November 17, 2010

Hands on with the Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset








I had a friend of mine try out Psyko Audio’s gaming PC Headset at CES last January. He told me they were “the best headphones that he had ever seen”.

You can imagine what kind of a set-up that is for a review. Either I am going to be really disappointed, or I’m going to agree with him. One thing I can say is that I am not disappointed.





The Pskyo 5.1 isn’t designed to be headphones, but a headset system for gaming. The system creates 3D sound like a room system, with 5 speakers in the bridge plus a sub-woofer positioned at each ear. It is created so that a gamer can hear exactly where a sound is coming from. By the way, just because they aren’t designed to be regular audio headphones doesn’t mean they can’t be used as them, and they work rather well in that capacity.
The Psyko Audio also has an extremely unique aesthetic quality. The ears are made of transparent plastic, and are easily adjustable. There is also a terrific removable microphone.
The Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming headset requires hooking up the earphones to an amp that you plug into the wall. The amp has an adjustable volume and bass. It requires some set-up for 5.1 surround sound.
You should be able to purchase the Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset on Amazon for a price of $169.99. That may sound pretty expensive, but this is probably going to be the last pair of headphones that you will need to buy for a long time. If you have a gamer on your Christmas list, and you can spare the cash, then this is your gift for that person.

Edit : I linked the product to Amazon since they sell the headset for half the price Psykoaudio sells it!

44 comments:

  1. ahhh man. I had the money for these, I'd get them right away. I ned a gaming headset.

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  2. i have to get me a pair of these headphones, they look great

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  3. I put those on and my ears will be in heaaaveeeennnn. Goddamn

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  4. Those look like they would like to make love to my ears. Sweet sweet audio love.

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  5. Man, they look amazing, but 300$ is quite the set back. I might have to find me some 100 - 200$ TB headsets or stick with my Super Bass Sony Headphones.

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  6. Here you go SleepySpaceCadet, the price are now as low as 129.99$ for the same headset!

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  7. That looks fucking awesome.
    Considering getting these, since my SteelSeries 5HV2 broke recently. Fucking audiojack.

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  8. Getting them from the link in my blog would be appreciated. Have a nice day!

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  9. THIS LOOKS SO AWESOME!! I must have it :D

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  10. I'd walk around with those on all the time if got my hands on them.

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  11. Hm i could need a new headset.... nice review btw

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  12. Man, I really wish I had the cash for stuff like that...

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  13. this stuff is crazy. crazy good. christmas will be good this year

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  14. As crazy as that thing looks I bet it is extremely comfortable. I'm looking at a new gaming headset but this might be going a little overboard.

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  15. whoa! i'd feel like a robot wearing those

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  16. 150$ is still too much for me :) but imagine that in some time like all headsets gonna be like that

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  17. It's a little expensive, I wonder if those sound better than BOSE

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  18. They look like some gadget from Unreal Tournament :P

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  19. gadget great review. might be sensitive to those hardcore games throwing a pair of these across the wall. run rabbit run.

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  20. this is a sweet gadget review, like. i think i need these headphones, thye can basicly do everything except wipe ur ass right?

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  21. Now you can tell which direction showers of bullets are coming from playing an fps.

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  22. I don't care what they sound like, those headphones are sexy.

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  23. Why am I so poor TT. I want them.

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  24. You've won me over, good sir. I believe I'll be buying me a pair of these next paycheck. By the way, what experience do you have, if any, with these headphones?

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  25. I play a lot of videogames and my computer is in the living room. Since I don't want to disturb my girlfriend, I bought myself these headphones to avoid making noises. I used to be a Razer's fan but I wanted to try something new and this is when my friend introduced me to these. I've been playing Counter-Strike Source for a while now, and no other headset gave me the overall quality of this one. In my opinion, if you play videogames, this is a must buy. I also tried them with some high quality music I've bought on iTunes and the quality is fanstastic since there are subwoofers in each side!

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  26. You shouldn't forget that these aren't headphones but an headset, which is mostly for a maximal gaming experience. They are quite big but I've seen much worst! Just search for the Sound Blaster World of Warcraft headset!

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  27. "He told me they were “the best headphones that he had ever seen”."

    Forget seen, how do they sound? :P

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  28. Haha, yeah sorry for that. The best headset he had ever tried!

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  29. Lol it looks like the greatest headset ever, i think i will buy me a new one tomorrow ;) for real :D

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  30. i almost thought that thing on the top was a video thing.

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  31. I think I would still rather try them first. Mostly because I'm not sure if they will work or if I just have issues with positional hearing...

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