Turtle Beach TBS-2114 Earforce HPA2 5.1 Surround Sound Headset with Amplifier and Removable Microphone

Pros: Excellent highs and lows. Music really sounds good. Played COD4 at Exile Lan Party while wearing these helped out alot. Positional sound was good, not great. You can hear in which direction a nade fell however incoming fire was hard to detect unless you could see it.

Cons: Lost one star due to bad mic. It wasn't the mic itself, it was the wiring inside the inline control module. We tested it on 2 other PC's and got the same result. At this price it's uncalled for. Alittle tight on the head but was comfortable after extended use.

Overall Review: This is a good headset with the potential to be excellent if QC could get it together. If you buy these and your friends are complaining of popping and static from your mic, RMA IMMEDIATELY.

Pros: Controls on the amp are nice.

Splitter cables are a nice addition.

Cons: These are tight. If I'm ever tortured with a head vice, I may be able to endure longer thanks to these.

Out of box, the left side is much softer than the right. When using another pair, the sounds are balanced. I may adjust the mixer to fix the issue since there's no way to do so on the amp. But, that's extra work I'd rather not ave to do every time I use these. I made extra sure I did not blow out the speakers when I first used these. The volume was set very low and increased slowly in increments.

I cannot hear the distinction between front and rear/surround sounds. I made extra sure the connections are good.

Overall Review: I have not tested the microphone yet.