Turtle Beach Call of Duty: MW3 Ear Force Bravo Limited Edition Programmable

Turtle Beach Call of Duty: MW3 Ear Force Bravo Limited Edition Programmable Wireless Universal Gaming Headset

Product Details

Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
ASIN: B005EEMXYI
Item Weight: 2 pounds
Media: Accessory
Release Date: October 25, 2011

Product Description

The Turtle Beach Call of Duty: MW3 Ear Force Bravo (EFB) Limited Edition headset is ready for battle with programmable presets, wireless game sound, universal compatibility and a rechargeable battery. Featuring exclusive Call of Duty: MW3 customized presets, exclusive COD color scheme and textured military finish, massive 50mm speakers and full supply of bonus MW3 content, the Ear Force Bravo is built to let you Hear Everything and dominate. The EFB’s fully-programmable Digital Signal Processor (DSP) lets you to enhance and personalize your game experience with fully customizable game audio and chat signals. Custom MW3 presets can be selected on-the fly to zero in on enemy footsteps, amplify bone-rattling explosions and hear every shell casing hit the floor - all while calling the shots with crystal-clear communication. The EFB also features a rechargeable battery that provides more than 10 hours of game play between charges. The battery can even be charged while gaming, so you’ll never miss out on the action. The EFB delivers exceptional audio quality, amazing wireless performance and is the perfect headset for Call of Duty fans across all major platforms: XBOX 360, PS3, PC and Mac. If you’re serious about Call of Duty and all your games, then get serious about the sound and step up to the Limited Edition MW3 Ear Force Bravo.

Product Features

Exclusives: Custom military textured finish with MW3 insignia, Call of Duty embossed headband, Custom MW3 audio presets, MW3 downloadable multi-media content and bonus extras, Military-style equipment case, discounts on Turtle Beach swag
The EFD comes pre-loaded with exclusive custom audio presets designed by the MW3 developers to optimize the game experience; also upload any of the many custom presets available on the Turtle Beach website to configure up to 18 personalized presets
Rechargeable Battery provides more than 10 hours of uninterrupted gameplay
Sonic Lens with Sound Field Expander allows the player to widen or narrow the sound field to focus on sound cues that are difficult to hear like enemy footsteps
Ear Guard with Blast Limiter limits the intensity of deafening sounds such as explosions and gunfire while Sonic Silencers eliminate background noise on your mic and online chat

Customer Reviews

I just purchased these last night, Nov 1st, to use while playing BattleField 3 for xbox 360. These are my first headsets for online gaming and so far they are just OK...I dont think they are worth the $179 price...they seem to be basic wireless headsets with some built-in dsp (digital signal processing) presets..think equilizer for your stereo. Now for the Fun Stuff . From their website:
"The EFB also comes with a "Field Supplies" card, featuring a unique code to unlock access to an exclusive Turtle Beach / CoD: MW3 mini-site where you will find:
Access to exclusive downloadable artwork
Discounts on Turtle Beach swag
Exclusive offers from Turtle Beach and partner companies for deals on MW3 content and other items that you can't get anywhere else
...and much more!"
I went to their website and accessed the MW3 "special" area. " [...] " and looked at the "exclusive" content. The only items that are on that page are
Ear Force Bravo Enhanced Audio Preset Manager Software theres EarForce Delta also, but thats it)
Additional Call of Duty: MW3 Enhanced Audio Presets for the Ear Force Delta
Turtle Beach Apparel Promo Code
Turtle Beach Call of Duty: MW3 PC Wallpaper / Screensavers
With the product description about programmable presets, I was thinking I would be able to customize the presets...WRONG... I install the software, but the "Additional" presets I downloaded are the SAME as the ones already installed with the Manager software..nothing programmable at all. Where is all the "Exclusive" content? Wallpapers of the headsets and discounts for buying clothing There are no additional presets like the PX3 has. All that can be done is cycle through the presets.
Pros:
wireless
flexible boom mike
clear speech with no background hiss and decent game sound, but it can get a little muddled when a lot is going on where you cannot tell where even a helicopter is.
separate Chat and Game sound volume controls
rechargable lithium-polymer battery
lightweight
the headband has a springsteel band (not sure how far it goes into the earcup legs)
Cons:
Overpriced - nearly $80-90 more compared to a wired version. Probably about $50 more than a wired dolby 5.1 version.
lightweight feels kind of cheap for the price
fabric earcup material is a little irritating
Lackluster "Exclusive" content
rechargable lithium-polymer battery pack does not appear to be replaceable.
Programmable "Pre-sets" are just presets...nothing programmable about them. You can cycle through the presets by pressing the preset button on the headset...that is it. I was unable to use any of the other headset presets I downloaded from Turtle Beach.
Seems to be only simulated surround sound, as the wireless transmitter uses the standard Red/White RCA jacks for the input. They are NOT dolby 5.1/7.1, that requires their DSS accessory for an additional $89!
For being wireless, there are a LOT of cables -
USB charging cable for headset
USB cable for powering the transmitter
audio splitter cable from source to transmitter (RCA to 3.5mm jack)
xbox306 talkback audio cable from headset to controller so you can talk.
Result? You may want to consider the Xbox 360 Wireless Headset X41 by Voyetra/Turtle Beach with Dolby Headphone 7.1 Surround Sound instead...its $20 cheaper and is true 7.1 DSS.

While these are def overpriced, due to my setup I needed wireless for my 360. These were great to keep the wife happy during long gaming sessions at night. These are not programmable as they say. Installed software and just gave option of MW3 presets which are already there. Just ordered dss today. All in all great headset. Pretty comfortable. Tried a set of Xp500 and we're too large for my ears. Went with these due to rechargeable battery. I was afraid of going through too many batteries. All in all great purchase but hindsight is 20/20. In retrospect I would have picked up a set of px3's and added dss. This would give you simulated 7.1 and rechargeable wireless at a better price.