Turtle Beach Ear Force X42 Surround Sound Xbox 360 Headset

Posted by on April 14, 2012 No comments


Hey guys I received this gadget in the mail today. The headset is engineered for the XBOX360. What this means is that you will not be able to use the microphone chat function with your PS3 although you can still receive sound This headset is the predecessor to the X41 with some slight changes. It has an external color redesign mimicking the awesome XP500(although the shape and size is slightly different). The wireless transmitter is also redesigned from the X41. It is much smaller. The greatest asset the X42 brings over the X41 is the addition of dualband wifi. Dualband wifi is a fancy way of saying that this device offers 2 different radio frequency signals. It offers 2.4 and 5 GHZ. The X41 only offers 2.4 GHZ. The benefit of dualband wifi is that the wireless transmitter decides which frequency to use based on interference. 2.4GHZ is known to produce sound interference to some although I have never experienced this. If you ocasionally experience interference then you should check out some of the latest turtle beach headsets which utilize dualband. There’s other minor differences although I don’t find them significant to note.

The contents of the box include a turtle beach sticker(they love them), instruction manual, xbox 360 wired chat cable, optical cable, wireless transmitter, 2 AAA batteries, and the headset. The wireless transmitter has an optical audio in, optical audio out, and analog in. You connect your wireless transmitter to your PC,PS3,XBOX360 to power it via USB.

The headset has a removable microphone. You simply pull it out the same way you pull out a 3.5mm audio cable from the back of your computer.  The microphone is very flexible which is nothing new from turtle beach. The left earcup contains 4 different functions. It has a power button, a XBOX360 chat cable connection, a sound effects button, and a volume control slider. The right earcup contains solely the battery den. The headset band is retractable so it allows for small and big heads and off course it offers dolby digital surround sound. This is solely a preliminary overview so don’t take it too seriously that I didn’t include some features. The most important things are included. Feel free to left click on any of the images below to enlarge the images. Be sure to visit my youtube channel.

For more info or to get your own from amazon.com visit here.


Steelseries Siberia V2 Stereo PC Headset Unboxing

Posted by on April 12, 2012 No comments


Hey there. One of my subscribers on youtube recommended this beautiful headset for an unboxing. Thanks for that! I have heard of Steelseries before but I didn’t dip into the PC headset market due to being primarily a console gamer. But unboxing this thing made me want to switch! On the box you can see all the awards this headset won as well as all the professional gaming teams that collaborate with Steelseries including SK Gaming and Fanatic.

The contents of the box compose of the headset,a sticker, an advertisement page for other products,a hearing loss warning sheet(this means control your volume gamers!),and an extension cord for the headphones and microphone jack. This is it! there’s no instruction manuals because with such a simple minimalist PC headset without any nonsense addons you don’t need instructions. The headset itself has a retractable microphone and the headband is very flexible. The microphone is also extremely flexible once extracted. Once you retract the microphone you can barely see it which is awesome. Attached to the headset cable is a microphone mute and volume control. It is much smaller than the controls on console gaming headsets. The extension cord for the sound and mic cable adds a couple of feet to the length of the cable which is nice if your PC tower is far away from you. Overall the headset is very light weight, simple and seems professionally constructed. Enjoy the fresh images and if you’re not familiar with my youtube channel then check it out here and visit the unboxing video. Krzysztof


Blue Microphone Yeti USB Microphone Unboxing

Posted by on April 11, 2012 2 comments

Hey guys with my recent addition to provide weekly tech talks about current issues I decided to get this microphone. It is budget oriented in the $100 price range. Many boxes that I opened have very plain and mundane designs but this box is unique. It’s really cool for a microphone to have a yeti mascot as well! The sides of the box show yetis doing various things like listening to music on headphones. None the less all these cool images do not take away from the fact that this box is heavy as hell! The full contents of the inside include a USB to USB mini cable, the microphone with a built in stand, and an instruction manual.

 

Random Tech Website Discussion

Posted by on April 9, 2012 No comments

Hey guys so as a side comment I still haven’t received my Razer Tiamat from amazon. Anyways I haven’t posted much on the website due to a lack of ideas on what to put up here. Starting from the next unboxing I will be posting up close and personal shots of the unboxed insides in detail so everyone can get a better statkc perspective since the videos provide a solely quick dynamic viewing experience. Also we are already up to weekly giveaway number 6. Here is the link. See you there! and subscribe to this site as well!


