NaughtyGirl wrote on Jan 14^th, 2006 at 9:44pm:


WHOOPS.. I guess I should have rephrased that comment. Beer and my WOMAN. (No plural mention was intended.)

[FC] Slippy wrote on Jan 17^th, 2006 at 2:44am:


d00d...that's blurred vision not multiple women...

Look it Trottel slavishly keeping us on topic.  Here's about them Zalmans:

Overall, If you're a gamer who doesn't want to let your late night frag-a-thons disturb the neighbors, the Zalman theater 6 is a good choice. Ditto if you're looking for a convenient way to get the surround sound experience from a DVD without the bulk of a speaker system. The small collapsed size and sturdy construction of the theater 6 would make it perfect to throw into a laptop bag for an airplane-bound movie buff. But if you use your PC to to listen mostly to music, there are better headphone choices.


1.  They're heavy.  Out of the package they're surprisingly beefy; 11 1/4 oz's in total weight with ear pieces that measure 14cm across.

2. They're freaky looking.  The size and unusual shape of the ear pieces has a functional reason, each of them contains 3 independent speakers, so that the Front, Center, and Rear channels each has a dedicated source.

3.  Overall the design is quite nice. The headband, while being all plastic, is sturdy and wide, and has a padded leather/fabric center portion that proved to be comfortable even after prolonged wear. One thing to note: these headphones are not for those with petite-sized heads. I consider myself to be of average skull size, (unusually thick, I've been told, but average in outside dimensions) and I had to keep the Theater 6's at their minimum size. You would have to have a head a la Charlie Brown to need to fully extend the adductors.

4.  The ear cups are a little skimpy with the padding, but fairly typical of other headphones in this price range. The contact pressure is lighter than others, but even without it they did a decent job of sealing out extraneous background noise.

5. Owing to their 5.1 capabilities the Theater 6's require a 3-plug attachment of the source. Usually means plugging into the rear of the machine.  Make sure you have a surround sound card!

6.Biggest negative: the missing is in-line volume control. The Theater 6's provide no method of volume control other than at the source, an inconvenient method while gaming or moving around away from the PC. Ideally there would be independent in-line controls for each of the Front, Center, and Rear channels, as much fiddling was required to achieve the proper balance in use. For games in particular it often meant pausing or exiting the game to return the Audio Properties panel to make adjustments, then restarting the game to see the results.



Pros:
Good design and build quality.

Nice extra long cord.

Small collapsed size make them extra-portable.

Surprising effective 5.1 performance.

Cons:
No in-line volume controls.

Poor stereo audio performance.

Charlie Brown sized headband.
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im a bit late i see but i would reccommend these. they got rave reviews from everyone who bought them. they are also only $70. in my opinion, thats a freaking deal. other than the fact that you would look like a radio operator, i think they will be my choice.

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