photo caption: Rich Heimlich of Edge Acoustics



photo caption: Rich Heimlich of Edge Acoustics

The importance of quality audio output devices can’t be underestimated when you’ve got someone lurking in your MMO ready to cut your throat. No one knows that better than Rich Heimlich of Edge Acoustics, a division of Etymotic Research. As part of advance marketing for a new line of in-ear monitors for gamers, they enlisted 30 gamers worldwide to compare traditional over-ear monitors with Edge’s new product, and found that the combination of isolation and flat frequency response offered in their products made a large difference in the outcome of a gamer’s ability to score points and escape an early demise. The new buds will be out Q2.