Thank you Nacon for sending us this headset to review!

When looking at budget headsets, it's always expected that there will be compromises. After reviewing as many headsets as I have, I wanted to get an idea of what RIG prioritizes when making budget cuts; some brands choose different things, as sacrifices are inevitably made. And I believe the choices made here was arguably the best one: prioritize sound quality first.

Now when it comes to sound quality, there are a few different metrics, and I don't have measuring equipment, so I can only describe what I hear. I have long been the type who prioritizes detail retrieval over deep bass, for example. I like to be able to hear the rustling of leaves or the finger pluck of a guitar more than the boom of a bass drop alone. Of course those things are fun too, but I don't like to sacrifice one over the other. That said, ideally, one would have a good balance of both. This headset does a remarkable job at detail retrieval for this price point, but the bass could be a bit fuller. It's not that it's gone, but I can see how some might complain; it's just fine as far as I'm concerned. I know my wife listened to them and was impressed, and my son also thought they sounded pretty good, but not as good as the headphones I gave him.

In my opinion, the overall sound profile is fairly balanced with a slight tilt 'up' towards the treble. Again, it's not that they have no bass, it's just that the higher frequencies have a slight bias in their favor. I prefer this greatly over headsets that choose boomy bass (because explosions can sound fun this way) at the expense of making the rest sound muffled. If I had to choose one or the other, I would pick what Nacon chose here every time.

And again - the details come through really well. And not just with music and instruments, but also with panning effects like some songs and games use. I had no issue locating where things sounds like they come from. I believe this is why they include the one-year license of Dolby Atmos for Headphones - because having a good sense of space like these do works well with the sound that Atmos is trying to achieve. Whether Atmod for Headphones is worth it to you is a matter of taste; I purchased the license years ago, and I rarely use it. But I absolutely love it for my home theater with multichannel surround sound. It's great for those rare games that have support for it built in, but I wouldn't leave it on all the time.

So now that we've established that these sound really good for the price, what about the rest of the headphone? After (or before, depending on your view) sound, comfort is everything. And these are, well, it really depends on how large of a head you have. For me, my noggin is a bit too large to use these comfortably. If I bend and stretch them a certain way it helps some, but there is no way to make them truly comfortable for me. My wife, who has a smaller lady-like noggin, finds them plenty comfy. My son said they were fine but not exceptionally comfortable.

The earpads use a fabric material, with foam holding them from your head. It's an interesting place between soft and stiff; they hold their shape well, but do keep your head from touching the inside of the drivers. I wish they were a bit more plush, but they are easy to swap out if you need to do that. I think they work fine given its other limitations, but it's an option for you.

The headband is a single piece of plastic, that attaches to the ear cups via one of three rectangular slots on each side of the headband. There is a cylindrical protrusion from each ear cup, and you insert this protrusion into the opening on the head strap, and it clicks into place. It's an interesting system that I've only seen used on other RIG headsets. It lets you choose between small, medium, and large; even the largest setting is a bit too small for me.

At the top of the headband is a bit of fabric-covered foam padding. This combination of materials is very similar to what's used on the ear pads, and it looks great together. When you have to pull it down on your head because of a large noggin like I do, it's quite uncomfortable, but if you don't, then it's probably fine. My wife loved them, while I obviously did not.

It's obvious that the plastic headband's material was chosen to prioritize flexible durability over everything else, and it works well. You can bend and twist the headband, and it just doesn't break. I tried pushing it to the point of making white creases, and it just bounces back. I feel like this thing is going to take an insane amount of abuse and still work fine. Harder/stronger materials are not always the way to make something last a long time; sometimes thin, light and flexible can be the way. This headset goes the second route.