Look, feel and wearing comfort
Let’s start with the unboxing and the test of the exterior. The headset is available in white and black, although I naturally chose the heavily pigmented version for the photos out of sheer convenience. This makes cropping much easier. Otherwise, the material mix of high-quality plastic and metal is appropriate for the price (see next page) and neither the eyes nor the fingers have anything to complain about. It fits the bill.
Some readers may grumble that no precious petroleum cow was skinned for the upholstery, but I am actually grateful for this. Firstly, the textile cover is much more durable and secondly, it really is more airy. I even prefer it to the usual plush. The ear pads could perhaps have been a bit harder, but that’s really complaining on a high level. You can simply twist them off and clean them, which is a plus point.
Back to the padding. The headband has been planked thickly enough, so you can leave it as it is. However, those with little or no hair will welcome a textile covering. Even after 60 minutes, it doesn’t stick to your head like old chewing gum, even at higher outside temperatures. The material could perhaps have been tweaked a little, but it sits softly and doesn’t pinch, after all. Especially as you can also remove the padding, but it’s quite tight. You first have to get over the fear curve.
The hinge mechanism is also good. Adjusting the length is not tactile, so there is still some room for improvement here. But it remains tight enough. The joint axes required for lateral adjustment are absolutely sufficient. The fork’s pick-ups in the ear cups is a special aluminium alloy, the inside of the headband is made of special steel (see next page). Something like this is definitely durable. More on this in the material analysis.
Connectivity
Both sides of the headset are equipped with sockets that cannot be confused. The left input (including optional microphone) uses a 3.5 mm jack socket with a nose for better guidance, while the right side remains round. Theoretically, you can replace the cables with something of your own, but you don’t need to if you don’t have a balanced amplifier. The cable itself is long, soft and flexible enough. The textile sheathing is good, but the slight stiffness could occasionally cause structure-borne noise with a bit of bad luck.
The mute button integrated in the cable with the microphone is ok, but I don’t like that at all in this price range. It’s a superfluous fiddle that can also be solved with the right audio hardware.
The alternative stereo cable turns the headset into stereo headphones, as many streamers use other microphones up to large diaphragms anyway. I only see the microphone as a makeshift solution for Teamspeak & Co. anyway, but it’s good if it’s there if necessary. Then you can get on well with it
The supplied TRSS adapter with the two 3.5 mm jack plugs as output is useful and necessary if you want to connect the whole thing to a separate solution or HD audio.
Microphone
The small clip-on gooseneck microphone does not have a low or high cut. The unidirectional capsule has a pure omnidirectional characteristic and is quite sensitive to pop noises and sibilants. However, it helps not to place the microphone directly in front of the mouth.
There is also the pop protection, although it doesn’t really work efficiently. It is immune to wet pronunciation, but it cannot keep out real air turbulence from plosive sounds. I’ll come back to the measurement later.
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