Deeper Dive: Our Top Tested Picks

• Best for Tight Budgets

  Astro Gaming A10 (Gen 2)

  4.5 Outstanding

  Pros & Cons

  • • Lightweight and comfortable design
    • Well-padded earcups
    • Strong audio performance
    • Good microphone
    • Affordable
  • • Boom mic isn't replaceable or swappable

  Bottom Line:

  Bottom Line:

  The second-generation Astro Gaming A10 is an even better-feeling, better-sounding budget gaming headset than its already strong predecessor, and it doesn't cost a cent more.

  Specs & Configurations

  Connection Type	Stereo 3.5mm
  Type	Circumaural (over-ear)

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• Best for Wired PC Gaming

  Razer Blackshark V2

  4.5 Outstanding

  Pros & Cons

  • • Strong audio performance
    • Excellent microphone
    • USB sound card included with THX Spatial Audio through software
    • Light, comfortable fit
  • • Cable is hardwired to the headset

  Bottom Line:

  Bottom Line:

  The wired Razer Blackshark V2 gaming headset offers excellent audio and microphone quality, loads of software features and options, and a light, comfortable fit.

  Specs & Configurations

  Connection Type	Stereo 3.5mm
  Connection Type	USB
  Type	Circumaural (over-ear)

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• Best for Quality ANC With Gaming Features

  Bose QuietComfort 35 Series 2 Gaming Headset

  4.0 Excellent

  Pros & Cons

  • • Nearly top-notch noise cancellation
    • Excellent sound and voice quality
    • Useful PC controller with volume wheel
    • QuietComfort 35 II still holds up as great headphones years after release
  • • Headphones are a four-year-old model with no internal upgrades
    • Limited controls in app
    • No spatial audio processing license included or built into PC controller

  Bottom Line:

  Bottom Line:

  The Bose QuietComfort 35 II Gaming Headset is exactly what it sounds like: a QC 35 II turned into a gaming headset. It's an excellent pair of noise-cancelling headphones that now features a handy boom mic and a desktop volume wheel.

  Specs & Configurations

  Active Noise Cancellation
  Connection Type	Bluetooth
  Connection Type	Stereo 3.5mm
  Connection Type	USB
  Type	Circumaural (over-ear)
  Type	Gaming
  Wireless

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• XBox One Gamers

  SteelSeries Arctis 9X

  4.0 Excellent

  Pros & Cons

  • • Balanced, clear audio.
    • Excellent microphone.
    • Bluetooth connectivity that works alongside Xbox connection for dual audio.
    • Comfortable design.
  • • Weak bass.
    • Requires an Xbox Wireless Adapter to get the best performance on a PC.

  Bottom Line:

  Bottom Line:

  The SteelSeries Arctis 9X is one of the best wireless gaming headsets you can get for the Xbox One.

  Specs & Configurations

  Boom Mic
  Connection Type	Bluetooth
  Phone Controls
  Removable Cable
  Type	Circumaural (over-ear)
  Wireless

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• Best for An Ideal Xbox Headset

  Xbox Wireless Headset

  4.0 Excellent

  Pros & Cons

  • • Lightweight and comfortable
    • Robust sound
    • Bluetooth connectivity
    • Remembers multiple wireless signals
  • • Bluetooth lacks high-end audio codecs
    • Bass-heavy sound requires EQ adjustments

  Bottom Line:

  Bottom Line:

  The Xbox Wireless Headset offers powerful sound and a lightweight, comfortable fit, though you might want to turn down the bass a bit.

  Specs & Configurations

  Connection Type	Bluetooth
  Type	Circumaural (over-ear)
  Type	Gaming
  Wireless

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