Speedlink Medusa 5.1 Surround Sound Headset

Playing a lot of online games I needed something that would compliment my surround sound pc card. Many stereo headsets would have done but you would not be taking advantage of the surround sound features.

Not knowing the brand or reading any reviews I went and bought it. And boy am I glad I did !. After ordering it online, it turned up in a box made of thin card board with all the features on the front. When I opened it there was a ...
...by the packing. All the components were in plastic bag placed on a satin covering and a bow tied around it. This really impressed me as they had taken the time to present something properly.

What you get ...

Padded head band
High-quality microphone
Adjustable head band
Collapsible, padded earpads made of velvet-like material
In-line remote control (Rear/Front/Centre, Volume)
Amplifier ... more

Playing a lot of online games I needed something that would compliment my surround sound pc card. Many stereo headsets would have done but you would not be taking advantage of the surround sound features.

Not knowing the brand or reading any reviews I went and bought it. And boy am I glad I did !. After ordering it online, it turned up in a box made of thin card board with all the features on the front. When I opened it there was a glossy black box inside, I opened that and was surprised by the packing. All the components were in plastic bag placed on a satin covering and a bow tied around it. This really impressed me as they had taken the time to present something properly.

What you get ...

Padded head band
High-quality microphone
Adjustable head band
Collapsible, padded earpads made of velvet-like material
In-line remote control (Rear/Front/Centre, Volume)
Amplifier box with volume control, On/Off switch and two earphone jacks and 3 ports to allow you to output to another surround sound device.
Includes all the cables you will probably ever need, with gold-plated interconnects
4 metre long cord

The earphones have front/rear/center speakers that do really give surround sound and made such a difference to playing games and listening to music.

If you need specifications ...

Amplifier box :
Power Supply: 7.5V DC / 500mA
Output power: 500mW x 6
Signal/Noise (S/N): -60 dB
Distortion: <0.5%
Analogue output

Speaker specs :
Surround sound speakers (front/rear): dia. 30mm x 2; 32Ω 20Hz-20kHz
Centre speaker: dia. 40mm x 2; 64Ω 20Hz-20kHz
Subwoofer: dia. 32mm x 2; 8 Ω 20Hz-20kHz

Microphone specifications:
Capacitor microphone: dia. 9.7mm
Directionality: omnidirectional
Impedance: 2200 Ω
Sensitivity: -60dB ± 2 dB
Frequency response: 30Hz-16kHz
Working voltage: 4.5V

After having this headset for over a year now I can say this is really good quality and superb sound. I use it for playing games, watching films or listening to music, it has been used on a daily basis for about 2hrs a day and has been for over a year. It has most of the cables you need to attach to other devices or simply use on your hi-fi without the amplifier used.

The are 2 types of these headphones, the one I got and the usb version. Unable to comment on the usb one but this one is fantastic.

There's no real disadvantages but the headband can be a bit heavy/tight on your head but not enough to be uncomfortable.
When I bought it, it cost me £40 but believe now that many places charge a lot more. There's probably are better ones out there but I think I got a bit of a bargain.
 

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