Watching Movies

Watching Movies

Now who really watches and listens to a movie on headphones? Um no, me neither -- it's all about gaming and tunes man! But as always we'll give it a go regardless. 

Maleficent

First things first, I do not believe that watching movies with headphones is something you should do, but if you must... the VOID might be just what the Doctor ordered. The headset offers a wide and dynamic feel in sound. Interestingly enough Dolby enabled seems to sound a hint better as voices are placed more in the middle and the surround sound feels a little wider spread in the audio scene. All tones are here and you can really hear every little thing that the audio editors injected into the movie. It is hard to describe sound, especially movie sound. But the sound space is detailed and sharp, deep bass much like the 2100 series offers really. Being virtualized surround the headset does not even come close to a true 5.1 or 7.1 cinema setup. It's virtualized stereo, but... it works fairly well with a movie.

You'll notice very intricate little details, which in Maleficent are plentiful. It is actually a pretty good flick man. In one of the battles you can hear explosions in the greatest detail, I heard the rubble come down to the ground. And when good ol' Angelina realizes she's missing 'a pair' the scream she makes will go through your body and bones (though I am not sure if that is a good thing :))

I watched roughly 15 minutes of the movie really comfortably. During movie playback we had the EQ tuned onto the Pure Direct mode with a little added bass and higher treble, and yes, Surround was enabled as it sounded a notch better with this movie. The headset has good characteristics, with decent bass (tweaked in the EQ).