The Audio FX Pro 5+1 Headset
The “mystery product” is no longer one. With the help of eDimensional I have designed a custom USB gaming headset called the Audio FX Pro 5+1, as shown below.
Audio FX Pro 5+1 Headset
This is the first Benheck branded product, plus it has an exclusive design by yours truly. Tired of headsets that all look the same (gray body+gray trim+gray interior=blah) I went for a retro feel, like something from the 40’s. These are really nice headsets, with full sized earcups that fit over your ears, not pressing against them. This is very comfortable, and also blocks external noises (ie, someone telling you to take out the trash). The Audio FX Pro 5+1 should start arrives in stores in early July. For a more information and a photo of the box, read on!
Included is a force feedback rumble - low frequencies activate internal motors which give the sound an extra “oomph”, like you’re sitting near speakers at a concert. For games it brings out the roar of engines and the bass of explosions - bringing you one step closer to being in the game. The cord is nice and long, allowing you to move around more while playing - grab a slice of pizza, slam a door shut, whatever.
It has a box designed by me and everything. Again I must thank eDimensional for allowing me to list features such as “hear the cries of dying noobs with perfect digital clarity”. Because we all know that’s what gamers want. For more information and preodering please visit the official site at www.eDimensional.com
Web ad I threw together for the headset. I kind of regret not working vacuum tubes into it, but oh well.
Photo of the back of the box. Click here for full-resolution, somewhat-readable version. Fun fact: the bullet holes on the box are real. I bought some leather, blasted some .45 and .22 caliber holes in it, then scanned it into the computer. Only the most authentic art for MY customers!
 
Includes Benheck-designed 3″ installation disc.
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June 5th, 2007 at 10:12 am
Ben, those are sweet dude! Nice work as always! I especially like the retro feel. But, what gamer has $80 to spend on goodies like this?
June 5th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Woo….
Can’t wait to pick up a pair of these!
Congrats on your first commercial product.
Not what I was expecting at first though….
I expected something along the lines of, well, the Gameport!
June 5th, 2007 at 11:02 am
ahhh your name isnt on the box ): Will they be sold in europe?
June 5th, 2007 at 11:04 am
Awesome! I can’t wait! Great job, great job!
June 5th, 2007 at 11:04 am
This looks oh-so-fabulous. I curse you, because I just recently bought myself an expensive stereo headset, and now I want this instead! Bastard! The design is top notch. Loving the look. If these are as good as you claim them to be 80 USDs really isn’t half bad. I’ll hold off until I see some reviews, and if it seems worth it, I’ll get these. (will they arrive in stores worldwide or just the US?)
June 5th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Look great and im in need of a high quality headset. Ill wait for the reviews to come in but there sounding great right now. Your ad on the page for them if funny.
June 5th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Dudex: Well, except for where it says “Exclusive Design by renowned modder Benjamin J. Heckendorn” dead centre with a link to this site right under it, you’re right. No name anywhere. Apart from maybe the back.
June 5th, 2007 at 11:34 am
I hope they’ll be sold in europe. Well I’m sure they’ll be sold online so I’m sure they’ll post to europe. These things looks so funky and retro. Perfect for counter-strike! Heheh. I got to get me some of these.
June 5th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
You have amazed me once more ben. Your name on the box as well as the URL to benheck.com was good. It’s amazing how you were made part of a commercial product. Congratulations. I’ll need to get some of these.
June 5th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
those earbuds are sick and by sick i mean SLICK. :D
June 5th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
I WANT THAT HEADSET. That thing is frickin AWSOME
June 5th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
WOW! I want one!
June 5th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Kill all noobs! YES, that is hilarious! I like the old school look alot. If I was famous like The Ben I would have designed something like this, but maybe not with the mic. See, I play alot of old school games, and the mic just gets in the way and would serve no purpose.
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June 5th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Tony Fink: The microphone rotates upwards and out of the way, so it shouldn’t be such an inconvenience.
Loving the design, and tis true, all other microphones are just blah in terms of their colours and design. They’re all the same on the outside.
I do hope these come to Europe too, but hopefully it won’t simply be a case of switching the dollar sign to a pound sign, or else I’ll be ordering from the US (pays to have American friends :D )
Love the force feedback feature, kinda cool for racing games.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
I think the ads say “Pwn All Noobs”, it’s on the store banner I designed I know that for sure.
I added a photo of the back of the box. It even has my picture on it, like stuff Rachael Ray hawks.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
Looks nice. Being the HeckHead I am, I am obligated to buy this.
