If you're after a headset in the crowded price range of around $70, the Roccat Cross is a great choice. Very good acoustic performance - both in games and with music – as well as an above average microphone and excellent comfort leave no room for doubt. And if you're planning on spending a little less on your headset, try to find a way to save up whatever tiny bit more remains to get your hands on this one. This really is the biggest compliment I can give it.

The Cross' sound is by no means neutral, putting a clear emphasis on the bass. However, Roccat didn't go overboard, so the punchy bass doesn't break loose and venture into the midrange. It's a fun sound, suitable for a plethora of music genres as well as gaming. One other thing I really liked about the sound is the fine spacial positioning of in-game targets. You'll have no trouble hearing footsteps or figuring out which direction your enemies are coming from.

The ability to detach the cable and to use the headset outside of your home may not seem essential, but it's certainly there. More importantly, it wasn't implemented just to add another feature, but is instead a completely legitimate way of usage for which the Cross is completely prepared and suitable.

Sure, the in-line microphone, which you're going to use when you take the headset to the streets, isn't of the same quality as the supplied boom microphone, but it gets its main job done. Your callers, as well as your voice assistant, will have no trouble understanding you. The multi-functional button is also a nice addition as it allows you to play, pause, and skip songs, and answer and drop calls. And how about that volume dial integrated into the left ear cup? Love it! You don't have to waste your time looking for it along the cable or unintentionally risk changing the volume with your body (yep, that's something I had issues with in the past on the Razer Kraken Pro V2, for example).

Although there are some drawbacks - it would be nice if it were foldable, and Roccat unfortunately forgot to include an adapter that converts two 3.5-millimeter connectors into a TRRS connector to enable the use of the boom microphone on consoles. That said, it's a versatile and highly recommendable headset nonetheless.