Nice Tweaked.

What sound card were you using? It might be a good idea to edit in your system specs.

Unfortunately, I only have the built in sound card for my 750i FTW.  I have not had the funds to add a different sound card.  However, I dont believe this would have changed the results much.  I have had sound cards in the past, and was disappointed.

Actually, I think that reviewing these with built in sound was better for a larger market because each sound card is going to have its own sound characteristics, and there are far too many to be fair, whereas since Realtek produced the unit in my mobo, and it is the same unit used in many boards by many manufacturers, it can appeal to a larger audience.  I hope I made sense there.

Nicely done, although I would agree with the others that using a better sound card might have produced better results in some of those games, as this headphone set relies on analog multichannel outputs rather than some of the USB 5.1/7.1 headsets out there that provide their own positional sound.  The positional sound and individual drivers in the headset are only going to be as good as the sound card sending discrete multi channel audio.

Tweaked

Actually, I think that reviewing these with built in sound was better for a larger market because each sound card is going to have its own sound characteristics, and there are far too many to be fair, whereas since Realtek produced the unit in my mobo, and it is the same unit used in many boards by many manufacturers.  I hope I made sense there.

Fair enough.


We just might have to send you a sound card to go with those headphones though.

I honestly would like to review these with a better sound card, and report back to you all.  I just don't have one, or the money to get one right now.

Ok, as for the rest of the review, what are all your impressions.  This was my first product review.

Thanks for the feedback!  I will def put that in my next review if I ever do another one.

Well I for one don't consider judging single players surround sound a purchasing point or a valid argument on if the surround sound does good. Now where most of my headsets have done outstanding on the whole 5.1 topic is in multiplayer. Where you have a lot more guys running around doing stuff the computer would never think of doing. All that aside I have had the really cheap headsets all the way up to the expensive headsets. I have babied some and been rugged with others and well............

THEY ALL BREAK.

Some will accelerate in certain areas while others have done poorly in that same aspect (it works both ways). I've come to the conclusion that there isn't a headset that will accelerate in all aspects of what a true gaming headset should be in my opinion. You have to take the good with the bad. Which is sad but I guess that goes for every consumer product. Its just a shame that this headset like many others are so damn expensive.

rankin

not enough info...

What info are you looking for? 

Tweaked

I honestly would like to review these with a better sound card, and report back to you all.  I just don't have one, or the money to get one right now.

Ok, as for the rest of the review, what are all your impressions.  This was my first product review.

I thought it was very good overall, the writing was clear and descriptive without being overly technical or difficult to understand, which can be the case with many reviews that cover "-phile" interests and subject matter.
 
Some areas I would've expanded upon is the Overview section, I probably would've broken this up and defined it a bit better.  I didn't see anything about specs in there or any subjective comments on them, things like:

• weight, does it feel heavy after hours of use?
• price, worth it subjectively?  Compared to other options?
• cable length and quality, looks like a lot of cables, are there any cable run issues?  Do they snag/tangle easily?
• description of set-up (ie. amp connected to 5.1, headphones connected to amp, power connected to amp etc)

Also would've been nice to see some commentary in there about the usefulness and sound quality of the mic, as many gamers who go this route will use it as an all-inclusive solution, including voice comms.
 
I'd definitely be interested in a follow-up with a better sound card, particularly an X-Fi with analog outputs.  One benefit of the X-Fi is that in Audio Creation Mode you can enable channel monitor so you can see the visualization of each channel's discrete output, which would help distinguish whether its the game itself with poor positional audio or the sound card.  Here's an example that shows the monitor visualization, which can help troubleshoot positional sound.
 

jingiko

Impressive review. But if you personally purchased the psykos I would suggest returning and getting yourself some Astro A40s with mix amp.

Not sure if your going to upgrade your sound card later on or not. But the mix amp has a lot of connectors for you to upgrade with such as Optical & the ability to use a mp3 player while your playing games :P

These? http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?cs=19&c=us&l=en&sku=A2535687&ref=dynamitedata.com
 
Saw them poking around today trying to find out when my 3D Glasses were gonna ship.....Kinda pricey but they look like they'd be pretty good.  I think with a good sound card these or the Psyko 5.1's would be the way to go over a USB surround solution.

great review!

They are massive!! I could believe the size of these things when I opened the box. I feel like I'm all geared up for a football game with these things on. Besides that though the sound is great but I am also using my on board sound. The bass isn't all that great I get a crackle here and there unless you tweak and play with settings and lessen it a bit. They do do what they say though. I honestly feel like everyone in the room with me is hearing the same thing which keeps my hands jumping back over to hit the volume. I forget that I'm wearing a headset. The directional sound is great in BFBC2 which is the only game I have tried at this point cause all I do is work and sleep it seems like. The weight is not as bad for me as it was for Delirious I guess that all in who wears them. The weight felt like it was balanced well so it did not bother me. The cushions up top and around the ears are pretty comfortable also so after a couple hours of gameplay I did not feel and discomfort.

The hookup is pretty simple and for wires I have had no issues with them snagging or catching anything. In the end all you have is wire running to the headset. The amp I just have sitting on my desk which makes it easy to adjust while I play. With everything I am very happy with these and do recommend them for gaming and movies. Music sounds good you just have to sacrifice some bass which I like with my music to equal out the sound.