Turtle Beach XO Three Review - Total Gaming Addicts

9.5

The Good

Low price
Fabric ear cups
Inline controller
Simple design
No setup
Surround sound

The Bad

Wired

Developer: Turtle Beach
Type: Headset, Wired
Release Date: 8th July 2017
Platforms: Xbox One, PC, Mobile
Supplied by: Turtle Beach

The Official line?

The TURTLE BEACH® XO THREE officially licensed gaming headset for Xbox One delivers the unbeatable sound and quick access controls needed for multiplayer victory. The XO THREE provides amazing game and chat audio through large, high-quality 50mm over-ear speakers while Turtle Beach’s renowned high-sensitivity mic picks-up your voice loud and clear. The XO THREE’s fabric-wrapped ear-cushions and leather-wrapped headband offer better breathability and added comfort for those hours-long gaming sessions, and the adjustable mic can be removed when watching movies and listening to music. Convenient in-line controls place Master Volume and Mic Mute right at your fingertips, and the standard 3.5mm connection makes the XO THREE great for using with other compatible devices. The XO THREE is also surround sound ready for Xbox One and compatible Windows 10 PCs.

Technical Specifications?

Rugged, Comfortable Design – The XO THREE has a thick, rugged and robust frame just like its XO FOUR STEALTH counterpart, with a plush leather-wrapped headband and breathable fabric-wrapped ear-cushions perfect for those hours (or days) long gaming sessions. Plus, the ear-cups fold flat when not in use.
Convenient In-line Controls- The XO THREE’s convenient in-line controls place Master Volume and Mic Mute right at your fingertips.

Surround Sound – The XO THREE is surround sound ready for Xbox One and compatible Windows 10 PCs so you can experience your games, movies and music with deeper immersion.
Versatile Compatibility – Works great with Xbox One controllers with the 3.5mm jack, as well as with PC, Mac® and mobile/tablet devices with a 3.5mm connection. Older Xbox One controllers require the Headset Audio Adaptor (sold separately).

High-Quality 50mm Speakers – Hear every crisp high and thundering low with these large 50mm over-ear speakers.

Crystal Clear Chat – Use Turtle Beach’s renowned high-sensitivity mic for in-game and online chat, and then remove it when watching movies or listening to music.

Another headset and another success?

Over the years Turtle beach and not only created great quality headsets with innovative and first to market features but also spotted that gap in the market where a headset is needed, be it a budget price or a premium product.

So enter the sub £50 market and great quality and frankly there is little to choose from for the Xbox One.

The Turtle Beach XO Three (XO3) brings together some of the best features of older and long standing headphones and makes it more than affordable.

Take for example the ear cups, fake leather, leather, plastic, foam, weave all types exist and each to their own but going back some time now you may remember the amazing 500X that transformed wireless headphones for the xbox for so many gamers, and to this day many of my friends still use that headset. The fabric wrapped foam was so comfortable even for a 8hr gaming session it was a genuine pleasure to wear, well now for under £50 you can have that same comfort on the XO3.

Sturdy construction is questionable on some headphones but not with the XO3, a good headband wrapped in leather make it not just durable but comfortable too and so far it seems that every box you could want ticked before getting into the sounds is done. Yeah I’m sure many of you would prefer no wires but we can’t have everything for this price point. The wire is long enough so when you snap back in frustration from your controller it doesn’t wrench the headset from your head tearing your ears off in the process. But it’s not too long either tripping you up when you go for those much needed refreshments.

Cup size is good too as I have found with some cheaper headsets this means a decrease in your ear size, not with the XO3 very comfortable again.

Now to the nuts and bolts of the sound, simply plug the 3.5mm jack into your controller (if you have a original controller you will require an adapter, available online) and you’re done. No setup, messing around or complicated settings.

All you need is the in-line control for master volume, and mute button.

With 50mm speakers too the sound quality is fantastic, no it’s not 500x or 800x quality but for a surround sound headset of this value it served me well online and saved my arse a good few times compared to single ear or stereo headsets.

All in all this is yet again indeed another success from Turtle Beach, simple design and quality performance for a low affordable price, what more could you ask for.