The sound and tone of the microphone was second to none. I cannot make any claims in this regard. Nobody has ever complained about my sound and they haven't had any problems. However, I sometimes hear a small squeak when I play and it even shows up in game clips. Clever design, I couldn't stand the headset. Very weak feeling and switching to mute was just an annoyance. My family is pretty noisy, so the constant grabbing and flipping of the mic is annoying. When I had turtle beaches it was as easy as a push of a button. Fast and easy. The top padding of the headset will put a lot of pressure on your head after about an hour or two of play. The weight of the headset is mainly on the microphone side of the headphone, the balance is uneven. The headphones are comfortable for us for a while, but with large ears like the top padding, they would start to put a lot of pressure on them, requiring me to take the headset off in between games to take a break. Whether or not you want a headset is entirely down to personal preference. Not a bad headset, but I will most likely not be buying another Astro headset in the future.