I don't really care for the standard headset that was standard with the 360, but I find making the Kinect mic 'standard' a [i][b][u]HUGE[/i][/b][/u] error on M$'s part. Simply because Kinect mics in multi player are ATROCIOUS and people using them can't be muted fast enough. I hope that the Polk headset is a quality piece with great sound, for right now it is my pre-release choice, ONLY because it has the controls at the controller, not in line. I have been a TB user for about 5 years, and really don't like my X41's. They crackle at the least little bit of interference, and just never sounded as solid as my X3's. Here is to hoping that the Kinect mic is good enough to diminish echo and background noise, but I sincerely doubt it.