June 5th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Good stuff Ben !!
But there’s only one thing I must say about your box : The french translation is kinda sloppy, the syntax is somewhat weird on some points.
I could help you on this one if you want, I’m a native french speaker.
Good job like always !
June 5th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Did anyone win that “What the heck?” contest and accually guess that your retail product was an awesome headset?
June 5th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
One more question, Will you guys be using these for future Benheck.com podcasts?
June 5th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Beautiful…
June 5th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Looks awesome.
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June 5th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
These looks great, but I like to know what I’m missing on the outside world! However, if I didn’t, and had a game to play online every day, I’d buy it.
Are these coming out in Canada, or just the USA?
June 5th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Just one question and this one comes from the perspective of a media representative. Who’s handling the PR on this one? eDimension as they are the retailer or yourself?
June 5th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
I am soooo buying one if they’re released in Canada!
June 5th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
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June 5th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Do these headsets require special software on the pc to work with the low frequency force feedback feature? Will these headsets work with game consoles (PS3, 360, etc)? If not, can you make a mod for your own mod to make it work with the 360? Is there a F.A.Q. I overlooked somewhere? I am out of questions…
June 5th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Please tell me it’s plug-and-play friendly for OS X.
June 5th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
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June 5th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
You should make an Xbox 360 version Ben. I’d buy that up in an instant. I love the design, just not a huge PC gamer.
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June 5th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Ben.. i’d like to express my feelings on this development… i hate you now XD
I hate you.. because i want those +_+ why couldn’t you have made a crappy product that i could just shrug off?! >:( aaaaanywhos! any idea if i would see any of that rumble tech being activated in RTS games? i don’t play those shitty FPS types~ only RTS and RPGs :)
June 5th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
The rumble works without software, but if you install the disc it gives you positioning controls, virtual 5+1 settings, etc.
I have tested and it works on the PS3. However only chat comes through the headset, no game audio like with the PC. In this respect the PS3 headsets work like the 360 (game audio comes from the TV)
June 6th, 2007 at 12:42 am
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June 6th, 2007 at 7:13 am
I won’t lie…I don’t like the color. I completely understand that you went with the retro look, but, I just don’t like the color.
Aside from that, congradulations on your first product! Definitely not what I expected it to be at all, but none the less…congradulations and best of luck on any future product you come out with.
June 6th, 2007 at 9:22 am
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June 6th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Nice work Ben! If I had the money I’d get them, but you know…
They’re awesome nonetheless. and I wish there were more gaming products on the market of such high quality and with such great humor (Hear the cries of dying noobs with perfect digital clarity! Genius!)
June 6th, 2007 at 9:25 am
That. Looks. Awesome. Is it coming to the Philippines. :P If not, well that sucks. So did anyone win it?
June 6th, 2007 at 9:33 am
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June 6th, 2007 at 10:25 am
When and where will those be available in europe?
June 6th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Ben, they look great, but is there any Mac love??
June 6th, 2007 at 10:53 am
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June 6th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Love the design, I look forward to picking these up when they become available!
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June 6th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Im missing from the forums =(
I like these, but i’ll have to shrug it off, $80 for me is a bit steep atm, and I have a perfect ghetto headset I made myself lol, nevertheless, it’s great, and good work!
June 6th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
One of the pics show sun-glasses…other head sets I use cause my ears to hurt because of the pressure on the frames.
Any idea if the muffs work well for long periods with glasses on?
Thanks,
Mike
June 6th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
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June 6th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Where can I buy a pair?
June 6th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/ben-hecks-mystery-product-revealed-to-be-audio-fx-pro-5-1-heads/comments/5277386/
Wow, nice. Besides the fact this was overwhelmingly disapointing (where’s our one-handed xbox controllers? PS3 and Xbox compatible controller similar to the 360 controller?), these are ugly, USB (I mean, come on. You CANNOT get good sound quality from USB), and $60.
Really, I think everyone expected more, I mean, at least a product of your own design would have been nice.
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June 6th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Great job eDimensional and Ben!! I love your new product.
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June 7th, 2007 at 4:18 am
Magnulus thanks for pointing that out. Im an idiot.
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June 7th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
[quote]these are ugly, USB (I mean, come on. You CANNOT get good sound quality from USB), and $60.[/quote]
What are you talking about? Of course you can get good sound quality over USB. USB is a protocol for transferring DIGITAL data. The audio shouldn’t even go through a DAC until it’s in the headphone unit.
