Setup, Design & Observations
Out the box, the headset will work without installing any software, but for additional features and controls it is worth installing the UIX software. If you intend to use the IMMERSA PRO with a console, you can easily swap the USB cable attachment for the 3.5mm jack, further enhancing the versatility of the headset.
The headset itself is very flexible and made from decent materials, the halo itself appear to be flexible metal pipes that have been covered with orange rubberised plastic. Inside you will undoubtedly find the wires which carry the signal from one driver to the next, meaning that the headband itself is completely cable free. The large 100mm earpads can be removed as they are attached to a plastic plate that clips in at four different places, which can be unfastened by gently pushing outwards from the inside of the earcup. On wearing the headset, we noticed that the earpads easily fully surrounded our ears, and the soft padding provided decent passive noise cancellation. The clamping force is moderate but comfortable, and the headband helped distribute the weight evenly, and so the headset remained comfortable for long periods of time.
On each side of the headset there is an easy to locate dial which helps control the microphone mute, and headset volume. The left side dial controls the microphone mute, and easily clicks each way, once muted the tip of the retractable microphone lights up as a reminder. The volume dial however was rather stiff and slow to turn, making it rather difficult to use. This could be a one-off issue, or if it was designed like this, then it needs fixing.
Multimedia
In our music tests, we use a mix of lossless and 320kbps MP3s which we are familiar with to determine the level of detail rendered by the drivers used in the headset. We found that the IMMERSA PRO has very good accuracy and pronunciation of the trebles and mids, and is supported by a hefty dose of bass to top it off. Overall this made for a very enjoyable music listening experience with little to complain about. Moving into games, the IMMERSA PRO came to life, while we didn't notice a huge difference with the virtual 7.1 surround enabled, the headset had a relatively wide soundstage enabling decent spatial awareness and immersion, while the deep, rich bass was powerful enough to create an exciting and boomy kick, yet also allowed you to clearly pick out details and footsteps to ensure noone gets the jump on you.
Microphone
The microphone is loud and clear, but lacks a little in the lower register, despite that, your voice is easily picked up, the noise cancelling aspect done a good job of dimming mouse clicks and keyboard strikes, though, you may want to adjust the microphone sensitivity accordingly as at 100% it will pick up many environmental noises around you and potentially some noise leakage from the headset, however, when you consider that I found 45% was more than enough for good pickup, it is unlikely that you will ever need to have the microphone sensitivity set that high. Using the analogue connection, the microphone performance will vary depending on your audio setup (which is normal), but we still found the microphone to be capable of decent quality, low-noise voice transmittance.
Out the box, the headset will work without installing any software, but for additional features and controls it is worth installing the UIX software. If you intend to use the IMMERSA PRO with a console, you can easily swap the USB cable attachment for the 3.5mm jack, further enhancing the versatility of the headset.
The headset itself is very flexible and made from decent materials, the halo itself appear to be flexible metal pipes that have been covered with orange rubberised plastic. Inside you will undoubtedly find the wires which carry the signal from one driver to the next, meaning that the headband itself is completely cable free. The large 100mm earpads can be removed as they are attached to a plastic plate that clips in at four different places, which can be unfastened by gently pushing outwards from the inside of the earcup. On wearing the headset, we noticed that the earpads easily fully surrounded our ears, and the soft padding provided decent passive noise cancellation. The clamping force is moderate but comfortable, and the headband helped distribute the weight evenly, and so the headset remained comfortable for long periods of time.
On each side of the headset there is an easy to locate dial which helps control the microphone mute, and headset volume. The left side dial controls the microphone mute, and easily clicks each way, once muted the tip of the retractable microphone lights up as a reminder. The volume dial however was rather stiff and slow to turn, making it rather difficult to use. This could be a one-off issue, or if it was designed like this, then it needs fixing.
Multimedia
In our music tests, we use a mix of lossless and 320kbps MP3s which we are familiar with to determine the level of detail rendered by the drivers used in the headset. We found that the IMMERSA PRO has very good accuracy and pronunciation of the trebles and mids, and is supported by a hefty dose of bass to top it off. Overall this made for a very enjoyable music listening experience with little to complain about. Moving into games, the IMMERSA PRO came to life, while we didn't notice a huge difference with the virtual 7.1 surround enabled, the headset had a relatively wide soundstage enabling decent spatial awareness and immersion, while the deep, rich bass was powerful enough to create an exciting and boomy kick, yet also allowed you to clearly pick out details and footsteps to ensure noone gets the jump on you.
Microphone
The microphone is loud and clear, but lacks a little in the lower register, despite that, your voice is easily picked up, the noise cancelling aspect done a good job of dimming mouse clicks and keyboard strikes, though, you may want to adjust the microphone sensitivity accordingly as at 100% it will pick up many environmental noises around you and potentially some noise leakage from the headset, however, when you consider that I found 45% was more than enough for good pickup, it is unlikely that you will ever need to have the microphone sensitivity set that high. Using the analogue connection, the microphone performance will vary depending on your audio setup (which is normal), but we still found the microphone to be capable of decent quality, low-noise voice transmittance.
