Razer Barracuda™ HP-1 5.1 Channel Gaming Headphones

"Don't be fooled guys, this headset alone is superb, to use a High Def Sound card would just increase its potential. The quality and craftsmanship is so well done, every time i pick these up i think "wow these are so solid." on to more important things, the sound quality while i am playing CS:S is phenomenal. To give you guys an idea, i would be sitting in lower b stairs, and a guy would be running down mid ramp and i can hear his feet treading through the sound the whole way, when he would walk into tunnels i'd strafe out and drop him right there, and this is only Counter-strike source. I still have to test these in other fps. Razer means serious business when it comes to gaming and these are true professional grade headset"

"there is some deception here because I thought they were USB only. The USB is for powering the amp. All in all these are great just the mic is a little low."

"I LOVE these, this along with the Razer Barracuda AC-1 Sound Card gives me the best Music/Movie/Gaming sound i have ever experienced. They are comfortable, light and the surround sound is revolutionary. GG Razer! Damon "EagleEye" Gorrie"

"I bought these Headphones quite a while ago and have had no problems since i think the mic is great no one has ever complained about it. and the sound quality is simple amazing. for the Cs players, ever wondered how people can hear you coming from so far away? nope its not hacks its jsut the Barracuda. Overall these headphones are GREAT for movies, FPS games, RTS games, MMORPG Games. Music well nearly anything really, so if your looking for superb sound quality and the ability to hear footsteps from the other side of the map then the Barracuda HP-1 Headphones are for you!"

"very nice headphone have nice equal sounds BUT the mic does not pick up very well if you are looking for something with great sound this is where to go but if you want a mic look some where else over all some what expensive, i was playing cs 1.6 with them and i heard sound that i did not know were even in the game, as for the mic the game did not even pick the mic up over all a good headset with a not so good mic"

"I could talk about this headset for hours, really good overall quality. At first the comfort weren't the best, but after a week or two, it was perfect. So don't return it to the store, if it isn't very comfortable. Just give it some time. Ofcourse, as this is a gaming headset, I've tested it with various games. Mainly Quake 3. It delivered some impressive sound quality, I can hear my enemy 99% of the time, if they're above me, below me, behind me, it doesn't matter. Even though Quake 3 doesn't support surround sound, it still made a huge difference from my old AKG stereo hedphones. Anyway, it had to go through my music test too. I used everything from classical to hiphop, and metal. The sound quality was much better than I ever expected, everything came through really clear. I could even hear guitar riffs, I've never heard before, in some of my favorite songs. But! Yes, there is a but, and thats rare with a Razer product. The microphone just doesn't work properly. The only way it can catch my voice, is if I hold it in front of my mouth, which isn't very practical. And even there, it doesn't catch much sound, and people tell me I'm really hard to hear. I'd much rather use it as a seeddipper, than a microphone, and it will probably do the gardening job better. Comfort: 5/5 Gaming: 5/5 Music: 5/5 Microphone: 1/5 OVERALL: 4/5"