Sharkoon XTATIC SP Headset for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3 Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2011-05-08
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1,097 words · ~5 min read
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today i'll be unboxing the sharkoon x-static sp this is a stereo headset it
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works on playstation 3 xbox 360 as well
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as pc now this is not a straight headset
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because it doesn't actually have a
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microphone attached to it it uses us built-in well matching but detachable
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microphone so you can just use it as headphones or you can attach the
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microphone and use it as a headset it is powered by usb and it has an inline
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amplifier which makes perfect sense because usb does provide enough power to
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run a pair of headphones like this without any difficulties
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so we're gonna go ahead and open up the box here and see what is inside
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with a gaming headset and this is a gaming headset i mean it says xbox 360
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and playstation 3 right on the front so it should be uh
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fairly self-explanatory with a gaming headset from my
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perspective the biggest things are comfort because a lot of the time it's i
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mean it's fairly uncommon unless you're a complete audiophile to sit and listen
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to music for you know three four hours at a time but it's not all that uncommon
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to get home from work and play your game for three to four hours at a time so
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anything that's going to be uncomfortable you don't want to have any
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pardon so here we go let's see if we can find any english on here
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that i can meet
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no okay well basically it shows you how to plug in a cable it's in color which
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is outstanding and that's pretty much it
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here is the headset itself i'm gonna take my glasses off because
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i can't wear a headset and glasses at the same time
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and then i'm going to figure out how exactly this
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comes out of here slightly challenging ooh accessories i
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think we have accessories yes so let's find out what's in there
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here we have
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huh
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you know what give me a minute because i think those instructions are um
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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
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we'll figure all of this out so here's something here's something
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else oh you know what i bet you okay actually yeah give me a minute
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i have figured it out i figured out the accessories and here we're having a look
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at the uh sharkoon headset here itself
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so you got like a nice glossy finish on the sides you've got adjustable uh an
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adjustable headband on it you've got a nice sort of a puffy pleathery this uh
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looks like a very comfortable headband the ear pads could probably be a little
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bit more cushiony but i imagine like most headsets once you break them in
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they should be quite comfortable i'll go ahead and put them on
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while i explain everything that comes with it so first of all here is the
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cameraman's getting distracted
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by my charm and good looks in this headset
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now he's making a face okay here is the the controller so here
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you can switch it between pc pds3 mode and xbox mode you can adjust your volume
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you can mute your microphone or not mute it you can adjust your voice transmit
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volume and then there's the xbox 360 adapter so if you want to hook it up to
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xbox 360 you plug this into the side you
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plug this into your xbox controller then you plug
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no don't show them that i'm showing them over here that's the point of an
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unboxing not to look at the manual then you plug the audio cable into here you
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plug this into the back of your xbox you plug your speakers into the backs of
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these and then you plug the usb into a usb port and that provides power
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so there you go so the audio signal is completely unamplified and comes through
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here and then you power the built-in amplifier which is presumably located
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inside here with the usb port but you can still keep your speakers plugged in
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you just turn your headphones off and then this is just a pass through so the
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signal will still go to your speakers or your tv even if you're not using your
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headset now for ps3 it's slightly simpler you basically don't need this
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so you plug this in no that's not it you plug
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this in and the usb port and then you are good to go or actually you probably
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need to use the pass-through this is for pc and then this is for power still now
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one more piece that i haven't talked about yet is the detachable mic you can
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see it uses a very clever flexible design which is look at this
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it's actually excellent it's like infinitely adjustable and it actually
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goes in in a fairly smart way as well you can see it's not quite just a round
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interface it has like a bit of a lip on it so if you go ahead and plug it in
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like that and then twist it not only will it sit in the right
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position but it won't come out
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no amount of throwing the headset down in frustration
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will cause the microphone to become detached so you can position it exactly
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where you need it like if you had a mouth on the side of your neck then you
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could put it there and if you don't then you could put it in a more reasonable
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position like right here and other than that you've got
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adjustable earcups so they go all the
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way out just in case your head was sort of like this but really what that's for
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is just to give you good comfort no matter what the shape of your head is you can see it can be easily positioned
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either way and then cameraman wants to see the top of the headset for some
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reason and last but not least you've got a little clip here so you can
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secure it to your shirt or your necktie
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thank you for checking out my unboxing of the sharkoon ecstatic
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usb powered headset