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Turtle Beach Ear Force AK-R8 surround headphones
Created: 01/28/2008
Video description: The Turtle Beach Ear Force AK-R8 headset manages to avoid the design missteps of its predecessor while delivering the same excellent surround-sound experience for games, movies, and music on your PC.

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