Astro A40 Audio System
December 24, 01:05 PM
When the question was asked in the forums about recommendations for an Xbox 360 headset, I had to write a blog about my favorite headset- the Astro A40 Audio System. I have been through A LOT of headsets as a gamer and I have now found my love, the A40! Whether you’re playing a video game on console or PC, watching a movie, or listening to music, these bad boys are your answer to optimal sound and voice. The Astro Website for the A40 Audio System describes them as: * “Everything you need to game like a pro.” * “The Astro A40 Audio System combines crystal-clear voice communication with pinpoint-accurate 5.1 Dolby Digital and Dolby Headphone surround utilizing the most user-configurable headset on the planet.” * “In addition to the A40 Headset’s removable speaker tags (which are high-quality collectibles in their own right), you’ll find a completely user-configurable microphone boom. It attaches to either side—or removes completely for solo gaming and music sessions.” * “The A40 Audio System includes the external A40 MixAmp, providing Xbox and Xbox 360 users with combined voice and game sound—ideal for tournament play and discrete “midnight gaming” sessions. A discrete game/voice balance control enables you to find the ideal in-game setting.” * “PC Gamers benefit as well, by offloading surround decoding and voice communication duties to the A40 system. Combine multiple A40 MixAmps and you’ll be provided a private, hands-free, full-duplex voice communication channel—much higher-quality …
December 24, 01:05 PM
When the question was asked in the forums about recommendations for an Xbox 360 headset, I had to write a blog about my favorite headset- the Astro A40 Audio System. I have been through A LOT of headsets as a gamer and I have now found my love, the A40! Whether you’re playing a video game on console or PC, watching a movie, or listening to music, these bad boys are your answer to optimal sound and voice. The Astro Website for the A40 Audio System describes them as: * “Everything you need to game like a pro.” * “The Astro A40 Audio System combines crystal-clear voice communication with pinpoint-accurate 5.1 Dolby Digital and Dolby Headphone surround utilizing the most user-configurable headset on the planet.” * “In addition to the A40 Headset’s removable speaker tags (which are high-quality collectibles in their own right), you’ll find a completely user-configurable microphone boom. It attaches to either side—or removes completely for solo gaming and music sessions.” * “The A40 Audio System includes the external A40 MixAmp, providing Xbox and Xbox 360 users with combined voice and game sound—ideal for tournament play and discrete “midnight gaming” sessions. A discrete game/voice balance control enables you to find the ideal in-game setting.” * “PC Gamers benefit as well, by offloading surround decoding and voice communication duties to the A40 system. Combine multiple A40 MixAmps and you’ll be provided a private, hands-free, full-duplex voice communication channel—much higher-quality …
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XBOX LIVE GAMERTAG: PH0ENiX FD
GAMES I'M PLAYING
* Halo 3
* Rainbow Six Vegas 2
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
* Soul Caliber IV
* Battlefield: Bad Company
* Grand Theft Auto IV
* Rock Band 2
HEIGHT: 5'4 3/4"
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Strawberry Blonde
HOMETOWN: Boston, Massachusetts
FAVORITE GENRES: FPS, FPS, and did I mention FPS…plus Fighters, Racing, and Fantasy
FAVORITE GAMES: Rainbow Six Series, Halo Series, Call of Duty Series, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Unreal Champions
FAVORITE SNACK: Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Syrup and Whip Cream…YUM!
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Niko Bellic from GTA IV
FAVORITE QUOTE: It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to d
FAVORITE MUSIC: Disturbed, Slip Knot, Mushroomhead, Tomahawk, Rammstein, Avenged Sevenfold
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Entourage, Dexter, Sex and the City, True Blood, Californication, Spongebob
FAVORITE BOOKS: Harry Potter Series, Lord of the Rings Series, The Poet
FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
FIRST GAME ADDICTION: Load Runner
FIRST CONSOLE: Nintendo Entertainment System
GREATEST MOMENT: I was the last one alive and I killed everyone on the other team in Search and Destroy (did I mentio
LONGEST SPREE: 36hrs straight on Rainbow Six Black Arrow, and almost 40hrs straight on COD 4
OBSESSIONS: XBL, Video Games, Nintendo DS, Shopping for electronics and video game accessories, playing with my
I HATE: Arrogant little boys on XBL
I LOOK LIKE: the last thing you see before you die! MuaHaHaHa
GAMES I'M PLAYING
* Halo 3
* Rainbow Six Vegas 2
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
* Soul Caliber IV
* Battlefield: Bad Company
* Grand Theft Auto IV
* Rock Band 2
HEIGHT: 5'4 3/4"
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Strawberry Blonde
HOMETOWN: Boston, Massachusetts
FAVORITE GENRES: FPS, FPS, and did I mention FPS…plus Fighters, Racing, and Fantasy
FAVORITE GAMES: Rainbow Six Series, Halo Series, Call of Duty Series, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Unreal Champions
FAVORITE SNACK: Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Syrup and Whip Cream…YUM!
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Niko Bellic from GTA IV
FAVORITE QUOTE: It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to d
FAVORITE MUSIC: Disturbed, Slip Knot, Mushroomhead, Tomahawk, Rammstein, Avenged Sevenfold
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Entourage, Dexter, Sex and the City, True Blood, Californication, Spongebob
FAVORITE BOOKS: Harry Potter Series, Lord of the Rings Series, The Poet
FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
FIRST GAME ADDICTION: Load Runner
FIRST CONSOLE: Nintendo Entertainment System
GREATEST MOMENT: I was the last one alive and I killed everyone on the other team in Search and Destroy (did I mentio
LONGEST SPREE: 36hrs straight on Rainbow Six Black Arrow, and almost 40hrs straight on COD 4
OBSESSIONS: XBL, Video Games, Nintendo DS, Shopping for electronics and video game accessories, playing with my
I HATE: Arrogant little boys on XBL
I LOOK LIKE: the last thing you see before you die! MuaHaHaHa
Faith Harrison, also known as Phoenix from the all-girl gaming team the Frag Dolls, is a competitive gamer hired by Ubisoft. Faith is originally from Boston, Massachusetts and now lives in Katy, Texas with her husband and four year old son.
Faith started gaming at a young age and has always been competitive. Her father introduced her to Load Runner on the original Apple computer, and then she quickly branched out into games such as Doom and Myst. When Halo hit the streets, her focus turned to FPS and console gaming. Her gaming passion was taken to a new level with the introduction of Xbox Live where she spent hours on end in clan matches, playing with friends, and competing professionally through MLG and Cevo.
The impact of Xbox Live on Faith’s life goes beyond her gaming career. She met her husband while playing online, and now they play games as a family with their son Tyler. Her original gaming focus was FPS, but now she spend thirty minutes per day on quality family game time teaching her son to be a mini beast in games such as Super Mario, TMNT, Mario Cart, Petz, and Indiana Jones Legos.
Faith has been a competitive gamer for the past six years. She started competing in local LAN tournaments, on Teamcompete.com and Gamebattles.com, then in tournaments through Cevo.com, finally joining the MLG Pro Circuit in 2007 and 2008.
Currently in the process of completing her degree in BS in Computer Science, Faith is a Computer technician at a local computer company in Houston, TX when not doing Frag Doll duties.
Faith’s passions in life are her family, and gaming!
