That said, I’ve always had an appreciation for richness and depth of sound, and I’ve always been disappointed with speakers and headphones at home. Basically just a random collection of MP3s I acquired in college. And while my Spy videos may have convinced fans I’ve got good taste in music, I don’t have a particularly large collection of songs. Sure, it wasn’t easy on the eyes, but within minutes of opening it and cranking up the music, I was converted. Lo and behond, I happened across the Plantronics Gamecom 780 headset. If it cost less than a fortune, that’d be just swell. I was looking for headphones with a higher build quality, more responsive microphone, and (of course) killer aural impact. But they’d often break or flake out after moderate use.
I’ve had a few favorites: models from Seinheiser and ABS performed admirably at the sub-$100 range. It should surprise nobody that I’ve spent a lot of time and money over the years evaluating gaming headsets for these very reasons. Little noises like an enemy reloading down the hall or the footsteps of an invisible predator become more than sound effects they become life-or-virtual-death information. Good frequency range and strong directionality aren’t just nice-to-haves they’re what often separate the guy who’s standing on a pile of corpses from the guy who’s part of said pile. And no, not just for ear candy, but the tactical implications of the waves hitting your tympanic membrane from every direction. In one of this site’s earliest articles, I talked about the value of sound in online gaming.
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