How to SETUP Turtle Beach Recon 70 headset on Xbox One

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than PS4/5 Gold with daily use even with new issue at 16 months in
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022

I bought these in Feb 2021 initially as a headset mainly for steam but also to backup my PS4/5 Sony Golds (they aren't Pulse 3D), but I quickly moved to only using these for PS5.APPEARANCE: the camo is very slick and I cabinet them when I'm not playing so no clash with the PS5 blancoFIT: I've got kind of a big head I guess, wear hats 7 1/4 and usually have glasses on when playing and the fit is pretty good. They fit snug with good compression over you ears that cancels noise a bit better than the PS4/5 gold. The cord plugs into the controller of course so I wouldn't want it any longer for sure.SOUND: you won't think you have Cowin or Beats on because the range doesn't compare but you won't notice. I play almost daily and I am not disappointed whatsoever. I also use them to watch movies/shows including Narcos, Loki, Mandolorian, Marvel, etc and the quality is not lost.VOICE SOUND: I've asked and have been told I sound clear and chat comes in clear.CONTROLS: what's nice about this over the PS Gold is that the mic arm folds back flush with the head phones which mutes the mic. In some games, the PS5 controller mute button will mute all audio instead of just the mic. There's only one volume control, so no independent chat control. Also, unlike the PS Gold headset, when this headset is plugged in, it doesn't auto-mute your sound system, so you'll have to manually turn it down to stop concurrent audio.DURABILITY: the photo attached was taken June 2022, 16 months after purchase with semi-daily use. I play and/or watch 5-7 nights a week for 2-4 hours a night, give or take and that's how they held up. My prior PS4 Gold headset before my current one looked like chop suey in the same amount of time. My Cowin headset (for Bluetooth audio on non-gaming devices), gets daily use as well and is barely holding on and I think Cowin is the best out there. I do think these are very durable EVEN THOUGH the audio jack has the fated audio fade with positioning. They still work and I don't know whether to fault the headphones wear and tear OR my son's Mr Incredible reenactment with them a week ago, (the problem started same night so probably me son).PRICE: a steal, plain and simple. Look at the above to confirm. I wouldn't buy any other headset if you're not going all out for a $100+ set.OVERALL: I'm writing this review as I am perusing Amazon for a new headset to replace these due to the issue above, even though my PS Gold are in "perfect" working order, which says a lot. The quality of this set has me deeply pondering getting this over the Pulse 3D not only for the price but also the performance compared to the PS Gold sets I've owned.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022

I bought these in Feb 2021 initially as a headset mainly for steam but also to backup my PS4/5 Sony Golds (they aren't Pulse 3D), but I quickly moved to only using these for PS5.

APPEARANCE: the camo is very slick and I cabinet them when I'm not playing so no clash with the PS5 blanco

FIT: I've got kind of a big head I guess, wear hats 7 1/4 and usually have glasses on when playing and the fit is pretty good. They fit snug with good compression over you ears that cancels noise a bit better than the PS4/5 gold. The cord plugs into the controller of course so I wouldn't want it any longer for sure.

SOUND: you won't think you have Cowin or Beats on because the range doesn't compare but you won't notice. I play almost daily and I am not disappointed whatsoever. I also use them to watch movies/shows including Narcos, Loki, Mandolorian, Marvel, etc and the quality is not lost.

VOICE SOUND: I've asked and have been told I sound clear and chat comes in clear.

CONTROLS: what's nice about this over the PS Gold is that the mic arm folds back flush with the head phones which mutes the mic. In some games, the PS5 controller mute button will mute all audio instead of just the mic. There's only one volume control, so no independent chat control. Also, unlike the PS Gold headset, when this headset is plugged in, it doesn't auto-mute your sound system, so you'll have to manually turn it down to stop concurrent audio.

DURABILITY: the photo attached was taken June 2022, 16 months after purchase with semi-daily use. I play and/or watch 5-7 nights a week for 2-4 hours a night, give or take and that's how they held up. My prior PS4 Gold headset before my current one looked like chop suey in the same amount of time. My Cowin headset (for Bluetooth audio on non-gaming devices), gets daily use as well and is barely holding on and I think Cowin is the best out there. I do think these are very durable EVEN THOUGH the audio jack has the fated audio fade with positioning. They still work and I don't know whether to fault the headphones wear and tear OR my son's Mr Incredible reenactment with them a week ago, (the problem started same night so probably me son).

PRICE: a steal, plain and simple. Look at the above to confirm. I wouldn't buy any other headset if you're not going all out for a $100+ set.

OVERALL: I'm writing this review as I am perusing Amazon for a new headset to replace these due to the issue above, even though my PS Gold are in "perfect" working order, which says a lot. The quality of this set has me deeply pondering getting this over the Pulse 3D not only for the price but also the performance compared to the PS Gold sets I've owned.

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than PS4/5 Gold with daily use even with new issue at 16 months in
By R. Harding on June 5, 2022

I bought these in Feb 2021 initially as a headset mainly for steam but also to backup my PS4/5 Sony Golds (they aren't Pulse 3D), but I quickly moved to only using these for PS5.

