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Turtle Beach Earforce Z60

Turtle Beach Earforce Z60 Review – Even when not using one of the preset audio profiles – gaming, cinema or music – and setting the EQ to flat, the Earforce Z60 headset still has some really impressive bass. The massive 60mm driver in each large, comfortable ear cup deliver a wide range of high fidelity low range tones, making explosions, engines and bullets really satisfying. Unfortunately even with the EQ set to flat, the high ranges are a bit muted. Even with the music setting chosen, the high range sound quality is a little disappointing. Set to cinema mode, the headset concentrates on the mid ranges making sure that dialogue is front and centre and not drowned out by the soundtrack of effects. The gaming mode is most satisfying when playing something explosive, as the 60mm drivers ramp up the bass response to the point of delicious absurdity.

Turtle Beach Earforce Z60, Absurd bass

The DTS Headphone: X virtual surround technology does a good job with directionality but as always falls far short of the crispness of real 7.1 sound. That said, the DTS Headphone: X tech does offer really excellent vertical virtualisation, clearly defining sounds that come from above. The removable mic does a decent job of recording and thanks to the inline controls, mic volume can be tweaked on the fly negating any need to fiddle with settings on your PC.

Although great for FPS and action, the huge drivers in the Earforce Z60 aren’t quite up to the job of providing a universally satisfying experience, with music and some gaming genres definitely suffering from the lacklustre high range response.

Pros

Powerful drivers
Huge bass
Good virtual 7.1

Cons

Disappointing high range