RAZER Megalodon Circumaural 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset

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Comfortable, clear, loud when I need it. When raiding I can be on the Pc with headphones on for additional than four hours. These headphones are incredibly comfortable for the whole 4 hours (or additional) of gaming. None I was worried immediately after reading other reviews stating that soon following purchase they heard crackling and distortion. I have yet to hear something like that and I have had these for nicely over 2 months. I have employed them nearly each and every day of these two months.Perhaps there is a bad lot of these out there. Either way, RMA has your back :)

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very comfy fits nice to my head soft padding on the ears. have warn for 72 hours of gaming with no irritation. sound good quality suck plain and simple tweaking the equalizer and nonetheless not what i wanted or expected and the reality that there is no drivers is prob a con i like to adjust and tweak for my self and you cant really do that with this head set My Technique SpecificationsOperating Technique: Windows two.6.1.7600 CPU Variety: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T ProcessorCPU Speed (GHz): three.24System Memory (GB): eightVideo Card Model: Radeon HD 6800 SeriesVideo Card Driver: aticfx32.dllDesktop Resolution: 1920x1080Challenging Disk Size (GB): 931.41Tricky Disk Cost-free Space (GB): 897.84

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IT has good quality, looks wonderful and feels great. The lights on it don't interfere with something. Played Burnout paradise and I heard everybody trying to take me out and when they are coming up.I played CoD four and /WaW and I heard a enemy sniper crawling threw the ground and I got him before he killed any individual.I am tremendously impressed with this, so far with the troubles I have heard with it. I run this on XP (SP3) completely updated. No troubles at all. I haven't had the challenge where it shuts down everything except the mic. It isnt didn't come with a months cost-free provide of tacos.(my friend says that so there is none) Razer a different item I love. I am Going after your wireless mouse right after my subsequent paycheck Retain your hardware coming and I'll retain obtaining!

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Quite comfortable, sounds wonderful* Sound stops after random amount of use, will not start off once again until you unplug and replug the USB cable. The firmware updates fix complications, but each and every time one is fixed, a different equally irritating challenge manages to replace the very first.To top that off, the firmware updates have been couple of and far in between, taking as a lot as three months in between updates. This is the second Razer item I have owned, the initially getting a Razer Lycosa. I had couple of complications with that till the keys began to peel. My "S" key became a blue square crucial. Similar with ř" on the quantity keypad. But that is a unique problem.I purchased this headset simply because I was led to believe the firm was all about quality. Appears I was mistaken; at least that is this reviewers opinion.

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This is an incredible headset! The bass and sound on the two. setting is very good, more than I expected from the evaluations I've read. And the 7.1 is remarkable, I enjoy becoming in a position to pinpoint the exact location of people when I play games like CS:S Men and women who don't game that significantly may possibly not notice 7.1

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Bought this mostly wanted a surround sound headset without the pricelinelove these headphones sounds great on my pc, laptopwould be nice if i could use it on my xbox and ps3work on xp pc's too no prob for me but who uses xp well at work lolgreat rich bass sound for me so farthe surround sound is awesome in BF3 or CODFor best sound in windows 7 turn off the enhancements my bass went from boom boom to BBBBOOOOOMMMMMM BOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!

