Tech Shout!

Digital audio and multi-channel headphone technology company – Turtle Beach has launched Ear Force AK-R8 PC gaming headphones. The new AK-R8 gaming gear is a perfectly tuned, portable surround sound system for hardcore gamers, featuring professional-grade, 8-speaker, dual sub-woofer headphones with a multi-amplifier USB audio interface enhanced with digital signal processing. The headphones and USB interface have been designed in an integrated system; thereby making it possible for the Ear Force AK-R8 delivers the comfort and isolation of headphones with the full impact and positional accuracy of true, multi-speaker surround sound.

“The importance of sound, and 3D audio in particular, in gaming and PC-based entertainment can not be understated,” said Seth Dotterer, director of marketing for Turtle Beach. “The AK-R8 marries the privacy of headphones with the full sound and positional accuracy of a multi-speaker surround sound system. The headphones are comfortable, rugged and include multiple speakers for an amazing sound experience, and the USB audio interface is one of the most versatile USB sound cards ever to ship–yet it’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand!”

Furthermore, the USB audio interface features separate 5.1 or 7.1 analog and digital outputs. Apart from the headphones and the USB interface, the AK-R8 packs in a USB cable, an optical S/PDIF adapter for connecting to home theater equipment, an installation CD and a quick-start manual. The AK-R8 are compatible with Windows 2000, XP or Vista.

Priced at $149.95, the Turtle Beach Ear Force AK-R8 can be purchased from any of the company’s retail outlets across the US and also from the Turtle Beach website.