Great at its main goal and terrible at everything else

Finally there is the design of the amp. It looks great and functions pretty well but the speaker adapter is way too short and if you use it your pretty much guaranteed to need a HDMI extension. A real burn after spending $270 on the headset.

Strix pulled off real 7.1 in a way that I think most believe is impossible; BF4 is just amazing and that game alone is the reason I am opting to keep them The Headphone amplifier looks pretty nice

The design of the head band is horrible; It is way too big, the elastic support in the middle was a terrible idea and the headset has a hard time staying still because of that elastic support Consequently Strix decided to make it so the thing clamps so hard on your head that it literally feels like...

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.

Asus Strix 7.1 Gaming Headset

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 Review

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.

ASUS Strix 7.1 gaming headset

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