I did some research, and it's just a problem that some units have. The first one I got had an audio imbalance (left ear louder than the right ear). These are on the smaller side of gaming headsets. I find them to be comfortable, but I could easily see people with larger-than-average ears getting pinched over long uses. I have fairly average ears, and the cups barely fit around them.

No way to adjust chat-game volume balance without going into pc or console settings. The audio cord is 3.5mm on one end, and some proprietary thing on the other end, so if you lose it or it breaks you need to get a new one from them. It comes with a standard micro usb jack, but only for charging. The primary downside is the proprietary cord and connector. Other headsets with the leather or pleather make my ears really sweaty. The top ski band is comfy, and can be replaced separately if you need to.

Windows Sonic functionality simply works (no need for third party software or tweaks.

I'm not sure I can really tell a difference between the sound quality on these and my previous headsets (the Hyper X Cloud II and Alpha)). Great audio (both what you hear and what you say to the mic) for the price range (but really, most name-brand headsets in the $70-120 price range all sound mostly indistinguishable to the average user. That functionality is surprisingly useful, and rare at this price. The top reason to get this over other headsets in its price range is the ability to connect to a console or computer via cord and to your phone via Bluetooth at the same time.

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