The Elite Pro 2 as a wired headset doesn't sport a huge amount of features that a fully wireless system often does, deferring to 3. In It Gets Funkier by Vulfpeck, the higher notes of the piano part normally sound just as crisp as the bass line, and while it’s still totally audible here, it definitely gets a little lost in all the other sound. Just bought a PC and wondering if theres a way to connect the headset to both the Xbox and the Pc through the base station. The headset features a baked-in battery-saving “feature” that can’t turned off and puts the headset to sleep after not moving for around a half hour.

The battery however isn't swappable, which means if it ever goes completely flat, you may need a replacement. Turtle Beach's "Super Human Hearing," for example, gives priority to frequencies where sound effects like footsteps or enemy movements may sit.The Stealth Pro is the first headset I've used in my extremely radio-congested office that offers a solid signal across both sound sources over long periods of time. I unreservedly recommend the Turtle Beach Stealth Pro to anyone who wants to up their Xbox headset game.

Jez Corden is a Managing Editor at Windows Central, focusing primarily on all things Xbox and gaming. There's certainly not a "one-size-fits-all" approach to choosing the best Xbox headset for you, especially when you consider things like features you want (or need), and what your general setup is like. This headset offers Dolby Audio surround sound for gaming on both the PlayStation 4 and PC, and while it works well enough, the directional effect is definitely a little on the light side. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests.That being said, each headset is unique essentially based on a wide variety of factors, so we tend to focus on a general idea of what you'll be getting out of each headset's soundscape. We also list things like frequency response to give you an idea of how broad each soundscape is per headset, although it doesn't tell the full story. Indeed, the main downside of a wired headset is that they often sport less features than wireless headsets.