Even USB 1.1 can sustain data rates several times that used in redbook audio.
June 7th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
These are truly beautiful!!
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June 12th, 2007 at 6:39 am
Pre-ordered! Awesomely there’s a UK distribution centre from wherever I ordered them from, meaning I don’t have to worry about customs. It’ll be sweet owning a Ben Heck creation, and now just to replace my 360 mic with it and I will be in awesome country.
June 13th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
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June 14th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Hi guys,
To all of you that will require them in the UK, we will indeed be selling these especially as they are endorsed by our gaming element - Team eSourceUK and we beta tested these super headsets.
More information will follow on our site nearer the release date.
Thanks -
http://www.eSourceUK.co.uk (#esourceuk)
http://www.team-esourceuk.net (#team-esourceuk)
June 17th, 2007 at 8:33 am
couldnt help myself. ordered one =)
June 17th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
I Pre-order this headset a week ago for the single reason one of the features was it would allow me to “pwn noobs”.
Hilarious.
It looks good and the specs seem ok. I don’t know much about that sound wavy stuff. Kinda sucks I didn’t realize at the time it wouldn’t ship until end of the month. :/ Oh well. I regret nothing.
June 19th, 2007 at 4:35 am
So Ben,
How long before the cord gets a short in it? I go through about 3-4 heads sets every couple of years due to crap ass thin pos cords. You’d think someone would think of using thicker cords for headset cords that must endure kinking, coiling, pulling and the wheels of an office chair (yeah shit happens, don’t ya know it) Unless I see that cord CLOSE UP and feel confident it will last at least a year… forget it.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:13 am
With the rumble implimentation. Arent you worried about repercutions from Immersion?
June 20th, 2007 at 3:51 am
Good work Mr Ben :D.
Will these be available for purchase in New Zealand? *fingers crossed*
June 21st, 2007 at 11:14 am
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June 21st, 2007 at 4:31 pm
very very nice but does it work with the 360? or your 360 laptop?
June 25th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
About those drivers… As a linux user, um… do you at least have a driver on there for Linux? Would you consider opening the drivers up? What are their general status?
June 29th, 2007 at 4:41 am
Sweet as but wireless would have been betah! And can these be used for consoles?
July 10th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Sweet design on the headset. I honestly can’t wait to be able to afford to buy a pair. As for wireless though? NAH… Wired is much better.. Too many things to go wrong with wireless… Interferrence, batteries dying, two devices to break.. New cords can be put on at ANY time.
GREAT JOB and good luck on future projects. :)
Stephen
July 10th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
So…when do we get an update on availability? I pre-ordered mine and was hoping to see it soon. My old crappy headset is rubbing a hole in the top of my head. I need this replacement!! :)
July 14th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
It’s beautiful. It looks like something that would be seen on the new “Battlestar Galactica” series, new-retro style technology. :)
July 21st, 2007 at 6:00 am
WHERE CAN I BUY A PAIR OF THESE AT. I ALREADY TRIED GAMESTOP AND RADIOSHACK.
July 28th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Bought these…Overall not impressed - I cant even feel the 5.1 working. Even 2 channel is muddy. Could it be drivers?
July 30th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
i got mine. i love them. just that the vinyl/plastic/rubbery leatheresque material doesnt breathe well but small price to pay. i think the sound quality is nice and works pretty well with the games i play. overall great job.
August 5th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Please make some non USB versions, surely my X-FI sound card is miles better then any USB device. If it wasn’t for this I would have ordered some by now.
August 12th, 2007 at 3:30 am
I`m having a lot of trouble with these headphones.Its very hard to get the levels right for the volume for both phones and mic.You shouldn`t be able to hear yourself breathing surely !
They seemed OK-ish to begin with,a bit tinny perhaps and now after 3 days there`s and persistent buzz at any sound !? I also have an X-Fi sound card.I`ve installed the C-Media files several times to no avail…and I can`t find them to uninstall them
I bought them on a whim…big mistake !
August 12th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Huh. Well, I bought one, and am having it shipped up here to Canada. It should be up here this week, unless of course it gets held at the border and charged GST… Damn Canada Post. Hopefully, it will show up soon, though. Anyway, I’ll try it out and see what it’s like and see if mine buzzez like that too. One thing about that, though: You will notice that your desktop speakers emit a buzzing sound regardless of whether there is input or not. I would imagine that it is the same in this case, as there are 2 speakers and one subwoofer in each headphone, they are closer to your ears, and the headset cancels out the ambient noise in the room around you (IE: Computer fans, CD drive, etc.) so it would be easier to hear. I believe this is virtually unavoidable, at least while keeping the price of the headset to a minimum.