 

Weekly Giveaways Began Today

Posted by on March 6, 2012 No comments

We all love getting free things. When’s the last time you saw the lottery advertisement for 20 million dollars and wanted to play and win? well here we have something on a much smaller scale but much easier to win and less competitive. I will be offering weekly 25 dollar amazon e-gift card giveaways. All you have to do is watch my youtube video and follow some simply steps. The youtube video is located at my channel www.youtube.com/krazykrzysztof. Or directly available here.

If you aren’t familiar with my tech channel or blog yet, I do hardware reviews and tech talks especially in the gaming headset scene. I am a big fan of tablets as well. Check me out. Any questions are welcome.

Razer Tiamat 7.1 PC Headset And Razer Expert 2.2 Finally Available For Pre-Order

Posted by on March 1, 2012 2 comments

After delays pushing these two headsets past 2011, we will finally get to experience them both very soon. Today, February 29,2012 I received an email from Razer stating that the Tiamat is avilable for pre-order. I visited the website and unfortunately it sold out before I could even check the link! Fortunately for all of us, these two headsets are available for pre-order on amazon as of now. The links are below:

Grab the Tiamat Elite True 7.1 Razer Headset here

Grab the 2.2 Expert Razer Stereo Headset here

Currently they’re only available in the USA so if you click on the link above and it takes you to a UK site, it may not be available for you. You may be asking yourself “perhaps I should just order from Razer directly” and that’s a fair question. I highly recommend you purchase from amazon for two main reasons. The first reason being that amazon offers a 30 year hassle free return shipping policy and they offer free shipping over 25 dollars. You can’t find a retailer like amazxon anywhere. The second reason being that I am an amazon affiliate, if you purchase within 24 hours from the links above, you support me, amazon, and my youtube channel. I will certainly be tasting these two with my ears on my youtube channel here.

If you have no idea what the specialties of these two headsets are then listen up! The Razer Tiamat is the first true 7.1 dolby digital headset. Since your consoles like the Ps3 and Xbox 360 only support 5.1, this headset is PC only. Every other 7.1 headset that you see on the market is simply virtual 5.1 dolby digital in disguise. As for the Razer Expert 2.2 headset. This amazing gadget will feature 2 bass channels as opposed to 1 present in all the other gaming headsets out there in the wilderness. What does this mean? more exciting bass for our game play.

 

Turtle Beach XP300 and XP400 Finally Available For Pre-Order For March 20, 2012

Posted by on February 17, 2012 2 comments

Turtle Beach continues to break out the big guns of multi-featured headsets once again by finally making the XP300 and XP400 available through amazon. You may preorder your XP300 here and XP400 here. I already have mine preordered for testing. If you’re asking yourself “what is this XP300 and XP400 you speak of?” then observe my video below.

Turtle Beach mentioned these new toys will be available for our thirsty ears in Quarter 1 of 2012 so hopefully the March 20 2012 release date is rock solid.

The Tritton Warhead Is A Big Fail Xbox 360 Only

Posted by on February 9, 2012 9 comments

We have a decent line up of big name incoming headsets. Turtle Beach will be bringing the XP300 and XP400 which are breeds of the current Ear Force XP500, PX5 and Delta. Razer will be bringing the world’s first true 7.1 analog PC only headset titled the Razer Tiamat. And finally Tritton will be entering it’s first attempt at wireless and dolby digital at the same time with the Tritton Warhead.

After numerous headset testing I became a big fan of Tritton’s wired dolby digital headsets: the AX 720 and AX PRO. The sound quality and comfort of these two toys can’t be touched. This experience made me assume Tritton was destined to be a success. So why are you calling the Tritton Warhead a failure Krzysztof if Tritton is so amazing to you? Let’s do a breakdown of the features to the Warhead.

Tritton Warhead Features

  • 7.1 dolby digital(It’s actually 5.1 but none the less it’s still dolby).
  • Wireless
  • High frequency waves for the best audio quality
  • Co-branded by Tritton and Microsoft
  • The headset uses rechargeable batteries. The wireless transmitter features a built in recharger so that once your batteries drain, you simply reach into your transmitter and swap batteries. The transmitter will then recharge your drained batteries so the gaming cycle is nonstop.
  • A true wireless solution for your Xbox360. You don’t need any Xbox chat cables or wireless bluetooth dongles such as with XP500 and Delta by Turtle Beach. You simply put batteries in your headset, connect the wireless transmitter to your Xbox360 via usb, connect the optical cable from the transmitter to your Xbox360, and you’re good to go.
  • Amazing comfort(superb comfort is a common theme with the higher end Tritton headsets so no surprise here).

