This is a GAMING HEADSET review.  It is NOT a headphone review.  The website has this in the WRONG category, and I have contacted the webmaster.  The rating is based on price/performance of this GAMING HEADSET.   The SteelSeries V2 hasn't changed in about 4 years because the design is almost perfect.  The headset provides good Bass response with 50mm speaker drivers.  The old-fashioned design with a suspended canopy conforms perfectly to your head.  What you give up in style, you get 10x over in higher quality sound (no 40mm headsets can compete)...

I bought this headset yesterday to try it out, it was onsale for $67+tax at best buy.  Supposedly the X12, X22, and Z22 headsets all have exactly the same 50mm drivers and headset portion, just different colored plastics (green, blue, red) are associated with each product, and an amp/mixer with the X22 and Z22 models.  I am impressed by the sound quality, the 50mm drivers are superior to many other headsets and they are the same size as on the SteelSeries V2 which has had this feature for several years.  The remote control seems to have every feature...