![]() At a mere 3ft long the, though, the wire is a little short. ![]() Basically anything with a 3.5mm jack will work. You can, of course, also hook the headset directly up to a TV or a PS4, or your PC, although you’ll need an appropriate splitter in order to use the mic. At the end of the wire is a standard 3.5mm stereo jack that can be plugged directly into newer Xbox One controllers or connected using either an official Xbox One adapter, or the Turtle Beach model. Speaking of which even maxed out these headphones can’t go particularly loud, so if pure volume is your thing either consider a different headset or plan on running them through an amp. About half-way down the wire there’s a small controller that let’s you mute the detachable mic and adjust the volume. Moving on the headset has two wires that extend from earcup rather than the single wire that a lot of the competition tend to use, which isn’t exactly an important detail, yet remains worth mentioning anyway. A little more padding would have gone a long way. Ultimately the headset is comfy enough for extended play sessions provided you angle the headband a little to stop the plastic digging in, but it’s far from the most comfortable headset you can buy. The size of the earcups does seem a little small, and indeed the headset in general is a little pinchy even when fully extended, so that could potentially be a problem for those people with larger heads and larger ears. I do appreciate the fact there’s small diagrams of X-Wings inside the earcups, though. The light padding on the ear cups is better, although hardly luxurious, and provides almost no noise cancellation. The few millimetres of padding that runs along the very top of the headband is pretty paltry, almost like it’s a grudging concession to comfort that the designer was adamant didn’t really need to even be included. However, keep in mind that my test unit is a loan unit and may have been passed through a lot of different hands, so its hard to say if the creaking is normal, or simply because of being shipped and handed so much. At just 202g (including cable and mic) this is a relatively light headset which is good for those long, hard Fallout 4 sessions, and while the solid plastic doesn’t feel or look like quality material the whole thing seems to be reasonably solid, although it is prone to creaking. Taking the headset out of the box the build quality is acceptable but hardly as impressive. With a price-tag of just £35 the packaging isn’t exactly surprising, though. ![]() There’s a small leaflet in the box, plus the detachable mic and, of course, the headset itself, because if that wasn’t included we would have a serious problem. A cheap, thin outer cardboard box houses a flimsy cardboard mould for the headset, so protection during transit is almost non-existent. The packaging is the first port of call, and it’s not great news. If you’re a Star Wars fan (if you aren’t out, get out of my presence) then you may have already been eyeballing Turtle Beach’s new X-Wing Pilot offering which seems to be a repainted version of their Recon. Actually picking a headset, though, is tricky business since they span a vast price range from the enticingly cheap to the heart-stoppingly expensive. Not everyone can stuff seven speakers and a subwoofer into their bedroom or living room, at least not without the neighbours calling the police at 3am because you’ve been watching Halloween at full volume and they’re stating to get a bit worried about all the screaming, thus headsets can be a gamer’s best friend, especially for those late night sessions where the family is trying to sleep and you’re staring furiously at the name of the guy or girl who just shot you for the billionth time in Halo 5. ![]()
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