SoundXplosion Pack Review - Movies and Video Games

Going to the Movies

We checked this set with the following movies:

• Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Battle for Helms Deep)

• The Matrix: Revolutions (Battle for the Dock)

• The Last Samurai (Entrance to Yokohama Harbor)

Right off the hit, we started to notice why what market these are actually meant for, at least from movie side of things. The most remarkable feature was the bass improvement and force-feedback rumbler, which made battle scenes all the more enjoyable.

The surround sound in the different movies was very clear. Not as easy to follow sound as in a high quality set of 5.1 speakers, but I think that to be more a matter of biology and physical division than of actual speaker restriction. Higher frequencies were not so much missed because they are not heard anyways. Though, the feel is something those yearning for a practical experience will ignore. This takes a toll on the immersion factor.

We were shocked, through, to get that we could hear background sounds a lot more clearly than with other related headphones. This was both good and bad, as it filled scenes with background "color", but became a bit disturbing. Still, for those who like to fully enclose themselves in every feature of a movie, and surely looks good on engineering team.

Video Games

If you are looking for 5.1 surround sound headphones, possibilities are video games are near the top of your list. Obviously, with the calculation of Music2Go sound card, pretty much any portable device with a USB drive can become a 7.1 Surround Sound enabled device.

We checked this set with Unreal Tournament 2004, Need for Speed Underground, and Halo, all of which are very envelop sound severe games. We examined both clarity of localization, and quality of sound for each, ensuring to see whether we could, in essence, play the game with our eyes closed. We checked the games by turning down all non-localized sounds within the games.