Creative Circumaural Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Omega Headset

Pros: Sound Quality superb!
Wireless.
THX!

Cons: The device breaks between 1 hour to 2 weeks!

Other Thoughts: This is a Caution for what I had to deal with was completely unacceptable!

For the first two weeks the headset worked wonders! Then the device malfunctioned so I had it RMA.

When I got the headset back I was quite glad to have it... only to have it break again and this time the right speaker completely cut out!

Without a doubt this has been my worst shopping experience. I will most likely never order something like this ever again. It's not worth the stress, money and my time.

Pros: looks good

Cons: dropped from 6 inches above desk.
Head phone snapped off.
I wont buy again.

Pros: Good Sound.

Cons: Very poorly made. Fell apart after only a few months. Microphone stopped working. Both ear pieces snapped. The padding on ears falls of constantly. Cord is ridiculously short (like 6 inches). Charge does not last. Power button needs to be held for about 10 seconds for it to work.

For what these cost they should be of the highest workmanship. Instead it is all plastic garbage. The specs claim it has a solid metal core. After they snapped there was no metal present in the framing.

I will never buy creative again. $150 for headphones that fall apart in 3 months.

Pros: Have good sound.

Cons: Made very cheaply, fall part easily. Very fragile. Terrible workmanship. DO NOT BUY.

Pros: Overall quality of sound is good.

It works quite well for gaming, music, and VOIP. The Dialog Plus feature in the sound control panel is especially nice, as it makes it easier to hear people via VOIP with otherwise poor microphones.

The equalizer doesn't do much for it, and is usually unnecessary.

The range on this headset is amazing. Being on the second floor, I can go outside of my house - on the opposite side of the house where my computer is located - and, even several yards to the mailbox, still get near-flawless reception. It may disconnect for a split second, but it reconnects shortly after without issue. Fantastic!

Cons: The power button is annoying. Have to hold it down for an abnormally long time, and sometimes, when turning it off while it is charging, the icon turns red as in it is off, but I can still hear audio - it's still on.

The microphone mute button is nice to have but in an annoying spot. Sometimes I randomly hit it when putting the headset on or taking it off. The only notification that it's even muted is the actual light on the button, which you can't see unless you take the headset off. Not good.

The headset isn't as comfortable as some other gaming headsets on the market. One day, after wearing it for an extended period of time, I actually took it off to notice a sore right above my ear. It was from the cushion pushing on my glasses. My head isn't big and I've never had this issue with any other headset before. Not cool.

The stand is meh. It can fall over easily. The "weight" at the bottom is the actual wireless receiver, which doesn't ever stay in its space. It's not held in.

Other Thoughts: The reason for my 1 star review...
This thing broke after 6 months.

I was taking it off of my head like I always do numerous times a day, and the thing just snaps. The plastic behind the screws that holds the metal extendable part of the headband into the left ear broke cleanly. I was appalled.

Mind you the speaker and the microphone were still working flawlessly, but the left ear driver - microphone and all - are dangling from the headband, connected only by a wire.

Creative was extremely unhelpful and rude. Newegg wasn't able to convince Creative to help either, although they tried.

This was a huge waste of $200. You can get more for your money, and better customer support, from numerous other options that are available for cheaper prices.

I'll personally be looking into the Corsair Vengeance 2000. I had the Corsair HS1 before this, which was $100 at the time, and it's sound quality was nearly as good as this. Corsair also has fantastic customer support.

Don't buy

Pros: - Great sound quality
- Software is great and easy to use with added goodies
- looks and feels solid, led is appealing to the eye
- mic is wonderful having no problems and is adjustable
- included stand is a nice bonus which keeps things neat on the desk
- Comfortably is good however, I still have not adjusted yet
- Range is great, my room is located on the second floor all the way in the back and I still receive signal all the way downstairs almost to outside.

