Bang & Olufsen - Beoplay Portal Xbox Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones - Black Anthracite
- Key Specs
- Connection Type: Wireless
- Wireless Connectivity: Bluetooth (The manner in which a device sends data to another device over a short distance without the use of wires or cables.)
- True Wireless: false (These headphones not only lack wires between the device and headphones, they also lack wires between the headphones themselves. (true wireless is really only possible with in-ear headphones))
- Headphone Fit: Over-the-Ear
- General
- Product Name: Beoplay Portal Xbox Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones
- Brand: Bang & Olufsen
- Model Number: 3210
- Color: Black Anthracite
- Audio
- Sound Isolating: true
- Connectivity
- Connection Type: Wireless
- Wireless Connectivity: Bluetooth (The manner in which a device sends data to another device over a short distance without the use of wires or cables.)
- True Wireless: false (These headphones not only lack wires between the device and headphones, they also lack wires between the headphones themselves. (true wireless is really only possible with in-ear headphones))
- Design
- Headphone Fit: Over-the-Ear
- Other
- UPC: 696055229833
Beoplay Portal are Bang & Olufsen's newest headphones engineered for gaming, built with Active Noise Cancellation and designed for long-term wear. Beoplay Portal comes with Dolby Atmos for Headphones, offering virtualized surround sound for an immersive and precise gaming experience on Xbox and computer platforms. The virtual boom-arm makes way for crystal clear conversations .
- Key Features: Immersive and precise surround sound. Beoplay Portal comes with Dolby Atmos for Headphones, offering virtualized surround sound for an immersive and precise gaming experience on Xbox and computer platforms.
A: The Portals are very comfortable, and can be worn for extended periods of time without issue. I have not tried the A50s, but I was unable to wear Steelseries headsets for longer than an hour or two without discomfort due to the clamping pressure.
A: They are much more comfortable for one. The Penrose X is one of the least comfortable headsets I have owned. The Penrose are louder and have a much more pronounced bass response. The Portal have a very clear and balanced sound and some really cool controls. The mic sounds better on the Penrose but there is a boom mic where the Portal only has a mic array that works pretty well. They both work very well and are very clear. Positional sound is really good on both. The software for the portal app make updating sound settings on the fly a breeze. If you are planning to use them for more than games I would grab the Portal. Just gaming I would probably go for the Penrose as long as you dont have a big head (size 8)
Q: Can I listen to music while gaming?
A: No, not at this time. B&O claims this is done to give you the lowest latency while giving you the best connection.
A: No it goes to a default for all settings at power on with mic on. But it becomes habit to connect to it via the app after powering on to set Volume, Mute, ANC level and such and have a visual representation of these settings.
Q: Does this work on the Xbox Series X/S? Most will work on the One but not the Series X/S..
A: Yes this works Xbox Series X
Q: Is this headset compatible with the Xbox One X or just the Series X/S?
A: This will work fine with One X.
Q: When plugged into a PS5 does it still take advantage of the Tempest 3D audio?
A: Yes, it works with PS5 3D Tempest audio if you plug in directly to the controller with the audio jack.
Q: Is there a USB-Bluetooth adapter that I can use with this to connect wirelessly to a PS5?
A: The PS5 can connect to the Beoplay Portal using a Creative BT-W3 transmitter, which is capable of using the headset's low latency AptX-adaptive codec. While connected, it will register as a tempest 3d audio headset, as well.
