Want Surround? Want Analog? Want Quality? Listen to this.
review by
tomytom99
So, I bought these for my desktop last month. I had to use analog/3.5mm connections to use my Buttkicker LFE too. I was disappointed that I had to spend $170 on a nice headset that didn't use USB, but that payed off.
The box... Wow. I feel like I bought one of those extreme GPU's. There was the retail "casing", the shiny box that sold it, then there was the amazing "inner" box. It used a magnetic latch, it folded open, and it had a luxurious feel, as it revealed the headset, it showed another box. This was Velcro-ed shut, and held documentation galore, the covers for the immaculate cans, and the infamous Razer logo, printed twice on sleek, glossy, clear sticker paper. The box was good enough, it even said, "Welcome To The Cult Of Razer" under the headset. This felt great, I was already basking in glory when I didn't even touch the headset yet. Then after removing it and the cables, I went ahead to plug it in. I had to fiddle around for an hour to get them to work, after re-installing the drivers for my audio chip. I had to set it to 7.1, and enable bass management/bass crossover. Then, I proceeded to put them to use. I played some games I knew I would be able to use 7.1 in. I even played some MW2, and just shot anybody who tried to knife me from behind, that's how good these are.
People say "real 7.1 headsets are stupid," and say how we recognize different sound "directions". I call BS, as these really do work, 10 total drivers, total enemy detection, and extreme immersion. Also, people say that these break "ALL THE TIME", I haven't even seen these stress, but there is one thing that feels frail. The microphone, it sounds/records fine, but when it's extended, the outer half of it wobbles around in the casing it protrudes from. Aside from that, the thing feels solid.
The headset also keeps style in mind. The sleeved cables are nice, and help protect the cables from knicks and other damage. Then, the inline controller is excellent. I can control master sound, mic volume, each individual channel, and then even enable 2.1 mode, mute, and use the speaker bypass. The bypass enables speakers through the included cable, and you can plug all of your speakers in. This is great to keep from needing to redo wires every time you switch between the headset and the speakers. The controller also has nice rubber feet, so it rests nicely on a table.
This is great, butonly if you can spare the $170, and are willing to put up with a lower quality microphone, but that can be fixed with a different microphone, like on a webcam or a Blue microphone.
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Nice quality, good feel, quick setup, stunning sound | They can be heavy sometimes, and the microphone is "flimsy" |
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