Best PC Gaming Headset: Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma USB Gaming Headset (70GH014000002)

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Product Details

Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 4.4 x 13.2 inches ; 1.4 pounds
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
ASIN: B0041OMWNY
Item model number: 70GH014000002

Price : $59.99
You Save : $30.00 (33%)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Immerse yourself in 3D audio and gain a competitive edge in the latest games with the Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma USB Gaming Headset. With acoustically optimized 50-millimeter drivers and THX TruStudio Pro technology, the Tactic3D Sigma provides 3D audio surround effects for a cinematic experience. Dual-mode design lets you connect the headset to your PC using either a standard minijack, or via USB for the full THX TruStudio Pro experience. When you want to communicate with your teammates or make Internet calls, use the detachable noise-canceling microphone built into the headset. TacticControl software, available online, gives you a way to fine-tune sound settings and save your audio profile.
Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma USB Gaming Headset
Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma USB Gaming HeadsetAt a Glance:

360-degree surround sound with THX TruStudio Pro
50-millimeter neodymium drivers for full-range, high-resolution sound
Detachable noise-canceling microphone for gaming or Skype calls
TacticControl touchscreen software for sound and drive optimization
Morph and disguise your voice with VoiceFX Technology
Steel core headband for precise fit and durability
Backed by a one-year warranty

50-Millimeter Drivers for Rich Audio
The Tactic3D Sigma features 50-millimeter neodymium drivers that offer frequency response from 20 Hz to 20000 Hz to provide deep bass and clear, transparent mids and highs for a realistic audio experience.
THX TruStudio Pro and VoiceFX Offer Sound Effects
THX TruStudio Pro technology brings an immersive 3D experience to headphone listening, providing clearly defined sounds in front of, behind, above, and below you.
With that 360-degree surround sound, you'll have an advantage against your enemies in the latest games by being able to hear them before you even see them. Using Creative's VoiceFX technology, you can disguise your voice from your enemies and morph into different in-game characters.
Dual-Mode Design Provides Analog and USB Connections
The Tactic3D connects to your computer via an analog 3.5-millimeter minijack or USB. Use the minijack to connect to your Sound Blaster sound system, onboard computer audio, or MP3 player. Or, for full THX TruStudio Pro sound, use the THX TruStudio Pro Dual-Mode USB Adapter (included) to connect the Tactic3D to your PC or Mac via USB.
Optimize Audio with TacticControl Touchscreen Software
Creative's TacticControl software offers a wide range of sound controls, letting you customize and fine-tune surround effects, bass, dialog, VoiceFX, equalization, and more. The TacticControl software is optimized with Live!Touch for touchscreen controls in Windows 7 (software available online).
Once you've customized your own TacticProfile EQ and audio profiles, you can export and share them with other gamers. Conversely, you can use the included TacticProfile settings of world-renowned gamers, like Fatal1ty and members from gaming teams compLexity and Dignitas, or pre-configured audio settings from your friends and other gamers.
Noise-Canceling Microphone for Clear Communication
A detachable noise-canceling microphone is built into the headset, allowing you to communicate clearly with your teammates. You can control volume and microphone settings with convenient inline controls in the cord.
Software Compatibility and System Requirements
The Tactic3D is compatible with various gaming communications software, like Ventrilo or TeamSpeak. You can also use the headset to make Internet calls with Skype, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and more.
The headset is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, as well as Max OS X 10.5 or higher.
The Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma USB Gaming Headset is backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Headset, USB adapter, and quick start guide.
What the Critics are Saying about the Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma USB Headset
"The Sigma is hard to beat in the sub-$100 category. The included software is some of the best you'll see with a USB headset, and equally impressive is the performance when using 3.5mm plugs."--Valentine's Day Gift Guide 2011 by Devin Connors ; Rachel Rosmarin, Tom's Guide, February 2011, Copyright 2011 Bestofmedia Group
"The sheer realism that we were hearing really drew us into the game...the huge impact of bass could be felt with every explosion and burst of gunfire."--[H]ardOCP.com, February 2011
"Creative wins the happy ear award for most comfortable headset."--Game Informer Magazine
"The headset is at its best when it renders nuance noises, like walking, water dropping, or wind blowing. I heard all sounds in rich depth, even while listening to games and movies where explosions, loud screaming, and violent actions are prevalent."--Macworld.com, Sam Felsing, May 7th, 2011
Experience the evolution of high resolution 3D gaming audio with the Dual Mode Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma gaming headset. High Resolution 50mm speaker drivers powered by THX TruStudio Pro technologies allow you to hear sound around, above, and below you in amazing detail in real time. Touchscreen software and TacticProfile allow you to save and share your favourite settings including THX TruStudio Surround for immersive 360º headphone surround and VoiceFX voice morphing technology. The dual mode design allows you to connect via standard minijacks or use the Dual Mode adapter to connect to your PC or Mac's USB port for the full THX TruStudio Pro experience.

