IMO this headset sounds better than my Astro A40. The passive noise canceling works well. Comfort and build is really nice. Now on to the quirk - this headset does Hi Res audio with 24 bit. For someone that appreciates high end audio, we know that the headset needs to be set to 2 channel. There is no indication that you have switched from 7.1 to 2.0 which can be somewhat annoying. Also it would be nice to have 2.0 selection have its own EQ settings and have the 7.1 have its own. It is possible to save your EQ settings for both, but it requires you to open Roccat’s Swarm app every time. Overall I am impressed with the value of this headset.