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    Question about "surround sound" headsets...

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by mckenziepiping, Aug 16, 2013.

  1. mckenziepiping

    mckenziepiping Notebook Consultant

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    1. What is the point of surround sound 5.1, 7.1 with headsets? It seems to be that standard stereo can already produce surround sound. Check out this link with any stereo headset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDTlvagjJA

    2. How is it that a headset can be Wireless, Bluetooth and NFC....? If it's just Wireless, but not Bluetooth nor NFC, does this mean the audio signal would have to go through a router?
     
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  2. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    Most surround sound headsets that I've used are just stereo headsets with an included external USB sound card that is responsible for processing the surround effect. Headsets that contain multiple speakers are gimmicks, the speakers are not far enough apart to provide true positional sound. Any surround effect with headphones must be simulated.

    A plain wireless headset usually uses some kind of dongle that plugs in via USB, whereas a bluetooth or NFC headset would interface with the internal Bluetooth/NFC radios inside your computer.
     
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  3. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Also, multiple drivers means cheaper drivers in the same price envelope than two drivers with emulated surround.
     
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  4. Qing Dao

    Qing Dao Notebook Deity

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    You only have two ears, so more than one speaker for ear doesn't do anything. Two speakers, one independent speaker per ear, is all you need, and in fact ideal, for any sort of surround sound. The only trick is in processing the audio that gets sent to the speakers.

    Also, no, if it just says wireless, that means it uses its own closed protocol for wireless data, nothing more. It would come with its own wireless dongle to transmit from the computer to your headphones.
     
    Qing Dao, Aug 17, 2013
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