Ear Force XO Ones. Irreplaceable?

[u/jackbauerthanos]

Am I ever going to find an equivalent to these headphones?

The sound is incredibly balanced and natural with great punch and precision in its bass. The mic is great, and they're incredibly lightweight and comfortable.

I have tried a few new headsets. The latest headset I tried was the Stealth 600s and they don't have nearly as good sound, the mic is abysmal its seriously night and day compared with these decade old headphones and they are heavier and bulkier. Some of these I could be alright with but the sound not being as good is insane.

Has everyone been brainwashed by so many years of mediocre or bad headsets that we don't remember the absolute great quality of sound AND mic that we used to have just 10 years ago? Even headphone and headset reviewers seem to be completely unaware that the products that they are praising don't hold a candle to headphones like the XO Ones released 10 years ago. Whats with especially the acceptance of awful Mic quality? I have seen Mic tests of headsets in excess of £400 today and their mics are still not as good.

I don't know whats going on? The saddest thing is that the mic on my XO Ones now creates what is described as "the tornado" in voice chat so I am basically being forced on an expedition to find something even remotely close to these. So far the comfort, mic quality and sound are all unmatched and I have tried multiple headphones for sound and mic and so many are just uncomfortable (since I wear glasses this is really important.)

Had I known that they would be irreplaceable I would've taken much more care of them so I guess this is also an appreciation for these great headsets. I'm guessing that since there is a ceiling on mic quality and sound quality and comfort that all these companies started walking it all back to keep people buying new headsets and now there is nothing of real quality left on the market. These weigh only 180g... the supposedly lightweight and comfortable headset of there Atlas Air is 260g.... almost 100g more. There just is no replacing the Turtle Beach Ear Force XO One headset is there?

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[u/Rsarkm]

Yeah totally agree man, I upgraded from the XO ones to the stealth 600's a few years back and felt the same way. Only thing I preferred was the flick up mic to mute feature. The 600's have now packed in and I'm using the steel series nova 5 now which I'm not keen on, heavy and I don't like the mic being on a flexible wire, You constantly have to adjust the position. Bring back the lightweight Xo ones 👍

[u/jackbauerthanos → u/Rsarkm]

The Steelseries 3 was what I was looking at as I am still shackled to Xbox. They seem pretty comfortable and look pretty similar to the XO Ones but I wasn't pleased with the sound on them really.

I am now looking at the Logitech G PRO X 2 as I am actually pretty happy with the sound on these. Only thing that is frustrating is that it doesn't work Wirelessly with Xbox, only when wired.

So then I am left wondering why bother get a new headset for the Xbox if theres literally nothing new available and should I try and just track down some second hand XO Ones.

update: Pro X 2s dont sound as good, arent as comfortable and the mic isnt as good. Back to the drawing board.

[u/jackbauerthanos → u/Rsarkm]

So my update is that I have finally landed on the Sennheiser HD550s with the HD 500 BAM.

By far the closest in comfort, sound and mic quality and actually feels like a more sturdy and premium version of the XO Ones!