Music to my Ears

April 26, 2025  •  Leave a Comment

A few months ago, the remote controller that I used to operate the Bose home theatre system for my TV stopped working - I cannot switch the speakers on and it is the only means to activate them. I think the problem is the contacts of the power button on the controller is defective. So, I bought an alternative replacement controller via Shopee, but unfortunately that wasn't the exact model so it didn't work. I didn't want to get an original replacement model from Bose as it was too expensive to purchase. This meant that I had to revert to using the TV's speaker instead, which sadly sounded somewhat lame. This also meant that the games I play on my PS5 Pro had to endure the audio deficiencies of the tiny TV speakers.

Today, I decided to buy the wireless headphones made for Playstation that is the Sony Pulse Elite headset, for RM699. Since Sony bought over the Audeze company that makes the incredibly awesome Maxwell gaming headset, the technology of planar magnetic drivers has been incorporated into the Pulse Elite giving it superb sound reproduction quality. You can read a review by IGN on this headset.

Sony Pulse Elite HeadphonesSony Pulse Elite HeadphonesRM 699.

Lorong Utara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

All I can say about its performance is wow! This is especially true after Sony released the latest PS5 system update just a few days ago that improved its audio features. I listened to both modes, with the audio focus deactivated and then activated, and the difference is astounding. With the audio focus enabled, the surround sound effect is much more profound, and the separation of audio elements is way more distinct. Playing PS5 games with this headset is amazingly more immersive than listening through the Bose system, what more the weaker TV's built-in speakers. Luckily, I didn't splurge out to buy a better speaker system, that would have been a huge waste of money.

Take a look at a few more pictures of the Sony Pulse Elite.

 


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