Turtle Beach Earforce DSS 2 Processing Unit (PS3/Xbox 360/PC/Mac)

As a casual gamer, the thought of buying a dedicated sound processor seemed a bit overkill for the amount of games that I play, but I thought I'd give it a go and see what all the hype was. As the website suggests, this device is usable with any stereo headset. As I don't own a pair of TurtleBeach headsets, I used a pair of Beats by Dre Studio headsets instead. Setting up was very easy, everything was included and after a few minutes I was ready. It did take an hour or two to adjust fully to it, but after that, WOW! You honestly don't realise what you miss out on in games or movies. Tested it on Bioshock and was amazed that I could hear talking, breathing and footsteps coming from around me and behind me. To the point where I would spin round to find a splicer stalking me or the rumble of an automated turret emerging from somewhere obscure. In COD Black Ops, I could hear people's footsteps and guns a good few seconds before I was able to see them. Pinpointing enemies is easy with this device, I could literally hear other people around corners! Its already helping my KD! It's also easy to set up for movies and music and they sound great too, but I think the device sparkles truly when in game! The customisable angles and equaliser, help you find your favourite set up, although there is no way to tell which setting you're on. That is my only gripe with this device. The extra 2 inputs for mp3 players/IPods is also a nice touch for when you just want to run riot casually but wanna listen to your music at the same time! If you're looking for an extra edge in gameplay, and if you want to experience another dimension of gaming, this product is for you! Delivery was fast, great seller! Highly recommend this device, not only for gaming but for movies and music.

I purchanced this last week. It arrived very quickly. I have Turtle Beach X11s and in my opinion these do help and the surround sound does work. When using them with say Call of Duty you can tell the direction of the sound alot easier and accurately. I think that being able to plug in an extra device such as an iPod is great, i love listening to my music in the background of the game effects without it coming through your mic. Great Purchace and in my opinion is worth the money if you dont have a Dss at all but to replace a Dss i dont think it would be.

I've always played my consoles with a surround sound system which stopped when I got a new TV and wasn't allowed to have it in my game room where my set up is.
Naturally, I wanted to play my Xbox 360 on the new LED TV but as we all know,the sound from these thin sets is not the best and my Fiancee doesn't want surround sound speakers in the living room. I bought a Turtle Beach X12 head set, the first I've had for gaming and I was impressed by how good they sounded as they were but had a card insert advertising one of these DSS2 and couldn't really inagine it would make much difference to the sound of my headset but it played on my mind for a few weeks. I searched online for the cheapest price I could find and found Zavvi had it for £55 and bought it, I'm so pleased I did.
It really does sound like 5.1 surround sound when your playing your games,very smooth 360 degree rotation of sound and supurb sound with my headset, I cant see myself playing games any other way from now on.
It works with an optical cable from the console directly into the DSS2 and then you plug your headset in to the DSS2 and to me, this seems pretty future proof as Im sure the future gen consoles will have an optical out.

I recommend this product from my enhanced experience