I have had other headsets such as Turtle Beaches, HyperX's, corsairs, and logitechs but the Astro A40 headset takes first place in my gaming experience. The sound quality is exceptional and combined with the 7.1 surround sound it makes for a very enjoyable experience. I am able to hear every tiny sound or base frequency that I could not with the other headsets. Every sound high or low pitch is very crisp and immersive. When I was using the swappable microphone that comes with the A40s my friends told me that my voice was extremely clear. The A40s are the most comfortable headsets I have ever worn. I can wear them for hours and hours without feeling the need to take them off because of the nice foam like material and light weight of the frame. The Mixamp Pro is very convenient to have right next to me all the time at my desk. If I need to change the volume of the game all I have to do is reach my hand over to the dial and turn it which eliminates the need to go into the game settings and adjust everything which wastes precious time. The cord to attach the A40s to the Mixamp has an inline mute button to immediately turn chat off. The settings on the Mixamp are not very customizable but it's nice to have for convenience. I am very happy with this headset and I can say that it is well worth it to save up your money to get these.