I don't know for certain, but given the specs (On-board Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Headphone) and the write-up in the FAQ (Q: How does Dolby Headphone work? Dolby Headphone is Dolby's solution for delivering 5.1 surround sound in any two-channel headphone. It's a way to get surround sound in a headphone without having to sacrifice sound quality by cramming 4 or 5 tiny speakers into one little headphone can), it would seem to me that this differs from what a lot of folks think of when they hear "5.1 headphones" in that it doesn't have a bunch of tinny-sounding little elements, but rather has Dolby Headphone processing built into the unit for surround sound effects.
There aren't many standalone Dolby Headphone processors out there for programs (like most computer games) that don't already have Dolby Headphone support built in (JVC makes the most widely available one that I've seen, the SU-DH1, and it runs around $100), so having that processing included makes the cost a lot easier to stomach.
Read more about Dolby Headphone here. You need a good amp when using it to keep the sound loud enough at times (again, already included with the $249 set), but it's pretty impressive how it widens the sound field in any normal pair of headphones: http://www.dolby.com/consumer/technology/headphone.html
I had my wife watch some fight scenes in The Matrix this weekend on my crappy $30 Koss headphones in stereo and then in Dolby Headphone. With no amp, she said the dialogue levels were a bit too low at times, but otherwise, there was no way she'd watch an action movie over headphones in stereo after hearing it in Dolby Headphone (this was using Cyberlink PowerDVD's built-in Dolby Headphone processing).
I was planning on buying some Sennheiser HD-280 Pro's, the JVC SU-DH1 dolby processing unit, and a decent amp, but now I might have to give these some thought.
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I don't know for certain, but given the specs (On-board Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Headphone) and the write-up in the FAQ (Q: How does Dolby Headphone work?
Dolby Headphone is Dolby's solution for delivering 5.1 surround sound in any two-channel headphone. It's a way to get surround sound in a headphone without having to sacrifice sound quality by cramming 4 or 5 tiny speakers into one little headphone can), it would seem to me that this differs from what a lot of folks think of when they hear "5.1 headphones" in that it doesn't have a bunch of tinny-sounding little elements, but rather has Dolby Headphone processing built into the unit for surround sound effects.
There aren't many standalone Dolby Headphone processors out there for programs (like most computer games) that don't already have Dolby Headphone support built in (JVC makes the most widely available one that I've seen, the SU-DH1, and it runs around $100), so having that processing included makes the cost a lot easier to stomach.
Read more about Dolby Headphone here. You need a good amp when using it to keep the sound loud enough at times (again, already included with the $249 set), but it's pretty impressive how it widens the sound field in any normal pair of headphones: http://www.dolby.com/consumer/technology/headphone.html
I had my wife watch some fight scenes in The Matrix this weekend on my crappy $30 Koss headphones in stereo and then in Dolby Headphone. With no amp, she said the dialogue levels were a bit too low at times, but otherwise, there was no way she'd watch an action movie over headphones in stereo after hearing it in Dolby Headphone (this was using Cyberlink PowerDVD's built-in Dolby Headphone processing).
I was planning on buying some Sennheiser HD-280 Pro's, the JVC SU-DH1 dolby processing unit, and a decent amp, but now I might have to give these some thought.