The Razer Tiamat 7.1 v2 gaming headset is down to $85.99 on Amazon, and you can even find it for a couple bucks cheaper if you don't mind going with a third-party seller. The headset more regularly sells for around $140 to $150. It dropped to $100 for Black Friday and for a week or so afterwards, but it has never gone as low as today's drop. It is a brand new low and a fantastic deal on a solid Razer headset.
It's hard to get real surround sound out of a headset. The Razer Tiamat does it by using 10 discreet drivers with five in each earcup. This helps the headset create pinpoint positional accuracy. That's huge for gamers because it means hearing footsteps from the invisible Loki running from you or the enemy soldier sneaking up behind you. Each earcup has a 40mm subwoofer, 30mm front (left, right and center) drivers, and 20mm rear drivers.
You'll also be able to fully control each audio channel and even switch to stereo sound. For this you'll use the Audio Control Unit, something new designed for the Tiamat. It includes a pass-through feature that lets you switch between your headset and your desktop speakers at the press of a button.
The Tiamat is a headset built on years of advice from engineers and professional gamers. The result of that is a headset built with a unique headband that balances weight distribution without clamping down too hard. It's comfortable enough that you can game for hours without noticing it. The digital microphone is also designed for natural sound reproduction and unidirectional pickup. You can pull it down or flip it up when it's not in use.
The Tiamat just needs a PC with a 3.5mm audio jack and a USB port for the surround sound.
