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OVERALL RATINGThis is an excellent headset with really great sound quality. A delight to listen to. The virtual 7.1 effect adds to the ambiance and enjoyment of many movies and gaming situations, but in my view is generally not great for music and is definitely poor for simple voice applications.This is marketed as a gaming headset, with perhaps its main selling point being its 7.1 sound that is supposed to give the gamer an advantage by providing outstanding directionality of sound. I am not someone who spends countless hours gaming at a stretch, nor am at all a strongly competitive gamer. But even as a low-impact gamer I just wasn't convinced the headset lived up to this goal. Directionality of sound in 7.1 seemed far from pinpoint, and actually sometimes seemed better in regular stereo -- although 7.1 did add some sense of being able to better notice sounds from behind.The headset also is sold as being extremely comfortable for long stretches of time, as gamers can rack up many hours at a stretch. I found it got a little uncomfortable after three hours and very warm and painful around the ears after four hours.I love the headset quality and as a stereo headset with surround effects for movie viewing it deserves a five-star rating. As a gaming headset, however, I thought the relative weakness in both sound directionality and comfort cost the product a star. Recommended enthusiastically for general use, and recommended, but with a little less gusto, for hard-core gamers.OUT OF THE BOXThe box includes the following:- Stereo headset with microphone and two-meter cord- "3D G4ME1" USB sound card (for processing virtual 7.1 sound through stereo headset)- 1.5 meter USB extension cord- Driver CD- Quick start guideRight out of the box, the DVD drive on my computer could not read the driver CD. This had not happened with software loads before, and I confirmed that my drive is still able to read other software discs with no problem. I was able to download the driver at the website listed on the CD sleeve, so while this was not a major setback, it was an annoyance.HEADSET SOUND AND COMFORTThe headphones are excellent quality, and I absolutely love the sound, which is rich and warm. I found the bass to be very good -- although I may not be the best guy to judge bass as I do not like to pump up the bass very much. I found the sound was beautiful on games, gaming demos, movies, and music of varying types, including vivid early stereo classical recordings, rock, hip hop and punk.However, note that these are STEREO HEADPHONES. The headset does not have native 7.1 sound -- which means it does not have seven plus one separate little physical speakers. The 5.1 or 7.1 sound is obtained virtually by processing through the enclosed USB sound card.The headset is generally comfortable. My head is big (63 cm, I cannot buy hats at most stores) but it took about three hours before the pressure on my ears got to be uncomfortable. I also found they got hot -- again, after about two or three hours. After four hours I was very ready to take them off to give my head a rest and a chance to cool down.7.1 SOUNDCARD AND SURROUND EFFECTSIf I were just a bit more cynical, I might say the 7.1 sound is just stereo with an echo and a low, omnidirectional, movie-theater-style rumble added on to confuse the listener.I do think the 7.1 is more than that, better than that. Still, on several 7.1 demos I viewed, I found that turning the sound card to the OFF position and listening in simple stereo actually provided a cleaner sound in which general directionality was easier to pinpoint. Turning the 7.1 on enhanced the directional feeling of sounds coming from behind, but I found it more difficult to distinguish sounds coming from the front as opposed to the side.I am no sound engineer, but I did my best to read up on Dolby Pro Logic IIx, the basis for the 7.1 effect for this headset. The general principle is to use information inherit in stereo audio signals to map the sounds out in three dimensions. This is what the human brain does: mapping out what direction sounds are coming from in real life, based on the delay between sounds in our own left and right channels -- our ears. Although the brain has a much faster and more powerful processor than any of our computers, the sound card that drives the Dolby system for this headset tries to analyze elements like the delay between sounds in the left and right channels and phase shifts in order to reprocess sounds so that what is coming out of the stereo headset speakers mimics what we would hear normally in three dimensions. So the Dolby system basically tries to trick our ears into thinking sound is coming from certain directions.I wasn't incredibly impressed by the system's ability to do this, although it did work on some levels. But I must say that using the stereo mode gives much cleaner left and right channel distinctions, without the muddy ambient rumble of the 7.1 or 5.1 mode.Don't get me wrong, I thi

