Popping noise/audio breakout sennheiser g4me one

Great price for Sennheiser quality. Not as good as their open back cans however this headset is a steal at the price and is about 10 steps above comparable Turtle Beach products. Especially considering the universal version (U320) is so much more expensive.

Hopefully one day they make a console version of something comparable to their G4ME ONE with 7.1 Dolby Headphone Surround but until then, I just use my Sennheiser HD598's and Astro Mixamp.

Turtle Beach's have the worst audio quality. The Trittons aren't much better, really. The thing to do is get an Astro Mixamp, then get some nice headphones from Sennheiser or Audio-Technica. I use the Sennheiser PC360's and they're excellent.

Yes. A colleague uses "Sennheiser PCV 05 Combo Audio Adapter for PC Gaming Headsets" with his Xbox One controller.

On a 360 S console, you can use the optical port for audio out.



On the original 360 console a thin AV port audio breakout is required for optical. This breakout also provides left/right analog audio out and works with the 360 S console.



The thin AV adapter comes with the older HDMI AV kit. Not sure if it's still bundled with the new kit. You can also find it on eBay.

Your best bet is the Astro Mixamp Pro. But before you buy the Vmoda Crossfade, first consider your options.

There are far better cans to use for gaming such as the Sennheiser HD598's, HD558's, Philips Fidelio X1's, Sony MDR MA900's, Sennheiser G4ME ONE headset or Audio Technica ADG1 headset. If you want to get off cheap and offset the cost of the Mixamp, you could
also go with the very cheap Superlux HD668b's. Build quality is nothing to write home about but the audio quality is comparable to something that costs $200 to $400.

For a mic, you can go with the Antlion Modmic, Zalman ZM-Mic1 or in the case of the Fidelio X1's, the Vmoda boom pro.

The audio quality from the Crossfades are too V shaped and I don't really recommend them for gaming. Your best gaming headphones all use an open or semi open design for higher fidelity, better mids and nice soundstage and imaging for pinpoint accuracy .

You are right about these console gaming headsets though. They all suck. It's just funny to me how people actually think they sound good.

Now if you can tell me what kind of gaming you do, I can narrow things down for you. For instance, the Sennheiser HD598's completely shine for competitive gaming and are halfway decent for single player but if you want a good all rounder, I would recommend
the Philips Fidelio X1's or Sony MDR-MA900's I use the 598's though and absolutely love them.