Turtle Beach - Ear Force X12 Amplified Stereo Gaming Headset - Xbox 360 - Arctic Camo
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Color: White
Product Packaging: Standard Packaging
Features
- Amplified Audio - Enhances game sounds for a more immersive experience
- In-line Amplifier - Quick access to Turtle Beach gaming audio controls
- Variable Bass Boost - Adds depth and realism to the Xbox 360 game audio
- Microphone Monitor - Allows you to hear your own voice in the headset to avoid shouting
- USB Powered - No batteries required
Description
Stay frosty with the Ear Force X12 Arctic Edition gaming headset with crystal- clear chat on Xbox LIVE or PC and amplified audio for the ultimate audio experience. Built for comfort over long play sessions, variable bass boost and thumping 50mm speakers combine to give you the Turtle Beach Audio Advantage! Why You Need It! Amplified audio – Get an earful of top quality sound. Bass boost – Gives your audio a kick in the you-know-what. Microphone monitoring – Love the sound of your own voice? Now you can hear it in your headset. Independent chat volume control – Hear as much or as little of your teammates as you’d like. USB Powered – Want to mess with an AC adapter? Yeah, we didn’t think so.
Release date: March 4, 2014
Package Dimensions: 9.7 x 9.6 x 4.3 inches; 1.7 Pounds
Type of item: Video Game
Item model number: TBS-4255-01
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Item Weight: 1.7 pounds
Manufacturer: Turtle Beach
Batteries: 1 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Date First Available: January 9, 2014
Number Of Items: 1
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Color: Black
Product Packaging: Standard Packaging
Oh my goodness, it has changed gaming for me. I have been using the default Microsoft headphones for two years. This was a gift for my brother in law and I got a pair for myself, just because. :) After finally getting the wiring situation figured out (detailed explanations below), we were wired up and playing online together. The choice for the demo, Black Ops 2. The sound is beautiful! And if you've never played with true surround sound, you are playing at a severe disadvantage. The first time I heard the footsteps of an enemy trying to sneak up on me, a whole new world was opened. One where I was the hunter. One where I had the advantage over anyone who was relying on their TV speakers. It was absolutely amazing. The mic is great, but on rare occasion, acts funny. it feeds back from the headphones into the microphone and everyone else can head the feedback. However, a simple unplug and replug fixes it right up. The wires are nice and long and while I miss wireless/controller wired, this cord is freaking long. There's no problems in the living room in reaching from the console to the couch. Pros: - beautiful sound. I'm a musician and these are just great. - excellent price for fantastic quality. - Turtle Beach has still got the value behind their name. - separate game and chat volumes let you find the perfect mix (very helpful with the "loud" friend in chat). - lots of plugging options for different TV's, model Xboxes, etc. - earpieces are a comfortable fit and breath without sweating. - sleek look - converts to other consoles easily (maybe a converter is required). Cons: - my big head is about an inch too big. the headphones hurt after a while and give me crazy bed head. - wires suck. They made it really convenient, but wires still suck. - no convenient mute button. would like to have something to mute without letting go of the controller. - not built to fold up and transport WIRING: We had two different setups between my brother in law and myself. I set them both up. I'll describe the situation and the remedy. It can get confusing, but if you have a basic understanding of hooking up entertainment systems, you should be able to figure out which of the Turtle Beach supplied options will work for your setup. His house: The Xbox is plugged directly into an input channel on the audio (not HDMI). He could not figure out how to make it work, so he was only plugging in the controller. It still works, but only chat functions work. No game audio. I was crushing him in game because he couldn't hear me coming. But I heard him yelling about it just fine. :) I hooked up the included VGA HD plugs into the appropriate ports and plugged the Xbox cables into the backs of those. (The included plugs are male on the front and female right behind, offering a piggy bag into the TV for the headphones). Then the other cord goes into any USB outlet for power. Since it's close, I went right into the TV and voila, audio through the TV and headphones without any interruptions. My house: We have a sound system hooked up to the headphone output of the TV, because the sound system is old and doesn't have anything other than a standard audio jack. So I put a headphone splitter into the TV and plugged the surround sound back in to one of the ports. I plugged the Turtle Beach headphones into the other port, USB into the back of the Xbox (there are 3 USB ports back there) and the chat plug into the controller. BOOM! And if I want to play without waking up my wife, I turn off the surround sound and only get audio through the headphones. Great product. I'd buy it again tomorrow and would recommend it to anyone who last $40 to throw into their gaming habit. This is just great.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016 by Jeff
Color: Black
Product Packaging: Standard Packaging
