Product Description 3D Sound One headphones are much more than your classical audio headphones. Get immersed in sound unlike anything you have experienced before. Release the tone that is trapped in your head and let it embrace your surroundings. The spatial simulation of sound and the use of motion sensors produce an experience with unprecedented realism. Lose yourself into a multitude of surrounding sound sources adapting to the least of your movements. You’re totally immersed in your activity (video games, movies). Dive into the audio scene. From the Manufacturer $125171 raised with 589 backers. 3D Audio with Head Tracking : the most realistic experience Our patented 3D Audio technology let you experience multichannel surround sound content (5.1, 7.1) over headphones with unprecedented precision, as well as full 3D audio. Sound comes from everywhere around you and dialogues are clearer! 3D Sound ONE embeds a low latency and very accurate head tracking module for the most immersive and realistic experience. The 9 axis motion tracker captures tiny and large head movements (which are both very important for the auditor to « feel » where the sound comes from). It reproduces the sound sources in space in a virtual sound environment. The sense of wearing headphones disappears! Multichannel Audio Drivers and Mobile Media Player 3D Sound Labs Virtual Home Theater audio drivers for 3D Sound ONE are available for download from our website. They provide immersive surround sound, Digital Equalisation, and Virtual Room Acoustics to all applications with multichannel audio (5.1/7.1) outputs. Deep dive into your video games and movies, and add a virtual multichannel audio home theater system to your laptop or desktop! 3D Sound Labs Virtual Home Theater technology is also available on smartphones. Our 3D Audio media player can be downloaded for free from the App Store. Your games take on a whole new dimension The 3D Sound One headphone puts you in the heart of the action. Hear your enemies coming from behind you or above, a true tactical advantage as you react faster and locate your surroundings. Our motion sensors are taking things one step further, delivering you a game experience of extreme realism. Simply install our driver for Windows 8.1 (or more recent) on your PC and connect the 3D Sound ONE headphones. All existing games and applications generating multichannel audio content are supported. The first portable home-cinema 3D Sound ONE lets you experience cinema-sound, with a headset, anytime, anywhere. This is your own portable home-cinema. Forget your expensive & spacious home theater and enjoy a true 5.1 or 7.1 sound experience that will leave you wanting more. Immerse yourself in the movie easily, just drag & drop your audio/video file into our ONE Player app and... live it up! Dive into a new world With the 3D Sound ONE headphones, add an audio dimension to your virtual reality projects. Beyond 3D image, 360° sound is key to creating a truly immersive new world for a realistic experience. Our SDK will allow developers to integrate our technology directly into their applications. We are also working on partnerships with virtual reality goggle manufacturers. Comfortable and Convenient 3D Sound Labs headphones have been designed to be extremely comfortable to wear, a priority when playing games or watching movies. They are very light and have large “over the ear” cups with high-end foam paddings providing both strong noise isolation and comfort. They can be folded and stored in an elegant and robust casing for easy portability. Don’t leave your house without bringing your home theater! About the Startup Describe your product in 3 words. Innovative, Mobile, Comfortable How did you come up with the idea for this product? Xavier was working on new 3D sound formats. We quickly made the observation that the problem would not be to encode the sound in 3D but play it back. Today, when one thinks 3D sound, it is a home theater with many speakers. With new formats coming up, it means even more speakers and will become very cumbersome, expensive and definitely not mobile. We believe headphones are the best way to render audio in 3D. What makes your product special? The 3D Sound One headphones are not conventional stereo headphones but they reproduce sound in 3D. They are connected to an application that virtualizes speakers in space. For better realism, motion sensors send in real-time the position of the listener's head to be able to compensate the movements: the sound stays where it’s supposed to be, relative to the stage that the listener is currently viewing and listening. What has been the best part of your startup experience? The best part was when we hold the final product for the first time. It feels like meeting a newborn baby ;) The most challenging was to go from a concept to an indistrialised product in such a short time frame, when many competencies need to work together toward the same goal.
S**Y
3D sound field works - sound quality is subpar however
I was excited to try these headphones. when they arrived, the packaging was top notch and they were nice looking and very light. However, once the Bluetooth receiver was charged - I tried it with my iPhone. I had to download the app and no matter what I tried, I could not have it point to the library of music and videos that I already had on the phone. I played regular music through iTunes and the sound quality was muffled and had a weird tone - similar to when impedance is reversed on speakers. I did get the demo music, sound effects, and sample movie to play and as I turned my head the sound field did change - but the quality was not good. I compared these to my Beats headphones with the same music - my beats were $100 less and had spectacular sound compared to these 3D Audio One head phones. I am a musician and was hoping that the fidelity would be clear enough in the sound field to pick out individual instruments in a jazz quartet tune. The technology did work, but sound quality - the stereo separation and wide fidelity is more important than what I consider to be a gimmick. I did not try playing a game - where I think that this would enhance the gameplay. For me, it is all about the music and fidelity - and these let me down. I returned them the same day. I also found these cheaper directly from the manufacturer - by $50.I also find it a pain that the bluetooth only works with the sound field positional sensors and not the sound - so you still have to have a wired connection in addition to a bluetooth connection. Once the entire experience is wireless and sound quality is better - I may try again in the future.I am only out some time and some shipping.
A**R
Not Worth It
The audio quality is significantly diminished when turning the 3D mode on - and the audio also clips when you turn your head. It's almost impossible to tell the difference between the front speakers and rear speakers, so what's really the point in emulating 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound? I am quite disappointed in these headphones - they are definitely not worth the price.
J**A
Five Stars
Excelent product ,
G**8
Excellent Surround Sound Headphones
Very good surround sound headphones!I mostly use them when I watch movies on my laptop and the surround sound quality is excellent! The dialogs are clearer and the feeling of immersion is amazing. I've had 5.1 Surround sound headphones before and I must say that adding headtracking to improve immersion works very well !They are very light and comfortable and seem well build. They are also good headphones without the 3D option on.The caveats: they are not bluetooth headphones (only the headtracker connection is Bluetooth and I had to get a USB Blutooth 4.0 adapter for my PC to get it work) and the Windows drivers are still in beta mode. The iOS App works fine but cannot read video files with DRM.Bottom line: amazing immersive experience for the price.
R**C
Awesome headphones
Kickstarter backer here. These headphones are awesome. Yes, they had some issues in the beginning, and still have some small software and firmware issues, but after the headband issue was fixed (free of charge, mind you) I wouldn't choose any other headphone.The 3D tracking is great, the ear cuffs are awesome, can wear them for hours without your ears hurting.The reason I knocked off a star is because of the current at time of review software and firmware issues.One thing I would like to see is a dedicated mic if they ever make another model :)
N**N
There are 2 different Amazon URLs for this headphone - - Review ALL feeback before purchasing
See other reviews of this exact headphone at this locaton: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3F3BGO0UHL9U1Customer support thus far has been very good. Must use headphones more to evaluate them fully. It appears the company stands behind their product and is continuing to improve it with new capabilities via firmware and app updates to add functionality and/or bit bugs, etc. I will update this review with more detailed feedback once I have had more time with the headphones.
A**N
Wish I could get a refund - Kickstarter Backer
I kickstarted these headphones and have toyed around with them for a good while. While the 3D sound works fairly well, it doesn't mask the (in my opinion) poor sound quality. I haven't used them with my computer so I'm not sure how well they work, or if they work for movies and games but getting music on my iPad to play with these headphones was a headache and I never got movies to work at all. Also was hoping to be able to use them with Netflix but that's a negative, if your looking for something amazing in these headphones you're best waiting for the next thing to come along, if I could get my money back I would do it in a heartbeat.
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