Lenovo Legion Y960 Headset Delivers Authentic 7.1 Channel Surround Sound Using Multi Driver Hardware and Titanium Coated Engineering for Immersive Gaming
Lenovo released its Legion Y960 headset to directly address the gaming market reliance on virtual emulation of surrounding sound. Based on the information from Lenovo’s official press release, the product will feature an on board soundcard as well as a multi driver hardware setup within the body of each earpiece to provide an authentic 7.1 channel sound output. This design will serve to heighten player awareness in virtual reality environments and will be released on Chinese market priced at ¥599 aprox $88.
The product design circumvents the software and digital emulation for simulating directional sound by allocating and spacing several drivers throughout the body of the headset. Within each earpiece sit two main 40mm titanium coated drivers and four secondary 20mm drivers. This physical configuration was engineered in conjunction with Lenovo’s Soundprint Perspective technology with the goal of making overlapping sound frequencies easier to distinguish and pinpoint spatial locations. Spacing the physical channels from one another gives the system a lower response time compared to software virtual surround sound while still managing to attain a full frequency response range of 20Hz 40KHz with a certified Hi Res Audio.
Audio input is accomplished by the removable cardioid mic and by the application of artificial intelligence for background noise removal. Included is a Sidetone function which allows users to gauge and finely tune their own volume output precisely. The headset’s built in soundcard will give users two distinct channel modes to toggle from, 7.1 surround and 2.0 stereo. The system has quick toggle switches for pre loaded profiles designated for particular game genres (e.g. FPS, RTS), movie audio profiles, and music playback. Physical connection to the computer is possible through direct digital connection via USB C or USB A and analog through a 3.5mm jack.
The design of the headset is ergonomically engineered for long usage duration. It features a suspended dual headband construction which will distribute the weight of the ear cups effectively across the users head. The ear cups themselves are large enough to completely engulf the ear in order to provide adequate passive noise insulation from ambient room noise. RGB lights have also been embedded within the product to accommodate for Microsoft Dynamic Lighting with no issues.
