Creative Sound Blaster EVO Entertainment Headset with Bluetooth Mobile Wireless

WOW! I read a lot of reviews before purchasing this headset. I read a lot of reviews before purchasing anything! Several things I have learned:1) People generally post reviews only if they are very pleased or very angry, so reviews tend to give the extremes, as opposed to an average.2) Reviews are most often very subjective. I love avocados, my son can't stand them. So, are avocados good or not? It is subjective!3) Reviews are often a comment on service or delivery time, not the product itself.4) Not everyone writing a review has an intelligence level equal to mine. The review may reflect their expectations, intended use and/or lack of knowledge or experience with a certain product type.With that said, I will explain why I am very pleased with this headset!I purchased it for my 16 year old, disabled son to use with speech recognition software. I knew he needed something very durable. With other headsets, in the past, the boom mic has broken, the foam earpads have dissolved, plastic parts have cracked, etc. I also knew he needed something comfortable for long term use, 5-6+ hours a day. Sound quality from the speakers was not a major concern, as his hearing is exceptionally acute due to visual impairment, but voice output quality was imperative. I was also hoping that, despite what other reviewers had claimed, the earphones would still allow him to hear external environmental sounds as necessary. The option of Bluetooth wireless, USB cable or analog connection as well as the ability to connect to multiple devices at one time was a huge plus.On a number of audio/tech/speech recognition websites, this headset seemed to rank fairly well in various test results among mid-priced wireless headsets with an NCT microphone. I expected it to be "average." I figured it would work for my purposes, with a few imperfections here and there.My first surprise was the amazing sound quality of the speakers. I am not an expert here, and as mentioned, that is not the feature I was most concerned with, but I was very impressed with the rich, clear sound in all ranges. I have not downloaded the additional EVO Control Panel software yet, but I imagine it is capable of making adjustments for individual preferences or applications to customize the sound further. (After sampling CGP and musician extraordinaire Tommy Emmanuel playing some mean fingerstyle guitar, I will probably reduce the bass, although the quality of the original recording may have influenced the sound distortion.) Update: Checked out some Tycho, Awake - on loop, of course, and the deep base was greatly appreciated! DAMN GOOD sound for under $100! Oh yea, getting a little further into the album, Tycho sounds F'ing AMAZING!!!!!!We have not had a chance to test operation with the speech recognition program extensively yet, but without any adjustments whatsoever, it is producing fairly accurate results already. I would venture to guess that the limitations of the software and the user's disability are equally responsible for errors and most will be overcome with time and practice. The mic may not be "the best in the business," but it works well enough for home and school use and it has many advantages over others available, especially the fact that it is built right into the earphones with no boom to break off, cause distraction or discomfort and yet has NCT.At lower volume, the user can still hear external environmental or speech sounds as desired. At max volume, playing full-range musical recordings, you could escape into another realm, although you might be able to hear a gunshot or fire alarm.I've had them on for more than 4 hours already today with no discomfort, although some heat retention. I am in Florida so heat and humidity are a consideration, I will give them an "acceptable" rating in that respect. Probably not the best product for sports, dance or fitness applications, but I have loaded the dishwasher, used the bathroom and walked around the house all morning without any need for positioning adjustment. My son has only fair head control and frequent reflexive, jerky head movements so I may need to supplement with an additional, positioning support strap for his use.I won't be throwing these in a backpack unprotected and the carrying bag provided does not offer substantial defense against damage, but they seem to be fairly durable if handled appropriately. I will handle with care, I want them to last!Initial Bluetooth pairing could be managed by a trained monkey. Once paired, activation was immediate upon subsequent device start up. There is a slight audio latency noted on YouTube videos accessed via ipad, I have not yet tested the Bluetooth connection with other media or devices. No signal drop out was noted anywhere in the home, up to 30' from the output device. Signal was also uninterrupted on the back patio, through CBC walls, and up to an additional 15' out the front door, but was intermittent when the steel door was closed.USB cable hook-up and charging work perfectly. No sound lag on videos accessed via PC from any sources tested.Analog cable tested with ipad. No problems.Really pleased with the ability to connect to multiple devices simultaneously!I can not comment on gaming applications. Oh, is that what this headset was meant for?Overall, my expectations have been FAR EXCEEDED by this headset.If you really appreciate a quality audio experience , do check out Tycho, the full album Awake, with this headset. You'll probably decide to put it on loop!

