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I've done enough gaming on 5.1-channel speakers to believe that good surround sound can dramatically enhance a game's immersiveness. Unfortunately, building the perfect speaker setup isn't always easy. If you don't have some flexibility with the furniture, getting each speaker into just the right spot in a room can be challenging, especially if you want to snake the associated cabling cleanly. And then there's the matter of what to do during late-night gaming sessions when your your roomates, neighbors, parents, or significant other may not appreciate waking to the sounds of your l33t pwnage.

Headphones seem like the obvious solution to avoid disturbing others. Squeezing surround sound out of a pair of earmuffs is tricky business, though. Some implementations hang multiple speakers around each ear, while others keep the headphones at two channels and instead use virtualization algorithms to trick users into perceiving directional sound. Now there's a new approach: Psyko Audio Labs' 5.1 PC Gaming Headphones.

http://techreport.com/articles.x/18794

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