The RIG 900 Max HX is a solid gaming headset with plenty to offer: it's comfortable to wear, has a long battery life, and sounds incredible. It's also packed with features, including a convenient charging dock and easily adjustable EQ and mic customization via the RIG 900 Max Navigator app.One of the features I particularly like about the RIG 900 Max HX is its charging dock. It's compact and intuitive. Having USB-C power delivery is a must for any modern device so it's nice to see a lack of proprietary charging cables and micro-USB. Being able to tell at a glance whether it's charging or connected with the LED status light is a small but appreciable bonus. The dongle is quite convenient, too, as it allows you to position the dock wherever you want without being ... MoreThe RIG 900 Max HX is a solid gaming headset with plenty to offer: it's comfortable to wear, has a long battery life, and sounds incredible. It's also packed with features, including a convenient charging dock and easily adjustable EQ and mic customization via the RIG 900 Max Navigator app.One of the features I particularly like about the RIG 900 Max HX is its charging dock. It's compact and intuitive. Having USB-C power delivery is a must for any modern device so it's nice to see a lack of proprietary charging cables and micro-USB. Being able to tell at a glance whether it's charging or connected with the LED status light is a small but appreciable bonus. The dongle is quite convenient, too, as it allows you to position the dock wherever you want without being tethered to your console or PC. As someone who likes to both game on the couch and at my PC, it's handy being able to set my dock on my desk or a side table and not fussing about with cables to swap devices.The headset itself is very comfortable, even with glasses. The ear pads are soft and the headband is breathable so you don't get sweaty, and the adjustment mechanism for the headband is easy to figure out to get a good fit for your head. The headset itself is sturdy but remarkably light, and it also doesn't have the "clamping" effect I've noticed in even some nicer headsets, which helps avoid headaches and pain when gaming or using the headset for an extended time. Excellent battery life means you can game comfortably for long sessions. The volume adjustment for changing chat and game volume levels was easy to figure out as well.The RIG 900 Max HX's audio is a high point. I found it to be a bit bass-heavy with its stock profile, but not nearly as overwhelmingly so as, say, Beats headphones tend to be. I don't prefer that, but adjusting the EQ is easy in the RIG app and I appreciated having different levels of granularity in tweaking the settings, from EQ to mic gain. As someone who isn't an audio professional by any means, I would say that subjectively I felt these headphones had a good dynamic range and that the stock profile was pretty enjoyable.Dolby Atmos personalization is the most exceptional aspect of this headset's audio by far though, as the RIG 900 Max HX is the only headset to my knowledge with this feature. I initially thought it to be a tad gimmicky, but setting it up was fun and it's certainly unique. Even people who aren't picky about their audio will find it to be a novel experience - I can't think of any similar level of personalization where scanning is involved at all. That said, it wasn't particularly useful for me in gaming as I don't play many of the Dolby Atmos-supported games. While it did improve my experience somewhat, it didn't blow me away. On the other hand, I was very impressed when listening to media (and especially music). It makes a massive improvement as a casual listener and I found myself really appreciating how much it helped with immersion. In my opinion, most people will find this feature to be *the* feature for this headset.The microphone, sadly, is just average. Again, I'm no audiophile - but even I can tell the microphone is mediocre. It's good enough for calls, but as a quiet speaker, I had to adjust the mic gain quite a bit for it to be usable. It doesn't do a good job of reducing background noise, so if you're a PC gamer (or have a particularly loud controller) you will find your keyboard/controller sounds are still audible to anyone on call with you, especially if your mic gain is turned up. Phone and Discord calls were otherwise pretty smooth in my testing, and Discord of course has background noise suppression that somewhat helps with the lack thereof in this headset. That said, anyone hoping to use this for streaming will absolutely need to invest in a separate, better mic.I was not wowed by the packaging, which was a little underwhelming. That isn't something I usually heavily focus on, but it didn't jump out to me as "premium" or anything which felt a bit of a letdown given the "Max" (or Pro, as it confusingly was called in some places) name. I know Apple's branding is considerably different compared to RIG's, but when I compare the Airpods Max's unboxing experience to the RIG 900 Max HX's, one certainly does feel more "max" and it isn't the RIG 900. I felt that the included cable was a bit cheap-feeling and retained some kinking/memory from the box, which isn't the biggest problem as you can easily get higher quality USB-C cables anywhere but was still disappointing and took away from what otherwise is a very premium-feeling headset with a premium-feeling set of features. A part of me feels that it surely couldn't have been that much more expensive to include a more luxe black braided cable, but I can recognize that I am nitpicking here.Overall, the RIG 900 Pro HX is a great gaming headset and would make most gamers happy. Feature-rich and with a solid build quality, it's also comfortable, has a long battery life, and sounds awesome when gaming or watching/listening to media. The Dolby Atmos personalization is a humongous cherry on top and will likely be the main draw of this headset. Some things detract from the otherwise premium feel of this headset, but they're rather minor. Additionally, most people using this headset will be using it for gaming and in-game calls, not streaming or any other tasks that require a quality mic. Thus, I'm confident in recommending people give these a go especially if you are curious about Dolby Atmos.

