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Windows Sonic comes free with the Xbox, and Dolby Atmos is offered as a free trial via the Dolby Access app until September 31st, 2021 (otherwise it's a £14/$15 purchase after a week-long trial).
MICROSOFT XBOX WIRELESS HEADSET GAMING WINDOWS 10
These are stereo headphones out of the box, but you're able to choose from three surround modes if you prefer - Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos or DTS Headphone:X, all of which are available on Xbox and Windows 10 PCs. This cheap(ish) adapter offers a lower latency wireless connection to PCs, and works for controllers too.
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If you're planning to use the headset on a Windows 10 PC, I'd strongly recommend picking up an Xbox Wireless Adapter ( £20/ $25) if you don't have one already, as the 2.4GHz connection sounds much better and also offers much lower latency the same adapter also works to connect Xbox controllers to your PC so you may already have one.
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This headset could sound even better if it supported wired 3.5mm or a higher-quality Bluetooth codec like apt-X, but this would require added complexity or additional license fees, respectively, so again the capabilities chosen here make sense. (I'd recommend selecting the 'Music' profile or turning down the bass marginally for a more neutral profile in the custom EQ setting, but that's just me.) The bass is a little flabbier here than on higher-end headsets, but this is definitely one of the best-sounding wireless gaming headsets I've tested below $100.
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The Xbox Accessories app provides the means to adjust the sound reproduction, with a half-dozen presets and a custom EQ plus an adjustable bass boost feature. The actual sound quality is better than I was expecting too, with a boosted low end that's just right for playing immersive single-player titles or listening to bassier genres of music. The on-ear design provides a small amount of passive noise cancellation and prevents too much sound from leaking out, but you'll still be aware of the sound of traffic or your flatmates asking you what you fancy making for dinner.
Both dials have fixed start and end points, rather than rotating freely, and the left earcup has a notch in the centre of its rotation, so you get that proper physical feedback that you're at maximum volume or that you've balanced the two audio sources evenly, which I love. The fact that the entire earcup is a control means you never struggle to locate the right dial, and you can dial up or down the volume accordingly even in a the few seconds of respite you'll be be awarded in a heated Warzone match. The left earcup allows you to adjust the mix between your Bluetooth and Xbox Wireless sources, while the right earcup adjusts the overall volume. The only issue I've discovered after a few days of testing is that the headset will cheerfully activate your Xbox Series X/S each time it's turned on unfortunately I haven't discovered a way to disable this behaviour beyond leaving the house before turning on the headset - hardly ideal! It's also worth noting that the headset doesn't require a dongle for its Xbox connectivity, which is convenient but means that you don't have a 2.4GHz USB dongle that could be plugged into a PC or PS5 (more on that later).Īnother highlight are the controls - rather than messing about with small, hard-to-find dials or buttons all crammed into a single earcup, Microsoft has made each ear cup into a massive volume dial. Of course, having two connection methods available also provides a great degree of flexibility - I'm using it now, listening to chilled hip-hop beats in the garden while hammering on a mechanical keyboard, and later I'll be using it to play Rocket League and Tetris Effect in the living room. The neat thing is that you can use the headset with your Xbox and your phone simultaneously, making it easy to listen to music while playing games, or chat with your mates on Discord while playing a cross-platform title. The XWH comes with Microsoft's proprietary Xbox Wireless, allowing a wireless connection without the use of a dongle, but the headset also comes with Bluetooth 4.2. The standout feature for me is its multipoint wireless. The £90/ $100 headset packs in an astonishing amount of features and quality for its relatively affordable price tag, and it may be one of the only first-party headsets for any system that I'd actually recommend. The Xbox Wireless Headset is here, Microsoft's first official audio accessory for the Series X and Series S, and it's fantastic.
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