I'm always disappointed when people downgrade a product because they don't understand how to use it, or in this case, the computer it is attached to. The voice quality on this headset is amazingly rich and full bodied. We'll get to the issue of why some people are having trouble with the mic in a moment.First a general review. I purchased this to use as a Skype-type communications headset, not for music, but the musical sound quality was a pleasant surprise. The headphones are no match for my $250 Sennheiser headphones, but Sennheiser's design expertise in high end audio shows up in these inexpensive headphones. I think they might actually be better than the $75 headphones I use to sound check at gigs.Some have complained that the headset is uncomfortable, but I wear this thing for hours at a time, sometimes 6 hours a day, with no discomfort. It does not bother my glasses. Be aware that the mic, while having good adjustment, must be worn on the left side. The headset is very light, which also means there isn't a lot of structural plastic in the headband. Still, the build quality is decent and should withstand normal wear and tear, but I wouldn't call it bulletproof. At critical points, such as cable entry and exit points, the reinforcement is well done. I've been using this headset 14 to 16 hours a week for five months, and it is holding up just fine.The cable is much longer than most computer headsets - about 10 feet. That can be good and bad. If your computer box is stuffed away in a far corner, you will appreciate the long cable. I like being able to walk around my office and can easily reach my bookcase while using the headset. The downside is that the cable is a little thin for being so long. It tangles easily and gets caught in my chair wheels. A thicker cable wouldn't have that problem. Of course, if I really want to walk and talk at the same time, I should just get a Bluetooth headset, so its hard to complain about this issue. On balance, the long chord is a plus.The headset has two cable plugs, intended for computer use, not telephone use. The two plugs have easily visible color coding - red for mic, green for headphone - and can be seen (and verified) even when plugged in. The mic is mono, but the cable plug is stereo, a nice touch which makes the mic plug-compatible with a wider array of equipment, such as stereo line inputs. There is a plastic ferule a few inches up from the plugs which prevents the dual cable from splitting all the way up to the headset, also a nice touch.So what's up with all the people having trouble with the mic? Just because the mic is plug compatible doesn't mean it is electrically compatible. The problem, if one can call it that, is on the computer side, not the headset side. The stereo input on a computer might be a line input or a mic input. The electrical requirements are very different, and most computer manufacturers do a terrible job letting the consumer know which kind of jack is on the computer. A line input is meant for pre-amplified output, such as the "pre-out" on your stereo or the output from an MP3 player or smartphone. If you plug the mic into a line-in jack, the volume will be very low. If you are lucky enough to have a computer with a line-in amp that has lots of gain, you can overcome the volume problem. However, there will be lots of extraneous noise due to the excessive gain required. Additionally, the mic will sound "thin" and "tinny" because there is an impedance mismatch. This is by design and is not a flaw. Some desktop computers (but rarely laptops) have two input jacks. The line-in might be on the back, the mic-in might be on the front of the case, or perhaps vice-versa. If you have two inputs, experiment to see if one of them works better. If one of the inputs is really a mic input, the quality difference will be dramatic and obvious. In short, the microphone problems some people are having is a design decision made by the computer manufacturer and is not a quality issue concerning the headset, or the computer for that matter. My computer only has a line-in jack, so I use this headset with the Syba SD-CM-UAUD USB Stereo Audio Adapter. This is a great combination.At the time I purchased this headset (about 5 months ago), Amazon didn't have a USB headset option at the price I wanted to pay. Having to purchase and use both the headset and the Syba USB audio adapter is no big deal, but I would have preferred just a USB connection. If Amazon doesn't have a USB headset at a similar price when you need to purchase, you won't go wrong with this combination. Except for the cable tangle, I like it.

