The headset we have here costs twenty dollars, so it's made for mass production. On the plus side, Turtle Beach has actually made decent mics a hallmark of the brand, and while this is a budget mic it still does a good job on a simple task. The downsides are numerous, depending on how picky and unwilling to stick to a strict flow you are. High price = high quality. Basically, the auricle is of bad design. and the speaker is about 1cm from your ear.Combined with headphones that sound like a "Sony Walkman" lacks the experience for someone who owns a pair of X42s. Finally, unless the party is screaming, the maximum volume is too low. Expect little more than the standard X360 headset with microphone. let's say 4/10 as an afterthought. I ended up tearing off the ring of rigid foam that surrounds the earcup, the speaker enclosure padding is soft enough to avoid discomfort.