August 13th, 2007 at 1:21 am
Chris,this isn`t a consistent/persistent hum like you describe;this is a buzzing as if something was loose in a speaker and only happens if there is a signal such as music or whatever.It may be something to do with the software or a setting i have wrong I just can`t find the solution atm
August 13th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Hmm… Yes, it sounds like maybe there is something loose in your headset, try setting it to mono output, and listen for the buzz. Is it in one ear, or both? Can you feel the buzz?
September 2nd, 2007 at 6:47 am
I pre-ordered a pair, so I’ve had them since they came out. I notified support of some issues that I have. Hear they are: In Ventrillo, sometimes I can hear the log in voice, but can not hear anyone and they can’t hear me. Also, sometimes when I’m gaming with others in Vent. they say all the sudden I sound like a Cyborg. I must reboot to correct either issue. When gaming Battlefield 2142, the players voices are good, but the automated game voice sounds all broken up, very choppy. And last, sometime after I boot up, my volume control settings change to maximum…very LOUD…OUCH! When they work right, they are awesome, but these issues happen quite often:(
September 5th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
To Mike, you should put all your audio and mic settings to “C-Media CM108 Like Sound Device”. Do this also in Ventrilo.
And when playing games, makes sure to go into Audio and if there is a choice for “Hardware Sound” or “Software Sound” choose “Software Sound” (like in BF2142).
Also i have the problem with sound being too loud, i have it only 1 noch up, and if i go any higher, it really loud.
September 8th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
For the loudness issue, try adjusting the Wave output to a very low setting, it will make it quieter, allow for better adjustments to volume, and have better audio quality. additionally, it will stop it from lowering the volume when playing music or something and stop it from rapidly raising the volume avter a loud part. Sorry for my awful description, but it works for me. Also, is there any way to patch input from another sound card to the output on the headset?
September 10th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
anyone found a solution to the “BUZZING” mine are doing this also, i have downloaded the driver from the edimensional website and uninstalled/reinstalled and played with all the settings i can find and i can’t make it go away. I have tried disabling the onboard audio (BFG NForce 680i SLI mobo) i’ve tried it in multiple usb ports on the mobo as well as the usb ports on my logitech G15 keyboard and still have the “buzzing” sound. The “buzzing” sound is only present when sound is being played, by this i mean when i’m idle on the desktop it’s silent, as soon as i start a game/app or do something (mail notification/windows sounds etc.) that has sound the buzzing starts and it goes away when the sound ends.
September 21st, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Hey Ben, soz to say but the headset aint very good, I have rattling bass noises and my mic barely works. It aint just mine, Bcause I bought 2 and they both do the same thing. Maybe there good, I might just be doing something wrong, but if you have any tips on making it louder, I’ve got mic boost and everything, and People still barely hear me. I would really appreciate any help that you might have that would make my experience less disappointing.
October 5th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Well, just to let all of you know, I just opened up my headset, and guess what I found? there is no - I repeat NO surround sound. it goes through a decoder, then all into one speaker on each side! This means that there is absolutely no directional awareness!
October 8th, 2007 at 5:38 am
Frank,
I have all my settings to “C-Media CM108 Like Sound Device†and my game, BF 2142 is set to software, but still have a problem with in game Voip. I can hear others but they can not hear me in squad talk. Anyone have any ideas that I can try? Is anybody else using these headsets for BF 2142, and if so had issues? Help!
October 12th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
These should be wireless
October 20th, 2007 at 9:28 am
There does`nt seem much point addressing anything to Ben,he obviously does`nt give a shit about his customers
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:40 pm
is it ps3 compatable ? or however u spell it :)
November 2nd, 2007 at 6:18 am
With the exception of the buzzing, i have had all the above stated problems. What i found is that the software is the main problem.
I installed the drivers and software…sounded like crap, couldn’t get anything to sound right including lag in the sounds ( not keeping up with visuals in my flight sim, but lags behind ). I tried everything i could think of. As a programmer of 25 years, i know to try alot of different sequences.
