


#CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER RECON 3D AND OMEGA PRO#
THX TruStudio PRO Crystalizer analyzes the signal and serves to accentuate the myriad little sonic details that can make a good soundtrack really pop. It's powered by the company's own quad-core Sound and Voice processor, and packs a complete suite of hardware-accelerated THX TruStudio PRO technologies, plus a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.įor home theater applications, chief among its powers are Crystalizer and Surround. Now, it helps to think of the Sound Blaster Recon3D unit as an outboard soundcard, performing many of the same noteworthy feats as Creative's latest PC gear but in a more agreeable form factor. Don't be fooled by the term "gaming headset," what we're really talking about here is a lightweight, heavy-duty pair of over-the-ear headphones built atop a steel-core headband, with an attachable noise-canceling microphone if we really do want to trash-talk friends and strangers while pretending to murder them in contests of online skill. The bundle arrives in two basic pieces: the Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega Wireless Gaming Headset and the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX USB External Sound Enhancer for PC, PS3, XBOX 360 and Mac. And so the wonderful Creative Sound Blaster Recon 3D and Omega Wireless Headset Bundle came as a pleasant surprise, as the box tells us right up front that it is ready to play with the Sony PlayStation3 (Blu-ray! games!) and Microsoft Xbox 360 (more games! DVD! even HD DVD!), as well as the PC and Mac, another perk of the power of modern game consoles. Creative's various "Sound Blaster" products have long impressed me with their performance and ahead-of-the-curviness (hey, they did DVD-Audio back when almost no one did DVD-Audio, for example), but the majority of this SB gear has been designed for use on the PC, which inherently limits their claim to the home theater.
