
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Rage Wireless: Verdict

Top-level Call of Duty or Battlefield players will no doubt feel the need to invest in a headset with more precise 3D sound, but the Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Rage should be fine in that regard for the rest of us mere mortals. You still won't be able to hear every single bullet winging around your head, or the direction of footsteps approaching from 80 yards away, but you'll still get a sense of whether enemies are to your left or right before you're reduced to a quivering frag-heap. The 3D works, but not brilliantly, although you can again improve that from the control panel. Creative Labs Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Rage Wireless: 3D The overall sound is warm and inviting, and a bit of rummaging around in the control panel's equaliser can make it sound a lot better than it does on its default setting. There's no deep, verging-on-the-subsonic, rumble but the bass is still crisp and sufficiently meaty, and the treble remains clear without even a hint of tinniness or any tendency to shriek. So what, then, of the sound? Naturally, it pales in comparison with the Sound Blaster Recon 3D Omega: the Tactic 3D Rage Wireless lacks its more expensive sibling's stunning dynamics, generally sounding flatter and less dramatic.īut it still sounds good – much better than you would anticipate for the price. Creative Labs Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Rage Wireless: Sound If you do find that you've got to synchronise it with the dongle manually, though, you'll have to head back to the website, as the Quick Start guide is terse, to say the least.
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It also pays to download the free control panel software from Creative Labs' website, which lets you adjust the sound and even specify a colour for the glowing centres of the ear-cups.

It's dead easy to set up: just charge it up via the USB cable (for eight hours, says Creative Labs), plug the USB dongle in and it should work. Creative Labs Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Rage Wireless: Setup