APPEARANCE: the camo is very slick and I cabinet them when I'm not playing so no clash with the PS5 blanco

FIT: I've got kind of a big head I guess, wear hats 7 1/4 and usually have glasses on when playing and the fit is pretty good. They fit snug with good compression over you ears that cancels noise a bit better than the PS4/5 gold. The cord plugs into the controller of course so I wouldn't want it any longer for sure.

SOUND: you won't think you have Cowin or Beats on because the range doesn't compare but you won't notice. I play almost daily and I am not disappointed whatsoever. I also use them to watch movies/shows including Narcos, Loki, Mandolorian, Marvel, etc and the quality is not lost.

VOICE SOUND: I've asked and have been told I sound clear and chat comes in clear.

CONTROLS: what's nice about this over the PS Gold is that the mic arm folds back flush with the head phones which mutes the mic. In some games, the PS5 controller mute button will mute all audio instead of just the mic. There's only one volume control, so no independent chat control. Also, unlike the PS Gold headset, when this headset is plugged in, it doesn't auto-mute your sound system, so you'll have to manually turn it down to stop concurrent audio.

DURABILITY: the photo attached was taken June 2022, 16 months after purchase with semi-daily use. I play and/or watch 5-7 nights a week for 2-4 hours a night, give or take and that's how they held up. My prior PS4 Gold headset before my current one looked like chop suey in the same amount of time. My Cowin headset (for Bluetooth audio on non-gaming devices), gets daily use as well and is barely holding on and I think Cowin is the best out there. I do think these are very durable EVEN THOUGH the audio jack has the fated audio fade with positioning. They still work and I don't know whether to fault the headphones wear and tear OR my son's Mr Incredible reenactment with them a week ago, (the problem started same night so probably me son).

PRICE: a steal, plain and simple. Look at the above to confirm. I wouldn't buy any other headset if you're not going all out for a $100+ set.

OVERALL: I'm writing this review as I am perusing Amazon for a new headset to replace these due to the issue above, even though my PS Gold are in "perfect" working order, which says a lot. The quality of this set has me deeply pondering getting this over the Pulse 3D not only for the price but also the performance compared to the PS Gold sets I've owned.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022

Its a headset and does what it should. Im not entirely sure if its the earcuffs or the shape/width of the headset itself, but it feels smaller/tighter than most headsets I've used in the past. While not unbearable, I wouldve preferred a more comfortable fit.

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2022

Shuts out the voice of my nagging wife. Audio is clear and my friends can hear me.

Mic is very sensitive so it picks up anything in the room making noise.

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2022

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022

My son needed a new headset to game so he grabbed this one. It works fine. It works on one style controller he has but not the other controller style he has. So he switches between the two depending on how long each controller type is charged. No issues with the headset at all.

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2022

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2022

These are very good quality and good sound. For the price, you can't beat it

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2022

These are comfortable and have great sound
Every so often I’ll lose sound and have to press the button on the adapter but it’s not so often that I wouldn’t recommend them

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mic DOES work in Nintendo Switch settings

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2020

I was just about to return this headset because I thought the mic wasn't compatible with the Nintendo Switch for Fortnite in-game chat. It is, but you need to change your settings. Open Fortnite, then Settings, then Audio, check that Voice Chat is 'on', then select Voice Chat Method and ensure it's 'Open Mic'. Press the X button to Apply these changes. Power Off or Restart your Switch.
I don't understand why there weren't pairing instructions in the box; I had to find a YouTube video to help me.

4.0 out of 5 stars Mic DOES work in Nintendo Switch settings
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2020

I was just about to return this headset because I thought the mic wasn't compatible with the Nintendo Switch for Fortnite in-game chat. It is, but you need to change your settings. Open Fortnite, then Settings, then Audio, check that Voice Chat is 'on', then select Voice Chat Method and ensure it's 'Open Mic'. Press the X button to Apply these changes. Power Off or Restart your Switch.
I don't understand why there weren't pairing instructions in the box; I had to find a YouTube video to help me.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Won't work at all , utter Garbage

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2019

Does not work with Nintendo switch Fortnite chat , despite it saying it does on the description and box. Turtle beach have updated their own website to advise which headsets are working, this is not on the list.update a few months along , the unit now fails to work at all , utter garbage.

1.0 out of 5 stars Diabolical, avoid at all costs

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2019

Horrific, they arrived and the headset in the box was not what was advertised or what was on the box, my son was still a little optimistic so tried them anyway, they didnt work, id actually go so far as to say they are very cheap knockoffs. unfortunately due to personal issues im over the allotted time for a return and refund but il call tomorrow and see what is said, everything crossed

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for gaming.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2019

Bought for my Son to use with his Xbox. He loves them for online gaming with friends. The microphone being able to be moved out of the way is a good feature. They look good and my Son hasn’t complained about anything with them so far so win, win for me. They were a good price too.

1.0 out of 5 stars Stopped working after 3 weeks!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2019

DO NOT BUY THIS, waste of money. Stopped working within 3 weeks of use.

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