Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Surround Headphone

Cost-effective, Portable, and Really Really Neat-O

Strengths: Real 3D sound (none of this immatation surround sound :-). Fold's up well (great for taking to LAN parties or a friends hosue). Very comfortable. Long cord (not confined to a 3' area).

Weakness: Speakers can pop/crackel alittle when the bass is heavy (though bass still sounds good). Not the lightest headphones (though not as heavy as you'd expect).

All in all, these are some great headphones (considering the price tag), and they're definitely an attention grabber (I get more comments on my headphones sometimes than my computer). Wish they had a better mic (instead of the clip on you can buy from Zalman), but then again, these are first generation (can't wait to see the next gen.) Haven't used them yet to watch movies, but from what I've...

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Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Surround Headphone

Strengths: True 3d Sound. Great for gamers that either cant afford a good set of surround sound speakers or for people like me who are not at liberty to crank up their speakers all day and all night long.

Weakness: Seeing that these headphones may be targeting gamers, and that they are a bit expensive, an attached mic and volume / mic mute funcionality should have been included.

Bottom Line - If I would have know about these headphones when I bought my computer, I would have opted out of buying the expensive surround sound speakers and purchased these instead. --- For the gamers: I have to say that when I first used these headphones in a FPS it was like an "I was once blind but now I see" moment. I now have a good idea of whats going on around me without having to spin...

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Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Surround Headphone

Strengths: Very good sound quality as well as very good construction. The headphones are light and well made. The long cord allows for freedom of movement.

Weakness: Lack of a volume control on the headphones. It would be great to control the volume at the headphones instead of having to go into the game or soundcard controls to adjust the volume.

This is my first experience with a set of headphones for computer gaming. I tried out a couple models at local stores before deciding on these. While there were some very nice higher end headphones, the price was way out of my range (over $200). These headphones are lightweight and comfortable to wear. The sound range is nice and acurately represents the direction of sound in games. I have played...

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Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Surround Headphone

Strengths: Real Surround Sound headphones

Weakness: A volume control/mute switch on the headphone itself should make this 5 star.

Paired with my entry level SoundBlaster Live 5.1 sound card made me stay up all night. Bass is enough to make your eardrums hum afterwards. Wires are long enough for you to move. Not a noise cancelling piece, but suits well for me.

Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Surround Headphone

Strengths: The surround sound is nice in games using enviromental effects. Has a true surround sound with 6 internal speakers. Is super stylish, with a comfortable ear muffins, and a head rest.

Weakness: The headset needs to have a good sound card to work its best. but if you go into creative driver setting or whatever you card manufacture is you can set it up to work perfectly.

There are flaws in this great idea. The concept is more the reason i got the headset in the first place. its not the top of the line. but its the first of its class. and hopefully more will follow. the sound effects do work, but its hard to tell with the default settings. the back speakers are just to low for me to feel the background effects. The back speakers are either muffled or they are...

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Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Surround Headphone

Strengths: High quality sound output. Excellent surround quality in all the games tested. Great for DVD viewing. Easy setup.

Weakness: Construction feels a little too flimsy for my taste. Music will require a bit of equalizer fiddling to counter minor mudding of sound. Not all sound devices support 5.1 Surround. Lack of microphone.

Given that I spend a lot of my free time in first person shooters, I decided to pick these up. I've decided that was a good idea, all said and done. On opening the unique, dome-shaped packaging, I found the headphones felt a little weak on the construction. It could be that the hinges are just well designed, and move easily, without catch. However, I'm used to a bit more solid, if rigid,...

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Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Surround Headphone

Strengths: 6 speakers embedded, excellent sound fidelity, not kind of virtual surround like sony and others, other extendable accessories available.

Weakness: none yet.

Amazing...I bought a different brand(says MM Gear)and a gift package packaged with 5.1 headphone and sound card, not Zalman one cuase it says MM Gear is the original manufacturer of Zalman and their price is better. Anyway, I bought it for my DVD movies and games, but I have never expected this surround sound quality at headphone. It is really really cool... 6 speakers really work individually...

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great headphones

Strengths: Crisp sound, foldable, mobile, and traps sound by filtering outside noise.

Weakness: None

Reasonable pricing for a headphone that can replace speakers and help give you that edge in order to own people. Especially reliable in halflife2 type games. This didnt cost me an arm and a leg and Is great because you can hear any creak in the games. True 5.1 setup and I love it!

Not yet a replacement for Dolby Headphone

Strengths: None I can find.

Weakness: Audio quality is 'peaky' in the mid range. No volume control. Rather fragile.

I purchased the Zalman to replace an old set of Awia headphones that were physically breaking down but the sound quality was still good. I was disappointed with the sound quality of the Zalman compared to my old Awia's. Using the Awia with Dolby Headphone produced better spacial and tonal quality than using the Zalman in 5.1 mode. The Zalman was less comfortable to wear and produced a poor ear...

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Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Surround Headphone

Strengths: Nice construction. Real surround sound.

Weakness: None.

I have been using this for 3 days I am very impressed with the surround sound reproduction and the sound quality. Nicely packaged. These give a new dimension when watching DVD movies and gaming.