Sound Headset with many features but shortcomings in voice transmission

Sound Headset with many features but shortcomings in voice transmission

Turtle Beach Ear Force XP 400 - [PS3, Xbox 360] (Optional)

Customer Review

Have the headset acquired in March 2013 and since then regularly in use.

Physical / processing:
The headset is good and clean processes, the plastic parts look solid and the bracket is stable. There is ample adjustment Adjustment head sizes. Very pleasant and so the positive side is that the earpieces are fitted with a very pleasant microfibre mesh. You sweat on hot days still, but much less. Before that I had the Roccat Kave was the problem that the leatherette very warm and uncomfortable and broke up over time, which manifested itself with black, very unsightly lint. The ears are enclosed pleasant, puts it even after several hours nothing.
The link station is easy to join, requires a USB port and an optical port and provides an optical output to the signal loop through, it is pleasantly small and simply decorated and not overly bright LEDs up to 4. It is good that the LEDs do not dazzle.
The microphone is attached to an arm of fleixiblem is also pivoted, but the joint is stiff, which is why I usually headset wegbiege the gooseneck.
The weight of the headset I would call easy, it can be felt, but does not limit or suppressed through the bracket on the skull (like the Roccat Kave front before, that's tremendously difficult).

Connection / reach:
tricky - that's probably the best word. But I have the headset connected to the PC and it's mainly due to Windows that the Bluetooth connection to the micro is bit difficult. Sound output was produced very quickly, and the connection to the phone (as a headset).
Every now and then loses the headset to connect to PC; then it is necessary again to go into pairing mode (press and hold the power button) and to activate the link station pairing (own button, long press).
The range is good, a 60m² apartment I could with the (quite central station) through 3 walls but do not cover. At least the freedom of movement in 1-2 rooms is given, which is already more than enough is yes.

Operation:
The headset has quite a lot of wheels and buttons that are not yet really known by heart even after 1.5 years. One can even be looped through the micro from the Speaker and as adjust the volume, which is quite nice for loud music and also to reduce the volume of hands helps, because the ears are well enclosed and therefore a lot of sound is absorbed. Each button triggers a beep, which is different in duration, repetition and pitch (the Equalizer and Limiter beeps for 4 settings each 1x per level, so tut, tut-tut, .... and solves even very slightly from what then is rather annoying)

Battery life:
There is a sufficiently long (3m +) cable that charges the headset via USB. Here, the headset will continue to function and also not buzzing. One of weakening battery is back with a really annoying beeping, which again comes about every 5 seconds.. Once loaded holds it back depending on usage intensity for 1-3 days, roughly about 10 hr. Playback + TeamSpeak.

Audio Quality / Micro:
The sound quality is fine, it differentiated from all good and is not too bassy. Delay in the audio transmission I put no fixed.
Quite different the Bluetooth micro, but the distorted voice clear and unconvincing. It is all well and sufficiently understood loud but often gets you feedback that you sound like an old radio. Also begins the headset from time to time to "fart", so it sends short pulses that trigger a voice activation in TS and sound like "fart" because then only helps the micro to reconnect or (easier and faster) the headset again connect to.

At the end of the day it's a solid headset with a great range of functions and sufficient good sound. For a wireless headset, the battery life is great and the price was 1.5 years ago with 130 fine too (G930 there was with ~ 180 in it, the Kave cost with cable also about 110), the quality of the Bluetooth chips but is below average, making it only conditionally recommended.

Satisfied with my purchase 4 Rank: 4/5
October 2
Cable cars to TVs Rank: 5/5
November 16
Again very enthusiastic! Rank: 5/5
April 14
Thanks for the boredom !!!! Rank: 3/5
December 6
A funny cat ... Rank: 5/5
March 19

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