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Technical Details

Analog or USB, your choice! Use the 3.5mm minijacks for direct connection to your Sound Blaster sound system, onboard audio or MP3 player or use the THX TruStudio Pro DualMode USB Adapter to connect to your PC or Mac via USB
THX TruStudio Surround Audio immerses you in the game. Hear sounds in front, behind, around, above and below you. Only THX TruStudio Surround delivers a FULL 3D audio surround experience for stunning 3D surround effects
High resolution 50mm speaker drivers unveil fine details with sonic accuracy you never hear before, for your best gaming experience
Customizable TacticControl driver interface optimized with Live!Touch for touch screen controls under Windows 7 operating system
Morph your voice into different in-game characters with VoiceFX technology and restore surround audio to your Windows XP games in Windows 7 with Creative Alchemy.

Customer Reviews

Hello this is one of my first reviews but i will try to give you all the pros and cons of this great headset.
Installation
First of it comes in great packaging, easy to open box, not one of those stupid plastic containers that you have to cut open (you know the kind i mean). Installation is very easy you just take it out of box, go to [...] and download the driver/program for your computer. You then plug the headset into the little usb dongle that game with it, and plug that into a usb port on your computer, and your are set you can start up the program then.
HEADSET
These headsets are set up great, they are nice and big (for anyone like me with big head this is great feature) but they arent so big that it wont fit people with small heads as well. You can adjust them a ton to fit anysize. If you have sigma like me it also has a steel layer inside headband so it wont crack like many headsets do over months/years of putting on and taking off headset. The cord coming from the headset is great, its a rubbery thin ribbon that makes it so it doesnt have stupid bends in it after you take off the retraint (most cords have those dam bends all over so it makes it hassle to get full length out of them) and non tangle design so it doesnt get all knotted up in transport, only downside to cable is its not super long maybe like 6ft. Mic is very nice plugged it in jumped into left 4 dead 2 and chatted with freinds right away without having to adjust any settings and they said i was clear as day. This headset has nice swivel ear cups so if someone is talking to you all you have to do is swivel it away from ear to hear them well as these headsets do cancel noise relatively well. For comfort these are great overall, they took me a while to get the hang of from my old headset but dont be discouraged if they feel wierd at first i spent 4 hours gaming last night and they nvr really got uncomfortable. Made my ears a little bit warm but not too bad. The earpads are made of a squishy leatherlike material, and on the sigmas there is a similar material pad on top so it sits nicely on head. Thats about it for the design of headset.
SOUND/SURROUND SOUND
Almost forgot the most important section lol, how they sound First off i tried playing some music mainly techno, rap, and rock. All sounded great. Audio is crystal clear and bass is really deep! For the surround sound feature i played Left 4 dead 2 and Battlefield BC2 to test it out and you can definitly clearly tell which direction sounds are coming from where as with normal headsets its kinda just played over both speakers and hard to distinguish the direction it came from. Most games you will have to tinker with the in game sound settings to get surround working but most arent too bad. Buy ya overall they make good surround sound and are technically better than both 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound setups because it plays sound for the complete 360degree area around you as well as above and below which no other headsets do (well do well at least).
INSIDE THE PROGRAM
The program that sigma and alpha headsets use is a very nice program, you have to have the headset plugged in to start it up which is a minor inconvienence sometimes but no big deal. As far as setup of program when your first start it up it opens to profile chooser where you can try out different premade profiles and modify and save your own settings how you like them. On that Main menu you can also adjust the mic volume and master volume.
THX Trustudio Pro
This is the main feature you will be spending time with in this program, here it allows you to change all the different effects for how sound will sound when playing into your ears. I wont go over every single adjustment category as they are pretty straight forward but to sum up you can adjust Surround sound, bass, crystalizer (enhance music/movies to make them sound livlier), dialog plus(enhances voices so u can understand them better), and smart volume(minimizes sudden volume changes). Along with this area is a nice little demo video that you can play to test out all the sound effects you are changing.
Equalizer
This is where you can customize how the audio sounds (mainly for music i believe) for example you can set it on flat, dance, rock, country etc etc. You can also completely customize your own favorite settings and save them as presets.
Voice FX
Heres a fun little tool that allows you to morph your own voice into wierd sounding creatures, the opposite gender, eldery people, robots, and many more options. FUN FEATURE: if you see the PASSCODE tab on way right and enter in UUDDLRLRBA it will unlock voicefx customizability so you can adjust the voice morphing any ways you want and save your own presets.
Appearence Tab
Here you can do basic stuff like select color theme for the program, also if you enter IDSPISPOPD at passcode tab it will allow you even more theme changing options!
FINAL SUMMARY
To sum it all up these headsets are very nice for the 90$ i paid. I give the comfort 4/5 stars, sound quality 5/5 starts, Surround Sound is 4/5 stars and cost isnt too bad there are a lot of more expensive headsets out there with less features. I would definatly reccomend these headsets to friends who are looking for a good gaming headset. Sorry for spelling and grammar errors lol i wrote this kind of fast.
Have fun with new headset if you decide to buy these, you wont regret it!

Please see the review from another reviewer reporting the same problem.
This headset is awesome, great sound and nice weight and quality. The microphone however, randomly stops working. I have tried both direct connections to my sound card and USB and the microphone just doesn't work. It worked for 2 days or so before all of a sudden going silent and never coming back.
The issue might be Windows 7 64 bit as i tried it with another laptop and it works perfectly fine...then again it also worked perfectly fine on my desktop for a few days before failing.
Creative Labs tech support is atrocious and they are absolutely no help so i would avoid this headset. It's a shame since it's so nice.