If you have a gamer on your holiday gift list, we have the headset for you. The new Creative Labs SXFI headset is their first with a virtual surround sound system and at $129.99, it’s much cheaper than most hi-end multi-speaker headsets.
While you can use it for music, this model has special gaming features such as ‘Battle Mode’ (you can hear your opponents’ footsteps coming up behind you! What gamers call ‘ positional audio’ ) and ‘CommanderMic’ with an integrated pop filter so your teammates can hear you clearly amid all the battle noise.
Using the proprietary Super X-Fi (SXFI) virtual surround sound system, you feel like you’re on an active battlefield.
Part of that is due to the powerful 50 mm Neodymium Drivers that deliver cinematic bass and natural immersive sound.
The only downside is that it’s not wireless, like many other models on the market.
It’s like your movie headset on steroids.
