NZXT is a giant identify in instances and motherboards, well-known for its clear design aesthetics and high-quality supplies. The firm has been increasing into different PC {hardware} for the final 12 months, together with keyboards, mice, and even displays. Its newest growth is audio with the brand new Relay line, which begins with 4 merchandise: a wired gaming headset, a set of bookshelf audio system, an add-on subwoofer, and a devoted mixer to handle all of it.

Like the Capsule microphone, the Relay line (noticed by KitGuru) seems to be the a part of NZXT {hardware}, with easy surfaces, sharp angles, black-on-white colour schemes, and nary an RGB LED to be discovered. The Relay Headset matches the specs of most wired headsets available on the market with 40mm neodymium drivers, a 20hz-40kHz response vary, and a removable cardioid microphone. Note that it makes use of a normal 3.5mm jack, not USB, most likely as a result of it’s designed for use with the mixer. It’s accessible in black or white for a mid-range $100.

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Speaking of the mixer, it’s about as handsome as such issues will be. The SwitchMix combines a headphone stand with a radial dial and a fade slider, with software program in a position to management just about any audio degree in your PC. The CAM software program consists of pre-mixed profiles for music, motion pictures, voices, and several other recreation genres, in addition to the standard customized choices, all appropriate with DTT 7.1 for encompass sound and 24-bit audio high quality. Oh! There’s one notably neat trick. It mechanically switches between speaker and headset audio whenever you take away your headset from the stand. It’ll price you a hefty $130 and it comes solely in black.

The Relay speakers are making a play for the mid-range with a $250 value level and going with a traditional full-analog setup. Audiophiles will be aware the silk dome tweeter and fiberglass woofer drivers, in addition to the 80 watts of energy. The bookshelf audio system are available in black or white, with the 140-watt wired subwoofer (black solely) as an optionally available improve for an additional $150.