Roccat Kave XTD 5.1 Digital Headset Has Soundcard Built-in

[Marcus Yam]

German PC accessories maker Roccat promises to have it biggest lineup ever at this year's CES. First up are new Kave XTD gaming headset models.


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[Morbus]

I received today a Roccat Kave 5.1 and they look pretty much like these. It comes with just the controller, so feeds off my computer's soundcard (which is what I want) and have very good sound quality, considering it's a 5.1 headset. For gaming, however, it's really awesome and I recommend, specially considering the price.

What I'm not happy about is the head padding, you know, the band over the head. It's too hard, and these XTD don't seem to be any better. The top of my head hurts after a while... I'll have to add to that padding with a bit of memory foam...

 

[UVB076]

Gaming headsets just aren't good things. Get legitimate headphones and a separate mic.

 

[coolitic]

They're just copying what soundblaster is doing.

 

[jasonelmore]

"world's first" headset-to-smartphone Bluetooth pairing"

Nope.avi

Turtle Beach's XP500 series has done dual bluetooth paring for 3 years now. I pair mine with my PS3 and iPhone 5S

 

[jasonelmore]

Also wires suck

 

[FoShizzleDizzle]

Wireless has too much audio compression jasonelmore.

 

[Vorador2]

"World's first" in marketing materials are usually sloppy seconds.

In my case i bought a couple of Sharkoon x-tatic cans, because the included S/PDIF decoder allows me to use both my console and computer. They sound reasonably good to my ears, and include 5.1 analog output.

 

[Morbus]

Gaming headsets just aren't good things. Get legitimate headphones and a separate mic.

They are good things if what you want is surround sound. A stereo headset, no matter how good it is, can never deliver that same sound positioning, even if you adjust your playstyle. I notice a huge advantage in CS and other online FPSs.

 

[-Fran-]

I wonder how they compare to my CM Storm Sirus 5.1.

These are not the best of the best out there, but they're decent for the price.

Cheers!