Speed-Link SL-8790 Medusa 5.1

As an online gamer 5.1 surround sound headphones was such a stepup from using normal headphones, the ability to locate sounds accurately comes in very handy. The sound quality of the headphones is decent, compared to 2.0 headphones the bass is of a much higher quality. I use the microphone daily on ventrillo and other voice chat programs and have not had any complaints about the quality. The inline remote is very handy for altering the volume or muting the microphone on the fly, although from this comes my only problem with these headphones. When changing between sound sources, especially if i forget a program is using the headphones and turn them off my windows will ...  Read the complete review

I had, when i bought these, heard very good things about their sound quality and it was on the basis of this that i invested in my very own set of Medusas. I have to say that the rumours were right - the sound quality was brilliant - the workmanship, however, leaves a lot to be desired First to go was the microphone, one day working fine - the next, dead. I tried everything to get it working again, but i was perplexed as to why it had happened, given they had suffered no undue trauma. After failing in my attempts to get it working I returned the product to the retailer who sent out a new pair - fantastic! Until the mic snuffed it on that pair after two weeks. ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review