ASUS ROG Centurion 7.1
- Thread starter Draven
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Expensive ga(y)mer hype marketing BS.
While certainly sounding different and no doubt better than stereo speaker mix with headphones, their advertised point is impossible by the laws of the physics:
We hear in 3D with two ears, because shape of the whole head causes direction dependant changes to signal received by both ears from sound source.
Those binaural cues won't ever happen with headphones, no matter if they have garbage truck load of even cheaper Chinese drivers crammed into them.
Quality stereo headphones and HRTF processing for binaural sound is better approach.
With accurate enough HRTF for listener's head shape and accurate headphones sound positioning would be completely life like.
You don't even need to to pay much to get good level headphones from actual audio makers.
Fair £100 is enough.
While certainly sounding different and no doubt better than stereo speaker mix with headphones, their advertised point is impossible by the laws of the physics:
We hear in 3D with two ears, because shape of the whole head causes direction dependant changes to signal received by both ears from sound source.
Those binaural cues won't ever happen with headphones, no matter if they have garbage truck load of even cheaper Chinese drivers crammed into them.
Quality stereo headphones and HRTF processing for binaural sound is better approach.
With accurate enough HRTF for listener's head shape and accurate headphones sound positioning would be completely life like.
You don't even need to to pay much to get good level headphones from actual audio makers.
Fair £100 is enough.
I have a set of these.
The speakers actually have 5 speakers in them. They are very comfortable. Lots of features with it. I have a set of RIG 800 HD's which are nice but the ROG Centurion 7.1 is much better.
That said: DO NOT BUY IT !
ASUS have not renewed their digital license. What this means for you is that you will not be able to install it. Windows 10 64bit will refuse. You cant even disable driver signing to help with this as the app unpacks software and drivers together. ASUS support wer un enlightened and unable to assist.
If you have Windows 7 64bit then you are in luck. Windows will install perfectly.
The speakers actually have 5 speakers in them. They are very comfortable. Lots of features with it. I have a set of RIG 800 HD's which are nice but the ROG Centurion 7.1 is much better.
That said: DO NOT BUY IT !
ASUS have not renewed their digital license. What this means for you is that you will not be able to install it. Windows 10 64bit will refuse. You cant even disable driver signing to help with this as the app unpacks software and drivers together. ASUS support wer un enlightened and unable to assist.
If you have Windows 7 64bit then you are in luck. Windows will install perfectly.