#Creative sound blaster recon 3d and omega wireless headset windows 10#

I had upgraded to Windows 10 on the day it came out, and there were no issues - I used the firmware trick, whatever, fine. Today, the firmware trick stopped working, as well as the firmware installers - all of them. I figured it wasn't all that bad, I mean it was just a few clicks and a restart - so I just dealt with it until today. and the exact same issue started happening again, and I had to do the firmware trick again, every day. So, I contacted Creative and sent them back the headset, I figured I had gotten a faulty one, and they sent me back a refurbished one - with scratches galore everywhere on the headset.īut, I digress, it worked perfectly like new - until a month passed. I was having to redo this firmware business every single day just to get the thing to turn on and work, this went on for a good few months. Until the next day, and the next, and the next, etc.

#Creative sound blaster recon 3d and omega wireless headset Pc#

I downloaded an older firmware, installed it, downloaded the newest one, installed it, restarting the pc - and it worked fine after that. I looked online, found a solution that worked for me on this website. After about 2 months of normal use, the actual sound card/sound blaster just stopped powering on whenever the PC was turned on.

While that’s certainly a tight niche in which to launch a product, it’s one the Recon3D fills admirably, and as such is worthy of an Approved award.I've had issues pretty consistently with this device since purchasing it in December last year. At £90, it’s also considerably more expensive than current PCI-E sound cards such as the excellent Asus Xonar DX.įor gamers who play over multiple formats using headphones, though, the Recon3D is a great option. Those with fancy multi-speaker setups need look elsewhere, as the Recon3D doesn’t supplant a functional X-Fi or Xonar sound card. Matching most high-end sound cards with a 24-bit resolution and a maximum output sample rate of 48KHz, the Recon3D produces excellent audio. Creative is selling a bundle of the Recon3D, the Tactic 3D Omega headset and the wireless module for £210, but for the rest of us it’s a useless feature that you’re paying for regardless.ĬonclusionDespite some questionable features, we’re impressed by the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D, not least because it brings highly configurable audio to consoles and not just the PC.

Sadly, we found Scout Mode to create an audible hiss, as well as prove largely useless in games it’s not the unfair advantage Creative might have you believe.Ĭlick to enlarge - A switch on the alternate side enables you to manually adjust the microphone levelsĪnother odd feature of the Recon 3D is its wireless connection module, which enables it to supply wireless audio to Creative’s Tactic3D Omega Wireless headphones via a wireless module fitted into a cartridge slot between the USB and optical inputs.

This analyses the audio and enhances certain frequencies, with the claim that it allows you to more easily hear footsteps, gun shots and other game-critical noises. These settings are then saved to the unit, so you’re able to use almost all these settings (the consoles handle voice-comms separately) from whatever audio source is plugged into the Recon 3D.Īs well as the expected audio controls and mute button, the Recon3D itself also holds an extra feature in the form of Scout Mode.

#Creative sound blaster recon 3d and omega wireless headset pro#

There’s also support for Dolby Pro Logic surround sound decoding and further dynamic range controls, as well as microphone manipulation suite CrystalVoice, should you want to make yourself sound like Darth Vader, a Munchkin or an old geezer over voice comms.

#Creative sound blaster recon 3d and omega wireless headset ps3#

Click to enlarge - The new Recon3D control Panel (left) and the input switch allowing you to use a PC, Xbox 360 or PS3 with the Recon3D