When your company is called Psyko Audio Labs then we guess you have to fill your press release with threatening phrases like “Psyko ushers in the dawn of audio as a weapon”, but frankly we’d be happy if the distinctive Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset System sounds as good as they promise. The magic, they reckon, is in the five speakers integrated into the headband – front left, center, front right, rear left and rear right – together with a subwoofer in each earphone, which basically create a miniature surround sound gaming environment around your head.
Because you’re wearing the speakers you’re always in the sweet-spot for the best surround effect, and there are closable flaps on each earphone to let you switch between open and closed cups. In the box there’s a removable microphone boom together with a 5.1 channel headphone amp.
End result, Psyko say, is a system which better delivers precise surround sound effects to where you want them to go, adding up to a more immersive, accurate gaming experience. That’s a good thing, as for $299.99 it’s about the same price as a regular entry-level big box surround sound system.