If so, what do you think of them? Mine arrive tomorrow. Official reviews are pretty positive. User reviews are rather mixed, leaning more towards positive. I have a feeling audiophiles probably arent too happy with them, though I am far from an audiophile. I'm hoping I'll be amazed since I've never played a game with 5.1, even if these can only reproduce half the experience of a true 5.1 setup.
So now that I've gotten my XBOX back, I had a chance to sit down and play BioShock for an hour with them. First off, I'm far from an audiophile, and I've never gamed on any kind of surround setup, so I'm not hard to impress.
I was very impressed with these headphones. Being enveloped in a sound field adds a whole new dimension to a game, especially those that are heavy on environment like BioShock. Hearing the various drips and moans and such all around you in Rapture really immerses you in the environment, and might even creep you out at first. The reproduction of the rear channel isnt perfect, which should be expected with headphones, but it's good enough, and you'll definitely know when something is behind you. The mids and highs come through very well, and deep rumbling bass is very nicely simulated by the vibrate feature on the headphones. Since bass is just simulated with rumble, any deep voices are going to sound rather shallow, which is why these suck for movies, but for games it's not a big deal. It's got a really long cord which should be big enough for any living room. The optical cable that comes with it is pretty cheap, and doesnt snap at all into the optical port on the xbox. It just sort of sits in there, so it's easy to dislodge. Might use a piece of tape or something to hold it in better. I havent tried getting on Live yet and using the microphone.
So now that I've gotten my XBOX back, I had a chance to sit down and play BioShock for an hour with them. First off, I'm far from an audiophile, and I've never gamed on any kind of surround setup, so I'm not hard to impress.
I was very impressed with these headphones. Being enveloped in a sound field adds a whole new dimension to a game, especially those that are heavy on environment like BioShock. Hearing the various drips and moans and such all around you in Rapture really immerses you in the environment, and might even creep you out at first. The reproduction of the rear channel isnt perfect, which should be expected with headphones, but it's good enough, and you'll definitely know when something is behind you. The mids and highs come through very well, and deep rumbling bass is very nicely simulated by the vibrate feature on the headphones. Since bass is just simulated with rumble, any deep voices are going to sound rather shallow, which is why these suck for movies, but for games it's not a big deal. It's got a really long cord which should be big enough for any living room. The optical cable that comes with it is pretty cheap, and doesnt snap at all into the optical port on the xbox. It just sort of sits in there, so it's easy to dislodge. Might use a piece of tape or something to hold it in better. I havent tried getting on Live yet and using the microphone.