That's great for a super-portable gaming headset - thus ideal for the tournament gamer on the move - but I expect more audio tweaking options and real surround sound if I'm going to fork over three Benjamins for a gaming headset.ĭesign and build quality is very - dare I say it? - professional. You can, of course, cut the Dolby USB card out of the picture and plug the Commander directly into any compatible device via its 3.5mm stereo and microphone plugs. On the bright side, no frills makes for an easy setup - all you have to do is plug it into a free USB port and you're good to go. There's also no way to adjust the simulated surround effect - it's an On or Off toggle switch on the USB card - and there's no way to fine-tune bass level or any EQ settings as part of some first-party software it just uses generic Windows sound drivers to operate. It's also the same Dolby USB card Plantronics has use in some of their previous headsets, like the discontinued GameCom 777 and the GameCom 780, so there hasn't been much of an upgrade in that department. It just isn't capable of true pinpoint surround sound. That's because the Commander's surround sound is not the real deal, but simulated via a small Dolby USB card that's powered by Dolby Pro Logic II, a technology that does its darndest to transform any stereo signal into surround sound. While in-game, any sounds that were behind me, like gunshots or footsteps, all came across like a wash of effects.
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