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This
is really the second part of our Zalman audio products
coverage. I already commented on the irony of Zalman,
famous for silent products, making audio hardware
last time, so I will avoid it here. When I heard about
these headphones, I had to see if the hype was true,
the claims seem too good to be true… real 5.1 surround
from a set of headphones? Well, again, thanks to Dave
over at QuietPC, we have a set here on test and if
you are curious weather or not they can live up to
their claims, read on…
I
have a confession... I had a HDD failure without backing
up the original pictures, so I don't have shots of
the packaging or quick-start guide to show you, and
ethics keep me from snagging some from the 'net. Then
again, just how important are packages or quick start
guides? If you are really interesed.. take a deep
breath, close your eyes and imagine a clear plastic
half dome shaped container, with blue, white and black
graphics... Imagine the reflection of the lights in
the shiny globe... OK.. now imagine a simple black
and white pamphlet describing how to plug the Front,
rear and center input plugs into whatever sound source
you are using... Open your eyes... now have a look
at the headphones out of the plastic globe that once
housed them...
The
phones look like something from Battlestar Galactica,
kinda campy, kinda futuristic. The unique shape of
the phones is from the placement of three drivers
in each side offering front, center and rear special
effects by placing the sound in front of, next to
or behind your ears. Thinking about it more, since
they are using a virtual center channel, they could
have added an extra plug and marketed this as 7.1
surround. I have a 7.1 capable sound card and it would
have been a nice addition. Maybe on rev 2.
The
phones fold up for easy storage or portability
There
are three plugs on the end of the cable. These connect
to the Front, Rear and Center channels respectively.
Here
is a quick shot of how to connect them to the ZM-RSSC
5.1 surround sound card... In case you need the help
and can't find your quick-start guide either... To
keep things simple, the connectors are labled (F),
(R), and (C) for Front, Rear, and Center respectively.
Here
is the standard cut-n-paste of the manufacturers specs
and info
Specifications
Model
ZM-RS6F
Unit Type Electro Dynamic Round Type Micro Speaker
Frequency Response 50Hz ~ 20KHz (Extension Effective)
Sound Pressure Level 89 dB +/- 3 dB at 50mW
Impedance 16 Ohm at 1KHz
Nominal Power 0.02W
Maximum Power 0.15W
Weight 11.24oz (316.8g) without packaging
Cord Straight, Triple entry 9.8ft (300cm)
Plug 3 headphone jacks (3.5mm)
As
usual, the testing part comes next... on to the next
page...
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