Cons: - Ear cups do not breath well with the leathery material (although it is not too bad)
- Ear cups are snug around my ears not too big of an opening for your ears
- charging cable is very short and not long enough to charge while on your head
- Cannot plug mic directly into computer to use must go through the receiver

Other Thoughts: Alll in all the pros deff. outway the cons and this is a very great mic worth the money, but before you buy check your prices at other online retailers. It was between this mic and the logitech g930 and it honestly came down to software and looks vs the G keys.

Pros: Product sounds good, range is good

Cons: The base station broke after a week and a half of normal usage, rendering it unusable. Creative took two weeks to reply to my RMA request, then refused to RMA. To quote them, "We have not received any similar issues pertaining to this headset's base station." Would recommend sticking with another brand who will support their product. Headset is useless without a base station, $200 wasted.

Other Thoughts: Don't buy from Creative. Bad build quality combined with the fact that they may not replace a broken product. This leaves you with over $200 wasted.

Pros: Very comfortable, easy to hook up, decent software and Great Sound - including Bass! The Mic works great too!

Cons: None as far as I'm concerned but a true Audiophile might find some, see Other thoughts!

Other Thoughts: I have a good ear when it comes to sound quality due to allot of years spent working on car audio but not a true Audiophile. I've played games, I've watched HD movies and I've listened to high quality audio all of it sounds great to me. So my conclusion is that if you need a good headset but you want a better than average set of headphones as part of the deal then you can't really loose by getting yourself a set of these.

Pros: The sound is fantastic. The padding is comfortable. The headset is super sturdy. The wireless range is reasonable. Battery life is reasonable for a casual user... which I'm not.

Cons: That transmitter USB port broke off on the INSIDE after I tried to use the headset while it was charging on the transmitter. It is now rolling around. Not covered by warranty.

*** THIS HEADSET CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THE TRANSMITTER. YOU CANNOT PLUG IT DIRECTLY INTO THE COMPUTER BY ITSELF. ***

For 200 dollars I at least expected these to be able to function on wire as a backup, or even a chip that wasn't soldered by 2 year olds. Huge disappointment.

Other Thoughts: Get another long cable for charging the headset during use, and plug it directly into the computer. NOT the transmitter. Place your transmitter and never ever move it.

Wireless is overrated. Have one less thing to worry about, and just get wired.

Pros: -Wireless
-Excellent range
- The sound on these is on par with the G930 and definitely better than the Razer Chimaera 5.1 or the WOW headset. Games and music sound incredible. some sound effects make you think something is behind you. That's how good these are.
-Great aesthetics. Blue LED's are a nice touch. I use headsets primarily for sound and mic quality but I do expect something expensive to look great and it beats Logitech in that department. Razer looks great but the sound is inferior on their wireless headsets.
-Most headsets tend to be extremely fragile. These are not particularly bulletproof but they feel better built and tougher than the G930, the Chimaera 5.1 and the WOW headset.
-Mic is very sensitive, unless youre in a quite room I recommend using sensitivity at 40-50. Also very flexible.
-Sound is processed by the device itself, which is great but if you want to use your own Sound Card, a wired 3.5mm Headset would be a better option
-Console compatible
-Stand i

Cons: -The sound is outstanding for PC and 'tis also compatible with consoles. But the sound quality drops when using it in consoles. This is primarily a PC headset, If console use is your priority, I recommend checking other devices.
- The Mic is great except the little the cover on the sensor. it can fall off easily, but that is a minor detail.
-The range is a little better on the G930, but is not like I'll use it 20m away from the screen.
-The LED's look fantastic, I wish they could change colour as in the WOW headset.
-The stand is very light, so it can fall easily, but then again is just me being picky.

Other Thoughts: I chose this headset mainly because the sound is high end, 'tis wireless , it looks awesome and 'tis quite comfortable.
-Another important factor that I had with past headsets like the G930 or the WOW headset was how fragile they were. As said earlier the Tactic 3d Omega is considerably tougher with its steel core.
-The tactic 3D Omega is overall the best wireless headset I have used. Most Tech sites give a better score to the G930 mainly because it is cheaper, but they ignore aesthetics and built quality.
-The current price is 199.99 lucky me I got it for 155
-I will update my review if I notice something.
-Thanks Newegg!