Polk Audio Striker Zx Gaming Headset - Black

If you need something with basic audio control for your Xbox one, this isn't a bad choice. The fit and finish are lacking (considering the brand), but the audio quality is accurate and well-rounded. Xbox's party system has a game-independent chat function, and the included controller attachment lets you balance the audio level of the game and the chat audio inversely (the inputs for volume and control typically lag for 8-12 seconds when first activated, but work fine afterwards). The ear cups are large, but not very plush—the image suggests faux-leather, but the feel is more cheap vinyl. Not sure why there are so many sharp edges around the ear cups, I've nicked a finger once or twice putting these on and taking them off. The headband is adjustable, so even my massive head fits with room to spare.+ ProsCheapSimpleAdaptable+ ConsFeels cheapSome uncomfortable bitsLaggy

Bought December 2015 for my son, he actually paid half. They fell apart today, so tat's roughly 7.5 months. We will be contact Polk Audio tomorrow to see what the warranty is. If we are beyond the warranty, well for the price, not sure that is good for 7.5 months of use :) If they are still in warranty and Polk stands behind them great.. <shrug> will see.Otherwise my son likes them, they are comfortable (you can tell because he has headphone head most of the time :))EDIT: 07/21/2016:: After Polk was kind enough to reach out here , they have been non responsive. Left a message last Thursday, no return call. Tried calling all day today and the line has been busy. It's one thing to come on line and put the company in a good light, by saying you will address the situation, it's completely another thing to follow up on. Vs extending their hand and as I'm getting up releasing it, putting my back on my backside.EDIT::08/02/2016 Just received a refurbished set as a replacement. It took a bit but Polk did stand behind their product. The information that was provided here was not helpful, nor did we ever receive a call back after 2 messages, but we went through the normal support options and found someone that easily took care of the situation. So Polk does stand behind their products. I don't know who this Ken person is but I've found his same spiel around the internet, it would be nice if he provided a resource that cared as much as he about the brand vs the person that can't be bothered to reply nor respond.

Gaming 9 years, XBL, probably played about 2 hours daily, longer on some weekends.Product: It is comfortable to me, I like the pads for the ears, they are the microfiber that holds sweat and you cant clean. These you can take care of. I like the retractable boom on the mic, can be used in or out. Used sparingly during travel so retracting the boom made it look less weird for sure. Im not an audiophile by any means but the sound quality was good, not spectacular as some of my friends headsets I've used but for the price it was solid. Adjustable game/chat volume is good, I like the Turtle beach where it scrolls, I feel like it offered slightly better balance. But again it still works perfectly fine. The design is nice, matte black/grey color and its comfy on the head, its lighter than some headsets I have used so that was a plus. I definitely enjoyed the product while it worked....see side notes.Shipping: Arrived in the estimated delivery window so no complaints. I lived overseas at the time too so shipping to an APO was good.*I do think this is a solid product initially but the longevity may be in question. I like the style and feel, the sound and everything but read the story below on my experience.**Side Notes: So about 5 months after using the headset on a regular basis, gaming almost daily for a few hours, it started to wear either from the adapter connection to the controller or maybe the wires that lead to the mic or maybe the plug. But it started out as I was hearing this loud, loud muffled click intermittently, people in the group chat would also hear it. Like this would hurt my ears sometimes and frustrate me a bit. Like I said it was intermittent and would come and go, seemed to be with how the cord was sitting sometimes or how I plugged it in. I updated my controller to see if maybe that was the issue but it wasn't. So I continued to use it and there would be time when it wouldn't do the clicking in the ears for awhile so I thought maybe it was just a weird issue of sorts. Later on the mute feature stopped working, so I couldn't mute my mic when I wanted, again this was intermittent and there would be times I could and times I couldn't mute it. Not a huge deal because I usually was talking with someone anyway.So I move and break out the box once I get internet at about 9-10 months after the purchase and I hadn't used the mic in about a month and a half or so cause of moving and everything. I hook up everything and same issues as before persist, I wasn't surprised but it was still usable so I kept going with it cause im fairly frugal with things and will use them until they don't work. But after about 2 weeks the speakers in the headset stopped working, so I couldn't hear anyone. The mic still worked but I heard no sound in the headset no matter what I did. I could get it to work for a split second here or there but it would never continue to work. Tried updating the controller and everything but that didn't correct the problem. Not entirely sure what the issue was but I waited to long to check on the warranty and everything as I stopped playing as much and didn't really use it as much anymore anyway so it wasn't a concern, but I figure I wanted to give Polk and the consumer a heads up on possible issues.Hope this helps.

Decent. I like the from factor,and the retracting mic is nice. Sound is detailed, with crisp high end. I am not a fan of the huge overblown low end most people seem to want in their headphones, but these are a tad thin for my tastes. My only other complaint is that the earpads get a little uncomfortable after long use. However, for what I paid for them, they are better than a comparably priced set of Microsoft or Turtle Beach phones.

These are a 4-5 star product, but not even 6 months in the wires are failing. Seems to be right above the jack that connects to the adapter on the controller. If i wiggle it around i get sound, but no one can hear me in chat. If i wiggle it a bit more , they can hear me for a few seconds until any movement stops it. The headset when working was awesome, but i feared the wire would eventually fail as soon as i saw it. This is pretty common with flimsy wire casing's. Ive been through a lot of headsets over multiple consoles, and PC. Just hard to understand why they continue make the wires so skinny. Bulk that up in the future please. I guess i will try and see if i have a warranty, but who knows i got rid of the box after a month thinking i was good.

Teenage son loves these but can no longer hear me when I shout him from downstairs. Possible outcomes of this are: I become super fit with all the running upstairs for him, losing my voice due to the extreme shouting volume I now achieve or my son starving to death in his room because he doesn't know the tea is ready.

Very impressed with the sound quality for the price. Works well on Xbox one. Mic very clear. Light and comfortable. Bought them as an alternative to the Microsoft headphones. Glad I did. Not quite as refunded as my Razer chimaera but the mic does not work on xb1 with them. A great way to loud game n chat whilst everyone is asleep.

Amazing headset. I was considering getting a more expensive headset but decided for the price this might be a good buy. I'm so glad I did, the sound quality is really impressive and also the headset is very comfortable. In game audio is great and the headset cuts out a lot of outside noise so you can immerse yourself in game! Definitely worth the money and better value than the more expensive headsets as it does just a good a job!

It was very comfortable and arrived quickly however it broke within 2 days and needs to be fiddled with in the socket for it to play. If I move AT ALL it stops working it just screams in my ear. I am more annoyed than anything as I used birthday presents to buy this pointless purchase. I should have put the money towards turtle beach or waited for the new astros

Now my son can play all day an d talk to his friends without the whole family be distracted. Really good quality and no issues after months of usage every day