today i'll be unboxing the sharkoon x-static sp this is a stereo headset it
works on playstation 3 xbox 360 as well
as pc now this is not a straight headset
because it doesn't actually have a
microphone attached to it it uses us built-in well matching but detachable
microphone so you can just use it as headphones or you can attach the
microphone and use it as a headset it is powered by usb and it has an inline
amplifier which makes perfect sense because usb does provide enough power to
run a pair of headphones like this without any difficulties
so we're gonna go ahead and open up the box here and see what is inside
with a gaming headset and this is a gaming headset i mean it says xbox 360
and playstation 3 right on the front so it should be uh
fairly self-explanatory with a gaming headset from my
perspective the biggest things are comfort because a lot of the time it's i
mean it's fairly uncommon unless you're a complete audiophile to sit and listen
to music for you know three four hours at a time but it's not all that uncommon
to get home from work and play your game for three to four hours at a time so
anything that's going to be uncomfortable you don't want to have any
pardon so here we go let's see if we can find any english on here
that i can meet
no okay well basically it shows you how to plug in a cable it's in color which
is outstanding and that's pretty much it
here is the headset itself i'm gonna take my glasses off because
i can't wear a headset and glasses at the same time
and then i'm going to figure out how exactly this
comes out of here slightly challenging ooh accessories i
think we have accessories yes so let's find out what's in there
here we have
huh
you know what give me a minute because i think those instructions are um
more in depth than just plug in the cable actually you know what don't give me a minute just bear with me here and
we'll figure all of this out so here's something here's something
else oh you know what i bet you okay actually yeah give me a minute
i have figured it out i figured out the accessories and here we're having a look
at the uh sharkoon headset here itself
so you got like a nice glossy finish on the sides you've got adjustable uh an
adjustable headband on it you've got a nice sort of a puffy pleathery this uh
looks like a very comfortable headband the ear pads could probably be a little
bit more cushiony but i imagine like most headsets once you break them in
they should be quite comfortable i'll go ahead and put them on
while i explain everything that comes with it so first of all here is the
cameraman's getting distracted
by my charm and good looks in this headset
now he's making a face okay here is the the controller so here
you can switch it between pc pds3 mode and xbox mode you can adjust your volume
you can mute your microphone or not mute it you can adjust your voice transmit
volume and then there's the xbox 360 adapter so if you want to hook it up to
xbox 360 you plug this into the side you
plug this into your xbox controller then you plug
no don't show them that i'm showing them over here that's the point of an
unboxing not to look at the manual then you plug the audio cable into here you
plug this into the back of your xbox you plug your speakers into the backs of
these and then you plug the usb into a usb port and that provides power
so there you go so the audio signal is completely unamplified and comes through
here and then you power the built-in amplifier which is presumably located
inside here with the usb port but you can still keep your speakers plugged in
you just turn your headphones off and then this is just a pass through so the
signal will still go to your speakers or your tv even if you're not using your
headset now for ps3 it's slightly simpler you basically don't need this
so you plug this in no that's not it you plug
this in and the usb port and then you are good to go or actually you probably
need to use the pass-through this is for pc and then this is for power still now
one more piece that i haven't talked about yet is the detachable mic you can
see it uses a very clever flexible design which is look at this
it's actually excellent it's like infinitely adjustable and it actually
goes in in a fairly smart way as well you can see it's not quite just a round
interface it has like a bit of a lip on it so if you go ahead and plug it in
like that and then twist it not only will it sit in the right
position but it won't come out
no amount of throwing the headset down in frustration
will cause the microphone to become detached so you can position it exactly
where you need it like if you had a mouth on the side of your neck then you
could put it there and if you don't then you could put it in a more reasonable
position like right here and other than that you've got
adjustable earcups so they go all the
way out just in case your head was sort of like this but really what that's for
is just to give you good comfort no matter what the shape of your head is you can see it can be easily positioned
either way and then cameraman wants to see the top of the headset for some
reason and last but not least you've got a little clip here so you can
secure it to your shirt or your necktie
thank you for checking out my unboxing of the sharkoon ecstatic
usb powered headset