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I’ve read that Music Mode is supposed to give you a bit more bass response.
#Gamecom 780 software windows 8 driver#
The driver does have two modes, however: Music Mode and Gaming/Movie Mode. Besides the point that most media players, including Windows Media Player, have a built in EQ or access to SRS WoW anyway. In some cases, less is more, and after having used these I can agree that there really doesn’t need to be an EQ in the driver. In fact, the bass was so overdriven with the current version, that even with the levels left flat, you had to lower the Subwoofer setting to get the G35 to not distort in the other channels! So, I’m of a mixed mind on whether having a driver equalizer is truly necessary. For instance, newer versions of the Logitech G35 driver (version 8.30.36 as of this writing) have gotten progressively worse about overdriving the bass to the point that if you messed with the driver equalizer at all, you completely destroyed the sound quality of the headset. You don’t even have access to a system wide equalizer! This can be either good or bad, depending on your mindset. I won’t make any bones about it…this is a pretty basic and simple driver.
#Gamecom 780 software windows 8 install#
Like any USB virtual surround sound headset, you’ll need to install the provided software driver. I would have liked to have seen an eight foot cable on these. The length of the cable seems to be right at six feet, so don’t plan on trying to hide much of it behind your monitor or desk. Red? Really? It goes with nothing I would normally wear. The only real complaint I have with the cable is the length and color. The USB cable for the GameCom 780 is very durable, if plane. This way, you can safely stow them in your LAN bag with less fear of something getting damaged. The other nice feature is that the GameCom 780 will allow the ear cups to be rotated to lay flat. I find none of that with the weight of the GameCom 780 and I can literally wear them all day. The weight issue is extremely pleasant since before the GameCom 780 I was using a Logitech G35 and after about 45 minutes of gaming, the weight and pressure of the Logitechs gave me a headache. The GameCom 780 is sturdy enough to feel like it won’t come apart if you handle it too roughly while being light enough to not feel like you have now parked a Buick on the top of your head. It always seems that the first thing to get crunched in your LAN bag is the headset…I don’t know why the gods of computing have deemed this to be their cruel joke, but it just is. The first thing I noticed about these headphones is the sturdy construction. If the guy at Best Buy isn’t willing to plug it into a working computer so you can try it out, they certainly don’t want your $200 very badly.
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I feel the same way about keyboards and mice. Most of these headsets range from the astronomical in price to the “ouch.my wallet.” And if you’re going to be dropping $150 to $250 on any peripheral, it’s absolutely absurd that you wouldn’t cry for the Help to come take it out of the box and set you up on a functioning system to take it for a test drive. The biggest problem I have with the idea of not being able to try these headsets out first is the price. You rely on reviews like this one or when one of your friends tells you it’s good. And generally, when you go in to buy a new headset, you’re not going to really get to try them out. The fact is that this surround field must be getting messed with somewhere, because you find a huge variation in quality between these different makes and models of headsets.
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This software is licensed by Dolby and generally, the manufacturers are not supposed to mess with this surround field. This means that generally you’re getting standard headphones that are capable of using a software matrix for surround sound simulation. I put “surround sound” in quotes because none of these, with the exception of the Psyko Audio Krypton or Razer Tiamet are true surround sound headphones. A lot of companies in the last four or five years have come out with 5.1 and 7.1 “surround sound” headsets for gamers.