I found everything about this headset to be less than what i was used to. However as far as middle of the road headsets go it does ok, the one I like to compare it to is the steelseries siberia ($10 more). The ability to taunt your enemies in a deathmatch, or plan out a strategy in a cooperative game, massively improves the online gaming experience (Harry put it nicely in his Gaming Moment of 2009 ).