Why can't I hear when I am getting shot in the back?

Solution 1:

There are apparently known audio issues with the game, as documented on Halo Waypoint:

• Audio coming from behind or from the side is very quiet
• Audio feels like it comes from the wrong channels

I also found this Reddit Post that is for the same problem (and for the same exact model headphones I have). It has a potential workaround that didn't seem to work for me, but I will relist it here:

1. Open Device Manager.

2. Expand Sound, video and game controllers (not Audio inputs and outputs)

3. Right click your output device and click Update driver

4. Click Browse my computer for drivers

5. Click Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer

6. Select USB Audio Device and click Next. This will install the generic audio device drivers for this device instead.

7. Restart your computer (potentially optional, I had mixed results -- definitely best practice though)

8. Return to your Sound control panel by right-clicking the sound icon on your taskbar, clicking sound, and navigating to the Playback tab

9. Select your output device, and click Configure

10. You should now see a Stereo option. Select that, and click through Next to finish the configuration process.