I’ve been using the Penrose X for a week now, and I think the sound quality is excellent - much better and clear than A50s gen 3 and Arctis 7s I had previously. Build quality is premium, but also light in weight, which is nice. Comfort is good for me, I have a big ass head, so I don’t have any issues on that end. Ear pads don’t get hot for me, battery lasts for a few days (I play about 2-3 hours a night.) So far, I’m enjoying them, but I have a few annoyances, as I’m sure you guys have seen from a lot of people in this thread:
1. The background “woosh” noise when I’m on the Xbox dashboard. I don’t hear it when I start a game, but when I’m idle on the dashboard, you can definitely hear it.
2Probably my biggest gripe, as with many others, is the mic gain dial. I personally don’t mind the clicking in adjusting the game/audio chat, despite it being clunky, but it’s not working for me as intended. I plugged it into my PC, fired up the Audeze app, and changed my mic level to 100%. My mic gain is also on. When I joined friends for a gaming session, when I tried to lower the chat audio to gain more game audio, the dial turns down BOTH the game and chat audio, despite not touching the volume dial. I went back to the Audeze app on PC, kept mic gain on, and moved the game/chat audio meter to the left, so about 75% game and 25% chat. I went back to my Xbox and tried them after the adjustments, and it’s still doing the same thing. The chat audio seems to be tied to the game audio for me, and the only way to have both is by turning up the mic dial all the way “towards me” without sacrificing game audio. It really sucks, because I was trying to enjoy a story beat and wanted the game audio up and chat audio down, but turning down the chat audio also lowered the game audio. Sorry for sounding so redundant, I’m just trying to hammer my point home.
3. The mic gain also seems to turn itself all the way down when I keep the dial clicked in and turn the chat audio down. That becomes an annoyance as well, because whether you click or don’t click the dial, it still lowers the gain. I’m not sure if this is a faulty unit, or if this is just a bug. I’m thinking about turning off the mic gain in the Audeze app, and seeing if that changes anything.
Anyway, sorry for the long ramble. I love this Headset and really want them to be as excellent as I envisioned them. It’s definitely on the way, but these annoyances definitely should be corrected. Cheers, happy new year
1. The background “woosh” noise when I’m on the Xbox dashboard. I don’t hear it when I start a game, but when I’m idle on the dashboard, you can definitely hear it.
2Probably my biggest gripe, as with many others, is the mic gain dial. I personally don’t mind the clicking in adjusting the game/audio chat, despite it being clunky, but it’s not working for me as intended. I plugged it into my PC, fired up the Audeze app, and changed my mic level to 100%. My mic gain is also on. When I joined friends for a gaming session, when I tried to lower the chat audio to gain more game audio, the dial turns down BOTH the game and chat audio, despite not touching the volume dial. I went back to the Audeze app on PC, kept mic gain on, and moved the game/chat audio meter to the left, so about 75% game and 25% chat. I went back to my Xbox and tried them after the adjustments, and it’s still doing the same thing. The chat audio seems to be tied to the game audio for me, and the only way to have both is by turning up the mic dial all the way “towards me” without sacrificing game audio. It really sucks, because I was trying to enjoy a story beat and wanted the game audio up and chat audio down, but turning down the chat audio also lowered the game audio. Sorry for sounding so redundant, I’m just trying to hammer my point home.
3. The mic gain also seems to turn itself all the way down when I keep the dial clicked in and turn the chat audio down. That becomes an annoyance as well, because whether you click or don’t click the dial, it still lowers the gain. I’m not sure if this is a faulty unit, or if this is just a bug. I’m thinking about turning off the mic gain in the Audeze app, and seeing if that changes anything.
Anyway, sorry for the long ramble. I love this Headset and really want them to be as excellent as I envisioned them. It’s definitely on the way, but these annoyances definitely should be corrected. Cheers, happy new year