I have the Sennheiser Game ONE that are the basis of the old model, and they work perfectly fine with my XB1 & Series X/S compatible controllers. Hope that helps!
I currently use the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 for playing Xbox. Aside from the TB's being completely blue tooth and the Sennheiser's being wired, how would these compare?
I'd say Turtle Beach is a company that may cater to a more 'juvenile gamer' market (no disrespect). Sennhiser is a company who understand audiophiles, and make some of the great high-end headphones in the game. That DNA is present in the 38x for sure. I have a pair of Senhiser 660s, and there is definitely a similarity in soundstage and presence. I run the 38's thru a Mayflower ARC MKII. It's a pretty darned good amp/dac for these. But the drivers aren't hard to push. Plugged into the XBox controller, I don't have issues with them hitting hard enough. As for in-headphone surround sound. I always turn those features off. They always take more out of the sound than they put in. Any decent game engine should do all the heavy lifting for sound position. As for the microphone, it's nothing special. Nobody will say you sound amazing, but you won't be ridiculed for crappy voice. If you don't mind being wired, I'd highly recommend.
Hey quick question you guys. I am getting these for my Xbox series X. Is there a significant increase in sound quality and mic quality if I was to use an amp with this headset? Or is it just as good plugged into a controller?
Thanks!
this headset is wired... the volume and mic control is analogue. it'll play nicely with anything you can plug it into. but if you're looking for something wireless, this aint it chief.