Zalman is mainly known for silent cooling products in their Computer Noise Prevention System line. The newest product to come from Zalman has nothing to do with lowering noise levels but rather creating noise. They have changed focus away from cooling products to create a new set of 5.1 channel headphones. During the night or at LAN parties loud speakers are not very practical because you don’t want to wake someone sleeping in a different room or bother the gamer sitting next to you. These headphones are designed to reproduce the big sounds created from 5.1 channel home theater speakers but in a much smaller package. Today at HiTechMods will be checking out Zalman’s new Theatre 6 Real Surround Sound Headphones.

To every coin there are two sides and firmly we shall sit balanced on the edge. The debate is speakers versus headphones and which is better. Audio is a very subjective experience. What may sound good to one will not to another. Some prefer a lot of bass while others prefer the sharpness of treble. What determines “good” audio is the path the audio takes from the source to the ear. The old saying goes that you are only as good as your weakest link and this is quite true of audio. If any component is not up to the job of faithfully reproducing the original sound then the end result will be deficient.

Sound is mish-mash of acoustic bounces, reflections and changes emanating from a source to finally reach your ears. You do not hear a pure piano. You hear the hammer strike strings then reverberate through the soundboard around the plate and through the cabinet. Some of this sound travels in a straight line to your ears. Some reflects off the surrounding walls, people, objects and so forth to eventually reach your ears. This blending of sounds creates the final effect.
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