Here we finally have removed everything from the boxes. You see the headset, the external source switch & amplifier, a manual, & a whoooooole mess of cables. Medusa does not skimp on the cables for this headset. It is, after all, designed to be connected to your PC and your home theatre receiver at the same time. Connecting those two sources takes a great deal of cabling, & Medusa includes enough cables for both. Let's run through them real quick-like.

First, you've got two cables to use if you'd like to bring your headset on the road; these cables would be used in place of the external source switcher/amplifier. Not bad for a "home edition" when they include cabling for travel, 'eh? Even though it's a 5.1 headset, Medusa includes both 5.1 & stereo connections; just in case you get somewhere & you need to plug into a stereo-only source. Unlike the Pro Gamers, whose amplifier is in-line, the Home Edition's have no need for a USB power plug. This also means that you'll be without amplification should you take them on the road, but hey, they make two different models for a reason, right?

Everything you get inside

Two cables for PC connection

Then, & this is important, Medusa includes two  5.1 + microphone connector cables, so that you can connect your Medusa 5.1 Home headset even if your PC & home theatre receiver are apart from each other. The longer cable of the pair is a full ten feet long, so there's plenty of room for maneuvering.  The final bit of cabling that Medusa includes is a 1/8" 5.1 (front/sub/surround) female to 6 RCA male adapters for connecting to the 5.1 channel output on your receiver.

Cables are nice and long

RCAs for connection to 5.1 receiver output

Looking at the switcher/amplifier, you can see there's a volume knob, along with input & output buttons, an alternate mic input (in case you'd rather use a different mic), & the jack for the headset itself. An output button, you ask? But of course, that's for if you'd like to connect a 5.1 channel speaker setup to the rear of the switcher. As you can see on the rear of the switcher, it not only has two 5.1 + mic inputs, but also features a pass-through 5.1 + mic output.

Plenty of connection options

Front of the break-out box