Medusa Progamer 5.1 headset

Avid gamers know the benefits of using surround sound speakers while gaming. The ability to quickly determine the direction a sound came from can easily mean the difference in chalking up another kill and the consolation prize of sipping your drink while waiting impatiently for a respawn. Unfortunately, surround sound requires lots of speakers that often is not a realistic option for a PC setup, even for the most hardcore gamers amongst us. Enter the wonders of surround sound headphones, an easy way to get surround sound fraggin' in spite of whatever obstacles may keep you from using a full blown surround sound setup; be it a significant other, parents, space, or simply your wallet. Today we've gotten our grubby little hands on the very sleek Medusa 5.1 ProGamer Headset, manufactured by SpeedLink in Germany, and will be putting it through its paces.

Headphone packaging

Looking at the fairly standard packaging, the first thing that caught our attention was that taped to the outside of our review unit was a power outlet converter. Interestingly, the power adapter included with this headphone is made for European outlets, and they thankfully thought ahead to include an adapter for use in the U.S. Opening the packaging reveals a very plush traveling case. The Medusa ProGamer version of this headphone is designed with the LAN gamer in mind. This travel case and Velcro cable straps will securely carry the headphones and all needed accessories to connect to your portable (or borrowed) gaming rig on the road. All items fit nicely in this well made soft case, and we were pleasantly surprised to see the extra effort of a red ribbon tied around the headset. Pointless yes, but we do like the emphasis put on the product presentation by Medusa and Speedlink.

Handy travel case

Gift-wrapped headphones