these headphone be awesome ! I go the cheap route at first get a few other like the triton and I have the plantronic gamecom for my pc . I then get the x41 which be pretty close to these , except without the Bluetooth , and other advanced feature . a few week later these come out , and I return the x41 's to get these . these headphone have all the feature I be look for . I can play use my xbox or the PS3 . currently on the 360 I have to use the wire headset connector , but they just come out with a Bluetooth attachment to you controller that get rid of that cord as well . you can also pair these with you phone and answer phone call without take you headset off . connect : the input connector be with a optical digital signal -lrb- there be also a analog input -rrb- this mean that out of the box you would have to keep switching cord if you want to go back and forth between the 2 . what i do be connect my px5 to the digital optical output from my av receiver -lrb- older Harman Kardon -rrb- . this allow I to switch input without have to mess with wire . I can also use they to get surround sound from movie and tv show from my set top box . sound Quality : when I first connect these I think the sound be still come from the speaker in the room , that be how directional the sound be . I have to take they off to make sure that it be actually the headset produce the sound . I would say these be better than use you surround speaker to play game , since you do not have the ambient noise in the room distract you from the sound of the game . additional feature : there be a interesting voice editor , which allow you to change you voice when chat online . you can change you pitch to sound like like a chipmunk to a necromorph , and whatever you want use the custom editor . make for some fun in a Halo post game lobby if you want to mess with the oppose team . Summary : these be great to use if you want great sound , and you do not want to distract other around you . yea they be a bit pricey for headphone , but definitely worth it . they be definitely cheaper than get a surround sound setup if you do not already have one .