Which Turtle Beach headset (for xbox) gets you the best value for your money?

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#1 Dargiboo
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The topic pretty much says it all, I was just thinking of buying a pair for call of duty modern warfare 2. thanks for your help.

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#2 Wakanoid
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What's your budget.
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#3 Doomtime
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x1's. Only $50 and you don't have to worry about batteries.
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#4 Dargiboo
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I was mostly wondering about the cheapest ones although if they're no good i'll probably get the x1's.

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#5 S3XYT1M3
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I've got the X31's and they are great, I haven't had a problem with them yet.

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#6 Wakanoid
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I was mostly wondering about the cheapest ones although if they're no good i'll probably get the x1's.

Dargiboo
Yeah, go with the x1's then.
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#7 BaconB1ts123
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Well I got the x41's after alot of research and I really like them a lot. if you could have wireless chat it would be perfect. (still has a wire to the controller for chat)
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#8 minx1988
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x1s but you have to put ur xbox right beside the tv(literally) cos the wires to connect from the back of the tv to the xbox is really short

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I've got the X31's and they are great, I haven't had a problem with them yet.

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I have the X3s also. Random facts:

  • They're wireless
  • They're light
  • They have nice directional audio
  • I like that I can control the volume of the game and voice comms separately
  • Voice comms comes through both ears.
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if you're willing to spend some money, the combo of the astro mixamp + a good pair of stereo headphones ( audio technica ad900, sennheiser hd555, etc.) really cant be beat as far as console gaming. the mixamp gives you a 5.1 surround sound signal and when combined with a good pair of stereo headphones like the ones i mentioned, the outcome is amazing. plus, youll have a nice pair of music phones too. the only downside is they dont have mics attached to then, but this is easily remedied by buying a zalman clip on mic for around 10 bucks or so. its probably more than you're willing to spend, but its the best you can do as far as console gaming. i prefer my mixamp + akg-k601 setup over my surround sound system. just throwing it out there...

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#11 LordGamer0001
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start out with the X1's they should get the job done. if you feel like you need to upgrade later on down the road then do that.

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if you're willing to spend some money, the combo of the astro mixamp + a good pair of stereo headphones ( audio technica ad900, sennheiser hd555, etc.) really cant be beat as far as console gaming. the mixamp gives you a 5.1 surround sound signal and when combined with a good pair of stereo headphones like the ones i mentioned, the outcome is amazing. plus, youll have a nice pair of music phones too. the only downside is they dont have mics attached to then, but this is easily remedied by buying a zalman clip on mic for around 10 bucks or so. its probably more than you're willing to spend, but its the best you can do as far as console gaming. i prefer my mixamp + akg-k601 setup over my surround sound system. just throwing it out there...

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No. If your going to do that, get the Astro Mixamp and the Turtle Beach HPX headset which has amazing sound AND a mic. If you were going to spend that kind of money for a non competition headset, you would just buy the TB X41. But this guy is starting out, and wants value, so lets stick to that. I think the X1 is a great headset, but you could also go for the X31 for $100.My buddy went TB recert and loves his set., the old models are still great. You could get the wireless X3 for only $70 or the 5.1 surround X4 for only $129 I owned that set for almost a year its awesome.

http://www.turtlebeach.com/R/tabid/624/Default.aspx

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#13 James161324
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The X1s are awsome.

Plus you really can't beat the price

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#14 SpArKs424
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I have the X1s had them for about 2 years , never had a problem or nothing best 60 bucks i spent the sound is great and voice chat along with it is good .

i recommend the X1s the other one are awesome but way too over priced i think.

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#15 baritonehart
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X31's are terrific. Very light and great sound quality. Love playing Forza 3 with them!!

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X1's are the best value I suppose, but I heavily prefer X3's

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#17 ac29593
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If you are getting them ONLY for MW2, then get the X1's. Great headset and only $60 (I am sure you can find them cheaper).

Otherwise, get the x31's. For only $40 more you get a great wireless stereo headset. They are amazing for watching movies on Netflix laying back relaxing not worrying about wires all over the floor (the x1's have a long 16ft wire).

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#18 _SOULtoSQUEEZE_
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[QUOTE="_SOULtoSQUEEZE_"]

if you're willing to spend some money, the combo of the astro mixamp + a good pair of stereo headphones ( audio technica ad900, sennheiser hd555, etc.) really cant be beat as far as console gaming. the mixamp gives you a 5.1 surround sound signal and when combined with a good pair of stereo headphones like the ones i mentioned, the outcome is amazing. plus, youll have a nice pair of music phones too. the only downside is they dont have mics attached to then, but this is easily remedied by buying a zalman clip on mic for around 10 bucks or so. its probably more than you're willing to spend, but its the best you can do as far as console gaming. i prefer my mixamp + akg-k601 setup over my surround sound system. just throwing it out there...

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No. If your going to do that, get the Astro Mixamp and the Turtle Beach HPX headset which has amazing sound AND a mic. If you were going to spend that kind of money for a non competition headset, you would just buy the TB X41. But this guy is starting out, and wants value, so lets stick to that. I think the X1 is a great headset, but you could also go for the X31 for $100.My buddy went TB recert and loves his set., the old models are still great. You could get the wireless X3 for only $70 or the 5.1 surround X4 for only $129 I owned that set for almost a year its awesome.

http://www.turtlebeach.com/R/tabid/624/Default.aspx

yes they have a mic but you getmuch bettersound quality with a pair of ad900's or any good pair of stereo headphonesthan you would with any of the turtle beach headsets, and the ad900s can be found for as low as 80$ on amazon. and like i said if you needed a mic you could get something like the zalman clip on which is only around 10-15 dollars. if you think the turtle beach headsets have amazing sound quality than you should really try gaming with a good pair of audiophile headphones. its really no comparison. at first i had the whole astro a40 system (mixamp and a40 headset) and while the sound quality wasnt terrible with the headset, its not even close to that of a good pair of stereo headphones, even the sennheiser hd555 was a pretty dramatic upgrade.

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#19 SpArKs424
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yea for me the only Con about the X1's are the 16 ft wire i trip over them every once in awhile but other than thatt great value for your buck .

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#20 raydog44
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Is there a headset availabe (w/ chat) that works for both 360 and PS3? If not then any that work for both w/o chat on PS3 since I really don't play online that much with PS3?

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#21 _SOULtoSQUEEZE_
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Is there a headset availabe (w/ chat) that works for both 360 and PS3? If not then any that work for both w/o chat on PS3 since I really don't play online that much with PS3?

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the a40 system works with both systems but it will cost a pretty penny.