I uninstalled for the 25th time…then without reinstalling, i plug in the headset with no software installed…but the drivers were already on board. Again, after un-installing with “Add/Remove Programs”, i reboot and simply plug in the headset. Due to the drivers ONLY being on-board, the drivers kicked in and the headset works great !! ….as soon as i install the software, everything goes down hill.
I don’t know what the problems are with the software, but i do know i’ve read forums where there are those that get the software working, albeit with major effort in adjustments, as they’re saying. The software shows 7.1, when the headset is 5.1….someone is missing a big boat on that one. I’m assuming, and that’s a big assumption, that the software will be improved at some point in time. Until then, i couldn’t be happier with this setup.
Lastly, they are loud…very loud…i had to turn way down the volume in my flight sim, the volume output in teamspeak, etc….once i got all that turned way way down, then the loudness was under control. The forcefeed back is pretty cool….not too much, just enough to raise the hair on the back’o kneck lol
:)
November 2nd, 2007 at 6:33 am
Oh, and one other thing. After getting them to work, by plugging in after an un-install…my teamspeak sounded like crap. The only way i could get it smoothed out was to set the codec to speedex 16.8 or higher…..with that setting, they are freeking awesome….and again, i had to turn the output volume way way down.
Hope any of this helps ya’all :)
November 2nd, 2007 at 6:35 am
Oh, and…after i un-installed, then simply plugged in the headset with no software installed at this point…the drivers kicked in and yes they are working great…..however teamspeak sounded like crap. I had to set the codec to speedex 16.8 or higher…then all the problems went away. Teamspeak sounds better than it ever has. Again, gotta turn that output volume way way down.
Hope some of this helps ya’all :)
November 14th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Picked these up on newegg, having similar crackling sound problems. Edimensional has been ZERO help. They don’t know the first thing about the product they are selling. They give you like 2 scenarios on their site about the crackly noise problem, neither of them helped me at all. I didn’t realize these were USB when I purchased them, kind of shot myself in the foot on that one since I have a 7.1 capable sound card which is of a QUALITY brand. IMO Cmedia is cheap garbage and shouldn’t be in a headset thats being sold to gamers. I’ve replicated my issues on 3 different PCs and I’ve just about given up on them.
http://www.skullcandy.com check out the Skullcandy Com TIs, they blow these pieces of crap out of the water. I don’t know Ben Heck or any of his 1337 modding skillios, but I would have made sure I had a quality product on my hands before putting my name on it
November 19th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Just got these and they don’t work. First you plug them in the USB. The microphone worked right off. Then you install the software, and thats when everything goes wrong. The mic stopped working all together. The Speakers could not be turned on with the software provided, or using the WinXP Speaker options. The sounds was too loud and when turning down using the inline control it didn’t get low enough before muting. (This may be due to my levels?). The Mute button on the inline control didn’t work, but that may be because the microphone simply didn’t work. I downloaded the new drivers/software and that didn’t help anything. But it did install under a new Start menu item, so now I have 2 menu items for this one headset. Then I saw the not in eDimensional’s FAQ that said to uninstall the software and the headset should work ok. It worked, kind of, but I still cannot get my speakers to work again. Currently I’m removing the USB plug and rebooting, hoping my speakers start working again. I have a Dell 8250 that has been running fine for years, but these headsets don’t seem to like it. And if I can’t easily switch between the headset/speakers, I’ll have to take these back!!
November 25th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Same findings as Monte - DO NOT install the included software. Plug in headset and go. Solved the crackling noise in games. However, when playing Crysis - the volume shoots way up on random sound bites - normal volume, then when a character speaks a line (completely random, maybe 5 times during the whole game), it comes out LOUD - you soil yourself - then everything goes back to normal . . .? Weird.
November 25th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
I’ve never installed the software with mine and I haven’t had any problems. They sound a lot better than my old Sony stereo I have on the computer.
I should try them with ROCK BAND!!!!
December 3rd, 2007 at 4:22 am
Hello I’m interested in these headphones just wondering if they work on xbox 360’s using the xbox’s USB port. Thanks
January 30th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Hi
I have IL2 1946 and just bought the audioFX PRO 5+1.
Game sounds and Teamspeak all work brilliantly but when i hit the enable extensions to get the sound of other planes etc. - it works great - but Teamspeak echos a lot and is unusable. Both TS and the ingame sound is mapped to the headsets. I have tried the ingame sound output as surround and headphones.
I have scoured the net for anyone who has posted about IL2 and the headset and not found anything. Drivers come to mind but I only installed these a few days ago and don’t want to mess it up.
