Razer Kraken Tournament Edition headset announced

Source: Razer. The Kraken Tournament Edition headset.

Razer, the global lifestyle brand for gamers, has announced the Razer Kraken Tournament Edition headset.

Razer Co-Founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan said: “Since founding Razer, we’ve pushed to make products with unprecedented technology to give gamers the greatest advantage possible. At the same time, our long history working with the world’s top esports athletes gives us unique insight into what features work best and should be conserved or finetuned.”

The Razer Kraken Tournament Edition is the world’s first gaming headset to support THX Spatial Audio. THX Spatial Audio creates realistic depth and immersion by simulating 360° sound with pinpoint accuracy. This technology combined with custom-tuned 50 mm drivers provide clarity, and a punchy bass.

The headset also delivers full audio controls via a USB audio controller. The controller allows on-the-fly bass level adjustment, and a customised mix between game and team chat volume through Game/Chat Balance. 

The headset has been designed with cooling gel-infused ear cushions, hidden eyewear channels, and an improved ultra-soft padded headband for comfort.

With its 3.5 mm combo audio jack, the Razer Kraken Tournament Edition is also cross-platform compatible, working with the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices.

Details:

The S$159.90 Razer Kraken Tournament Edition is available September 2018.

Audio-Technica unveils two premium hi-fi gaming headsets

Source: Audio-Technica. The ATH-AG1X headphones.

Source: Audio-Technica. The ATH-ADG1X.

At CES 2016 Audio-Technica will debut the ATH-AG1X closed back and ATH-ADG1X open-back high-fidelity gaming headsets. The new models build upon the winning formula of their predecessors with newly-designed large-diameter drivers and an improved 3D Wing Support System for added comfort.

Both premium-quality headsets utilise core elements of the company’s audiophile models to deliver an immersive sonic experience with exceptional dynamics and clarity. Both include a built-in microphone with windscreen along with additional gaming-specific features.

“Our ATH-AG1X and ATH-ADG1X add to the performance of our previous, highly-acclaimed ATH-AG1 and ATH-ADG1 to offer an even more spectacular and powerful gaming audio experience,” said Crystal Griffith, Audio-Technica Marketing Manager. “Both new models truly blur the line between ‘audiophile’ and ‘gaming’ headphones with their exceptionally accurate and detailed audio reproduction, the ability to deliver extreme dynamic range and transients, and a vast, stable sound field that places game sounds and dialogue exactly where they should be on the playing field to create a compelling sonic virtual reality.”

The ATH-AG1X and ATH-ADG1X feature all-new premium large-diameter 53 mm drivers to deliver superlative reproduction of speech, special effects and soundtracks, with high-power handling and volume, deep bass and superior midrange and treble definition. The closed-back ATH-AG1X employs Audio-Technica’s exclusive Double Air Damping System, which uses a main air chamber that houses the driver plus an additional chamber that controls and focuses the airflow produced by the driver, for expanding and controlling its bass output. For listeners who prefer an open-air design, the ATH-ADG1X offers impactful sound coupled with lightweight comfort.

Both headsets have a gooseneck condenser microphone with a supercardioid element that is exceptional at rejecting unwanted ambient noise to deliver clear,  intelligible in-game voice communication. The ATH-AG1X and ATH-ADG1X are supplied with a windscreen to further combat wind and breath noise. The gooseneck mic swivels over a 100-degree path, and new features include a simple volume control and integrated locking mute switch to enable one-handed operation.

In addition, both models feature new, softer earpads and a redesigned, self-adjusting 3D Wing Support for total comfort during marathon gaming sessions. Both headphones also come with a 3.9' (1.2 m) cable and a 6.6' (2 m) extension cable for flexibility.

Interested?

The Audio-Technica ATH-AG1X and ATH-ADG1X high-fidelity gaming headphones will be available in March 2016 at a suggested retail price of US$299.95 each. Both are compatible with the PlayStation PS4, iPad, iPhone, laptops and desktops. They are also compatible with Xbox One controllers, but some Xbox One models may also require the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter found at www.xbox.com.

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Turtle Beach has a new headset for gaming and mobile phone use

Source: Turtle Beach Corporation.

Turtle Beach Corporation has released the Turtle Beach Elite 800X, a top-of-the-line, 100% fully wireless headset for Xbox One, for retail. The Elite 800X features a built-in rechargeable battery that delivers up to 10 hours of functionality as well as dual hidden, high-quality noise-cancelling microphones.

The Elite 800X can also be paired with a mobile phone via Bluetooth to listen to music, hear text notifications and take calls while playing. 

The Turtle Beach Elite 800X is available at participating retailers for an manufacturers' suggested retail price of US$299.95.