New Turtle Beach headsets debut at CES

/////
7 mins read

Top shelf headset maker Turtle Beach has unveiled a pair of brand new sets of cans at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. The name of the game? 5.0ghz.

“Interference from common 2.4 GHz wireless devices like game consoles, routers, telephones and other gadgets is now a thing of the past with these new headsets.” said Michael Arzt, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Turtle Beach. “Not only have we jumped to the 5GHz spectrum, completely avoiding the crowded 2.4GHz band, we’ve also adopted the Wi-Fi specification so our headsets can coexist within the wireless-LAN spectrum rather than search for free space around LAN signals. Adding dual-pairing Bluetooth chat from the XP500  and a rechargeable battery makes these headsets   perfect for Xbox 360 owners,  who want premium performance and convenience.”

Anybody who’s had experience with Turtle Beach headsets for consoles or PC knows that they make a pretty nice product- but that they also make a pretty expensive (at least for their wireless sets) product. These new phones also seek to provide a little relief for gamers who can’t quite swing the usual price tag as they are MSRP’d a tad lower than the currently available XP500. Of course, they’re not 7.1/5.1 either, but you’ve gotta give some concessions I suppose…

Specs and pricing below:

Ear Force XP400 Wireless Dolby ®Surround Sound Gaming Headset
Key Details:
·         Dolby® Surround Sound: Immersive 360 degree audio lets you pinpoint the direction of every sound
·         Adjustable Surround Sound Angles: Alter the positioning of the surround sound angles for the best audio experience for every gamer
·         2.4/5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi Wireless Digital Game Sound: Uncompressed digital RF audio signal delivers CD-quality sound by auto-selecting the optimum frequency in the 2.4GHz/5GHz spectrums.
·         Wi-Fi Friendly: Easily coexists with wireless networks and Wi-Fi devices
·         Dual-Pairing Bluetooth: Chat wirelessly on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and answer mobile phone calls while gaming
·         Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Battery: Provides up to 15 hours of uninterrupted gameplay and can be recharged while gaming
·         Equalizer (EQ) Presets: Multiple EQ presets include the bass, treble and midrange boost combinations
·         Blast Limiter: Reduces the effect of loud game sounds so you can turn up softer sounds.
·         Digital Optical Connection: Delivers the highest quality of digital surround sound
·         Digital pass-through: Connect your home theater to the XP400 optical connection to hear the sound on both the headset and external 5.1 speakers.
·         Analog input: Connect a TV or other analog stereo source to the transmitter to hear it processed with virtual surround sound.
·         Dynamic Chat Boost: Chat volume automatically increases as the game volume gets louder
·         Variable Microphone Monitor: Hear your voice in the headset while speaking and adjust the level.
·         MSRP: $219.95
·         Available: Q1 2012
Ear Force XP300 Wireless Amplified Stereo Gaming Headset
Key Details:
·         2.4/5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi Wireless Digital Game Sound: Uncompressed digital RF audio signal delivers CD-quality sound by auto-selecting the optimum frequency in the 2.4GHz/5GHz spectrums.
·         Wi-Fi Friendly: Easily coexists with wireless networks and Wi-Fi devices
·         Dual-Pairing Bluetooth: Chat wirelessly on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and answer mobile phone calls while gaming
·         Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Battery: Provides up to 15 hours of uninterrupted gameplay and can be recharged while gaming
·         Equalizer (EQ) Presets: Multiple EQ presets include the bass and treble boost combinations
·         Sound Field Expander Presets: Boosts the level of sounds on the left and right sides while lowering sounds in the center.
·         Dynamic Chat Boost: Chat volume automatically increases as the game volume gets louder
·         Variable Microphone Monitor: Hear your voice in the headset while speaking and adjust the level.
·         Auxiliary Input: Listen to your favorite songs while gaming by attaching an MP3 player to the XP300 transmitter along with the game audio.
·         MSRP: $ 169.95
·         Available: Q1 2012

This is the bio under which all legacy DigitallyDownloaded.net articles are published (as in the 12,000-odd, before we moved to the new Website and platform). This is not a member of the DDNet Team. Please see the article's text for byline attribution.

Previous Story

Price-Change-A-Palooza in the week’s PSN update

Next Story

The Nintendo Download is a Pinball wizard

Latest Articles

>