Sennheiser has been the go-to brand for professional microphones for years; filmmakers, musicians, broadcasters, you name it. But I never realized they branched out into headsets for the home user, because I always associated their brand with the professional market. So I was interested to see how the Sennheiser brand translated to this type of gaming application. Overall, these are decent gaming headsets, but I doubt serious audiophiles would be all that impressed; they just don't hold up to the quality I've come to expect from Sennheiser.Likes:> Comfortable Fit -- the ear cups are nice and cushiony and very comfortable to wear over long periods of time and don't make your ears hot.> Faux 7.1 Surround -- is decent, but keep in mind, the definition of 7.1 surround is seven speakers. So any headset mimicking that configuration with just 2 speakers, simply doesn't measure up. The decoder does a decent job of giving a 7.1 feel, but mimicry is about as close as these can get to bona fide surround sound.> Nice Boom Mic -- flip it down and it turns on; swing it back upright, and it turns off. Perfect.> Noise Canceling -- lives up to what I'd expect from Sennheiser; excellent quality noise canceling and audio clarity of the user's spoken words.> Feather Light -- I barely even notice I'm wearing them.> Large Volume Dial -- just about the entire outside surface of the right ear cup is a large circular volume dial, making it easy to find and use. Though I doubt I'll ever turn these down, since decibel output is this headset's Achilles heel.Dislikes:> Ridiculously Low Volume -- headsets fall to the wayside by the dozens in this department, and sadly, this Sennheiser headset suffers from the same critical flaw. The volume is just waaaaaaaay too low. I even plugged them into my android tablet so I could test the headset with my Volume+ audio boost app. The app boosts audio up to 20 decibels, which this Sennheiser headset can easily handle without distortion. But even at a 20db boost, this headset doesn't even come remotely close to my Sony Balanced Armature Bluetooth Headset. My Sonys are only earbuds, yet kick these full-size Sennheisers around the block when it comes to audio clarity, fidelity and volume. Huge letdown in this department, Sennheiser.> Over Packaged -- why should you care about the packaging a product comes in? Because you're paying for it; the slicker the packaging, the more it costs, and the less development $$ went into the product itself. It's a waste of money, resources, plastic and paper -- all of which would have been better spent on making this headset go louder, sound better and cost less.> Price Point -- is unknown at the time of this writing. But it's Sennheiser, so I know for certain they won't be cheap. Given the performance, they should be less than a hundred, but I suspect they'll be much, much higher than that.> 3D Sound?? -- I'm not a fan of manufacturers using catch phrases and popular buzzwords to inaccurately describe products. When HD was beginning to take hold, it became all the rage for manufacturers to slap "HD" on everything. Now, "3D" is the new buzzword of the moment, so a lot of manufacturers are slapping 3D on everything. Sound can neither be HD nor 3D. It can have depth and superior fidelity -- it can even be 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 surround with the right number of speakers -- but that's about it. There has been no technological revolution in audio outside of that, and the misuse of buzzwords is just misleading to the consumer.> On A Short Leash -- I'm a big believer that corded devices are much more reliable and solid than cordless. But by the same token, it's difficult to go back to a corded headset once you're habituated to cordless. It's not a flaw, per say, it just feels a bit antiquated. If you're going to use these for HTPC gaming, be prepared to buy long extension cables for both the mic and headset.Bottom Line -- if Randy Jackson were judging these, he'd prolly say -- meh; that was just ah'ight fo me. And he'd be right. These Senheiser 3D G4ME headsets are just ok. I may even go so far to say they're solidly mediocre. The fit is nice, the mic is great and the build is decent. But personally, I'm MUCH more impressed with my Sony Balanced Armature Bluetooth Headset. Even though they're not officially touted as 'gaming' headsets, my Sonys just sound waaaaaaaaaay better than this Sennheiser, and I bet would be better for gaming too. Just my 2 cents for what it's worth.