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ROCCAT Khan AIMO 7.1 RGB Gaming Headset Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2018-06-06

After trying the Khan AIMO headset with multiple games such as DOOM, The Crew 2 Beta, Frostpunk and No One Lives Forever, we were quite impressed by the audio quality and bass representation, thanks to the large, 50mm Neodymium drivers. The headset is quite light and easy to use controls are available on the exterior of the right cup as well (Stereo to virtual 7.1 switch, Volume rocker). The built-in AMP/DAC does allow playback up to 24-bit 96 KHz, making it Hi-Res Audio compatible and great for other multimedia content as well, such as music and movies. We can switch between sampling rates from the ROCCAT Swarm interface or the Windows GUI, but after each modification we would also require to restart the applications that were currently using the controller.

ROCCAT Swarm Part I

On the test system, we already had ROCCAT Swarm installed that we did use during the Kone AIMO review; after we did plug in the Khan AIMO headset, we were prompted to perform a software update, a firmware update of the Khan AIMO but we did not succeed on installing the Swarm application module for the headset. We got around this issue only after we did completely uninstall ROCCAT Swarm and reinstalled the whole unified software.

The Swarm GUI is easy to work with and contains the necessary configuration options involving the headset; the “Pinned” section of the utility does permit the user to allocate only the frequently used configuration options:

The Settings menu does allow users adjust the playback sample rate, which is adjustable up to 24-bit, 96kHz, thanks to the integrated DAC. This is the second headset we are reviewing with such capabilities and we can draw the same conclusions as before regarding availability of the content; furthermore, we do have the ability to enhance Voice Clarity, Audio Clarity and Bass EQ (functions that will modify certain groups of frequencies), but also work with the 10-band EQ:

Here is the multitude of playback rates we can work with:

If we do not feel the need on customizing the EQ manually at the current moment, we can always go with one of the available presets:

Further down, we do have the ability to adjust Master Volume, enable and adjust Voice Suppression, switch between Stereo and Surround modes, but also work with the Microphone settings; as we have seen with some sound cards, we do also have the ability to enable the so-called “Magic Voice”, which modifies your voice in conferences, just for fun:

The Illumination menu, does allow the user to adjust the LED lighting, by choosing from different presets:

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