To keep your big, booming PC games sounding sweet to you but silent for everyone else, check out the AudioFX Force Feedback Gaming Headset.

Not just another boffo set headphones with a noise canceling boom mic on the side, though it's easily all that, AudioFX also embeds some cool rumble technology that takes the otherwise inaudible audio in the 20-25hz range and turns it into vibrations (like a subwoofer, except skull mounted) - directional vibrations at that, so sneaky footsteps coming from the left amidst the clamor and din of Battlefield 2 warfare actually feel like they're sneaking from there.

Likewise, bang on artillery fire really will really rattle you, literally and figuratively. Thankfully, rumble and volume are both adjustable via faders on the cord. Set up is as easy as plugging in a toaster and it draws rumble power from a free USB port, so no batteries required.

It helps if you have an EQ emulator to tweak the sound to personal preference, because default settings come off as a little mid-rangey, but it's no big thing.

PC games are huge, booming extravaganzas these days, and with AudioFX, it's all in your head. And on your skull.