The challenges behind engineering a true 7.1 surround-sound experience into a headset form factor are immense. These difficulties explain why the majority of headset manufacturers typically opt for virtual 7.1 surround implementations, such as with the Kingston HyperX Cloud II Pro , rather than a...

Versatile USB audio station; Excellent microphone noise-cancellation; Strong audio performance with extensive customisations

Expensive; Clamp-fit pressure can cause fatigue; Excessive use of plastic

gaming keyboard from Asus in recent months, and there's now a new Strix headset in the mix as well, the Strix 7.1, which features a driver-free desktop control pod and true (not virtual) 7.1 surround sound. The Strix 7.1 headset is made mostly from plastic, and it's quite bulky.

When it comes to headsets, just about every company you can imagine makes their own. You can find them in all different shapes and with countless features. That said I can't honestly say that anything out on the market is the end all be all gaming headset.

ASUS Strix 7.1 Surround Gaming Headset Flashy and fashionable audio wear has been a fascinating trend with new ideas being tested every year. The ASUS Strix headset lineup is perhaps one of the showiest audio products to be released that we are getting the chance to take a look at.

Today we will be reviewing the ROG Strix Wireless gaming headset. A big thank you goes out to Basco HK for supplying us with the review unit. As a gamer you want accurate sounds, precise

For those wanting to listen to music, the experience is decent. Plenty of volume, maybe a lacking a little clarity in more demanding tracks. Fed a surround signal from a music Blu-Ray the quality did step up though.

While the sound was amazing, the mic that comes with it (and is of course unremovable) is of laughable quality. While playing with others, they had to increase my volume to over 200% to just be able to understand me, let alone the actual quality of what they heard was horrid.

Its was like a too good to be true relationship, this thing DID work great, sound quality was great, pinpoint sounds, mic was clear. Things went downhill fast, squeeling, resetting, crackling, I did everything it asked of me, i installed the firmware updates.

Sound and Mic quality were good for a gaming headset

- Constantly resetting - Squeels - Crackles and resets - Causes PC to freeze during reset

Great headset, everything was how I expect for the games

ASUS has made a big push into the peripheral game in recent years, offering some unique looking products as part of its Strix line up. That owl-eye aesthetic continues with the latest entry in that range, the ROG Strix Wireless gaming headset.

Sounds great playing games; movies or music; Comfortable over long periods thanks to great padding; Wireless function works well over a long range and battery life is close to 10 hours; Good noise cancelling abilities; Unique look; PS4 and Xbox One (with adapter) compatibility

Plastic frame creaking still present from previous Strix headsets; Gets quite warm during frantic play due to large; over the ear design; Thick plastic frame design may not be to everyone's tastes