This review will be a comparison of three entry level gaming headsets for the Xbox 360. Turtle beach X12, Turtle beach XLA, and the Triton Trigger. My goal was to find the highest quality gaming headset for under $50 that provided chat and game sound. I purchased all three of these from Amazon at the same time to test them out. Here is the price at time of purchase. Turtle beach XLA: $29.62 Turtle beach X12: $42.71 Triton Trigger: $49.99 All three of these headsets have these same basic features. Simple and reliable and no batteries to change Amplified audio (USB powered –plugs into Xbox) Separate chat and game volume controls (Plays game sound and teammate chat through both speakers) Stereo sound (all have good sound quality) Similar hook up to Xbox (RCA cables with optional chat wire to Xbox controller) Still with me, OK. Let’s get on to the review. Main differences Usage Both the X12 and the Triton trigger are over the ear headphones and provide good noise isolation. The XLA is an on the ear style which may be more comfortable for people wearing glasses. The triton has smaller ear cups and has a tighter fit, it will be uncomfortable for people with large heads and/or ears. The triton also provided better noise isolation than both but with the lack of Mic monitoring I found myself talking tool loud. -Advantage: Turtle beach Both Turtle Beach headsets have Microphone monitoring – Nonadjustable but also very nice feature and in my opinion a must. Mic monitor allows you to hear yourself as you speak into the mic. With most closed-back headphones, you can’t hear yourself talking and end up inadvertently shouting when you talk. The mic monitor handily eliminates that side-effect. -Advantage: Turtle beach Controls In order for a set of gaming headphones to work with the Xbox 360, they must be self amplified. This is because the only way to get game audio from the Xbox is to tap its analog audio output or optical digital output. Rather than design an outboard box to decode and convert a digital signal, an in-line amplifier was designed in to these headsets. This also means that these aren’t capable of surround sound without an additional add-on processor. Like this one Both the X12 and the Triton trigger have the chat and game volume controls on an inline wired module including a chat mute switch. The X12 has a red or green LED on the controller that shows chat mute status. The X12 also has a base boost feature which is nice for movies. The XLA has the controls on the headset so it’s all by feel. The wires on this are the least annoying I've ever seen on a turtle beach. Thanks to the controls being located on the ear cup, the wires only split to plug into the controller. It is a durable black wire that feels sturdy. They stay out of the way, and easy to wrap up. The Triton in line adapter is a standalone unit and allows for any headphones to be plugged into it. This is really nice if you don’t want to chat and can use any headphones of your choice. I tried it with my Bose over ear and my IPhone ear buds. The Bose sound great and the IPhone ear buds work but you must flip the mute switch because the iPhone mic and controls are proprietary and will not work, causing a high pitch squeal in game. Since the Trigger headset is detachable from the in-line module you can use it with all other devises just like regular headphones and with smart phones for phone calls. I tested it with my IPhone and it works great for phone calls and sounds surprisingly good for music. The overall cabling on the Triton is far superior in build quality to both the turtle beach headsets, it has a thick quality cable and great in line adapter. The triton also come with the adapter for gaming with HDMI. You can purchase this separately for under $10 if you need it. Like this one Those using the Xbox’s HDMI connection will need to get the Xbox break-out cable that provides an analog audio connection when using HDMI. It’s either that, or you must tap a stereo monitor output off of either a TV or A/V receiver. It may sound confusing, but it really isn’t. It took just one minute to get the headset up and running. -Advantage: Triton Trigger Microphone The Mic an all three sets are great. All have the metal flexible arm and good sensitivity. All stay put The Triton trigger does fold up out of the way much nicer than the others. Unfortunately the Triggers lack voice monitoring, a feature that their higher tiered headset (Detonator) contains, really holds it back. This was probably done intentionally to promote the sale of the higher tiered Detonator headset. None are removable -Advantage: Turtle beach Ear cups As stated earlier: Both the X12 and the Triton trigger are over the ear headphones and provide good noise isolation. The XLA is an on the ear style which may be more comfortable for people wearing glasses. The triton has smaller ear cups and has a tighter fit, it will be uncomfortable for people with large heads and/or ears. The triton also provided better noise isolation than both but with the lack of Mic monitoring I found myself talking tool loud. The X12 is the clear winner here, with large ear cups and 50mm drivers vs. 40mm on the other two. I found them more comfortable and less hot to wear for extended periods of time. -Advantage: X12 Conclusion X12 is the overall winner XLA is the best for those on a budget at only $30, it’s a steal. Triton trigger is great for those with a smaller head (young adults) but upgrading to the Detonator would be the way to go for this brand. The turtle beach X12 is the #1 selling wired gaming headset, and for good reason. For the price you can’t beat the features and comfort and function. Although my original intentions were to just have a stereo headset to keep my gaming down as to not bother anyone, I've found myself wearing them most of the time just because of how good they sound and the full game emersion. I would say that anyone looking into a low cost headset, or need a replacement for that crappy Microsoft chat mic, I would definitely recommend the Turtle Beach X12. It's not perfect, but for the price and its quality, you'd be hard pressed to find a better deal. If you made it this far, thanks for reading! If you would like to leave a comment with any questions you have, feel free. This took me a sometime to reach a decision, so I've learned quite a bit.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2014 by Noah