A50 headset Bluetooth#

A50 headset Bluetooth#

They connect using a handful of Bluetooth standards, so they should sound great no matter what device you’re using. The B&O app lets you tune EQ settings and save several EQ presets, so you can switch between profiles for different games, music, or movies. They also sound fantastic when watching movies or listening to music. They come with the Dolby Atmos support, and audio detail on the Xbox is highly immersive. B&O makes incredible sounding headphones, and they have brought that sound to gaming. Where the Xbox Wireless Headphones feel like a great pair of gaming headphones, the Beoplay Portal are high-end luxury headphones that also happen to connect seamlessly to your Xbox. The Beoplay Portal feel like what you get with a $500 headset. I don’t think the Beoplay Portal are overpriced as much as the Xbox Wireless headphones are underpriced. The obvious sticking point on the Beoplay Portal is the price, and people will say it’s ridiculous that these cost 5 times as much as the Xbox set. These headphones are for people who want the most premium listening experience on Xbox, or for gamers who want one pair of incredible-sounding headphones that do it all. Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal ImpressionsĪs a gamer, I tend to think of gaming headphones as a separate category from standard headphones, but the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal bend the categories. But really, the Xbox Wireless Headset sounds about as good and the native integration is a huge perk. Part of that is quality issues with Astro. I would pick these over the Astro A50 Gen 4. They also have Bluetooth, and, importantly, you can use Bluetooth while you’re playing Xbox if you want to take a call or chat with friends on Discord. When you turn these on, they turn on your Xbox, just like the controller does. You can change EQ settings in the Xbox dashboard to get to a sound profile you like. The first-party integration with the Xbox is perfect and provides a seamless user experience. They have a deep bass which gives a fun head-rattling experience, but they provide enough detail for an immersive experience. The sound is solid when when you’re using Dolby Atmos, and I would put them in a similar sound experience as the Astro A50. I don’t know how Microsoft arrived at the $100 price point, but they’re doing everyone a favor here. If you’re exclusively looking for gaming headphones for the Xbox, its hard not to recommend the Xbox Wireless Headset. Otherwise, while these are expensive, they actually give features that justify the price. If thats important for you, that might be a deal killer. The single drawback on the Beoplay Portal is that you can’t use Bluetooth while playing Xbox, which is weird. The Beoplay Portal are for people who want a top-of-the-line listening experience and multipurpose headphones that are great at everything. It’s priced at only $100 when it could be priced for 2 times to 3 times as much. I think this is the headset for almost everyone. The short version of it: if you’re looking for a gaming headset for your Xbox, it is really hard not to recommend the Xbox Wireless headset. I’ll include some thoughts as to how these compare them to my previous headset the Astro A50 Gen 4, for anyone who might be considering those. They’re at drastically different price points and the use cases differ. To start, I think these serve different audiences. So this isn’t going to be a super technical comparison, just sharing my personal opinions. I just play video games and I like headphones. I managed to get a hold of both, and thought it might be helpful to share my impressions of the Xbox Wireless Headset vs. Like many people, I was curious about how the two compare as gaming headsets.

First they dropped the Xbox Wireless Headset then shortly after, they announced the Bang & Olfsen Beoplay Portal. Xbox surprise announced two excellent headphones within a few weeks of each other. This review is a little off-topic from our typical gear reviews for fitness and health, but Pantheon got me into doing reviews, and I wanted to do something just for fun.