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(73 customer reviews) 89 of 90 people found the following review helpful
The best headphones to date for Xbox Live game play. Period.,
December 26, 2007 Tom D. "Opportunity is limited only by imagin... (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
= Fun: This review is from: Ear Force X3 Headset: Chat + Wireless Game Audio, for Xbox 360 (Accessory)
I play combat games for the most part: Call of Duty 4, Halo 3 ... but others, too -- like Rock Band, which as you might guess can also get LOUD.
My wife hates the noise. That means I need headphones for game play. And I've tried/tested pretty much all of them, including the earlier versions of Turtle Beach (wired and wireless, like the X2) as well as many other brands, like the Tritton True 5.1 Digital Audio Headset with AX360 Audio Xtreme 360.
Until the Turtle Beach Ear Force X3 Wireless Headphones (which I got for Christmas), my two favorite were:
* the Turtle Beach EarForce X2 (wireless)
* The Trittons (wired)
Both of the above had pros and cons.
The pros of the X2s was that they were wireless and had decent Xbox Live Chat capabilities. The pros of the Trittons was the fantastic sound quality. There are 4 dials for sound alone! If you don't play games that require Xbox Live, these are fabulous headphone. They use an...Read more
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Headphones With ATTITUDE!,
February 9, 2008 Amy E. Santos "High-Maintenance" (State of Perfection) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ear Force X3 Headset: Chat + Wireless Game Audio, for Xbox 360 (Accessory)
My son plays a lot of LOUD war type shooting games on his xbox 360! I was a little uneasy about purchasing this because of some of the negative reviews that are posted here. I'm glad I went ahead and got them! I don't think he's had them off for more than ten minutes since they arrived!
A very good gift idea. If you're tired of hearing LOUD games or your child/husband "yelling to himself" just to hear what he's saying during a game, than these are definitely the answer...lol There are two volume control knobs that help with that. There is one for your voice and one for the game that you are playing...genious!
As for not playing near a plasma TV. I have to disagree, we have one and they work perfectly. I also did a little research and found out that the X4's are due out this April, which is only about two months away. However, they are more expensive. I have to say that for the price, these headphones really can not be beat.
He hasn't had any...Read more
54 of 61 people found the following review helpful
Do Not Buy If You Have A Plasma TV or HDMI XBOX 360,
July 9, 2008 Daniel Rayburn (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
= Fun: This review is from: Ear Force X3 Headset: Chat + Wireless Game Audio, for Xbox 360 (Accessory)
While reading the manual to setup the X3, I find out that the manufacturer says that these don't work well with plasma TVs due to IR distortion. Would of been nice to know that BEFORE I ordered it. While the manual gives "suggestions" on how to reduce the feedback, none of them work. Also, if you connect your XBOX 360 via HDMI, DO NOT BUY THESE. You have to have a "premium" XBOX 360 with a special HDMI cable with a dongel in order to use this. Otherwise, you have to do audio out of your TV or get rid of your HDMI connection. Again, would of been nice to have known about this BEFORE I bought it.
