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7.1. 5.1 amd 3D

Dmitri Vladimir

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Mar 28, 2013
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Atm I have a siberia V2 stereo headset. I have been looking at some 7.1, 5.1 and 3D headsets. I read on some forum where some claimed that 7.1s and lower was fake and there wasn't really any difference. And if I were to go for any of this three types of headsets which should I choose, 7.1 - 5.1 or 3D?
 
 
Gaming wise, all 3D(5.1/7.1) sound is fake(simulated). It uses DSP(Digital Sound Processing) because the audio files would be huge for a game to use true discrete 5.1/7.1.
 


but by saying "simulated" is it really any better than a stereo headset? atleast the price difference is quite high