Joined on 04/21/08
No Problems
Pros: Well I've had no problems, however I haven't used a lot of the features or things it can do. For instance I haven't used it for mic input. I bought it specifically for my Astro A40 headset and it works well for that.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: Haven't used the mic input - be wary if you plan to and have GPU SLI setup. Apparently some sound cards can pickup interference from GPUs when under heavy load. This is hard or easy to fix based on specific things. So just do some research before hand.
Pros: Works and is small.
Cons: Lacks control. Next one I'll get will support USB 3.0 for faster transfer speed. I had an issue with some corruption causing the player to pause between songs and it takes forever to fix it all.
Good but requires knowledge
Pros: Good quality and tech behind this. I love the mix amp because of the MP3 input. It allows me to use my secondary PC to run music/videos sound into these while I play a game on main PC. The virtual surround is good.
Cons: The mic mute switch on the cord is funky (only works half way). The setup for this thing isn't easy and requires specific hardware/tech to work as intended. I highly recommend to use the splitter cable that comes with it and send your mic into a separate mic input. If you don't the mic goes in through the USB and sounds terrible. They supposedly have a firmware update to fix this, but I haven't tested that yet. Astro doesn't have any software for testing these to see if they work as intended. If you aren't willing to spend some time and trial and error in the setup process I don't recommend these. Also finally I had some issue with the optical cord (it broke "physically" at one end from very little pressure), but it was still functional and Astro sent me a new one free of charge. (new one hasn't broke yet).
Overall Review: Don't believe what other people say about the mic quality being bad! The mic is very good, it just needs to be split before the mix amp, read 'cons' for more explanation. (PC gamer, not console gamer).
Glad I Got It
Pros: Great product and happy I upgraded.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I upgraded from an earlier version of basically the same model. My old one kept suffering from resets, bugs, and too many connection problems. I decided to flash Tomato on this new one and haven't regretted it. Tomato seems more solid and easier to use. I highly recommend you do research and learn about DD-WRT or Tomato. For this product I'd say go with Tomato!
Avoid in summer?
Pros: It worked at first.
Cons: Every time I try these things they stop working after a week to a month. It's very sad because my car is older model and requires one of these to listen to my MP3 player. I think it has something to do with the summer heat, so avoid that if you can. I cannot so I won't be trying another.
Overall Review: If you know what else could be causing these to fail besides summer heat please respond.
XBox Contoller Review
Pros: Trigger buttons, great for PC, has breakaway cable, highly ergonomic, and durable.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I have a generic poor grade controller from local store that not only is annoying to use, but hurts. This is meant to be a replacement for that.