CONCLUSION

   We used the X2 SATURN 5.1 HD Gaming Audio Headset for a total of 5 days with several game titles (PlanetSide 2, Thief, Mass Effect 3, World Of Tanks 9.0 and Warthunder Closed Beta) and some Blu-ray movies (Aliens SE, Avatar SE, Robocop SE) to see if it can be used for things aside gaming. First of all I’d like to talk about the quality of the headset and just say that if you put too much weight on that aspect the SATURN is simply not for you since the plastic used although quite solid gives it a very "cheap" feeling. Of course this goes hand in hand with the price of the headset but we will talk about that on the next paragraph. Moving to audio quality this is where the SATURN actually did pretty well especially with games and although we weren't impressed with its highs it did great with mids and bass. The vibrator feature was something we didn't expect so at first we thought that the trembling of the earcups was because of the powerful bass. X2 did a good job with the Omni-directional microphone since we had clear in-game transmission at all times. Comfort is also at high levels although the somewhat heavy in-line controller may get a bit annoying until you figure out where to place it.

   Right now the SATURN 5.1 HD Gaming Audio Headset by X2 retails for USD79.95 inside the USA (CoolerGuys) and at around 70Euros inside the EU a price tag that puts it at the bottom of the lowest cost "real" 5.1 surround sound headsets in the market. However that comes at a price and so as mentioned earlier the hard plastic used isn't on par with the audio quality and although we do understand that X2 wanted to keep the cost down to a minimum still to some consumers that may not matter. Leaving out build quality the SATURN 5.1 HD Gaming Audio Headset did really good in all our tests and so we are awarding it with our Golden Award.

PROS

- Design
- Audio Clarity
- Good Bass)
- Good Positioning Audio
- "Real" 5.1 Surround Sound Headset
- Vibration
- 3m Braided Cable
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Build Quality (For Some)
- Current Availability