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Very comfortable, by far the most comfortable headset ive ever worn. Not heavy at all.Excellent stereo two. sound, fantastic for music and games.Comes with a protective situation.Braided cable.No drivers necessary, very good for lans* (kind of, see other thoughts) You need to have to download the most recent firmware from the razer web-site if you want to use these on Windows 7 64bit. There are lots of complications, the firmware update fixes some, but not all.The 7.1 surround sound is really hollow sounding. Ive been tinkering with all the volume levels for hours, and it nonetheless sounds really hollow, not enjoyable.The microphone.... a nightmare. The firmware update fixes some of the mic troubles with cutting out, and for some it fixes the static issue. My big dilemma with the mic is that it is SOOOOOO sensitive. Even at a quite regular volume, men and women on mumble/ventrilo can hear whatever I am listening to on my headset, and/or themselves talking as if I had speakers on. I have double and triple checked all of my settings, there is no cause it should be doing this.No way to turn off the LEDs on the control box, or the side of the cans.They do not block outside noise quite properly at all. *the entire LAN friendly thing is sort of a joke with the megalodons, at least in some techniques. At a lan, most of the time its BYOC so you are working with your personal method, and gear. Being driver cost-free aids if you have to play on a tournament Computer where you typically cant install drives. As I mentioned tho, they dont block sound incredibly nicely, so you wont be in a position to take advantage of the sound to hear anybody sneaking about.I have owned both the Logitech G35s, and now the Megalodons. I like the megalodons a bit a lot more. The G35s are Very uncomfortable, and the stereo 2. sounds fairly negative on those, but the 7.1 sounded Awesome. The megalodons are the opposite, wonderful 2. but not so great 7.1. That combined with all the added added work you have to do to setup the megalodons just to get them to work correctly, and the Very annoying mic sensitivity problem are just too much for me to overlook. That and you CANT turn off the LEDs at night.... so annoying. I will be RMAing these, may possibly try the Carcharias subsequent.. Manufacturer Response:You may well want to verify the mic sensitivity on both the Megalodon and your computer. You really should be in a position to reach a comfortable setting for you. Please also note that if you are listening to a stereo source you do not want to have the Megalodon in 7.1 mode as it may well not sound really correct or maybe even “hollow”. The 7.1 mode is meant for listening to sources that are outputting five.1 or 7.1 surround sound only.Razer Assistance can help with any other troubles. They can be reached at www.razersupport.comRazer|Wave

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Razer doesn't disappoint. They know what the gamer demands to be on the cutting edge.Durable carrying case - protection on the goFeather-light design - lightweight supplies (not cheaply produced)Silky smooth ear cushions - wore it for 16 hours straight w/ absolutely no irritationMic - crisp, clear, boom is lengthy adequate and lots flexible; can be folded up out of the wayBraided cable - feels like a shoelace; plenty long adequateIn-line audio processing/adjustment - hassle-free and easy to useGeneral sound will BLOW YOU AWAY in either two. or 7.1 (when adjusted appropriately) Ventrillo push-to-talk does not operate at present, but Vent will perform fine if you deactivate the PTT (this will need some adjustment to get it sounding proper).In-game sounds sounded "hollow" at 1st in 7.1 but will sound a lot greater if you tweak the settings and break them in. Qualified HEADSET - NOT FOR NOOBSI have had NONE of the problems mentioned in other critiques. I had my doubts, mainly due to the negative evaluations, but this headset lacks absolutely nothing.1) Merely go into control panel/sounds and configure both the microphone and speakers on the headset (will take you < 1 min)two) Play a NEWER game like COD:W@W (I like COD4 much better but no 7.1 surround assistance) and turn down almost everything except 1 set of virtual speakers (center, front, rear, etc.) and listen to what you can/cant hear. You will be amazed.I have not run into any USB bandwidth troubles - utilizing the integrated four USB ports on the back of the Mo-Bo (mouse, keyboard, printer, and headset) - NO TroublesWant the future in headsets - Obtain this - you will enjoy it. Razer delivers w/o disappointment.Windows Vista x64 Home Premium SP2 (No hot-fixes needed)EVGA 780i Mo-Bo8GB DDR2 800EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 X 3Intel E8400 (Dual core)WD 300GB Raptor HDDNo additional sound card - Integ

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Uncomplicated customization, fantastic sound, moderately comfortable No background noise filter for the mic. In hands-no cost Teamspeak, when I didn't say something but a single of my roommates did, it picked up the sound and broadcasted it more than TS.It doesn't have a mute sound button.

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the sound is remarkable if you know how to function itmic is crystal clear -the cost-updating the firmware is tedious-64 bit versions require the update or negative items will come about from what i hear the "hollow sound" in the headset is the truth that surround sound is either not on or not compatible, if it isnt compatible with 5.1 or more that is what the maelstrom button is for... the purpose behind this hollow is only one particular speaker in the earphone is running kinda like holding earbuds a couple inches from your ears... weaker. with the 2. setting it utilizes all the speakers to perform as one particular

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This headset is amazing and I can't wait until much more games use the 7.1. COD MW2 uses 5.1 and with this headset I have so considerably much more directional awareness of sound. 500+ hours and yes the moment it has stopped working, not actually as well bad imo. So thank you all for the poor evaluations because I got it on sale, I am assuming from the negative ratings. Yes it takes some tweaking, and no it won't operate perfect out of the box, nonetheless the results are amazing if you invest just a small bit of time.

