


I tested it with a court room television show and it genuinely sounded like it would if the judge was in the room. As for Waves, it tracks your position and delivers sound relative to how it would sound based off where you’re actually looking based off what is going on screen or via the game.įor certain things this doesn’t have a lot of practical application. Surge 3D plays it based off the screens perspective, so sounds change based off your position in-game or however the file itself was designed to be played.

So, this brings up the question of why would you pay more than double for something like Waves Nx?īoth headphones go about delivering 3D different ways.
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It required a Bluetooth connection to my computer and using a specific demo they sent with the headphones but it could deliver an adequate version of 3D surround. Under perfect conditions, Surge 3D actually did a solid job delivering the immersive experience. What ultimately makes the difference is the fact Mobius utilizes Waves Nx Technology. On the opposite end is Surge 3D, a simple headset that wants to offer that immersive experience at half the cost. In the case of Mobius, $399 is more than the average person would spend on normal headphones and even exceeds the cost of popular or well-known ones like Sony’s WH-1000X M3. This was a thought going into both my Audeze Mobius and Surge 3D headphone reviews. There are only so many times you can explain what QLED does or the benefits of 7.1 sound before you realize it’s all technical mumbo jumbo that doesn’t mean anything if you can’t see the benefit. I see this a lot in both television and sound, especially in regards to headsets. When it comes to technology, there are a lot of terms thrown around and concepts misrepresented over overstated.
