Tritton 720+ 7.1 Surround Multi Platform Headset Review

Testing this headset was a little tricky, but only because it offers such a wide range of device support in its feature list, as well as a multitude of audio virtualisation and EQs to keep me busy for hours, which it did. For my first test I decided to fire up Borderlands 2 and Halo Reach on the Xbox 360, setup was as simple as connecting the Toslink Audio cable and the USB audio cable to the back of my console and only took a few moments to get the device operational.

First impressions of this set were jaw dropping to say the least, the 50mm drivers don’t disapoint with their power output and frequency range. The level of bass that can be produced is very impressive and completely distortion free, but all the while still managing to keep the high and mid tones of the sound crystal clear at the same time.

The 7.1 virtual decoding is handled by the base unit, but I want to get something clear right off, these are not true 7.1 speakers, they are stereo. I generally hate all this virtual stuff as it just doesn’t work out side of the tech you see in high quality home AV receivers. For example my Yamaha home cinema can take 2.0 and turn it to 7.1 with amazing detail and clarity and I’ve yet to find a console audio solution that can do the same, until now! The Tritton not only mixes 2.0, 5.1 and an array of Dolby surrounds in to 7.1 virtual sound, but it does it better than any console solution on the market I’ve heard. Ok so its not as good as when my AV receiver does it, but that cost 3 times as much and its base unit is around 20 times larger than the Trittons.