Roccat Kave XTD True 5.1 PC Gaming Headset Review

A Closer Look

The in-line controller is a lot bigger than most, but that is because it is designed to sit neatly on your desktop, rather than clip on to your shirt. It’s a pretty cool looking device, with good size volume dial in the middle, which also acts as a master mute when pushed down, giving you quick access to silence when you really need it.

Along the front you’ll find a rack of blue LED lights that show you the volume level for your selected channel or master volume.

At the front you’ll find two buttons, the call answer button and the microphone mute. The call button is for when your Smartphone is paired via Bluetooth, this will allow you to answer and then end your call without having to reach for the handset its self.

The buttons at the back are to toggle headset or speaker output, channel select (for volume control of each speaker) and a movie mode button that applies a pre-set DSP effect to the sound. Since the headset is USB driven, it also acts as a high quality USB soundcard, so you can hook up all your speakers to the back of it and line-out to your 5.1 speakers, you can then use the XTD’s controller for both your own speakers and for your headset, saving the need to much about with Windows Sound Manager every time you want to change device.

The underside has three grippy rubber pads and with the overall weight of the unit on top, you’ll not have to worry about the controller slipping and sliding around your desk.

As I said before, the front panel is pack full of LED lights which show you your overall volume levels.