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On top of it all, you can connect the ACU to virtually anything-including the headset itself, your mobile phone, and Stereo PC speakers-all at the same time if you’re so inclined. More importantly, you can use some touch buttons in conjunction with the volume control knob and adjust the (virtual) angle and discrete volume levels for the XP Seven’s (virtual) surround sound speakers. One of the cool built-in features of the XP Seven is the ability to dynamically adjust the chat volume in relation to your game’s audio-so if the game gets louder, the ACU compensates by turning up the chat volume so you can still hear your buddies.Īdditional touch controls enable you to turn the Dolby Prologic sound on or off and switch speaker modes between surround and stereo. Similarly, you can press the Chat button and then press a number to select any of 8 Chat presets, which includes 5 chat audio settings and 3 voice morph options (high, low, and robot). The rest of the controls on the ACU are handled through an array of capacitive-touch buttons.įor example, press the Main button on the bottom of the controller, and then press one of the number buttons to switch to any of 8 different audio presets (Flat, Max Treble, Max Bass, etc.). There are also separate, small roller-style volume controls for your microphone and your mobile phone (if you connect one). Here’s a brief rundown of some of the ACU’s highlights:įirst, the ACU features a nice large master volume knob that also mutes audio when you press it-which in turn changes the LED ring around the knob from white to red. There’s a slight learning curve if only because the ACU can do so much it will take you a little time to remember it all. Thankfully, despite its powerful features, learning to use it isn’t too difficult. The ACU is an impressive feature and function-laden beast-it does so many different things it’s difficult to cover them all. Normally this might be a limiting factor, but not so much with the XP Seven.

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It enables you to control and configure the XP seven with no need for any additional software drivers. The Audio Control Unit is the XP Seven’s nerve center. Rounding out this impressive assortment of goodies and accessories are some Turtle Beach stickers (Sorry TB, you’re not getting those back), a detachable microphone, and replaceable outer ear covers so you can swap them out with something more colorful (sold separately, and not available as of this writing).Īnd finally, the XPSeven includes pretty much every cable you could possibly need: The ACU is the ‘brains’ (audio processor) of the whole operation I’ll circle back to it shortly because it does so many different things it needs a whole section unto itself. It looks like a super-sized inline controller but it does much, much more than adjust the volume and mute the microphone. Suffice to say my configuration is a bit messy in the cabling department.Īnd finally-the piece de resistance-the Audio Control Unit. However, I used it in my own setup as an optical pass through from a DVD/5.1 receiver. Most PC users probably won’t need the Console Interface device (it’s mainly for, uh, console gamers). The Console Interface is a small hub where you can connect various things. I think the XP Seven now holds the record on the wife pissedometer. This was “scientifically measured” by measuring how much I pissed off my wife when I wore it and couldn’t hear anything outside of my games. The XP Seven’s snug fit does an excellent job of cutting out external noise-possibly the best external noise suppression of any headset I’ve ever used.
