10. January 2012 17:27
by richard
A new product announcement always gives us a bit of a charge here at Mad Catz. It's great to see something you've been working on for so long actually unveiled to those who are going to benefit the most from our work - you, our loyal customers. The F.R.E.Q. is the second part of that holy triumvirate of PC gaming (otherwise known as the mouse, headset and keyboard) that many of you have been expecting from us for a while now and, well, we think it's a little bit special.
The first thing you're going to notice is the design - we think you'll agree it fits in totally with the R.A.T. and yes, those pivot hinges are made from metal, continuing the theme we started with that award-winning product: this is built to look amazing, but also to last.
Most importantly though, it sounds stunning. 50mm drivers (most PC gaming headsets up to now have settled for 40mm) provide an incredibly detailed audio performance that really will have you noticing things in your games, music and movies that you might not have noticed before. Play Battlefield 3 with the F.R.E.Q. and you'll never need wonder why DICE keep winning awards for their audio - you really can tell the subtle differences in the sounds that your feet make when running over each ground surface in the game; something that might have eluded you previously on other gaming audio products.
The microphone performance won't let you down either. We've been testing the F.R.E.Q. for quite a while now; it's that great situation where you get to take your work home with you and give it a proper "field test" and everytime we go online we get people asking which microphone we're using because they're so impressed with the clarity of it. We've even made it compatible with your MP3 player or smartphone - you can also take phone calls using the microphone if you've got an iPhone, HTC or Blackberry handset (for other handsets you may need a 3.5mm TRRS adapter due to the different pin-outs used on the headphone jack).
You can get more details (and pictures) at this page on our site.
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