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this video was brought to you by NCI X great technology selections and service hey guys this is Dmitry and welcome back to another or her ik NOx review it is certainly true that surround sound can not only provide a more immersed gaming experience but also allow you to pinpoint where your enemies are around you so you can be prepared of what's coming around the corner we've seen a lot of headsets that try to simulate surround sound through software but what happens when you place individual drivers in each ear cup to represent true 5.1 surround sound that's where the rocket cave comes in a gaming headset that cost $120 given each ear cup has individual drivers you will need a compatible 5.1 channel sound card either on your motherboard or dedicated one aside from the 3.5 millimeter jack the desktop remote connects through a USB and acts as an amp so regardless of how good your sound card may be it ultimately passes through the remote and unfortunately produces a very quiet but distinguishable hiss regardless of the volume level using the desktop remote you can control each channel adjust total volume mute either the mic or the headphone and switch between movie and game mode the desktop remote realistically will act as a volume knob as after setting up each channel you probably won't be touching that again alright so now on to the headset itself the matte black and rubberized surface is really awesome the build quality is impressive the hinges are made of aluminum which is great for durability the ear cups fold inside but I found them to be way too loose for my liking we are very soft ear cushions and the drivers inside are angled to provide better directionality and also a little extra room for your ears so they never make contact with the drivers themselves the main channel drivers are 40 millimeters while the vibration driver is 30 millimeters and the caves are pretty loud at 114 dB my major complaint though is the weight something has to house these drivers and at 449 grams yep 449 grams the caves are extremely heavy I'm used to my H d558 which are almost half the wait so while they may be comfortable they are not comfortable to game with for extended period of time the mic is detachable adjustable and fits very well with the design it glows when mute although I would think I would have liked it the other way around the mic quality is nothing to complain about absolutely acceptable for in gaming alright so finally let's talk audio quality these will have to burn in for 24 hours with a variety of tracks and right away I booted into my favorite servers to test out the surround sound and to no surprise it works each driver is responsible for specific direction and you without issues can pinpoint where that audio is coming from I strongly recommend you set the channel sliders to the following positions as that provided a good low-end response with deep punchy bass while allowing you to hear your surroundings this is another reason why I think this remote is quite useless as after setting it up you'll never have to touch it again while the 5.1 surround sound works the soundstage is just not there to complete the experience I mean it sounds like you're wearing headphones and not really immersed into your gaming environment now don't get me wrong the balance between the lows the mids and the highs is good especially with the vibration drivers that do exactly that they rumbled the headset without distorting the rest of the drivers which was very pleasant during intense firefights and those landing choppers for gaming this was a new experience as I always trust my HD 5 5/8 to deliver the games are very satisfactory in terms of rich bass without Distortion now although directionality is precise having your sliders at different levels will completely throw you off track for example if your rear channel is louder than your center your positioning will sound confusing now putting these in stereo mode and listening to my favorite tracks was a bit disappointing simply because the caves lack soundstage they sound very dull and don't have that warmth and imaging that I'm so used to the balance between your highs demands and the lows is well executed the mid-range is defined and highs aren't too sharp it just lacks soundstage so for music you'll definitely want to be looking elsewhere and when it comes to headphones I think it's best of a pair that can do it all deliver an amazing gaming experience while allowing you to enjoy favorite tunes and I cannot say that about the caves their gaming purpose is basically all it can do with nice directionality and vibration drivers but for a gaming headset that's so heavy lacks any decent stereo reproduction produces very noticeable hiss from the USB amp which we could easily do without we would strongly suggest you consider a proper stereo headphone and your ears will thank you so that concludes our review of the rocket cave thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next one