I have had a lot of ups and downs so far with the RIG 900 Max HX. It has impressive battery life, is extremely comfortable even for my very large head, and the sound quality is excellent especially considering the smaller 40mm size of the drivers. The flip to mute mic is crisp and clear, and it is well built with a nice metal headband and dual material ear cups for better comfort and sound deadening. I really like the higher end RIG headset design with the magnetic recharge base that doubles as the wireless transmitter when you plug the dongle into it. It makes keeping it stored and charged incredibly easy and convenient. Because the dongle is technically a separate piece you can keep the charging base in a different location if you need to and plug the dongle into ... MoreI have had a lot of ups and downs so far with the RIG 900 Max HX. It has impressive battery life, is extremely comfortable even for my very large head, and the sound quality is excellent especially considering the smaller 40mm size of the drivers. The flip to mute mic is crisp and clear, and it is well built with a nice metal headband and dual material ear cups for better comfort and sound deadening. I really like the higher end RIG headset design with the magnetic recharge base that doubles as the wireless transmitter when you plug the dongle into it. It makes keeping it stored and charged incredibly easy and convenient. Because the dongle is technically a separate piece you can keep the charging base in a different location if you need to and plug the dongle into the console or PC directly. Both the headset and the base are USB-C as well so finally the modern connection is here. The dongle and the cable for plugging in the base are USB-A for connecting to the other side. I have already played with this headset for over a dozen hours and have found that it is very comfortable for long sessions and never had any issues with battery life. When I first plugged the base station in, I charged the headset and began using it. It sounded great right out of the box and everything was working as intended. Since that first day however I have had several issues with it that I have been unable to resolve making me wonder if I either have a defective headset or it’s just not ready for prime time. Now, every time I turn on my Xbox Series X the headset will begin to lose connection with the transmitter over and over again. It will disconnect, state that it is searching, reconnect, and repeat constantly without ever stopping. I unplug the base, power cycle the headset, and nothing will stop the constant connection breaking until I actually restart my Xbox. The RIG 800 HX that these are replacing never did such a thing in over a year of ownership so it can’t possibly be my Xbox causing it. Even after restarting the console, it will stop disconnecting but will still start to suffer sound quality issues instead. It’s baffling. If it weren’t for the problems I’ve been having with it, I’d have recommended this headset to everyone since on paper and for my first day using it it seemed just about perfect. It even has Bluetooth for taking phone calls while you play. Maybe I’ll eventually be able to troubleshoot it more and get things working right but as it stands I am very disappointed and frustrated with it feel like there are better options out there.

The RIG 900 Max HX Gaming Headset maintains the bulky, yet lightweight formfactor of their previous headsets, but misses the premium mark by failing to master all of the fine details required to excel as a flag ship headset.While the head set is extremely large, it can be adjusted to fit any head size - from child to large adult. While it makes the wearer look like an air traffic controller, it is surprisingly light and fits comfortably even over hats and glasses. The foam earcups are soft and have a medium opening leaving the foam to press softly on top of the user's ears (as opposed to encircling the whole ear). There is no cooling gel in the earcups, but the foam is appropriately breathable and doesn't trap in heat.The audio quality is good and is improved ... MoreThe RIG 900 Max HX Gaming Headset maintains the bulky, yet lightweight formfactor of their previous headsets, but misses the premium mark by failing to master all of the fine details required to excel as a flag ship headset.While the head set is extremely large, it can be adjusted to fit any head size - from child to large adult. While it makes the wearer look like an air traffic controller, it is surprisingly light and fits comfortably even over hats and glasses. The foam earcups are soft and have a medium opening leaving the foam to press softly on top of the user's ears (as opposed to encircling the whole ear). There is no cooling gel in the earcups, but the foam is appropriately breathable and doesn't trap in heat.The audio quality is good and is improved when the user sets up customization within the app and activates Dolby Audio. Unfortunately sounding "good" doesn't make up for the myriad of annoyances that come from RIG failing to pay attention to any of the fine details...The docking station would have been a good touch, except that it doesn't work as intended. First, the headset sits on the dock the opposite direction that is expected. The user should be able to lift the headset off of their head and place it directly onto the dock. But, nope - you have to turn the headset around to nestle it correctly upon the dock. And, even when the headset is flipped around and facing the correct direction, never once did it start charging immediately. Every single time I set the headset into the dock, I had to twist and jostle the headset to get the charging to begin. Luckily there is a USB-C port on the headset - so, I recommend simply plugging in the headset to charge.The Headset can technically sync to multiple devices at the same time, but you cannot move seamlessly between audio sources. You can select Game Mode, Bluetooth, or Dual. One would expect that Dual would allow you to jump back and forth between two sources. Mostly wrong. If you receive a phone call while playing a game, the audio switches automatically when you answer the call - and returns to the game when you hang up. But, you cannot use you're phone while it is connected to Game, or Dual mode. If you want to watch a Video on your phone while you wait for a game to load (or if you need to pull up a YouTube game tutorial), the phone will refuse to play the video until you switch the headset into Bluetooth mode. Hopefully RIG will correct this problem with a software update.Adjusting settings is also quite frustrating as the buttons on the headset are all completely flat and have no tactile feel. After a while, you get the general idea of where the buttons are, but every time you need to swap between game volume and chat volume (as they share a single knob) - you are left feeling all over the side of the earcup trying to find where the button actually sits. It would have been extremely easy to raise the buttons so they can actually be felt and used more easily, but sadly - RIG completely dropped the ball.Mic Monitoring is lackluster and often only works when the headset is connected to the Mobile App. Several times the headset lost its connection to my XBOX while moving between Game & Chat volume modes. Power-cycling the headset does not fix the issue - leaving me scrambling to fix the audio mid game by disconnecting the USB from the Xbox and restoring the connection.Overall, I don't feel as though the premium price is justified. The flat buttons are a constant annoyance, I absolutely hate not being able to use the headset with my phone (unless I jump back and forth between Bluetooth and Game Modes), and the docking station isn't worth using. I simply cannot recommend the RIG 900 Max HX Dual Wireless Gaming Headset as there are less expensive headsets that work much more seamlessly.