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.

Besides the mentioned sampling rate, we do have full control over the EQ, along with some additional controls for the speakers and the microphone; the passive noise cancellation feature works quite well and is complemented by the fact that the Khan AIMO does have an over-ear design. With this headset model, we are not getting a dedicated microphone mute button, but you just have to flip the mic upwards and it will automatically perform the same function.

As we have seen with the Kone AIMO, the Khan AIMO headset does feature the same intelligent lighting system that automatically reacts to your actions, without the need to intervene. If the automatic system is not on your liking, you can always browse between the manual presets and adjust accordingly.

While SteelSeries Arctis Pro does mainly rely on the very useful hardware console with OLED display, the Khan AIMO leaves the entire configuration options to Swarm; we have had some issues at first after connecting the headset to our computer (the add-on module refused to install), but there is nothing a full reinstall could not fix.

ROCCAT Khan AIMO 7.1 RGB Gaming Headset is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to ROCCAT for making this review possible!