It seems like the features are amazing right? The second feature “Co-branded by Tritton and Microsoft” should hint to the fail. This headset is only fully wireless on your Xbox360. Sure you can still use it on your Ps3 most likely(can’t be sure yet if the wireless transmitter can get usb powered from your Ps3 but it should) since the Ps3 also has an optical plug but you will not be able to use any chat features. Where’s the fun in that for a 200$+ headset. Personally I can’t stand the Xbox360 controller but it’s just a preference. I don’t mind that it works on the 360 I just am disappointed that Tritton, with it’s great track record, will limit it’s profits solely from half the console gaming population. Hopefully Tritton has a backup solution for multiconsole fans as soon as possible.

Let me know what you guys think about this unfortunate scenario.

The Danger Of Gaming Headsets

Posted by on February 1, 2012 2 comments

Perhaps the title is a little too dramatic because I don’t mean any physical dangers such as having the volume too loud therefore damaging your hearing forever. If you set your volume very loud then you may want to tone it down but that isn’t the topic of my discussion. So what is this topic of yours Krzysztof? Camping. I am guilty of this myself and I love it. What’s more fun in a video game than sitting in a corner with your awesome dolby digital headset, surrounded by 5 enemies which you can hear close to you and nailing them with your silencer?The “scientific” term for this is sound whoring.


What Is Camping?

Perhaps this is a silly question to ask but there’s no scientific definition for it and it most definitely didn’t originate on the new york times website. In this case we create our own definitions of camping. Some will define it in a way to improve their own situation while some will be more modest. For this article let’s say camping is sitting for 3 seconds or more in a very close perimeter. Whether you agree or disagree you can’t say it’s not camping! Too much camping may be dangerous to the gaming community.

Why Do Headsets Cause Camping?

When we play a video game we experience stimuli primarily from our eyes, ears and hands. We are constantly being hit by color, texture, pressure and sound from these sensory organs. When you enter a camping state, your mind becomes relieved since the incoming stimuli are attacking you in smaller abundance. The only stimuli that continues to enter your brain rapidly in a camp state is sound. This brings up the issue of multitasking. Have you ever tried playing a chess game and talk on the phone at the same time? good luck trying to attempt that successfully. Or try to listen to music and remember your chemistry notes at the same time. Multitasking makes things much more difficult. Once you enter a camp state, you are reducing your multitasking by reducing stimuli intake primarily to sound . This may produce better results or at least a better kill death ratio resulting in more camping. If you feed the homeless guy amazing food once, he will want more tomorrow. Without a gaming headset, camping is not as successful. One fortifies the other.

What Do You Think Of Camping Krzysztof?

Headset usage will only grow from here. Camping might also increase. Do I think it’s a problem? No. Is it annoying? Yes. When you encounter a camper you need to note his position and then perhaps camp in front of his camping zone if it’s a very dodgy area. Sometimes people camp in very annoying spots where only their guns show.  Perhaps the correlation between headsets and camping isn’t even functional and camping is simply a personality trait? let me know what you think and I hope you enjoyed the added psychology.

 

First True 7.1 Dolby Digital Headset Razer Tiamat Delayed Once Again

Posted by on January 31, 2012 4 comments

The Razer Tiamat is being fully promoted as the first true 7.1 dolby digital headset which makes it PC only especially since optical audio only supports 5.1. It was supposed to be released before 2012 but it was delayed. Next date was January 2012 and once again delayed because Razer didn’t feel the Tiamat was ready. So the question is should a company release a shady unfinished product or delay time to produce a better toy?

The call of duty series is notorious for releasing games with many bugs and then patching them up. While this strategy is successful for them, patches are only possible in software. Let’s discuss a hardware example. Turtle Beach’s top products are the PX5, XP500 and Delta. The sound quality is amazing and the features are limitless but all 3 of these toys seem to suffer from comfort issues. Perhaps they were simply released prior to serious testing? Whatever the answer is, hopefully Razer doesn’t suffer the same issue. The new release date is February 2012. Most likely by the end of February. Let’s hope this product will be amazing.