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.
I decided to play quite a lot of Borderlands 2, Halo Reach and then fired up my PS3 for some Uncharted 3 and Gran Turismo 5 and the surround sound was superbly convincing and distortion free. Offering up a delightful mix or thumping bass and some incredible range to the surround sound, with vehicles in GT5 racing up behind you really giving the impression of a car driving up closer and closer behind you head. The same goes for Uncharted, Halo and Borderlands, allowing me to hear enemies coming from all around me and really putting you into the games environment, well done Tritton on your audio encoding for this headset.
Next I fired up a bluray to test the movie EQ, going for something a little different I opted for the hilarious long bike chase scene from The Good, The Bad, The Weird and throughout I found the headset to be very comfortable to wear, dialogue was clear and the overall audio, explosions, guns and more sounded fantastic, making the 720+ a great set for kicking back and watching a movie.
Music sounded pretty decent too, handing everything from the mid tone heavy prog rock I love so much to punishing heavy metal with ease, making the Tritton 720+ headset a solid all rounder.
Nice review.Thank you Peter.
which setting on the decoder box did you use then playing games? Did you have all 4 blue lights on or just the 1 on the far left side?
Did you have to tweak any settings for XBOX 360? can’t seem to get mine to work on my 360 Elite. Works fine on PS3.
Hey, I wanted to buy it, but one question: Does 7.1 work on Pc? If it only works in stereo mode i wouldn’t buy it. Thanks 🙂
if your pc has an optical out port they work in 7.1 if not then it’s standard mono (you can buy a sound card for about £50 with an optical port or if your monitor may have one)
But can’t I have 7.1 surround sound via USB? Like the CM Storm Sirus can use 5.1 surround sound via/using 2 USB ports
Srsly don’t buy this shitty headset….. i have everything needed to make it work and i plugged in everything right i have serached for drivers now for 4 months and i cant find shit. If u want to have surround headset dont buy this crap
In the european version it should work
does these work for ps4?
Yes