Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsNow THESE are gaming headphones
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2019
After reading what I wrote, I noticed that it sounds like I've been paid by Audeze to review these headphones. I've decided to add a "cons" section and a recommendation section for Audeze just to balance it out a little. If Audeze is by some miracle reading this, I never said I wouldn't want to be sponsored :).
Let me start by saying that I have cycled through various pairs of headphones and finally settled on these. I've used a pair of Beyerdynamic MMX 300, which were originally priced at $350, and compared them to these. Audeze Mobius completely blow them out of the water!
I bought them for my Xbox and music listening and they are amazing. I personally hate noise cancelation because I actually want to be aware of my surroundings. Dunno if that means I should rate them 5 stars or 1; screw it it's 5 stars to me. The sound quality is enough to make you hear things in songs that you've never heard before. I listen to music on "Hi-Res" and "Music" setting using Tidal Master quality and let me tell you, "In My Feelings" by Drake is a completely different song.
As for gaming, they are phenomenal. I've used the aux cord they provided and almost got banned off of Rainbow Six Siege for wallhacks. Got two people from two different games IN THE FIRST DAY messaging me telling me they reported me for wallhacks. I replied to them saying "my headphones cost $395 more than your Walmart earbuds" My advice, don't buy these if ur scared of being banned from any FPS for wallhacks!
Now, for build quality. These are plastic headphones. No idea what type of Gucci quality plastic they use over at Audeze because WOW! These things feel like they could survive being abused harder than a soccer mom's minivan. The quality is top notch and they do not feel like they are gonna break anytime soon.
As for some cons, I can't really think of too many. I guess one thing I can think of is when disconnecting them from my Xbox controller, it makes sort of a "static" ish sound when taking the cord out. My assumption is that's a problem with all aux cords, so it's not Audeze's fault. Bluetooth is also not as good as a wired connection, but they do advertise that so it's not too big a deal. Hey, they're infinitely times better than a Beats Solo3 and Studio3 WIRELESS and only $50 more expensive. Take your pick.
My recommendation for Audeze is for them to make a console version of the headset for both PS4 and XB1. I know for a fact those would sell out quick due to Audeze's brand image. It would even be a million times better if they let you trade (or at least a nice discount) these in for the console version.
I recommend buying the case with these. $40 is a lot of money for a case but the case is definitely worth it if you plan on taking these wherever u go.
