The noise-canceling mic kills background noise so your commands are. It needed to be good quality, a USB device and have good. If I was listening to music and switched it to Gaming/Movie mode it didnt hear any instant difference in the sound quality at all. First up we have the Plantronics GameCom 780 Surround Sound Stereo PC Gaming Headset, 57.24 At Amazon (Local expect to pay about 79.99) The Plantronics GameCom 780 USB headset with Dolby® technologies transforms standard audio into a stunning 7.1 surround sound experience. I was looking for something with good sound for gaming with a microphone for voice communications.
One thing I noticed however is the mode button in the software control panel seemed to make little difference. In the top review the guy says it works fine for. Highs were crystal clear and lows were deep and solid. You might want to research this a bit more than I did, but it looks like the GameCom 780 is Mac compatible. Im happy to report that the GameCom 780 performed outstanding through every type of music. Discontinued Replaced by Plantronics GameCom 780 - 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset Plantronics GameCom 777 Surround Sound headset is an open-eared headset with 5.1 Dolby Headphone technology gives you an unparalleled audio advantage that lets you hear your opponents before you see them. I also questioned teammates about their ability to hear me clearly through the GameCom 780s mic and not a single one reported any static or even background noise.įor the music side of things I fired up iTunes and listened to a combination of different genres of music to get a feel for how the Gamecom 780 could reproduce sounds of different styles of music. The 40mm speakers had no trouble reproducing the highs or lows, with explosions sounding realistic without the slightest bit of speaker distortion throughout all comfortable volume levels.
Hearing jets fly by and being able to track them with just sound was awesome. The Dolby software made the sounds of gameplay simply amazing.
To test the GameCom 780 in gaming mode I fired up some Battlefield 3 and had at it for a while in various modes for a full sound experience.