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7.1 sourroundcomfortable Cuts out following 15 - 20 minutes on Windows 7 x64. I updated to the v2.7 firmware and it has not solved the dilemma. Quite disappointed.

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Sounds fantastic but you need to have to tweak its settings to get the complete influence of 7.1 surround. The customization for the virtual 7.1 speaker process is fantastic on the units manage/sound card box. All cables are sleeved. It construction is sturdy and top quality.But at this point with the kinks worked out given that launch if your hunting for a excellent headset with 7.1 "virtual" surround go ahead and get it. A majority of the time you have to go to Razer's website and get the newest firmware when you obtain this headset. I recommend performing this no matter what as soon as you pull the unit out of the box. Sound card can get pushed a bit tough if you have sounds other than games and vent going.It was a bumpy Launch these of us who got it as soon as it came out had a ton of problems with the firmware and the unit not working correctly since of it. The unit will cut out and or turn sound into a static mess if anything is wrong with your pc hardware wise, a thing is not seated appropriate, a negative gpu, challenging drive, a poor sli cable/bridge, and so on. Even a not 100% stable OC or even with ram timings/voltages are off. It has helped me difficulty shoot issues with my pc simply because the unit is so sensative and picky "bad sli bridge and a poor tough drive" Crazy I know but cannot complain.When you move over to win7 you have to tweak your mic & vent settings so you are not blowing out other peoples ears although its manage box. The sleeved cables will get knotted over time just from moving it around on your desk. set the head phones on the ground gently raise the manage box in the air untill the head phones are a little off the ground and it will spin and untangle itself.

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7.1 surround sound is very good. sounds clear and I can hear points in games that I in no way employed to be able to hear. Manage pod is excellent and simple to use for some purpose when I am playing a game like cod waw occasionally the sound will just cease working. I have to close the game unplug the headset and plug it back in. I have sp2 for windows vista and up to date with all the updates. I hope there is a repair later for the sound cutting off situation. If that challenge is solved these will definatly deserve a 5 egg rating. I comprehend these are nonetheless new and I hope razer can uncover yet another repair since sp2 and window updates nonetheless did not repair the concern.also, I ordered these directly from razer not newegg cause newegg did not have them in yet.

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The sound is remarkable , ear cups are soft and comfy , directional sound is superb and the control box is easy and user friendly . When I initially plugged the headset in it was recognized by win7 x64 rite away but was listed in the properties as usb device. I flashed the bios on the headset and was recognized as razer device afterwards . As far as mic problems go, I do not have any like the preceding reviewers had, but I only used gigabyte mobo's and antec psu's and have a lot of watts and amps to spare. This is Genuinely a GAMERS headset. Yeah this is the portion that disappointed me.... my pair has a defect on how the adjustable ear cups are installed when all the way up the cups are 1 inch as well low to sit comfortably on the ears, I had to tape a dish towel to the element that straddles the head to get the ear cups to sit where their supposed to be. Even with this modest flaw, I would certainly purchase once more and suggest this to any really serious gamer.

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doesn't function...doa To: RazorCC: Newegg Feedback.RE: exchanging defective headset.Are you kidding!! I’ve been threw the buyer help, and been asked to attempt all of the above already! The volume control doesn’t function for something but the front speakers. Although I presently have a Razor mouse, Barracuda headset x2 w/HP-1 headsets I will under no circumstances obtain yet another item! I have been going back and forth with you guys for a week and would like a replacement set! I am tremendously disappointed In the delay and apparently “lack of communication” within your firm. I have worked with Nvidia and EVGA numerous times and have never had the situation I’m getting with Razor. Evan Newegg is ready to RMA the defective product is I agree to spend for shipping.I would appreciate some correspondence as well as CC’ing a person who can help me. I have produced the invoice 3 instances as effectively as the serial #’s and modal #’s. Razer is getting extremely hard, got the On the internet chat line to assist on the very first day, but when they determined the unit was defective and needed to be returned the communication became really bad. A number of E-male’s to establish the unit specs and invoice confirmation ƒ day’s between every single). Once established they asked for the invoice in a unique format….i guess Word I a rear format?? So I scanned it an sent it to them….now (after packing the unit) they want to re-check out the original concern asking me to try all the things we did four days ago. I assume they are whipping threw the e-mails to close the tickets but don’t truly care if they actually helped.FYI- Newegg agreed to return, refund or exchange on the first day!!!! Manufacturer Response:Sorry about all of your troubles Worry-me. I can\'t see your support ticket, but I would consider the assistance team was attempting to comprehend the dilemma you were getting with your Megalodon. We have several Vista customers that are not updating their OS and if the OS is not up to date your Megalodon may possibly have some difficulties working. If we basically exchanged your unit the issue would still be there once you got the new 1, so this does not enable everyone. Sorry about all the troubleshooting, we are actually just attempting to get your unit operating for you and not attempting to give you any type of run around.Razer|Wave

