I have very little experience with gaming headsets... Because my head is too big! However, these sound great to me. I use them with the Turtle Beach Recon controller on my Xbox series X. I switched from the turtle beach recon 500s because I just couldn't wear them for more than like a half hour. The sound is comparable to those regarding what I think I should be hearing in game. I'm really liking the open-back though, sounds much more realistic, less like I'm closed in small room. Now that I have these, I'm not sure why anyone would want closed-back... Unless they're consistently right next to someone else they're trying not to disturb.What I can say is that I was blown away by the comfort of these. Like I said I have a large head (7 7/8" hat size) and large ears as well. These are so light and the clamping force is just enough to hold them in place. You don't feel them on the top of your head at all. I don't even have them adjusted all the way out, that's a first for me. The cushions are soft fabric, much better than hot pleather. Due to the fabric and open-back, these hardly warm up at all. I'm able to wear them for a couple hours with no fatigue. I may start using them for meetings just because they're such a pleasure to have on.They're also beautiful, I got the white version... Which is really white, black, and silver. They actually look like headphones and not flight equipment. Even the packaging is excellent, I held onto the box as it was so impressive.I've had audio technica mics in the past, it's one of those brands that I will pay extra for just because. But these were well worth $130 for me simply for the comfort and style. The sound just needed to work for Halo honestly.