Zalman ZM-RS6FM Virtual 5.1-channel stereo headphones with microphone

by Zalman

Product Details

• Item Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BR0DTK
• Item model number: ZM-RS6F+M
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 25, 2006

Product Description

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.2. Enhanced spatial and realistic effects by separating front, rear, and center speakers. 3. Easy setup of real surround-sound 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. 4. Real Surround Sound field comparable to a complete multi-channel speaker system.5. Excellent fidelity, enhanced localization of on-screen sound, clear dialogue and discrete sound audibility.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, August 9, 2006

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ARSWOK (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Zalman ZM-RS6FM Virtual 5.1-channel stereo headphones with microphone (Electronics)

Pure Surround sound. Audio is great.

Microphone is cheap and should have made it a boom mic. The microphone does not pickup from its location on the Cords.

also doesnt have a seperate volume adjustment so you have to use the volume control with in windows or the game itself.

Again great sound from the speakers and isnt too bulky.

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Price to Performance, February 10, 2012

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Samuel R. Landers "TigerWild" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zalman ZM-RS6FM Virtual 5.1-channel stereo headphones with microphone (Electronics)

I have been using this headset for 5 years now.

Pros: Great sound in the given freq ranges, good for music and games, with above average noise isolation. Comfy for moderate use. Outstanding when used in conjunction with a hardware 3D sound card (5 of my last 6 sound cards have been Creative Labs mid to high end sound cards). It took 3 years of regular wear before the ear cushion started showing wear and tear. After 5 years it is still in good enough condition to use regularly, just not in pristine condition, as one edge of the cushion wrap/support material has flaked off. The cushion remains firmly held to the headset

Cons: Medium weight on the head and around ears leads to needing to take them off after 5-6 hours. I have had to go into the sound cards 3D environmental map properties and shift audio 3 to 5% to the rear to get the BEST feel for the surround effect in games. Otherwise the default setup makes the forward and center speakers too punchy and you don't always notice in game when someone is coming at you from the rear. Don't support Ultra low freqs, ultra high freqs for true musician audiophiles. No Headphone microphone.

Other Thoughts: These headphones beg for a dedicated sound card (not the one built into your motherboard!) with game capable rendering of 3D environments in real time, 24bit 96kHz sound. Shift back and forth in game from the built in sound card typically 7.1 channel or better to a discrete sound card such as Creative Labs X-Fi Extreme or better and you will truly NOTICE IT IN GAME.
In my experience emulated 3D sound does NOT truly stand up to hardware accelerated gaming 3D sound for accuracy of environment and sound fidelity; in addition the true multispeaker headphone is critical. Having the true 3 or more speakers per side of your head with full ear coverage noise isolation on the human side of things dramatically improves speed and accuracy in determining where the sound is coming from. Yes, I am a FPS gamer ;P

After 4 years, my daughter dropped them from a height of about 2.5 ft, and the center channel right ear stopped working. They still sound great however, I just remapped the 5.1 audio to 4 channel surround. I will be replacing them shortly, maybe even with the same model. Excellent price/performance!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Headphones, July 26, 2011

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Buddy Bryan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zalman ZM-RS6FM Virtual 5.1-channel stereo headphones with microphone (Electronics)

Very good sound. I can definitely notice the surround sound. But after about eight months they started falling apart. They are not put together very sturdy so you have to be very gentle with them. The microphone is horrible... do not use it for speech recognition. I guess for anything else it would be fine.

They are also pretty heavy... but amazingly you don't really notice it when it's on your head.

Definitely a must have for the sound alone! Games and movies sound absolutely perfect. Music sounds extremely good also, but the bass isn't anything great... but it is pretty decent for headphones.