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-Clear sound-My voice is crystal clear on Vent/Skype/etc.-Games & Music sound amazing-7.1 Surround Sound-Deep, wealthy bass-Environmental awareness in games like Black Ops increased The out of box settings of the headset may possibly be the reason previous comments reviewed this headset so negatively. Razer really should package the sound volumes, the mic settings, and so on. in a manner that persons can plug & play. The settings weren't also difficult to deal with. I guess people don't know how to turn volume up or press buttons to make their headset sound amazing. Oh properly, their loss....Also, I really like my Razer Carcharias headset. Now I don't know what to do with it considering that the Megalodon took its rightful spot on my head. Updating the firmware was type of tedious, but I identified a video on YouTube that Razer put up, and it produced every thing so much simpler. Here's the link for everyone that might want to see it:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmwJcgN8hkUThe 7.1 Surround Sound sounded hollow in games, but that was just before I elevated the levels of every person "speaker" (ie, the front, side, & rear speakers the headset emulates). I turned up the volumes a bit, then turned my master volume up a tad, and LO and BEHOLD, I had Wealthy, DEEP, SOUND!Correct, following opening the box, updating the firmware, then employing the headset suitable away, I did hear static whenever I tested the mic in Vent. However, I lowered the mic sensitivity to the lowest setting without having muting myself, turned up my mic level a bit, and I sounded perfectly fine.All in all, following about 2-3 minutes of updating my firmware, messing about with the mic settings, and adjusting the volume, I identified that this is mic is effectively worth the $ I spent!

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When I 1st received these headphones I had read all the reviews about the sound cutting out and how touchy they were. I initially experienced these very same problems where I would have 45 minutes of gametime, then it would cut out all sound and I would have to unplug, then re-plug the cable. Just recently Razer released a new firmware upgrade that FIXES this issue... The headset is really comfy to wear for long periods of time and will let you the customization of sound just how you like it. The mic is Really Extremely Extremely sensitive. This is imperative to any person who complains that they are causing it to cut out or trigger large feedback. Both the Mic Sens and the Mic Level will need to be turned way way down in order to not have echo or significant amounts of Background noise and feedback. If you are not willing to spend at least 20 minutes customizing your settings for each program, don't bother with these... get one thing that's substantially less complex. This headset is the greatest I've ever owned or employed for gaming... I applied to have two different low end logitechs... the Sennheiser PC156's, and now this... The clarity and level of customization in this headset is unparalleled. It is actually a headset for the pro gamer. If you aren't a pro gamer, but nonetheless want the top rated finish encounter for a affordable cost, then these headphones are for you.

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Fantastic sound, crisp clear amazing bass. The microphone is strait from the underworld, I pre-ordered these immediately after waiting years for them to come out, at first it started with it randomly cutting out-- which was undesirable enough but the top quality was best. Then right after more than a year razer releases a firmware update to repair the cut out, you can only visualize my thrill to install it. However it was not to be; right after installing it did repair my cut out, at the expense of adding a permanent background static (No it has absolutely nothing to do with sensitivity so just before you flame me, trust me I've attempted almost everything beneath the sun and then some to fix this) So now I could speak, but sounded like was hooked up on a air-port runway. Oh but it gets worse, they released yet another update to repair the background noise! Once more I install it and it doesn't fix it, now it's even worse.Also, although im confident the 7.1 works as intended, it's quite anti-climactic, for starters it worthless in un-supported games and even in the ones it does function with its not realistic at all. These headphones are wonderful sound but are infested with computer software and maybe hardware troubles, just Google sound or microphone problems with them. From my private experience, if you want to use the microphone look elsewhere, these will not fulfill your needs.Single handily these headphones convinced me to never invest in from Razer again, immediately after being a repeat customer of theirs for years.

