ear | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 29 Aug 2013 08:44:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png ear | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 CM Storm Pitch Gaming Earphone Review https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-announcement/simon-telford/cm-storm-pitch-gaming-earphone-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-announcement/simon-telford/cm-storm-pitch-gaming-earphone-review/#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2013 08:44:28 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=144503 The gaming peripheral market has been one of the fastest growing sectors over the last few years with companies like Cooler Master even setting up their own gaming range, CM Storm. Today's product is the CM Storm Pitch Gaming Earphones which feature 10 mm drivers, a solid metal casing, passive noise isolation and in-line super slim microphone. …

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The gaming peripheral market has been one of the fastest growing sectors over the last few years with companies like Cooler Master even setting up their own gaming range, CM Storm. Today's product is the CM Storm Pitch Gaming Earphones which feature 10 mm drivers, a solid metal casing, passive noise isolation and in-line super slim microphone.

Are these earphones good enough to compete with the much larger and more costly gaming headsets?

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Specifications

Part Number SGH-2060-KKTI1
Headphone
Driver 10mm driver
Frequency Response 10Hz-20KHz
Impedance 16Ω
Connector 3.5mm headphone jack
Cable Length 1.2m
Microphone
Pick-up Pattern Omni-Directional
Frequency Response 70 Hz – 10000 Hz
Sensitivity -42 ± 3dB (0dB = 1V/pa.1KHz)
Signal to Noise Ratio 58dB or more
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Turtle Beach Ear Force X12 Xbox 360 Headset Review https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/henry-butt/turtle-beach-ear-force-x12-xbox-360-headset-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/henry-butt/turtle-beach-ear-force-x12-xbox-360-headset-review/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:25:59 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=66164 Turtle Beach are one of the biggest names in the gaming audio industry and their products are favoured by gamers across the globe.  We recently looked at one of their PC headsets – the Z6A, which was very impressive indeed.  Going on past experiences we were very happy to receive their latest Xbox 360 headset …

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Turtle Beach are one of the biggest names in the gaming audio industry and their products are favoured by gamers across the globe.  We recently looked at one of their PC headsets – the Z6A, which was very impressive indeed.  Going on past experiences we were very happy to receive their latest Xbox 360 headset to test.

Today we are going to look at the Turtle Beach Ear Force X12 gaming headset which is designed specifically for Xbox 360 gamers.  It boasts an impressive specification which includes 50mm drivers and an in-line amplifier.  It can also be used with PC which makes it ideal for those who game on both platforms.

Specification

Headphones:

  • 50mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnets
  • Speaker frequency response: 20Hz – 20 kHz, >120dB SPL @ 1 kHz
  • Condenser Microphone Frequency Response: 50 Hz – 15 kHz
  • Cable Length: 16 ft. (4.87m)
  • Weight: 6.4 oz (233 g)

In-line Amplifier:

  • Headphone Amplifier: Stereo DC-coupled, 34mW/ch, THD <1%, Frequency Response: DC -30 kHz
  • Bass Boost: Variable up to +12 dB @ 150 Hz
  • Mic mute switch
  • Maximum analog input level with volume control on maximum setting: 2 Vpp (700mV rms)
  • 3.5mm plug for line input
  • 3.5mm plug for mic output
  • 3.5mm Xbox 360 controller input jack
  • USB connector for power (5V DC @ <60 mA max)

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Turtle Beach Ear Force Z6A 5.1 Headset Review https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/henry-butt/turtle-beach-ear-force-z6a-5-1-headset-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/henry-butt/turtle-beach-ear-force-z6a-5-1-headset-review/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:05:43 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=59187 Many serious gamers will have heard of Turtle Beach as they are renowned for producing some of the best gaming headsets on the market for both console and PC gaming.  Turtle Beach as a company have actually been around for over 20 years now so they have many years more experience than newcomers such as …

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Many serious gamers will have heard of Turtle Beach as they are renowned for producing some of the best gaming headsets on the market for both console and PC gaming.  Turtle Beach as a company have actually been around for over 20 years now so they have many years more experience than newcomers such as Tt eSPORTS and CM Storm.

Today we are going to look at one of Turtle Beach's latest PC headsets, the Ear Force Z6A which boasts an impressive feature set considering the reasonably modest price tag.  The most prominent feature is that the Z6A features proper surround sound with no fewer than four drivers in each earcup.  Unlike some surround sound headsets, though, the Z6A isn't overly heavy, weighing only 380g.

Specification

Front Channel Speakers

  • 30mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnet
  • Angled design for better 3D audio perception
  • Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz, >120dB SPL+3dB/mW

Surround Channel Speakers

  • 30mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnet
  • Angled design for better 3D audio perception
  • Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz, >120dB SPL+3dB/mW

Center Channel Spakers

  • 30mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnet
  • SFrequency Response: 80Hz – 16kHz, >110dB SPL+3dB/mW

Subwoofer Channel Speakers

  • 40mm diameter with high-impact magneto-resonant vibration coil
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz – 500Hz

Other Specifications

  • Condenser Microphone Frequency Response: 50Hz – 15kHz
  • Weight

Surround Sound Amplifier

  • Includes six independent amplifiers
  • Frequency response Sub Channel: 20Hz – 200Hz
  • Frequency response (Front, Surround and Center channels): 20Hz – 20kHz
  • Amplifier power (all 8 channels): >100mW rms @ THD <1%
  • 3.5mm stereo line input jacks x3 (Front, Surround, Center/Sub)
  • 3.5mm microphone jack
  • Maximum analog input level with volume control on maximum setting: 2 Vpp (700mV rms)
  • 2.5mm Xbox 360 controller input jack
  • Quick Disconnect for easily removing headset from the amplifer
  • Weight 120g
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