AKG 712 Pro Purchased these about a year ago. Everything is like new - I do not have the original packaging but have the included cable. No issues to report. Headband is still working properly, no signs of wear/tear.

"TL;DR: Sound good, comfy enough, good mic, annoying as **** whooshing sound that I have never experienced in any other headphone. If they fix that, these are the best in class wireless headphones." Whooshing sound, mediocre mic, sound balance issues, clamping, gamer look.... Best in class.

Just fyi, on an Arctis Pro Wireless I can go up 2 floors through closed doors and plaster walls, no issues.

Can't wait for the wind sound, limited range and mediocre mic!

Your argument just doesn't stand. If it works, the Penrose was the wrong investment. Not sure why you're so defensive on this point. Because it makes Audeze possibly look bad? Plenty of people will end up owning both consoles.

This literally makes no sense. You should buy the most future proof version.

Sounds no better than my Arctis Pro. Certainly worse than my modmic but that's wired.

That isn't my experience, so I'm not sure if you had a faulty headset. I've had the same issue outside of just Penrose or Steelseries, including with HyperX products. At some point you have to balance feature set versus sound quality. If sound quality is your only concern then I guess go with...

This is completely not true. You can turn off side tone. In fact, it isn't enabled by default.

It's something you only hear if sound is muted. Basically any wireless set will have that to some degree. If you can't deal with that, wired is about the only solution. I'm sure the Penrose has some sound of you aren't playing audio as well.

No clue. It is great for gaming, has wireless, Bluetooth, optical, aux out, 2 batteries, and a mic I've never heard complaints about. It also has none of the buggy crap going on in these threads and is visually more appealing.

Just get an Arctis Wireless Pro. It has the most utility.

And quality and usability of a product they rushed out the door.

Glad I canceled. Had a feeling these were going to be bad. The annoying part is they *knew* they were shipping a subpar product.

Both versions have been delayed, not just the X. The common factor is Audeze.