ARCTIC COOLING Arctic Sound E361-WM Earphones Review

👤by Vinh Thai  Comments 📅01-03-10

Test System and Testing Methodology

Testing Methodology

Music will be played on a desktop and a portable media player to evaluate the sound quality of the Arctic Sound E361-WM. The microphone will be tested with a few calls through Skype and with the Sound Recorder bundled with Windows 7

Benchmarks
- Sound Quality: Music in foobar2000 1.00 and on a portable media device
- Microphone Quality: Skype 4.1.0.179 and Microsoft Windows Sound Recorder 6.1

Test Setup: Portable Media Device
- Samsung YP-K3 2GB Black

Test Setup: Computer
- CPU: AMD Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition @ 2.6 GHz 1.15V (Bios undervolted)
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G (Bios F4)
- RAM: Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 PC2-6400 2x2GB
- Case: Antec NSK3480 mATX
- Power supply: [url= Antec - EA 380 EarthWatts 380W[/url]
- CPU cooler: Noctua NH-U12P with Noctua NF-P12 @ 5V
- Case fan: Noctua NF-P12 @ 5V
- Hard drive 1: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB
- Hard drive 2: Hitachi DeskStar T7K500 HDT725025VLAT80 250GB
- DVD Drive: LG GH22NS30 DVD Writer
- OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
- Mouse pad: QPAD|UC Large
- Monitor: Dell E207WFP 20” TN