![]() ![]() It’s hard to fault, though the simulated 5.1 movement is inevitably less defined than with a dedicated home cinema set up. Booming explosions rumble satisfyingly thanks to the superbly deep bass response, while the crack of gunfire pops through the mid and top ranges. Packing in 50mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnets for a frequency response of 20Hz – 20kHz, they deliver a dynamic sound that’s just as boisterous as the game it’s partnered with. The Sierra’s audio quality all round is top-notch. It’ll also intelligently boost or roll back chat levels to match particularly noisy or quiet in-game scenes. The DSP lets you dictate the precise placement of the simulated 5.1 channels in each headset, meaning that if you’re used to having your surround channels at the side or the rear, you can tweak their positioning appropriately. The amount of fine-tuning to the game’s audio that the DSP offers goes beyond the presets too. ![]() ![]() It’s debatable how much of an improvement to your performance this mode will offer (you’ll still need Spiderman-like reflexes to react in time to the millisecond advantage the audio cue offers), but it’s the best example of the undeniable audio range that the DSP can deliver. Pre-programmed presets built into the DSP range from subtle bass and treble boosts to intense game-changers like the “Footstep Focus” mode that drastically alters the game’s sounds to isolate the noises of approaching enemies, which can prove useful during Search and Destroy and One in the Chamber Black Ops II rounds. Having physical buttons to access the presets is great, as is the visual feedback, and a far more user-friendly set-up than having buttons built into the headset (previous Turtle Beach headsets required you to listen out for a series of beeps to help you identify which preset you had selected – hardly the most intuitive solution). Complete with orange backlights and a chunky volume dial, it gives you control over all of the Sierra’s more advanced options, including 9 programmable preset buttons, LED lights indicating the active surround sound channels and even a line-in port for hooking up an MP3 player if the in-game sounds aren’t your thing. ![]() The USB-powered DSP itself is a sight to behold. The amount of cables attached can quickly become a little ridiculous (particularly with the 360), but set up itself is a painless affair. Turtle Beach provide all the necessary cabling to hook each machine up (including the Xbox 360 chat cable that goes into the 360’s controller) as well as useful documentation to help you quickly get things up and running. The headset connects up to a fully-programmable Digital Signal Processor (DSP), roughly the size of an average TV remote control, and then through another powered processing box that lets it hook up to Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles, as well as PCs and Macs. The headset’s mic sits on an adjustable arm, itself sturdy and dependable, and can be positioned to your liking with ease, staying firmly in place. Each can is also closed-cup, meaning that very little sound will seep out and annoy those sitting around you, or in to disturb your game. Though a tighter fit than many over-ear headsets, the soft memory foam ear and headband padding keeps the Sierra comfortable during prolonged play sessions and lets air circulate, keeping them from becoming uncomfortably hot or sweaty. They’ll endure knocks and being crammed into a rucksack, meaning they are perfect for taking to tournaments and sessions at pals’ houses. Though convenient and tidier than the mass of cables that accompany the Sierra model, the Tango’s wireless connectivity means that it runs the risk of suffering from interference and hiss, not to mention potentially unexpected, mid-game battery depletion, making the cheaper Sierra model actually the go-to Turtle Beach set for Black Ops pros.Ī sturdy mix of plastics and leather, finished with orange highlights and featuring prominent Black Ops II branding on each can, the Sierra headset is as durable as it is comfortable. The Ear Force Sierra model sits near the top of Turtle Beach’s premium priced headset lines at £279.99, just below the £299.99 Tango model that adds wireless connectivity into the mix. ![]()
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