You'd be forgiven for thinking that gaming headset audio has reached something of a standstill. After all, tear apart most models and you'll find a pair of traditional do-it-all drivers, which are essentially two small speakers pointed directly at your lugholes. Expensive planar magnetic units (like those used in the magnificent Audeze Maxwell) are the hot thing, but other than that it's mostly been variations on that one particular theme.
However, I've been testing a prototype gaming headset that makes use of tiny solid-state speakers in conjunction with regular drivers, with the aim of providing more responsive audio than traditional sets for a significantly lower cost—and it's been something of a revelation for multiplayer gaming.
