Hot on the heels of their Kone Aimo mouse that got here out on the finish of final 12 months, Roccat at the moment are following it up with an all new Aimo-themed headset. Dubbed the Khan Aimo RGB, this USB headset is about to carry Hi-Res audio and its ‘smart’ Aimo lighting system to your waxy ear holes.
Looks-wise, the Khan Aimo RGB takes after Roccat’s dinky Khan Pro headset, full with big logos and spindly microphone. Weighing a mere 275g, the Khan Aimo RGB is a fraction heavier than the Khan Pro (which weighed simply 230g), however Roccat declare it’s nonetheless one of many lightest USB headsets round. With stainless-steel sliders and reminiscence foam ear cups, it ought to hopefully be fairly comfy too, offered you don’t have a weirdly-shaped, clamp-prone head like I do, in fact.
The key distinction, as you will have already found out, is that this one comes with added RGB lights. I’ve all the time been a bit perplexed by RGB headsets as they’re the one peripheral you’ll be able to’t really see whilst you’re gaming. Still, for these wanting on at your magnificent RGB splendour, Roccat’s Aimo lighting has a particular trick up its sleeve.
As you will have learn in my Roccat Kone Aimo review, Roccat’s Aimo gadgets are supposed to be taught and adapt to the way in which you employ them, prompting them to alter color relying on what you’re doing. Admittedly, I’ve but to see this take impact on the Kone (and I’m unsure how a headset might be any higher at studying what I’m doing both), however I’m hoping I’ll have the ability to get a greater thought of what Aimo’s able to as soon as I get a Khan in for assessment and begin utilizing it along with the mouse.
The Khan Aimo RGB’s largest function, nevertheless, is that it comes with its very personal built-in Hi-Res DAC sound card that’s able to producing 24-bit 96 KHz audio. Personally, I’ve by no means been in a position to inform the distinction between Hi-Res and non Hi-Res audio, however individuals ‘in the know’ typically say Hi-Res is supposed to sound extra detailed and genuine, such as you’re within the room the place it was initially recorded. As a outcome, it ought to imply recreation audio is extra immersive, however I’ll have to attend till assessment samples can be found earlier than I can move judgment.
It’s additionally the primary Hi-Res headset to come back with digital 7.1 encompass sound as properly, based on Roccat, however you’ll be able to all the time disable this when you’d desire to make use of it as an peculiar Hi-Res stereo headset. Naturally, the Khan Aimo RGB will help Roccat’s Swarm software program, too, which can mean you can arrange its RGB Aimo lighting and play with numerous equalizer settings.
Available now for £120, I’ll be testing the Khan Aimo RGB very quickly, so keep tuned for the complete verdict.
