Audeze Penrose X - Optimized Settings

I've tried/had/tested all the most recommended/praised gaming wireless headsets over the years:

• B&O Beoplay Portal;
• SteelSeries Arctis 9X and 7P;
• LucidSound LS50X and LS35X;
• Astro A50 & A40;
• Corsair HS75 XB;
• Razer Thresher Ultimate and Nari;
• Turtle Beach Elite 800X;
• Xbox Wireless Headset.

Then I got/tested the Audeze Penrose X and ...well. 

These are the only ones that felt like an actual "next-generation" jump audio wise in the last 5 years.

Probably the fact that Audeze is known and praised in the audiophile space before the "gamerz" space combined to the 100mm Planar Magnetic drivers instead of classic/dynamic 50mm/40mm drivers of all the others sets but the difference in the audio fidelity was insane, to the point of lefting me speechless for a very long time.

The first thing to do is updating them to latest firmware 0.1.12 (dated December 13th 2021) or newer by using the AudezeHQ app (you can download here) .

Second apply the following tweaks to its default EQ through the app: 

(this will provide an even more "signature" or pure/balanced Stereo sound to the headset)

These tweaks are so good for everything that you can also apply them for all 5 Presets (in case you switch between some of them by mistake).

Now you're ready to couple Dolby Atmos for Headphone to them for best results (if you want to know why, read here )

Use the following Dolby Access "Custom" preset for Dolby Atmos for Headphones:

I read some complaints about clamshell force on the head and mic quality, but after a couple of months of usage they became very comfortable and mic quality after latest firmware is very good  (it also has in-built noise gate and cancellation), without even trying it without the update. 

The Wireless signal is also Lossless and very robust so far, with no disconnections or crackling at all.

If you're still on the fence looking for a top-tier Wireless Headset for Xbox (but also for PC and everything else considering the "X" version actually works for PS5 and Switch too) without worrying about spending a bit more money for it (around 300$/€ as we speak), go for it and thank me later.

This thing is unbelievably good once setup properly.