Audio details are a touch less clear than the Plantronics Rig Flex LX, but you can still distinctly hear sounds like grunts, footfalls, and distant gunfire, as well as the direction they came from.

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And though it doesnвЂ™t take the sting away from the price tag, the Flex LX comes with a second cable that lets you ditch the boom mic-handy for when youвЂ™re using these cans with a mobile device. YouвЂ™ll be able to see your settings at a glance.

Instead of pressing buttons that show no indication of just how loud or soft youвЂ™ve made your game or your XBL party, youвЂ™ll use a knob to control the volume, and a dial to control the balance between game and chat audio. The style of the Flex LXвЂ™s included controller dongle is an improvement over MicrosoftвЂ™s stereo headset adapter, too. You can wear this headset for hours, which youвЂ™ll want to do: even on the most bass-heavy EQ setting, lows are nice and punchy without overwhelming the mids and highs, and itвЂ™s very easy to hear both small audio details and what direction theyвЂ™re coming from. TL DR: These are the 7 Best Headsets for Xbox One:Д«est Cheap Wired Xbox One Headset- Plantronics Rig Flex LXRhe Plantronics Rig Flex LX excels thanks to its combination of comfort, excellent chat quality, and clean, well-balanced audio. Since then though, a number of new headsets have entered the market including the updated SteelSeries Wireless line, as well as new sets from Kingston, Polk Audio and Astro. Our top pick, at the time, was the Plantronics Rig Flex LX. Last year we looked at some of the best gaming headsets available on the Xbox One. Note that if you click on one of these links to buy the product, IGN may get a share of the sale.

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