The Sendy Audio Aiva has me touched (and not just because it’s a magnetostat), and has made me wonder a bit both beforehand and afterward. But more about that in a moment, because I have to elaborate a bit more. However, why I’m testing a pair of headphones for 649 Euros today is quickly explained: I’m currently testing an [...]
Input Devices & Peripherals
Both the Roccat Vulcan II Max and the Roccat Kone XP Air are not new, but somehow they are a bit different. Of course, this first raises the serious question of the sense or nonsense of a review long time after the release, long after the usual media have already more or less gratefully embraced these two products. Now, you can argue about RGB and [...]
How a jack-of-all-trades cherishes retro culture: visiting igor’sLAB in the Nerd Niche (with raffle)
There are certainly many stories that life writes. One of them: My wife approached me a few days ago with the wish that she would like to have a Gameboy Advance again. Of course, I am immediately on fire with such projects, because I myself love the past gaming culture. Initially, the original case was supposed to become Frankenstein’s [...]
What a lightweight wireless mouse could possibly have in common with the VW Golf? Both are above-average cars that can do everything, but can’t set any absolute highlights. Whether the MM712 with its average price-performance ratio and modest configuration can also become a bestseller, you can read in the review. Lightweight mice are a trend [...]
Due to the high popularity and the many requests, we are following up today with a small follow-up on the Fractal Design North case. Many users have asked “does this work thermally with a large graphics card?” We got to the bottom of this question, installed a Radeon 6900XT without further ado and Fractal was even able to provide us [...]
You probably remember my Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro headset, which simply destroyed itself in storage completely without use and which I had as article published last week. Being a sustainable person, I fixed the part today at my expense after having to wait a few days for the parts. The test will have to prove whether it was worth it – on [...]
Reviews of so-called “gaming chairs” always cause heated discussions. Arguments such as: “These chairs are not ergonomic”, “not good for the back”, “poorly processed” followed by a wide variety of opinions and recommendations are preprogrammed there. More and more recently, the Recaro Rae has been [...]
I admit, I’m plenty pissed off. Why, that is actually also quickly explained. I oute myself today once as a private headphone collector and all the parts that I do not actively use or have ready, go together and in best harmony in the original packaging in my warehouse. I should note that this room also houses headphones in the four-digit [...]
The Edifier MS50A tested today already seems a bit anachronistic. In the meantime, the Bluetooth speaker offers are overflowing and every provider wants to be even smarter than the others. And then Edifier comes snotty with a very conservative-looking, textile-covered walnut box and brazenly refuses the trend of smart listening furniture. What [...]
You don’t always have to test high-end audio when it comes to reviews for a clearly defined target group, which today is very young for a change. Because if it’s not the squeaky-colorful plastic clutter for the group between 3 and 12 years, then you can even do the ears of the kids and the environment a favor. With Kidz Audio’s [...]
The ELGATO Stream Deck enjoys a certain reputation and belongs for many streamers to the equipment like the Amen in the church. Over the years, the small shortcut tool with its LCD buttons has become a comprehensive multifunctional tool. The latest version, Stream Deck+, adds a touchscreen display and four mechanical knobs. We want to find out in [...]
Many people are skeptical about Kickstarter projects. But you can certainly have good ideas, even if you don’t yet have a reputation and lack start-up capital. Maono translates as “vision” and the young company has set the ambitious goal of gaining a foothold in the competitive hi-fi market with high-quality products. After a few [...]
We know it from Hollywood, from game development and even from the automotive industry: Successful products are recast as long as they can be sold at a profit. Sometimes more and sometimes less successfully, input devices are also refreshed with marginal changes, but often the devil is in the details. Corsair tweaks several things on the KATAR [...]
With the CH331, COOLER MASTER positions another inexpensive headset in the very competitive budget range. The 45€ device is sent into the ring with decent workmanship and essential features. We want to find out in the test whether it is simply cheap or actually worth the price. Headsets in the €50 range are a dime a dozen, and in times where even [...]
With the new K100 AIR Wireless, Corsair launches an ultra-thin (17mm) wireless mechanical keyboard that is stunning in many ways. On the one hand, there is the technical masterpiece that was set up there, and on the other hand, the price of a hefty 300(!) Euros. Read our review to find out whether the flat showpiece is technically convincing. No [...]
With the new WAVE DX, streaming equipment supplier ELGATO enters the world of XLR microphones and aims to gain a foothold in the professional audio equipment market. The WAVE DX has been redesigned from the ground up and optimized for close miking, which should make it especially interesting for streamers and content creators. Read and listen to [...]
Surf and turf as an edible combination of fish and meat on a plate is definitely a kind of culinary highlight, if the chef is any good. But what happens when a product is neither fish nor meat, but costs almost as much as a premium menu? You’ll have to think very carefully about who the recently introduced Corsair HS55 is really suitable for [...]
Nowadays, there are mice for every field of application. Office, FPS, MMO, MOBA and whatnot. Fortnite Klaus needs an ultra-light and precise mouse, WOW Kevin needs as many buttons as possible. With the Model I, GLORIOUS wants to serve them all. And with 19,000 DPI, 9 programmable and partly customizable buttons, an ergonomic case and a weight of [...]
With the new K70 PRO Mini Wireless, Corsair launches the first wireless mechanical keyboard in the company’s history. And Corsair wouldn’t be Corsair, if they didn’t take the opportunity to draw from the full! 60% layout, PBT keycaps, replaceable switches, a polling rate of 8000Hz and many other refinements are on board. Read [...]
Little space, little bass? If you are struggling with your limited living space or simply don’t want to have visible subwoofer cubes, you can breathe a sigh of relief. The Nubert nuSub XW-800 Slim likes to duck away, sometimes crawls under the sofa or stands upright next to a sideboard, as if the bass reflex tube wanted to sniff the high [...]
With the Adept Holo and Adept Hemi, there are officially two more new seats for the gamer of the world on the market as of today. Why I even made myself available as a test person in advance this time and am now writing about it has exactly two reasons: healthy distrust and even stronger curiosity. I’m combining today’s review [...]
If you saw my Sunday unboxing article about the two MSI monitors, you already know what’s coming today. Let’s take a look at the two identical twins. MSI has not missed the ultra-light gaming mouse bandwagon and has also launched two derivatives. The MSI Glutch GM41 Lightweight V2 (that’s a mouthful) and the MSI Glutch GM41 [...]
The Maidesite S2 Pro Plus for 529 MSRP and 479 euros in the current sales now replaces my height-adjustable gaming table in the video studio and I am finally satisfied again. No, it’s not that easy to find something suitable and stable for the old wobble table that doesn’t say gaming on it, but has quality inside. You can even get them [...]
Is there THE ideal gaming headphone? I thought about it and decided: I’ll just do an interesting experiment with the inexpensive OneOdio Monitor 80 for just under 100 Euros. Let’s just leave the microphone aside, because I wanted to know how well an open studio headphone with a more neutral (i.e. flat) audio signature would do overall [...]
The latest headset from Steelseries has a lot of PR firepower, so we didn’t miss the opportunity to see if you can not only hear the great tones from the headset yourself, but also objectively prove them. The following article will tell you how the wired version of the Arctis Nova Pro with the included DAC performed in the test and what of [...]