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- Retractable microphone that stows away when not in use
- Full-sized ear cushions fit gently around the ears for long-term comfort
- Designed for crisp audio clarity, so you can hear your enemy’s every move
- Custom-engineered soundscape
- Dismantle the headset into 3 separate parts for easy stowing and transport
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
What, not a single Amazon US or UK review posted since these were first released in late 2009? And only one serious review online elsewhere on the Web? Not even a picture on either the US or UK sites? Do Dell/Alienware actually want to _sell_ this product? Well, for what it's worth here's my lone Amazon review. This "affordable quality" set of gaming headphones from Dell/Alienware is designed to slightly enhance the area of the sound spectrum that is common to game sounds such as footsteps, weapon reloads, distant gunfire and suchlike. This means that the headset is probably likely to be of most use to first-person shooter (FPS) fans, but may also be useful for horror fans and some other types of gamers. It still has to sound good in all the other areas, and it does a strong all-round job. But if you're looking at this for music and DVDs only, then there may be better options at this price point. The range of these headphones runs from 16-28,000 when all the other (except the stupidly-price WoW headsets) only go to 20,000. I'm guessing that range may be especially important for younger teenage gamers, since they can generally hear higher frequencies than adults can. The upper frequencies feel very crisp, sometimes even a little harsh (but that may be because of some over-compressed MP3s). The bass response also has a creamy weightiness about it, with a hint of rumble, and dub reggae sounds especially awesome through these compared to my old Phillips HC8440 Wireless headphones. I tested them with about 50% volume on the headphones volume-control and 75% volume on the Windows 7 system settings. The weight, size, and design are excellent. The headset can be dis-assembled for travel, but the instructions on how to do this are nowhere to be found and there's no manual. There's no vibration/rumble effect, no noise-cancelling or 5.1. These headphones are not wireless, and you have to wrangle a 10ft cable that's well sheathed. The microphone element is obviously carefully designed and protected with a robust double-sheath, and it stows neatly away inside the headset - but the microphone was a huge disappointment in actual use. The microphone's output is nowhere near loud enough. I spent hours trying to fix this problem, following every possible combination of online advice - but to no effect. The microphone remains stuck at only about ten percent of the loudness it needs. The other Web reviewer said it works for them, so perhaps it's just down to my Creative Labs sound-card. I don't think it's my Windows settings, since my big USB microphone works fine. Overall, this headset would seem to suit FPS gamers - but be warned that you may find that the microphone won't work properly with your sound-card.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I've had this headset for literally a day and I will be looking to send it back tomorrow.
Great headphones, the sound quality is great, everything is really clear....HOWEVER... The mic is terrible! Your voice is often to quiet to be heard clearly if you can be heard at all and the quality of the outbound sound is poor. My friend commented that it seems to slur and distort my voice which makes it all the more difficult to understand, which isn't good when your using it to communicate whilst gaming.
If your looking for a pair of nice looking headphones then yeah these are nice, but as a headset it's awful and I will be looking elsewhere.
Great headphones, the sound quality is great, everything is really clear....HOWEVER... The mic is terrible! Your voice is often to quiet to be heard clearly if you can be heard at all and the quality of the outbound sound is poor. My friend commented that it seems to slur and distort my voice which makes it all the more difficult to understand, which isn't good when your using it to communicate whilst gaming.
If your looking for a pair of nice looking headphones then yeah these are nice, but as a headset it's awful and I will be looking elsewhere.
I've owned this headset for 2 years and 3 months now. I just thought i'd drop in a review to say how excellent they are.
Very clear and precise audio, good for music and movies, excellent for gaming. Very nice to hear smooth and resonant bass coming from a sub-£100 set of headphones, they're very nearly studio quality! There are some tweaks to the outputs to suit gaming needs, hence music will end up being accentuated in the mid range. Overall, a very warm sound however, without sounding very clinical like Bose headphones.
Despite some mentioning poor audio from the mic, i've never found this to be the case. The recording quality is -EXCELLENT- for a retractable mic, every single person i chat to on Skype mentions the clarity of it. Definitely a good mic on this, easy to hear and very low interference or background fuzz.
All in all for £55 these headphones are wonderful value, well built, lovely materials and excellent brand value for your friends :P
Very clear and precise audio, good for music and movies, excellent for gaming. Very nice to hear smooth and resonant bass coming from a sub-£100 set of headphones, they're very nearly studio quality! There are some tweaks to the outputs to suit gaming needs, hence music will end up being accentuated in the mid range. Overall, a very warm sound however, without sounding very clinical like Bose headphones.
Despite some mentioning poor audio from the mic, i've never found this to be the case. The recording quality is -EXCELLENT- for a retractable mic, every single person i chat to on Skype mentions the clarity of it. Definitely a good mic on this, easy to hear and very low interference or background fuzz.
All in all for £55 these headphones are wonderful value, well built, lovely materials and excellent brand value for your friends :P
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent cable protection, finally!
Headsets and I have a love hate relationship. I love them and they break on me but this headset finally looks to be an improvement! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jimbo
Good quality headset
The headset is a decent headset I use for gaming. The headset is detachable into three parts, allowing for storage that is compact while travelling. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Oliver H. Bell
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