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 | Tritton TRIAX-180 AX 180 Universal Gaming Headset |
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Product Description
Tritton Technologies, known for designing and building the best gaming headsets on earth, delivers an affordable precision audio headset – the AX 180. Designed specifically for the XBOX and PS3, the balanced speakers provide rich, full stereo audio while the removable microphone ensures superior voice communication. The convenient inline audio controller features independent voice and game volume controls so you can clearly hear your teammates during those crucial gaming moments. Analog connectivity allows the AX 180 to be used with the popular Wii system and the breakaway cable design has options for MP3 and iPhone connectivity. Get your head into the game with the new AX 180.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4160 in Video Games
- Color: Black
- Brand: Mad Catz
- Model: TRIAX180
- Released on: 2010-08-13
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 3.50" h x 9.00" w x 10.60" l, 1.90 pounds
Features
- Stereo Analog Connection / Inline Audio Controller with Independent Chat Volume Control
- Voice Compatible with Xbox Live / USB Microphone for Playstation Network /PC/Mac
- Xbox360, PS3, Mac or PC for Headset with Communication
- 3.5mm stereo out, or RCA stereo out for stereo playback
- Removable Microphone
Editorial Reviews
From
the Manufacturer
| TRITTON Technologies, known for designing and building the best gaming headsets on earth, delivers a multi-platform precision stereo headset with the AX 180. Designed specifically for the Xbox 360 and PS3, performance-balanced speakers provide rich, full stereo audio while the removable microphone ensures superior voice communication on both Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. Adjust game volume and chat volume independently, or mute the mic with the in-line breakaway cable system. Analog connectivity allows the AX 180 to be used with the popular Wii system for audio only. Get your head into the game with the AX 180. | ||
 | AX 180 Universal Gaming HeadsetOptimized for Xbox 360® - PS3™ - Wii™ - PC/MacFeatures:
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Inline Audio ControllerThe convenient inline audio controller features independent voice and game volume controls so you can clearly hear your teammates during those crucial gaming moments.
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Customer Reviews
Video Review: AX 720 vs. AX 180 Headset. Both Rock!
Watch Video Here:
http://www.amazon.com/review/RIERCF3RJCZ97 I did this video review
to help anyone out there with the same issues I had.
Hopefully
this will help gain the insight you'll need to make a decision.
Please
leave feedback, did I miss anything?
Good
value
I bought these to use with
the PS3. The hookup isn't completely obvious if you want to hook it up
to just the PS3 and not through the TV (you need the Multi-AV out cable
that came with the PS3, even if you use HDMI). But once I figured out
the cabling and configured the PS3 to use the Multi-AV out for sound and
HDMI for video it worked great. The stereo sound is good enough to pick
up general directions. And I'm hearing sound effects in the game that I
didn't know existed. Its easy to get immersed in the game play that
way. So in effect these headphones add value to my $60 games.
The
headset fits comfortably even over my large melon. After a few hours of
gaming, though, my jaw starts to feel fatigued from the pressure. But
the comfort over the ears is perfect.
The mic seems to be working
fine as other people on line can hear me. Having it detachable is a
nice convenience as these could double as standalone headphones.
The
volume/mic controller is well laid out. The mic mute switch is the
biggest button on the controller so finding it in the dark is not a
problem.
The only CON I have is when no game audio is playing
there is a slight buzzing. From what I understand that is a grounding
issue with the PS3, not the headphones. But during the gameplay I can't
hear it even when I try to. I haven't tried the headphones on anything
besides the PS3 so I can't confirm this.
The cabling isn't too
bad. The headphone cable is 12' long which is about where you should be
for a 42-50" HDTV anyway.
I'd recommend these to anyone wanting
to pipe all game play audio and have chat capabilities.
UPDATE
(8/30/10):
After a few months of using the headphones I'm still
satisfied with the sound/mic but as others have had problems with the
construction, so have I. There is enough pressure on the ear pads that
over time the thin plastic that holds the length adjustments of the
headphones to the headband broke. I was lucky enough to have the pieces
just fold off instead of break so I was able to McGyver them back into a
functioning form with some bits of metal and duct tape. I'm not pleased
with the fact they broke within the year but I don't want to send them
back at my cost. I'll just bear with the cosmetic issue of tape and
metal on the headphones. I'm lucky enough to have a head tall enough to
allow the extra bulk of having tape wound around the area of the
breakage but if I needed to push the headphones closer to the head rest
I'd be out of luck. I'd bring the rating down to a 3 star due to the
obvious construction issues.
Mine lasted
TWO months. Cheaply made at any price.
I purchased this AX180 on
January 17, 2010. In spite of my headphones being handled with care and
never abused in any manner whatsoever, they broke apart on the left side
where the earphone connects to the headband. The earphone now dangles
from the headband by one wire and are completely unfixable and totally
unuseable.
The sound was very good from them and the mic also
worked very well. It really is a very good sounding headset.
Unfortunately, as with other reviewers of these, I've come to find out
that they really are a cheaply constructed waste of money.
The
way the earphone is connected to the headband is very poorly designed
and constructed. If yours hasn't come apart yet, they are ready to at
any moment.
We'll see how Tritton customer service handles this.
Even if Tritton replaces them, which I'm sure they will, I give these a
DO NOT BUY recommendation.
UPDATED:
I called Tritton
Technologies and spoke to a very nice person in their customer service
dept.. They were very friendly and didn't hesitate to offer a
replacement. They gave me an RMA number and I will be sending these
back(at my expense which will probably be about five bucks) and I will
be getting them replaced. Other than me having to pay out of my pocket
to send these back to them, the Tritton customer service handled it the
way all companies should.
With that said, I still give this
headset a one star rating for poor construction quality and I will give
the company customer service a four star rating for their no questions
asked approach to dealing with me. I would have given their customer
service a five star rating if they paid for postage to send the broken
headset to them.
Overall, the headset still gets a DO NOT BUY
from me because I know they will easily break and are worth no amount of
money. Sadly, I'm certain that the new replacements Tritton sends to me
will also break very quickly. I know nothing about the other Tritton
models and if the ax180 is any indication of how their other models are
made, I don't want to.
UPDATED PART 2:
I receied my new
headset from Tritton after about a two week wait from the day I mailed
the broken ones to them.
They work great just like the other ones
did. I'm hoping that by me changing the way I put them on and take them
off they will last longer and prevent the ear cup from breaking. Instead
of pulling directly on the left and right ear cups to put them on and
take them off my head, which is how most people put on these headphones,
I have changed to pulling on the headband part of the headphones only
and I try not to exert any pulling pressure on the ear cups as I put
them on and off.
UPDATED PART 3:
As of 7/2/2010, the ax180
microphone has now quit functioning on the headset. I called Tritton and
they asked me to plug the mic into my computer to see if I could record
something with it in order to see if the mic itself is working or not.
The mic functioned fine when used on my PC, so there must be a wiring
probelm in the headset causing the mic not to work while attached to the
headset.
They gave me another RMA # and I have sent it
back.....at my cost. We'll see what happens.
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