Turtle Beach Ear Force X41 - Headset - full size - 2.4 GHz - wireless

The sound quality on these is second to none, but that can be said of many gaming headphones in this price range. What really sets these apart for me were the features and reviews. In researching the competition, these consistently received the highest reviews over multiple websites, however the optical pass through and wireless capabilities were the real deal breakers for me. Other headphones made no mention of this pass through feature and I was thus very hesitant to try them out. The optical pass through is important for those who have receivers that power your speakers and that have all their audio passing through via fiber optic sound, e.g. xbox, cable, blu-ray. Without the pass through, one would have to manually switch the optical cables from the headphones to the receiver every time one switched between using your surround sound system and the headphones. That problem could also be remedied with additional lines of fiber optic cables and a few splitters and switchers, but no one wants those cobweb of wires. However, these do not have hdmi pass through at this time, but I suspect it is coming since the price on these has dropped almost 50% within the past year, meaning new technology is on the horizon. As for the things to watch out for there are mainly 2 that stick out in my mind. The first would have to be batteries. Make sure to buy rechargeable batteries when purchasing these as the headphones themselves require 2 AAA batteries to work. Without doing this, you'll spend a lot money on disposables since they only last about 6-10 hours of normal/heavy gaming time. Second, make sure to put the base of these headphones, the base is the upright device the headphones are sitting on in the product picture, far away from your wireless router. These wireless headphones operate in or close to the same bandwidth as most routers and will thus severely interfere with your wireless internet for your various devices. This problem has been reported by a lot of reviews and yet Turtle Beach always seems to deny they operate on the same bandwidth, however I tested this problem myself and can confirm without a doubt that these will impede the transmission of your wireless router if it is in close proximity. Your best bet would be to place it at least the distance away from your router as where you start to lose reception for the headphones, about 30 feet. Even still, the headphone's stand will cast a reception impedance blanket around them so if you are like me and like to use your computer while you game, expect some lag when the base is on. Overall, these are great headphones but could be perfect if not for the things you'll need to watch out for.

My son uses with his XBOX. Allows him to hear people walking up behind him in games. Cons: battery life. Purchase some rechargables

This product did not work anything like it was advertised. The sound cut out in the chat rooms. My speech was distorted to others. I was deeply disappointed with this product. Too much money for this kind of product.

At first, i was not sure if i should buy them because of the price, but then i did my research and found out that walmart carried them for the cheapest price! I ordered them and they were 150 after tax and i chose the site to store option. I was amazed by how quickly they came in under 24 hours when the estimated time was 9 business days! i picked them up and was surprised by how much sound you are missing with out the turtle beaches. Sound quality is crystal clear and everyone of my friends online noticed that my voice sounded much clearer. The head set is very lightweight and extremely comfortable as well. You dont even notice you have them on. Im loving everything about them and hope they will continue to perform as good as they do now in a year or two.

I purchased this for my son as a Christmas gift. He really liked the surround sound as it helped him hear if someone was sneaking up behind him. I would recommend this fr others, BUT would recommend the extended warranty as well. I heard from several that around 13 months it can start failing.