This is a very good helmet for games. There are no settings bass but it's totally pointless in rendering balanced on all frequencies. I have owned other helmets before this one including specialized in the game. I realize that the bass was boosted artificially to give relief but at the expense of other sounds. With this one nothing like that. It has a clarity of all very surprising sound effects. the voices are clear. The sound effects are well rendered and do not have an artificial appearance. Best bought long ago. Question strength I had helmets with plastic hoops that are split over time (planned obsolescence?). For this one there seems to be metal arches under the plastic so should last much longer. No problem holding on head. Background noise is heard but not a problem for me: this is what I wanted.