 Welcome to a by request unboxing. So this is the Thermaltake shock gaming headset And we'll take a look at what Thermaltake has to say for themselves first You know what? I am gonna stand up. I changed my mind So we've got base enhancement foldable design inline control box noise cancelling mic gold plated three and a half millimeter plugs So these are all pretty standard things except for having noise cancelling. That's that's good. That's better than sort of the most basic stuff Max input is a hundred milliwatts Okay, impedance is 32 ohms, which is pretty low and you've got a 40 millimeter driver low impedance is good By the way, you want that so that the your sound card doesn't have to work too hard To get things to get things going to get the sound happening. So what else they got to say velvet ear pads Headband pads soft leather pad to release the pressure to your head I think what they mean is relieve pressure from your head, but that's fine I 10 levels of headband adjustment to perfectly fit control box in line. Okay, you know microphone mute switch and Innovative plug-and-play headset for true stereo sound quality. I don't know how innovative a plug-and-play headset is but I Mean, there you go. So packaging wise it's pretty straightforward It comes on a little black thing and it comes with a little carrying case, which is nice The carrying case is quite small as you guys may have noticed and this is to accommodate The fact that the headphones do fold for easy transport which anyone who carries their headphones around with them is going to appreciate So you just take them fold them up like that and then chuck them into the little baggie where they will be protected Maybe not from impacts, but at least from unnecessary scratches and whatnot Which is great because the headband as well as the ear cups has a glossy finish on it that you don't want to get all Scuffed up and scratched up and have someone make it ugly. That would be not appreciated The earphones are clearly labeled R and L are for ref and light. So it's gonna go this way No, I'm just kidding right and left. That's that's what I meant to say And I'd say if I had something that I notice about them right away It's the fact that they fit me without making any adjustments to the headband So while the headband has 10 levels of adjustment metal headband do like to see that versus plastic headbands I just trust them more. I I don't think they'll fit someone with a super small head But you shouldn't have any difficulty for someone with a larger head or someone with a medium sized head like yours Truly right here. Now the ear cup foam is quite a hard foam so you can see it rebounds quite quickly and The advantage of this is that they do will conform to your head over time Whereas the disadvantage is they tend to be a little bit less comfortable right out of the box The shape of the earphones is a little bit on the unusual side when you see that it's a rectangle But it's not actually that crazy because that rectangle is kind of an ear shaped rectangle So what I notice about them right away is that compared to some round headphones like for example as much as I love my steel Series 7 H's they can put a little bit of pressure on my earrings. This one does not they're able to sit inside there Without putting pressure on my head now speaking of pressure on my head. The headband is about I'd say a medium thickness So that does it distribute the weight a little bit, but what our route? Okay, medium width I should say whereas the thickness is quite thick So what that allows it to do is mush out and it does actually get see there you go now It's sort of a thicker headband and that does make it quite comfortable on the top of your head I think that's not going to take very long to break in at all compared to the earphones themselves The boom mic can be lowered and adjusted so you can see it kind of sits like that I do like retractable mics compared to boom mics because you can position them right at the corner of your mouth So you don't accidentally breathe on them But unlike one of the headphones I was looking at earlier today This one is not positioned such that the only way to get it anywhere near my mouth I'd be breathing directly on it. So it's a better fit for me personally anyway So there's the noise cancelling mic and then there's the microphone that is intended to pick up your voice The overall build quality feels quite robust I'm pleasantly surprised the hinges don't have a lot of flex to them So it's you know, if your ears are positioned kind of funny then Beware mind you they have a little bit But you can see that the hinges themselves when I really heave on them All the movement is down here at the bottom and these are holding out quite nicely again This is part of why metal headbands inspire confidence for me personally anyway I guess yeah, they're a very open design. So you're going to be able to hear what's around you quite easily Personally, I prefer the sound of open headphones to closed headphones But the disadvantage for gamers is that everyone can hear what you're listening to and you can hear what's going on around you So it might not be quite as immersive But it's always nice to know when dinner's ready Anyway, the cable length is a Linus arm span which basically means it's five and whatever feet plus about looks like another two and a half So it's about an eight eight and a half foot cable on there and you've got inline controls for your volume up Volume down and then your microphone on and mute as well as a little clip So you can put it somewhere where you're not going to lose it However, that clip is made of plastic and I don't know how long that is going to last thermal take includes some documentation with it which basically amounts to a warranty policy as well as their multilingual installation guidebook However, it truly is plug-and-play plug and play like it's a gaming headset. You're supposed to play with it And if you need that installation guidebook, then You're probably going to need installation guidebooks that come with your breakfast cereal as well because this was quite simple to install Now I have another version of the shock This is the shock one and the main difference between this one is DTS surround sound being included on it So if you use an analog connected head headphone or headset Then you have to rely on your sound card supporting some kind of a virtual surround Whereas if you use something like this, which is basically the same thing for the most part. So you got your TTE sports Carry bag. Oh, oh no, this one is different. It comes with two different sets of ear cups so you have either the the cloth ear cups that were included on the regular one or You have a more Pleathery type of ear cup that actually seems to have a bit of a softer foam on it as well So these have a bit more of a premium feel however, it should be noted that when you use a cloth ear cup It is more breathable and it does tend to allow more sound to be transmitted through and then the other main difference again These are very very similar headphones overall Microphones the same the fit and finish is the same. Well, I think I quite like these though. Those are much softer And then the main difference being USB on the other end just like that So the sound card is actually integrated with the headphones on this one integrated into the control pod So you got volume up volume down microphone mute? audio mute and then you can Lock it and unlock it. Oh Neat. Oh cool. So that'll prevent accidental button presses and then look it has a little light built into it that you can turn on and off Very cool and then a much more rugged clip on this one So that's that looks much less likely to be accidentally damaged So DTS surround is included. It's got a USB sound card instead of relying on your sound card So what it comes down to is recommendation recommendation recommendation time If you have a good quality sound card You're gonna want the analog connection if you're using onboard sound get the USB connection version because it'll probably be better than what you're using Now, thank you for checking out this unboxing and first look at the thermal take shock Don't forget to subscribe to Linus tech tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer videos