The headphones are ok. They are comfortable and the sound quality is decent. My gripe is they are advertised to last 8 hours on a full charge. Mine show a low battery after 1 hour and need to be re-charged less than 4 hours after charging all night long.Going to be returning them.UPDATE:Got a 2nd pair. Charged them for over 16 hours when I received them. Wore them at work and they died in less than 3 hours. They should not be advertising these as 8 hours of use. It's not even close to that. What's the point of being wireless if I still have to carry around a cord because the battery dies.

I thought I'd done enough research, but I learned a lesson for those looking to buy new technology. There's never enough places to research. The more advanced the technology you want to buy the more you need to make sure it's correct, because the only place with this information was the product manual for the product I hadn't even bought yet! It's probably the only place that they say that the EVO Control Panel can't be accessed unless you're using the USB Cable. Both cables however can be used to charge the device as well, and the auxiliary cable can even be used to charge from the iPhone. (As a side note, a USB 3.0 port neither helps nor hinders use of the EVO Wireless) I'm a fair amateur when it comes to using high end headphones, but even then these had their flaws.Cons:No wireless control panel support.Mics rarely work over Bluetooth wireless connection if they work at all. - I'm not sure if it was because it's dual mics, because the mics are located on the headphones themselves, or because the Bluetooth VOIP connection is just a bit questionable, but the mics wouldn't work over Bluetooth, and when they did manage pick up something there was a delay which caused there to be breaks in the sounds. I was only ever able to get them to work through my phone and only for a short time. When I tried to record from the computer it was a bit awkward to have to use a VOIP Bluetooth profile to record using the mics, but it would only ever record mostly blank sound with weird clicking, and had the same effect when I tried to use them with Skype which they were meant to be used for. I also couldn't hear anything out of them when I was using the VOIP profile.A bit Pricey, but overall if the above hadn't happened I would have said it was a great price. Especially considering they have the sound equivalent to the Dr.Dre Beat of the same price range, but with far superior features.It wasn't such a big deal for me, but you are required to install the online drivers for the headphones which comes with the control panel in order to use the wired connection to them.I'm not sure where the hiccup was with technical support, but at least at first I was unable to see the battery life indicator on the control panel, even when I had them plugged in with the USB cable.Pros:Excellent virtual 7.1 Surround Sound even though I would have preferred actual 7.1 surround sound like the kind found in the Logitech G930.Good range for listening thanks to Bluetooth wireless which you won't find in the Logitech G930 which uses USB wireless.The 40mm drivers certainly have a good sound to them and provide good quality and loudness.Great design in my opinion.Definitely comfortable, but considering I can wear ear-buds with no real problem, you should probably take that opinion with a few extra grains of salt.Fairly durable, I've had them for a month before I recently decided to return them because I decided I was looking for something closer to the Logitech G930.Bluetooth sound is actually pretty great over Bluetooth Wireless using the music listening profile, which is surprising considering you don't get the choice of using the control panel there.The battery life is most certainly quite long, but I haven't had much of a chance to test it because I've been wanting to continue hearing the effects of the control panel!Mic noise cancelling, voice effects, and all sorts of ways to change the type of sound you receive, including the virtual 7.1 surround sound, were all great parts of the control panel which can also be used with the other Creative EVO headsets.Final thoughts:Consider waiting for them to work out the kinks in the next edition of these before buying them.

This headset Is one of the best for the money hands down very rich in all aspects and a nice deep base.Bought the second set as after 2 years of not buying a headset stand I dropped them for the last time and ran over them with my chair, taped them back together and still worked lol.

Bon produit

Sound quality is very very good and i like the virtual 7.1 surround sound of this headphone. Creative control panel which comes with headphones means you can customize sounds as per your need and that means it should satisfy everyone's hearing wishes. The only downside I find is that they are not circumaural in true sense and are quite a bit heavy.

The sound is good. Easy to use with the app. Headset are to small and my old sound blaster tactic 3d of 10 years old sound better. Good headset for the price.Update since I got the headset. There are in perfect condition but the volume down doesnt work anymore and it only go up. Very disappointed for a company like logitech where I never had issues. Only 4 months after and I was using it around 3 times a week for few hours. Would say 5 hours total.

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