LTB Magnum True 5.1 USB Surround Headphones Review

It has been almost two years since we first heard of LTB Audio Systems and decided to look at their USB True 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones. The headphones were surprisingly well designed for coming from this relatively unheard of company. Listen To Believe (LTB) has recently introduced their Magnum 5.1 USB Headphones, which is what we will be looking at today. These headphones offer a built in microphone, onboard audio control, and true 5.1 surround sound.

The intentions of the USB Magnum 5.1 Headphones are great, but GNU/Linux users should look elsewhere if they are interested in USB headphones due to the compatibility problems we had faced.

Mac OS X and Windows users, however, should have no problems using these headphones with the official drivers. The LTB C-Media drivers also support HRTF 3D and EAX 2.0. At this time the LTB Magnum can be purchased for approximately $69 USD, which is cheaper than many professional gaming headphones that easily exceed $100 USD.

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