Reviews

 Oh Gizmo!

If you’ve got a spare $300 burning a hole in your pocket, buy these, plain and simple. It will change the way you play games. Until 3D technology makes a few more leaps in the right direction, this is probably the best thing you can do to change your gaming experience. It’s a purchase that you won’t regret. Read Full Article here

 

 

   Neoseeker


Overall, the Psyko headset is a great product, and it is safe to say that it fulfills its creator's mission: offering a lifelike surround sound experience in a convenient and quiet headset-sized package. Even though it has some flaws, the PsykoWave technology is an awesome innovation that has lots of potential. For a gamer searching such a good surround experience and ready to fork out $300, the Psyko headset is definitely a candidate. Read the Full Article Here.

 

 

 

 

ImageComputer Power User

I was acutely aware of where my enemies were lurking, whether I was going to get passed from the right or left, and where gunfire was coming from using the Psyko 5.1 headset.  At $299, they're a bit pricey, but so is the much-less-convenient 5.1 surround sound these babies make redundant. You do the math. Read Full Article Here

 

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Hardware Heaven

For serious gamers, the Psyko 5.1 gaming headset is right up there with the best available. While loud action packed games offer good quality with a really immersive soundscape it is the fantastic detail and directional /positional sense which the Psyko 5.1 provides that really makes it a product which every serious gamer should consider. Read Full Article Here

 

 

 

 

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3dGameMan

If you're an audiophile and avid gamer the Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset System is as close as it gets to a real 5.1 speaker experience. They are dubbed, "The Perfect Room" because you are always sitting in the sweet spot! This is truly a leap forward in headset design, and it's refreshing to see such innovation. Read Full Article Here 

 

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Maximum PC

But does Psyko’s unique tech pay off? In terms of directional audio, it emphatically does. Simply put, the Psyko 5.1 headset delivered the best directional audio we’ve heard in a gaming headset. Sounds in games are clear and easier than ever to locate. Read Full Article Here

 

 

 PC Gamer Magazine

An Audio Orgy in Your Ears - "The result is positional audio with astonishing clarity; it will be hard to go back to the relatively wooly, diffuse surround sound of any other 5.1 headset... You’ll kiss the glorious plastic arch of the Psyko 5.1 the first time you take down a Spy after hearing him slyly decloaking behind you and to your left.  But unless you’re willing to pony up for the expensive privelage, all I can say is: You better keep watching your back."

  

 TigerDirect Blog

"This is a quantum leap in headphone technology.. You hear precisely where every sound originates, the way you are supposed to. You get naturally immersive sound with no hassles, no latency, and no limits to where and when you want to play. The Psyko PC51V1 5.1 PC Gaming Headset System really is the perfect room in headphone form. "  View video review

 

 Hot Hardware

"Where the Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset really shines is in games. Distinguishing sounds coming from different directions comes naturally. Playing MW2 and L4D2 was great. You could hear enemies creeping up behind you and react accordingly, and even pick out subtle noises that get lost without a multi-channel speaker setup." ...Read More

 

 CNET Reviews

"Priced around $300, the Psyko 5.1 is not a casual gaming headset by any means. That said, the hard-core and competitive PC gamers it's designed for should have no problem justifying a purchase. " ...Read More

 

 

 PC Magazine

"Psyko wants to combine the best of both worlds with its new Psyko 5.1 gaming headset ($299.99 list), which is exactly what its name implies: a one-piece (more or less) solution that gives you the depth of surround-sound audio in a single tidy package that won't turn your floor into a tripwire field. If you're looking for a solid, mess-free way to go multichannel, the Psyko 5.1 will do the job" ...Read More

 

  Extreme Tech

"When you use it for that (gaming), the Psyko 5.1 does deliver nice sound quality that seldom disappoints." 

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  Tom's Hardware

"The best surround quality of all headsets, it provides excellent directional audio..." 

"The first time we wore the Psyko 5.1's, sounds had us looking across the room." 

"The Psyko 5.1 provides the best directional audio we've ever tested." 

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