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Incredibly comfortable, straightforward setup, deep bass for a headset, and very great packaging.Mic is really sensitive and very adjustable.Braided cord that is of a nice length. They feel really affordable, music top quality is somewhat lacking, beneath heavy usb load they will cease working beneath Windows 7 64bit. (along with other operating systems so I have heard) I have a i7 940 wቨgb of ram and two 64gb SSD primaries, and it nonetheless stops. (only 2 times so far and I had to unplug and replug it) There may well be greater ones out there but I am happy with them to say the least. The manage unit is good, the sound high quality is decent for music, the cord length is great. I have worn these for many hours to test out how comfy they had been and I have no complaints on how they feel right after three hours, extremely comfy....Instead of plastic construction I was hoping for a far more rigid construction especially for the cost C'est La Vie. Manufacturer Response:Getting that Windows 7 is not an officially released OS as of yet we can\'t say how the Megalodon will perform beneath all conditions in Windows 7. In theory it ought to be OK and our test therefore far have been positive. Nevertheless, as previously noted in other responses some even Windows Vista users might need Windows updates for the Megalodon to carry out appropriately.

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The sound worked great in game, extremely precise. Music top quality was excellent as well. I identified them comfortable but hot about the ears. Mic boom worked well. Control pod was functional and hassle-free. Packaging was astounding but more than the leading. The microphone had concerns from day one particular. I believed at initially it was conflicting with my x-fi card(since it conflicts with each point else like my toaster). I removed it and still had problems. Disabled on-board sound also and could not get the mic to work consistently more than any 5 minute period. With no drivers to update there was no decision to return these. Till they fix the mic difficulty these really should be shipped as no cost beta merchandise. I wish they mic worked. Manufacturer Response:I am sorry about any concerns you are having with your mic. I am positive it is frustrating to have a new item not work for you. Please contact our support crew at www.razersupport.com or send us an e-mail at support-us@razersupport.com and we will make certain your mic issue is taken care of.

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quite comfortable, fits well, following a although you don't even notice it's there. At times you don't notice it's there just since it likes to shut off randomly, and the only way I've been able to repair this is by unplugging the headset and plugging it back in, but then once again this only solves the dilemma about 50% of the time. there's actually a feature it has that isn't advertised: it adds some high tech special effects to your sound. Regrettably I can't alter mine to anything other than what sounds like "water-damaged AM radio"

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The headset is very comfortable, the sound is superb. The mic knows when your talking and when some thing is going on in the background. The built in sound card is great for sound tuning with having to adjust your own pc speakers. Haven't noticed any however. Would be nice to have a switch to turn on/off the amp/headset lighting for nighttime play.

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I have owned this headset for a entire hour or two. They sound really excellent. Clean lows with incredibly tight mids and highs.Top quality is really nice, packaging fees most likely ษ or a lot more. Fits about the ears nicely(and I dont have tiny ears) However! Immediately after about an hour of use I get a crackling sound quite loud by means of the speakers. Any time the mic is moved it starts. This will at some point force the headphones to either shut off temporarily, or my sound card not positive yet.Attempted four different usb ports with identical result. This set could be really good offered it worked properly upon arrival. Gave them two eggs at the moment taking into consideration you cant hear the wonderful sound more than the static. It almost sounds like wires grounding. If the item worked effectively out of the box like expected would be a 5 no problem. Incredibly unhappy that such a corporation as razer releases goods with such defects.

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these are excellent sound quality and are very comfortable for lengthy wear. Works with each of my OS which are XP and Windows 7. For me they act as noise canceling headphones as well. The manage panel is a little huge and the mic is super sensitive. had to turn it down a lot but doesnt choose up background noise I would Extremely advocate this to any person searching for a excellent gaming headset, or even a very good headset for movies