This is for sure: if you’re a gamer seeking a primo wireless surround sound headset, now is a very good time to buy. It’s been less than two weeks since Astro Gaming’s A50 wireless surround headset impressively traversed the Engadget review gauntlet, and now the crazy kitties that are Mad Catz and Tritton are up for a turn. It’s taken the duo well over a year and a half to get its full range of Microsoft-licensed Xbox 360 headsets off the ground, with the flagship Warhead 7.1 Wireless Surround Sound Headset set to hit shelves in just a few days.
Aside from packing some innovative and exclusive features for Xbox 360 users, it stands as the only totally integrated wireless headset for the system — for the first time you won’t need a pesky controller-to-headset cable or a controller-mounted Bluetooth dongle for voice chat. We’ve been fortunate enough to get an early look at this $300 Dolby Headphone-enabled headset, so join us past the break and we’ll let you know whether it’s been worth the wait — or whether it’s too much, too late.
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