Advantages: True 5.1 surround sound, clear quality, built in mic. Disadvantages: Not very durable and breaks easily.
Theres not many headsets out there that can say they have full 5.1 surround sound. The medusa 5.1 pulls this off very well and is a fantastic headset for gaming.
Let me start of with the packaging. The headset is wonderfully packaged inside the box. Complete with soft lining and ribbon to finnish. A nice surprise. It comes with all the cables that you need, and more that I couldn't work out what they were for.
Set up was a little tricky and the manual that it came with wasn't the most helpful. After about an hour or so of fiddling with the cables and doing sound checks I managed to get the 5.1 working, including the microhpone.
The quality you get from the headphones is great. Crisp sounds and a decent level of volume. Obviously the 5.1 isn't as distinguished as a full set of surround sound speakers will ever be, but it does ...
Advantages: Small and compact. Nice setup for the first time venture into Home Cinema. Disadvantages: Not very stylish. Lacks a "punch" from the Subwoofer.
This is a small set of Home Cinema speakers that are OK for a small living room or bedroom, come Man-Room.
Not the most stylish of speakers I must say, however hooked up to a decent Amplifier ( I have the Onkyo 605), these little babies shine. They are more suited to Movies than Music, but you can get a good sound for Music if you tweak the settings on the rear of the Subwoofer. They also bring your Games console to life as well, utilizing the full range of ingame sounds that are available.
If there is one gripe I have with these is the lack of depth to the subwoofer, however you cannot expect miracles from what is essentially a budget speaker system.
In summary, well worth the modest asking price, albeit not very stylish. Recommended for anyone looking for their first venture into Home Cinema. ...
coolchris 18.08.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Tannoy EFX 5.1
Advantages: Almost everything, price, EMUK101, performance Disadvantages: None, This card makes it not to go for any other card
Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1
I own this card, bought for connecting my Mercury 5.1HomeTheatre system. This review shares my experiences with this card.
First of all let me point out important specs. I don't give full technical specifications as it is easily available in the net.
Main specs
These are the main specs that are to be highlighted.
Patened EMUK 101 Effects Processor
Separate EMUK101 Music Synthesis Engine
Up to 32MB of samples into host memory for professional music reproduction.
Environmental Audio and 3D Audio Technology
User selectable settings, Microsoft DirectX sound support, Dolby Pro Logic And EAX support.
Supports MPU-401 UART mode, supports AC97 (16 bit).
15 pin Female port for joystick connection.
My Opinion
This card is really a very good performer. I ...
