Turtle Beach deliver a excellent gaming experience with the ear force x41 digital wireless headphone . I take off a single star for a few con to be discuss , but , overall , the package live up to expectation . though these headphone obviously will not blow away audiophile , they offer enough clarity and separation to hear the entire range of action , from BGM to voice . it also offer a decent 10m range , so it work perfect in a basic entertainment setup . the base also send the digitally process signal through the analog out , a nice bonus . there be a few `` however `` s to point out . the sound be fairly plush , but it be weak on high and low . the headphone will not blow anybody away with bass , and the high be easily distort . the 10m range also mean you might have to play around with you setup . Mine be fine for now , but I 'll have to move thing around to position the base just right . if you get beyond the ` happy ' communication range , you will notice some nasty hissing and pop . if something interrupt the signal , you will notice hissing and pop . also important to note , battery pay a huge roll in maintain quality of audio reception . if you use poor\/low-quality battery or allow the battery to run low , the frequency of the hiss and occurrence of pop increase . my biggest complaint be the include optical cable . it be cheap , far too flexible , and about as thin as uncooked spaghetti . you will want to buy a better quality optical cable . you want a optical cable with some flexibility , but it need to be stiff enough to protect the delicate glass tube . if the glass break , you can kiss the signal goodbye . also , audio pass through for the win ! Turtle Beach understand that gamer sometimes want to enjoy a game with friend and\/or family without disturbing everybody around they . with the pass through , anybody playing along side you get to enjoy the x41 's digital processing without any fuss . also , you can hook up some analog wireless headphone if you , say , want to pull up you preferred music player and listen from 30m \* away . \* 30m range for analog wireless headphone base on average 900mhz