Hi all,
I am interested in buying a pair of Asus Theta 7.1 but I would like to ask Asus staff and Theta owners some questions:
1) I have read lots of negative comments about headset front channel volume. It seems that volume level was good with firmware FW0034, but got worse with firmware FW0038 and FW0039.
Newer version v38, v39 amplify the back channels by lowering volume on the front channels. Because of this you can hear ambient sound (even over actors voice) more than you should. Front channel volume: v34 > v39 > v38 ('>' means greater than)
What is the latest firmware available and this low volume issue been fixed? Is Asus still working on the issue or has just abandoned any further firmware development?
2) What is the end-of-life support for this headset? I have seen that Asus released Armoury Crate for Windows 11 on March 17th 2022 but I would like to be sure that the headset will not be discontinued/unsupported anytime soon
I own a pair of real 5.1 headset (not Asus product) and drivers are no longer updated, resulting in some features not fully working after major Windows 10 update
3) What is the build quality? Some reviewers claim they are very sturdy and solid while others complain about cheap plastic prone to breaking. What is your opinion?
4) Is the pop/crackling issue been solved?
I have read some threads where people complain about this issue but I have not understood if this is hw or sw/firmware related
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?121911-I-have-3-ASUS-Theta-Headsets-and-that-all-have-popp...https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?120500-Rog-Theta-7-1-Popping-issuehttps://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?120144-ROG-THETA-7-1-sound-criping-when-sound-starts5) From what I can read, these headset feature "virtual bass" since there are 4 drivers per earcup and there is not a real driver for bass. How do bass sound when listening to music/playing games?
6) Do you feel the audio wire on the chest uncomfortable/annoying? I have read some people claiming it's heavy/rigid, especially the Y junction