Cheers
doc
February 4th, 2008 at 10:48 am
HI all
Here is link to a discussion that helped me to solve my various problems with Audio FX head set:
http://www.battle-fields.com/commscentre/showthread.php?t=16986
Hope it helps others aswell.
Cheers
February 4th, 2008 at 11:12 am
HI all
I turned hardware accelaration down one knotch in DxDiag Sound Tab (select START->select RUN and type “dxdiag” (without quotes) there-> DirectX Diagnostic Tool opens. Go to Sound Tab). That solved my my various problems right away.
Hope this helps others aswell.
Cheers
February 5th, 2008 at 6:13 am
OK first problem solved - set TS sound to wave and not DirectX.
Next problem - the forc e feedback need the IL2 game volume to max and the headset to max to get the first red light on the headset and the first feel of an force feedback. I would be stone-deaf in seconds - so surely force feedback should work at any volume? How do I get this to work sensibly?
Cheers
doc
February 13th, 2008 at 11:10 am
As a result of all the enthusiastic messages above, I got myself a set of these Audio FX Pro headphones.
Sound reproductions is great,and the force feedback is really something to believe, however all is not perfect.
The phones produce a constant crackling sound for about 30 seconds or so, then it disappears for about the same length of time, then re-appears again. This cycle continuously repeats and, not to put too fine a point on it, really annoys the H— out of me.
Apparently this is a known problem, as when I searched the e-Dimensional web site, there is an up-dated driver together with notification which states that this “may” eliminate the problem. However it didn’t in my case.
The phones are also a little tight for me, and hug my head with a bit too much force for long term comfort. However, I’ve seen no one else complain of this, so perhaps it’s just me.
All in all, a great set of phones - but please, please, please develop software to eliminate the constant crackling.
March 5th, 2008 at 10:14 am
I have the same problem and crackling that gets excessively worse as you game. the piece of plastic on the back of the microphone popped off 2 days after opening the box(used once). When they work they work fine when they don’t they are horrible. I want Ben to do a hack on these to convert them to an analog headset. And on a side no/minimal support under linux. ubuntu 7.10 the microphone will not work.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:05 am
i bought a audiofx pro from newegg. i have a dell 530N desktop computer with ubuntu linux installed.
since the software provided on the disk is exclusively for microsoft products, i can’t install it. Do you have any suggestions short of returning the headphones.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:26 am
yeah use windows you moron or at least read the details before buying something. You can’t expect everything to be supported for an open source OS
March 27th, 2008 at 5:35 am
I had made some comments above, several months ago. Call me an idiot, but I found ultimately that the software works great. Originally i was not able to use the software, but rather use only the drivers. And that has been working great.
I found a setting in my game, il-2, that was the problem. I’m now using the headset with the software, and wouldn’t trade these for any other set of speakers or headsets. I recommend these, as a gamer on Windows, to anyone, anywhere, anytime !
Simply freeking awesome….yes, ya gotta turn down the system, and game, volumes to their lowest settings because these are very loud. However, once i got the volumes turned down appropriately, it becomes an experience, a sensation :)
March 31st, 2008 at 11:28 am
Has anyone thrown one of these on to a Mac running OS X. I’m interested in getting one, I suspect it will work based on built in USB drivers. I currently use a Logitech USB headset that works fine but I’m looking to upgrade, I’m looking at either this or the Plantronics GameComPro1. I personally like the styling of these but I have verified that the GameCom works with Mac OS X. Thanks in advance.
April 1st, 2008 at 4:51 am
Great headset the sound quality and force feedback is amazing the only problem is people have started complaining about helicopter sounds from my mic any way i could stop these thx :D
April 16th, 2008 at 3:28 am
My god are any stores gona get AudioFX Pro 5+1 by BenHeck
I want to go buy some now but cant find any stores with them in
I am uk Birmingham.
Are these stores dumb or what gamers from every where should buy these
April 16th, 2008 at 3:28 am
My god are any stores gona get AudioFX Pro 5+1 by BenHeck
I want to go buy some now but cant find any stores with them in
I am uk Birmingham.
Are these stores dumb or what gamers from every where should buy these
Yours
Lord Ronald
PS yes i am a Lord not a mr
June 20th, 2008 at 2:46 am
So i got these and i love them i have not had any problems… worked with teamspeak, ventrilo and steam… everything great so far i also never tired the software because of all the issues i heared about… so yeah ANYWAY!!! !GREAT HEADSET!!@##!@