Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 surround sound headphones

by Zalman

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 82.7 x 55.1 x 96.5 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001OYMFO
• Item model number: ZM-RS6F
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Real Surround Sound Headphones produce a real surround field comparable to a complete multi-channel speaker system and thus enhances directional, spatial, and realistic effects. With enhanced spatial and realistic effects by separating front, rear, and center speakers, setup of real surround-sound is easy by connecting the front, rear, center jacks to the 5-channel (or more) sound card in your PC equipped with a DVD-ROM for games or DVD movies. Excellent fidelity, enhanced localization of on-screen sound, clear dialogue and discrete sound audibility.

Great for:

• PCs equipped with 5 channel (or more) sound cards
• Multi-channel home audio and video systems (Including home theater systems, HDTVs, portable DVD players, DVD car audio systems, etc.)
• DVD-based Home Game Consoles (Including X-BOX, PlayStation 2, Game Cube etc.)

What is 5.1 channel?
5.1 channel system is composed of six speakers, front right and left, a center, rear right and left, and a sub-woofer for a Low Frequency Effect(LFE). ".1" refers to the subwoofer.

Product Description

5.1 Channel Equivalent 6 speaker real surround sound headphones. Electro Dynamic Round Type Micro Speaker. Frequency Response - 50Hz 20KHz (Extension Effective).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good. Need a little tweaking though, April 29, 2005

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Y. Yang "Just got that thing" (Cybercity) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 surround sound headphones (Electronics)

Not bad. No subwoofer but I don't even like subs that much. When 1st plugged into sound card (creative SB AUD2 NX) the sound was muddled. But if you tweak with the graphic equilizer on the sound card and the tone control utility. you could make it sound clear. Im doing that now as I write, haven't found the perfect combination yet, so that's one of the hassle for it (ie. it doesn't have a tone adjustment knob on the headset, you need to tweak the equilizer). Another bad thing is it doesn't have a volume control knob either, but you could solve that easily by tweaking the master volume on sound card. That's why I'm giving it a 4, the hassles of finding the perfect combination of tone and volume, detracts from its enjoyment (but once you get it right, its awesome).

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good for Computer gaming, Good for movies., March 16, 2005

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John E. Pombrio "John Pombrio" (Manchester, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 surround sound headphones (Electronics)

I am really impressed how well these work for computer games. Sounds are tack sharp and there is a good spatial sense between fore and aft. No real booming bass. Good fit and pretty comfortable in the long haul. Bulky and somewhat heavy. The ends are somewhat noticeable in the corner of my eyes. Works well for shooters, RTS, KOTR, WOW, hmm just about everything. Doom3, scary as hell... Completely encloses the ear. The really nice thing is that I can play games and HEAR what is going on. Also muffles outside noise. For movies on my PC (you need front, rear, and center/sub 1/8" stereo phone jacks) they again makes everything sharp. One star for that missing booming bass.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, neat little package., October 12, 2005

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Phil "Flasher" (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 surround sound headphones (Electronics)

When i first plugged the Zalmans into my system i was a little confused with the 3 leads as i have a Sound Blaster Audigy card with no front, rear or center ports. Having borrowed a mate's sound card i was now ready for the Zalman 5.1 experience.

I am very big on gaming and sound, and i have to say that Zalman's sounds great with games that have support for 5.1 sound output. The best sounding game i found was Half Life 2. The sounds were just amazing especially when the music starts up and you're in one of those caves, that's when you can really appreciate the 5.1 experience.

As for the bass, yes i agree it lacks power but you can crank up the bass output in Windows advanced volume settings to some degree.

----PROS:

-Nice long lead, good for LAN sessions.

-Comfortable to wear, even for prolonged periods of time.

-Great sounding 5.1 surround sound

-Does not suppress outside noise too much, so you can still hear things in emergencies etc. to some extent.

----CONS:

-No volume control on headphones

-Lack of bass

-Price tag @$60AU-Could have volume control and better bass for that price.