A Closer Look
The in-line controller is pretty basic, but with a master volume control and microphone mute control, it’s certainly a welcome addition to the headset.
The Go is designed to be a versatile and mobile friendly headset, so you’ll find it comes with a fairly lightweight and slim headband, making it nice and each to fold down and store. The drivers are a good size, but the ear cups are kept as small as possible, meaning they’ll sit on the ear, rather than around it.
The ear cups are mounted on a pivot that allows you to fold them inwards, this is great for when you’re wearing the Go around your neck, as it’ll be much more comfortable between uses. It does also help with the general fit over your ears too, ensuring the drivers are nice and snug.
There is a soft foam padding on the drivers, as well as a cloth back, but it’s quite minimal, it’s not uncomfortable as such, but a little more padding wouldn’t go a miss either. The microphone sticks out a little bit, making it nice and easy to deploy it when you need it.
Simply pull it out of the housing and bend the adjustable boom to suit your needs. When you’re done with it, simply push it back in and you’re done. The microphone is pretty decent overall, it’s good a good sensitivity and the fact that you can position it means it’s easy to find that optimal speaking position; it’s perfect for a bit of Mumble or Skype on mobile or desktop.
At the bottom of the ear cups, you’ll find a small proprietary jack for the detachable cables. I love headsets with detachable cables, as they’re much easier to store and the cable is less likely to be damaged when you put it in your backpack.
The overall design of this headset is pretty good, certainly stylish enough to show off and not too gaudy to feel silly wearing them on the way to work either. There’s some tasteful branding on the headband, as well as the dragon logos on the ear cups, both of which look pretty cool.
Storing the headset couldn’t be much easier, simply push the ear cups in and they’ll snap under the headband; they take up a lot less space in your bag this way!
The 38mm drivers take up virtually all the space in the ear cups, and with the slim padding, the drivers are very nearly making direct contact with your head. What this means is that you get a very direct and punchy sound from the GO and that’s really not a bad thing. When you’re out and about, the closer mounting of the drivers helps cancel out a lot of external noise and while that’s good for gaming, movies and music, it’s even better for voice chat, making it a welcome headset for hands-free calls.
The LED lighting fires up when you add the extra USB header (provides power only, audio is over 3.5mm on both cables), giving some really funky flair to each driver, as well as the tip of the microphone. We tested the headset on our Xperia Z3 smartphone, Nvidia Shield Tablet, and our desktop PC and were pretty impressed with the sound quality. They’re bright and clear, with a reasonable amount of bass, and there’s no distortion at higher volumes.
I personal prefer over the ear rather than on-ear drivers, but these ones really are quite good. I do feel like on ear is more of a functionality and ergonomics choice than it is an acoustic one, but for this price range, the headset still packs a competitive punch that’s plenty of fun to listen to when you’re gaming, chatting, watching a few movies or listening to your favourite albums; especially so while travelling or using a mobile device.
