Xbox Wireless Headset Receives Massive 50% Discount At Walmart

Those dirty dogs! I just bought one ;_;

good price.

Been wanting one for years but couldn't bring myself to spend the 100 dollars. Glad i waited.

So it is finally at a price that matches the audio experience it offered. Well, I'd say the performance is more like a $60 headset. $100 was just always a goofy price for it.

Really feeling like Microsoft is trying to take a page out of Apple's playbook by over marking prices to fool people into wanting it.

Thanks for the news! I snagged one.

For that price it's a crime. That headset is incredible and for that price is no brainer. Love them. Sound is great.

Bought it when it came out and had to return it because of the noticable lag, drove me crazy. Shame

I bought the Starfield one recently but had I seen this price I may have changed my mind lol

@Chaotic_Goat
Is your Xbox out in the open or tucked behind anything? I had my Cricut Cutter in front of it and my Starfield Headset was having issues, as soon as I moved my Cutter somewhere else it has had no issues.

@InterceptorAlpha
I think it's a perfectly fine price for the headset, for a different paint scheme I even paid $25 more

@ZuneTattooGuy And that's fine for you.

Audio is important to me to a fault. The Microsoft headset does a poor job reproducing audio with an emphasis being on base. They're more in line with Dr Dres or SkullCandies. Both if which also carry inflated prices due to their name.

Personally I am an Audiotechnica guy. Though Sennheiser and Koss also have some great cans.

@InterceptorAlpha i too prefer higher end sound. I use the new Turtle Beach Stealth Pro’s and find them amazing for the $329 asking price. I had a pair of these Xbox headset’s at launch and found them to be about what you would expect from a $99 dollar headset. The Sony H9 Inzone’s are really good for me and i like what they put out as well. Tho no EQ on the PS5 to easily config them is a big miss. I used to buy high end speakers and receivers for the house and as i gotten older and have less time to enjoy them, i have built a Sonos Arc sound bar, with the Sonos one and the sub for the media/Game room and find them impressive, they have came a long way from what i remember the sound being. 😊

@InterceptorAlpha
I paid for Dolby Atmos on my Xbox and can fine fine the headset. If you take them straight out of the box and don't touch any settings yeah they are bass heavy but who does that?

Just picked up the deal here in the US. I have been waiting to get a headset and I couldn't pass this deal up.

@ZuneTattooGuy Jist to be clear, there's nothing wrong with you enjoying the headset. I'm truly glad they work for you. They just don't for me.

That said: Im referring to hardware limitations that software cannot fix. They use the same drivers in each ear cup as less expensive headsets

The drivers being bass oriented results in, regardless of equalizer settings, worse mid and highs when compared to a headset with better drivers.

Then you have other issues like the anemic sound stage. A standard symptom of closed back headphones. Yet this is especially pronounced on the official Xbox headset. This is especially important for positional audio cues.

I own a pair and wish I had an excuse to buy a second pair, not due to this low price but because I want the Starfield edition ones, but I dont.

To be clear: I dont love these because of the audio quality, I am no audiophile (in fact, I am a bit deaf) but the killer feature on these things is audio-mixing. You just wont find a good quality set of headphones that will be able to connect to your Xbox and your phone at the same time.

If like me, you love listening to a podcast while playing some big open world adventure, grinding turn based fights on an RPG, or playing some other non-narrative games, then these are a steal at $100, even more so at $50.

The only con is they only work with xbox + one additional bluetooth source. If you are a multi-console owner, you would need a different (and more expensive) solution from some other manufacturers.

@Cashews why don't you return it and get the cheaper one?

You can get far superior sound and comfort from a similarly priced set of good IEM's. The only gaming headsets I have found to have anywhere near accurate or even decent audio is from high end audio companies and not gaming oriented companies. Plus with IEM's you don't get that dent in your scalp that happens with headsets. I use IEM's with Dolby Atmos and it is absolutely amazing.

For anyone that is interested, here is an excellent IEM to start with. It even has an inline mic on the cable and before anyone says that inline mics suck, this one puts most gaming headset mics to shame. Just plug it into your controller and you are good to go.

KZ ZS10 Pro, 4BA+1DD 5 Driver in-Ear HiFi Metal Earphones with Stainless Steel Faceplate, 2 Pin Detachable Cable (with Mic, Dark Black) https://a.co/d/ga8uI01

Those are $50 and will blow away most gaming headsets in every category.

@ZYDIO You might be my new best friend. Looking at the specs and reviews (and price!) and this seems like a must-have. I never even heard of this before.

Out of curiosity, is this the model you use? If not, which one do you have?

@EvenStephen7 Yes this is the current model I use for gaming. Best bang for the buck for sure. I also use them for watching movies on my Xbox and I use them for music too sometimes, but only because usually when I'm listening to music I need wireless, so I use my Bluetooth IEM's. Speaking of Bluetooth, there are actually a few different options for converting these to Bluetooth IEM's as well. With these IEM's you probably won't have to go down the rabbit hole of trying 50 different ones. These work well for most people, but the rabbit hole is always there.

I want to add this separately, but I have heard through various sources that some IEM's costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars don't sound as good as these. I absolutely agree with those opinions as well. I don't know how they are selling these at this price but they are on to something.

@ZYDIO it already has my ear juice on it. I don't share body fluids nor would I want anyone else's...usually.

@ZYDIO I appreciate all of this, thank you. Going to go ahead and pull the trigger on these. I see what you mean about going down a rabbit hole but your testimony (and many others online) have me sold. And that’s awesome about the Bluetooth adaptor! Going to look into that as well.

This is really exciting, especially with getting such a premium, multi-thousand-dollar sound for a fraction of the cost. Right now I have AirPod Pros for music and a PlayStation Platinum headset for gaming but these are obviously going to blow both out of the water. Again, I appreciate the recommendation! I can’t wait to get these in.

@Cashews Fair enough, that is very considerate of you. BTW, just curious as to what products you use to make your ears juicy.

@EvenStephen7 You are very welcome and here are a few links to the different styles of bluetooth adapters. I don't know if these are the most up-to-date versions but it's easy to find them.

KZ HD Bluetooth V5.0 Headphone/Earphone Wireless Cable with Microphone Replacement for (C PIN (KZ-ZSN/ZSNpro/AS16/ZS10pro)) https://a.co/d/j3leK11

KZ AZ09 PRO Bluetooth 5.2 Module IEM Bluetooth Adapter Waterproof Ear Hook Extra Long Battery Life Bluetooth Cable for ​KZ ZS10 PRO/ZSN Pro X/ZSN PRO/ZEX PRO/AS16/ZAX/DQ6 /CCA CA16 /C12/CRA(C pin) https://a.co/d/a7t2xK2