Tired of running Your console through its sound bar, or worse, television speakers? An adequate game headset offers a better directional audio, sound insulation and a built -in microphone to coordinate with teammates or mocking enemies.
Xbox wants to claim that space in its ears with an updated version of its popular wireless headphones but clearly called. Run at the end of 2024, the new version has an improvement in battery duration, Dolby Atmos support and an improved microphone, all for only $ 110. Keep in mind that some of our favorite games for favorite games do not have support for support from X/S series (7/10, cable review), and the official offer begins to seem even more attractive.
Connection and pairing
Basic -looking Xbox headphones will not win any beauty contest, but it works perfectly. Being with an Xbox could not be simpler. Keep the large green ignition button in the left ear, then press the pairing button on the console and will be ready to work. It is the same process for Bluetooth devices, and I had no trouble connecting it to my phone, although I don’t think I use them to listen to a podcast while walking the dog.
Photography: Brad Bourque
If you want Xbox accessories The application in its console has a group of additional audio settings, including an equalizer with prejustments for different ways. Usually, I put this in the speech, because I discovered that it helped me to listen to the dialogue in busy games, but I think the music sounded better for most situations. You can also adjust the microphone and light configuration here, with a surprising level of specificity for a console headset.
I am a great admirer of the volume knobs in each headset, which have a premium sensation. They take the entire outer panel, so they are easy to grab and turn in the middle of the game without having to hunt. The left side adjusts the balance between the audio of the game and the communication audio and has a bleeding in the center for a 50-50 division, and the right side adjusts the total volume to a complete silence, with magnetic stops at each end .
A minor objection here: headphones do not include a USB-C cable, which will need to load. We hope that most people have one at this time, so it is probably a good way to reduce waste, but it is worth being aware, especially for Apple people who have not yet been updated.
Audio for games
The space audio really shines in this updated headset, with a complete support for Dolby Atmos, as long as it is connected to an Xbox S/X series and the game that is playing admits it.
I spent time in the recently released Indiana Jones and the big circle (8/10, cable review), which has an exceptional soundtrack and a detailed game audio. The isolation of sound in the headphones helped make the Whoosh of his fists and the crunch of rocks and leaves under my feet feel super real. Even music felt particularly detailed and nuanced, cutting cleanly through dialogue and sounds of the game.
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