Just received my Xbox wireless headset ( the $100) sounds great but friends tell me the mic...

When purchasing a new headset, there are many things to consider. Headsets come not only is many sizes and styles, but also vary in quality, features and price. It basically boils down to what YOU want/need and budget.

• Astro A40 TR + MixAmp Pro - Wired. Great sound, great mic. $250+
• Astro A50 - Wireless. Great sound, very good mic. $300+
• Turtle Beach Recon 70 - Wired. Good sound, good mic. $40+
• PDP AfterGlow AG9+ - Wireless. Good sound, decent mic. $75+

Those signals come from different places. The game audio is separate from chat, especially the mic. The inbound sound from your party can be routed to the speakers, or the headset, from the console it's self but the mic's input go through the wireless
protocol that the game controller uses. The One uses a different variation of that wireless protocol that's how they have shortened the latency of the wireless controllers. The warhead 2 wireless radios one streams the games sounds and inbound chat much
like every other gaming headset for the 360 and another radio that communicates directly with the 360's wireless chat (out bound mic) audio. so what happens is you get the sound from the 360 audio out into the warhead, that then sends it to you headphone.
The mice on the headset sends, your voice directly to the 360 internal wireless receiver. It's doubtful that MS is using hardware flexible enough to support that older and newer protocol as that would cost more and potentially cannibalize potential sails
of 100% wireless headsets for the One. The deal with Tritton was most likely limited to the 360 and no future consoles, if they patched the system to work, Tritton could just re-label the box as One compatible and not pay Microsoft anything.

The team did a great job with the headset. They are the best sounding pair of headphones I've ever purchased. However, like many of you, mic monitoring is a feature that we need. If you have not tried Turtle Beach, I would highly recommend them. They've been making wireless gaming headsets for many years, their mic monitoring is second to none and they have great sound. I've Checked out some reviews for the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 and believe this will be the best headset for me. I'll probably stick with TB from now on.

Turtle Beach just came out with a completely wireless surround sound headset with mic monitoring for the Xbox One Stealth 500 X. Goes for $230.

Well, it all depends on what you're looking for. The best overall quality mic, would be a wireless Tritton headset. The cord mics are awful. The wires often become loose, and the mics no longer function properly. As for the Microsoft made wireless mics,
they are good for a short time, but do not expect a lot of use out of them. Often, the battery stops functioning, or the keys on the side stick (Making the mic inoperable).

So, if you are looking for a short-term, cheap, but good quality mic, I would recommend the wireless Microsoft made headset. These cost $49.99

If you are looking for a long-term, great quality headset with no cost boundaries, I would recommend wireless Trittons.

I know that the Tritton Warhead 7.1 Wireless Surround Sound headset costs $300.

Hope this helped!