![]() ![]() Test recordings were fairly clear and detailed, though the slight hiss of Bluetooth artifacts were apparent. The microphone works best with the Xbox Wireless Connection, but it delivers quality voice chat over Bluetooth, too. ![]() However, these adjustments only work with Xbox consoles or a USB-C connection to a Windows 10 computer you can’t make tweaks over Bluetooth. The app also lets you tweak microphone monitoring and choose between the aforementioned spatial audio systems. ![]() It has a five-band equalizer, with presets, that lets you make audio changes. If you want to adjust the headset’s balance, check out the Xbox Accessories app. Windows Sonic is integrated into those platforms, but Dolby Atmos and DTS Headphone:X require separate app purchases through the Windows or Xbox stores. The Xbox Wireless Headset lacks built-in, simulated surround processing, but it leverages Dolby Atmos, DTS Headphone:X, and Windows Sonic's spatial audio through the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows 10 PCs. However, it also automatically turned my Xbox on whenever I powered on the headset. The headset remembers multiple wireless signals, so it automatically connected to both when I turned it on after pairing. I had no problem pairing the Xbox Wireless Headset to my Xbox Series X over its own wireless signal and to my Windows 10 PC over Bluetooth. It provides the same wireless connection as Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles (and can improve your Xbox Wireless Controller's performance over Bluetooth, if you use one with your PC, too). Between the lower bitrate limiting the audio quality and the Bluetooth connection's higher latency, you should purchase the $25 Xbox Wireless Adapter if you plan to use the headset with your PC. It’s Bluetooth 4.2 compatible, but only supports the standard SBC codec, not the higher-bitrate AptX or AAC codecs over Bluetooth. The Xbox Wireless Headset is designed to work with the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One’s wireless connections, pairing with the consoles just like an Xbox Wireless Controller. It takes three hours to fully charge, but plugging it in for 30 minutes will give it about four hours of use. According to Microsoft, the Xbox Wireless Headset can last up to 15 hours at a time. The right earcup's back edge has a USB-C port for charging the headset. That said, it doesn’t telescope or otherwise disappear from view. The microphone is a long, narrow black capsule on a short, flexible arm that can curl up against the headset when not in use. The boom microphone is mounted just below it, with its own tiny, mic mute button. The left earcup's back edge houses a small, green button that functions as both power and pairing. The right ear’s dial adjusts the headset’s master volume, while the left ear tweaks game/voice balance (with a helpful click-stop in the middle for setting the balance to neutral). The big, flat circles on each earcup are large, smoothly spinning dials that act as the headset's primary controls. You should be able to wear the Xbox Wireless Headset for long play sessions without issue. The earcups and headband are a bit stiff at first, but once the headphones are fitted to your head size, the Xbox Wireless Headset feels lightweight and comfortable. Thin, green rings around each earcup, along with an embossed Xbox logo on the right earcup's back, give the headset a bit of Xbox personality. The large, circular earpads are padded with soft memory foam and covered in supple, black faux leather, matched with similar padding on the headband's underside. ![]() It's nearly all-black, with flat, matte plastic surfaces on the earcups and headband that evoke the Xbox Series X. The Xbox Wireless Headset has a surprisingly simple design. Still, if you take Xbox Wireless Headset as an Xbox-specific headset first and foremost, it’s an excellent pick that earns our Editors’ Choice award. The bass can be a bit too heavy without tweaking the headset’s EQ, and the Bluetooth connection isn’t nearly as good as the Xbox wireless connection it uses with the consoles (or with Windows 10 PCs, with an optional adapter). The headset looks and feels nice for the price, and it features powerful, bass-heavy audio. This $99.99 headset is designed to work with the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, along with the different Xbox One models, and it features Bluetooth so you can connect it to other devices, too. Microsoft tosses its hat into the wireless gaming headset ring with the Xbox Wireless Headset. ![]()
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