In Which Sound is Clear

Divine sound is the cause of all manifestation. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

Random fact: I enjoy playing video games. I admit it. I am not ashamed of it. There is something I am ashamed of, however. Glaringly, and now with apology, I have a confession to make. Terrible in its implications, I beg forgiveness from the video game gods.

They say that ignorance is bliss, and who am I to argue with the nameless few. Alas, in this case, I didn’t know what bliss was.

I have made a purchase. One I have considered for quite a while now. I have purchases a new headset, and the sound quality is… forgive the pun… unheard of for me before now. I am not in the habit of plugging products, but I just had to share this revelation, for there is no other word for it.

Without further ado, here is the Marvel itself:

I decided to test this bad boy out first by playing the trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers (circa 2012):

And man, I was amazed at the quality! Just this trailer alone convinced me I need to get surround sound for my TV (especially once I upgrade my TV to 4K).

My next test was to play a round of Rainbow Six: Siege. Again, I was not disappointed. I was able to hear footsteps so clearly I now understand how people can easily pinpoint my location as well. The bass is amplified to a degree I hadn’t expected making this such a great intel tool. My next test will be Escape from Tarkov, a game I hate because I can’t locate enemy players and NPC’s. My hope is that this revelation will be a major improvement to my gaming here as well.

Well that’s all from me this time around. Feel free to add your comments about your experiences with this or other headsets.

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