The flip-to-mute boom design is a standout convenience for one customer. Raising the mic to mute feels intuitive and useful during gaming.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Sound quality
Cons: Reliability, App
The flip-to-mute boom design is a standout convenience for one customer. Raising the mic to mute feels intuitive and useful during gaming.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Sound quality
Cons: Reliability, App
The built-in microphone works well for everyday calls. Users generally find it serviceable to excellent rather than studio-grade.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Sound quality
Cons: Bass performance, Volume output
Integrated microphones were strongly praised in the review that evaluated them as a major conversation strength.
Pros: Sound quality, Touch control responsiveness
Cons: Water/sweat resistance rating, Sensors
The built-in microphone performed very well on phone calls in one hands-on test, supporting the broader positive call-quality consensus.
Pros: Comfort during long use, Sound quality
Cons: Carry case quality, Touch control responsiveness
The built-in microphone performs very well for ordinary phone calls, with one customer singling call use out as excellent.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Sound quality
Cons: Carry case quality, Transparency mode quality
The integrated microphones were praised as surprisingly excellent.
Pros: Battery, Value for money
Integrated microphone performance was positive where scored, especially for calls and AI clear-call handling.
Pros: Bass performance, Overall recommendation
Cons: Transparency mode quality, Immersive audio quality
The integrated retractable microphone was widely appreciated because it stores cleanly and avoids the hassle of detachable mics.
Pros: Sound quality, Value for money
Cons: Dongle, Noise isolation (passive)
Integrated microphones are praised in stronger call-focused reviews for clear voice pickup and background rejection.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Sound quality
Cons: Value for money, Battery
Reviewers who evaluated the built-in microphones found them useful or strong for calls in favorable conditions, though noise handling could struggle outdoors or in busy spaces.
Pros: Battery, Bass performance
Cons: Button control usability, Active noise cancellation
The integrated microphone array performs reliably for calls and computer meetings. It captures speech clearly without requiring a boom microphone.
Pros: Battery, Design and Aesthetics
Cons: Clamping force comfort, Soundstage width
The integrated microphone setup was praised for making voices sound clear on calls.
Pros: Sound quality, Dongle
Cons: Premium feel, Build quality
The integrated microphone earns praise through whisper-style use, with one reviewer saying it could pick up every word.
Pros: Battery, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Comfort during long use, Sound quality
Integrated microphones are positively described as top-notch for voice capture.
Pros: Sound quality, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Premium feel, Multipoint connectivity reliability
The integrated microphone setup was viewed positively in the available evidence as part of the XM6's strong mic technology.
Pros: Sound quality, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Touch control responsiveness, Spatial audio
The integrated retractable mic on the wired model was praised as convenient and clean when not in use.
Pros: Value for money, Sound quality
Cons: Treble clarity, Noise isolation (passive)
The integrated microphones are useful beyond calls, with reviewers calling them good or usable for recording in a pinch.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Sound quality
Cons: Android compatibility, Carry case quality
The integrated microphone hardware was viewed positively in the one direct mention, which called the four-condenser setup impressive.
Pros: Comfort during long use, Charging
Cons: Spatial audio, Volume output
The integrated microphones are judged positively by at least one reviewer for everyday conversation use.
Pros: Sound quality, Active noise cancellation
Integrated microphones were generally adequate to good for calls, with stronger indoor performance and weaker results in noisier conditions.
Pros: Value for money, Sound quality
Cons: Codec support, LDAC
The integrated microphone is useful for gaming, with its placement and pairing with a physical mute slider viewed positively even though sound quality itself is mixed.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Sound quality
Cons: Eartips fit, Stability
Integrated microphone impressions are positive overall, with one reviewer calling the microphone a surprise and another rating raw recordings as only standard.
Pros: Sound quality, Comfort during long use
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Sensors
Integrated microphones are convenient and surprisingly good for calls or discreet use, though they are still secondary to the boom mic.
Pros: Sound quality, Connectivity versatility
Cons: Value for money, Carry case quality
Microphone quality is good in quiet conditions, but noise suppression is less impressive in background noise.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Comfort during long use
Cons: Headband padding quality, Spatial audio
The integrated microphones are considered effective enough for calls in the scored review, though call quality is not treated as a headline feature.
Pros: Comfort during long use, Bass performance
Cons: Value for money, Equalizer customization
The built-in microphone and call controls make it easy to answer, reject, or end calls without reaching for a phone.
Pros: Water/sweat resistance rating, Comfort during long use
Cons: Value for money, Workout heat and sweat buildup
One review evaluated the integrated mic setup as better than earbuds with fewer microphones.
Pros: Value for money, Stability
Cons: Treble clarity, Transparency mode quality
The integrated microphones are generally strong for calls and voice commands, with particular praise for background-noise handling.
Pros: Value for money, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Multipoint connectivity reliability, Charging
The integrated microphone received positive limited evidence from one reviewer who found the captured voice good enough for calls.
Pros: Battery, Sound quality
Cons: Midrange clarity, Button control usability
The built-in microphone is solid for everyday calling and general voice use, without standing out as a studio-grade feature.
Pros: Value for money, Sound quality
Cons: Button control usability, App
The built-in mic is a handy backup for calls on the go, and several testers found it surprisingly usable. It is still clearly noisier and lower quality than the detachable...
Pros: Included stand quality, Overall satisfaction
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Volume output
The integrated microphone is serviceable to good, with clear call presence, though not always exceptional.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Comfort during long use
Cons: Value for money, Equalizer customization
Integrated microphone performance was mixed, with clear earbud recordings in some tests but one complaint that actual call recordings were not great.
Pros: AI transcription and summaries, Sound quality
The integrated microphones handled calls clearly enough in the reviews that tested them.
Pros: Stability, Eartips fit
Cons: Volume output, Active noise cancellation
The built-in microphones were acceptable for pickup and indoor noise reduction, but call comfort was compromised by poor self-monitoring.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Value for money
The integrated microphone is adequate but not polished in PCMag's test, capturing voice clearly while lacking nuance.
Pros: Battery, Equalizer customization
Cons: ANC background noise level, Active noise cancellation
The integrated microphone setup is adequate in limited evidence, but not a leading strength.
Pros: Sound quality, Bass performance
Cons: Value for money, Equalizer customization
Reviewer evidence was mostly critical of integrated microphone, emphasizing limitations rather than a reliable strength.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Sound quality
Cons: Battery, Immersive audio quality
The lack of a built-in microphone is a recurring drawback. Competitive players with a separate mic may not care, but headset users who expect one-device game chat often see it...
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Sound quality
Cons: Bass performance, Treble clarity
There are no integrated microphones, so removing the boom mic sacrifices call convenience and makes the headset less practical on the go.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Bass performance
Cons: Value for money, Microphone
There is no useful built-in call microphone once the detachable boom is removed. That limits the otherwise appealing idea of using the headset like everyday wireless headphones.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Sound quality
Cons: Value for money, Battery