worked for 2 out of about 10 gaming sessions. My Xbox won't even recognize I have a mic when using this. What is the point of a gaming headset if I can't talk to my team? If I play with others, this headset ends up sitting on the table and I have to resort to the crappy one that comes with the Xbox.
-of the 2 sessions where my voice did go through, my friends had a really hard time hearing and understanding me. Said I sounded robotic and distant. Had to use the software to tweak my voice settings and that made it so my friends could understand me, but they still said I sounded really weird and distant.
-I've wasted more time trying to get this headset to work than time I've spent using them in a game. That's pathetic usability. In today's world if I pay $300 for anything, it better do its job. These fail miserably in that regard. Not plug and play.
-in order to get these to "sort of work" I had to manually configure them using my computer. Not a huge deal - except when your team is yelling at you for being AFK for 10 minutes to make minor tweaks that don't amount to much. I'm not running to my computer every time I join a group chat. That's stupid and not how things are supposed to work.
-I can't comment on the microphone-related features because I can't get these to work long enough to try them out.

If the microphone actually worked, I would give these a much higher score. I bought these specifically so I could talk to people - if I just wanted to have better game sounds I would have purchased a nicer pair of AudioTechnica regular old headphones for half the price and been happier with better sound quality. Either the designers at this company do not have the skills required to design wireless VoIP, don't care about quality at all, or rushed a crap product out the door for a quick buck. Regardless, this ends up being a terrible product. I'm so disappointed this mistake cost me $300. Learn from me and take a hard pass on this expensive pile of garbage... Unless you play exclusively solo games and never intend on using these to talk to others.
2892759
Do not buy this hunk of crap until they fix the lack of Dolby support! Its been almost 4 months since launch and still no Dolby patch or any word when it maybe available. Im starting to think it's never coming!
3150481
microphone doesnt work, super annoying. people I call say that It is really static-y and that they cant understand me.
3830031
Mic doesn't work after a while, you can't talk or hear anyone, you get what you pay for i guess
3022135
DO NOT PURCHASE THESE FOR PC. (unless you don't care about using the mic)

The mic will sound like you are talking through a tin can. There is no fix for this because it connects the mic through bluetooth and you can not change settings for some reason. I would like my money back
288012
Either it does not have a built in mic or the mic is broken, I tried everything but still couldn't make the mic work, if it really had one. The video worked fine, needed a little adjustment. The LED lights are just to augment whatever poor lighting you have in the room where you're using the webcam.
1584817
I am so disappointed with this item. The microphones just don't work. I have to take the thing out of my ear. Put it in my mouth and scream into it for ANY sound to transmit. No controls to adjust levels. Just an expensive  piece of garbage.
2026988
This review is after owning the Turtle Beach headset for less than 2 years:  This headset is a disaster.

If you are going to spend this much money on a headset, do some more research and find a different one to invest your money in.  The Turtle Beach headset constantly had mic issues that forced me not to turn on and off the headset, but to HARD RESET my Xbox1 in order to make it work.  I would come through to party members sounding like an "inaudible robot."  Making everyone wait while I hard reset the Xbox is never fun.  You never know the problem exists until you join the party, your voice sounds fine in your own ears.

The main problem has turned these into paperweights.  I used them one night, plugged them in to charge and went to sleep like many nights before, tried to use them the next day and nothing.  No sound what so ever came through, minus my own voice in the mic.  I repaired and repaired it with no success, got in touch with customer service and went through every step they told me with no success.  The firmware update would not complete because "a device was not responding."  I finally tried to plug them directly into the controller and said a prayer.  Upon doing so I heard the faintest dashboard beep when moving the cursor.  I was so relieved I would still be able to use this $250-$300 headset and that I did not waste my money.  I reached for the volume control to turn it up it was already at full volume.  I joined a game a party just to see if it was any different.. It was so soft I could not make out anything anyone was saying nor distinguish any one sound from another.

I am not a PC gamer, but just out of curiosity I thought I would try them.  They work just fine on my PC.  Sound is fine, mic is fine, volume control is fine.  The reason I am saying this part is because congratulations Turtle Beach, you sold me a $250-300 POS that works great.. for a purpose I have no intention of using it for.

Another problem with the headset is with the plastic connection of the ear price to the rest of the headset.  I will preface this with although frustrated with this process I did not use any extra force when putting on and taking off the headset.  While putting it on when using the computer to search for a solution after nothing had worked, I was holding it by the earpieces like normal and then heard a pop when placing it onto my head.  The left earpiece was now completely detached, only being held together by wires.  So, while the headset was already useless to me, this ended any chance of finding some way to salvage it.

Customer service had no answers for any of these issues besides telling me it will be necessary to replace the device.  Due to the headset being out of the well planned 1 year warranty, they would like me to pay them another $250-300 for a new headset.  Well absolutely not.  There is no way I will ever give them $1 more of my money after the disaster these headsets have been to use.  For a company that seems to pride itself on quality, performance, and carry this price tag, I would assume their product would last me at least 2 years.

Oh, the customer service team did tell me best of luck in the future, after I brought up my disappointment with their product and company.
4264809
I wanted a microphone for use with gaming while using speakers instead of a headset/mic combo because I don't like the feel of headsets.  I picked up two of these microphones due to favorable reviews but the mic just doesn't work very well for gaming.  My voice doesn't get picked up unless I have the microphone practically in my mouth, and my voice comes out choppy (with a few seconds of silent time stutter) and it's overly loud with a large amount of air/puffiness noise.  I've been adjusting and readjusting this mic (moving it away from speakers, trying it with earphones so no feedback, varying push to talk vs. manual on/off, etc) as well as adjusting my voice software for over a year now and just had to go back to headsets because this mic is so crappy and I can't speak for longer than 5 seconds at a time without transmit problems.  A $25 Logitech headset that plugs directly into my soundcard worked fabulously.

No more USB mics for me