IÂ heard about this thing on a message board and decided it was just what
IÂ was looking for, and IÂ was stunned to find it was available in New Zealand
as I'd never heard of anything like it. I'm amazed Mighty Ape don't advertise it
more instead of just leaving it tucked away under PS3 accessories because
IÂ think anyone who uses headphones with their console (PS3 or 360) would be
interested.
Even if you don't want the surround sound (you can turn it off and just have
stereo) I'd still recommend it as you get digital audio plus a volume control,
which you need if your headphones don't have one, a base boost and you can even
plug an Ipod or similar device into it so you can listen to your own music
ingame.
IÂ used to plug my headphones right into the 360Â audio adapter or hook an
old mini system up to it (for a volume control) but IÂ was never pleased with
the sound. Any directional sound came through only one channel so it sounded
like it was right in my ear, as if IÂ was only wearing the headphone on one ear.
It was really annoying and uncomfortable. With the DSS that's gone completely,
even when it's just set to stereo and not surround. I don't know if it's the
digital audio or what but it's a huge improvement, and there's no loss of
sound quality.
It might not exactly blow your mind, depending on what headphones you use,
but it's bound to be an improvement over just the phones. I'd recommend this to
anyone who uses headphones on their console.
You might be interested to know there is a DSS 2Â which has a couple of extra
features but at the time of this review it was only available in the US (for
some reason). I might get that one if it ever comes out here.