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The T1 headset was designed for music and movies rather than gaming and as a result, we won't be focussing too much on in-game performance in this review and will be paying more attention to music and movies instead.
Since this headset is mainly intended for media consumption, we went ahead and listened to some music tracks, first up on our playlist is Jaws on the Floor by You Me At Six, the main reason I chose this song was due to the amount of panning in the mix. The T1 headset performed very well, vocal harmonies were easy to distinguish, the bass wasn't over powering and the panning performance was excellent.
Next we listened to On And On by Hit The Lights, This song includes some acoustic instruments, lots of backing harmonies as well as some gang vocals. This headset was able to faithfully replicate the song, vocal lines were clear, the mid tones were rich, delivering a warm sound. Being able to close your eyes and pick out the different layers of a song really does make a difference and delivers an enjoyable listening experience.
The headset continues to impress while playing games and watching movies, ambient sounds are clearly distinctive, voices are clear and background music stays faithful to the mix.
The T1 provided an immersive experience while watching movies, performing particularly well while watching tense Sci-Fi movies with lots of ambient noise, such as the original Alien on Blu-ray.
That said, there is a downside- this is still just a stereo headset, so some virtual surround software would give a much better sense of direction when playing games and watching movies. This is a minor complaint though as not everyone likes virtual surround and for those that do, there is free software out there from plenty of companies including Razer.
In all, the audio quality on the T1 is excellent, the headphones isolate noise incredibly well, making it difficult to hear anything else in the room with them on. This combined with the level of comfort the headset provides makes for a superior listening experience.
