When I say it sounds better than expected, I mean in terms of general tasks such as online calls, videos and music. The equaliser within the app is a nice touch, too. While I wouldn’t say the sound is better than headphones designed for listening to music, you can tell that it has a similar sound profile to their other headphones.

The headphones are surprisingly light, but don’t feel too cheap. They are also really comfortable, and the pads do a very good job of attenuating surrounding noise – I was shocked when I just put them on and how quiet it was.

I do like the volume rotary encoder, but personally, I don’t feel much for the game chat button. Your mileage may vary. The microphone can be twisted upwards to keep it out of the way when not in use, and when in use, has decent flexibility, i.e., you can contort it into funny shapes, and it, for the most part, keeps its shape.

The surround sound is nice to have, but I’m not sure if it’ll be a novelty or something I’ll use in every game which enables it, especially as there’s a little hassle setting it up. Obviously, as there’s only one driver in each cup, the 3D effects are done via digital jiggery-pokery, changing the frequency response of sounds, and honestly, I don’t think it’d make much of a difference in-game, especially since it’s not working with the game but rather ‘guessing’ what the correct response would be based on your ear shape – it makes you take photos of your ears and then creates a 3D sound profile off of that.

Overall, I think this is a very good pair of headphones, but that is assuming that you’re willing to install the software and play with taking photos of your ears and settings etc. If you’re on a Mac or don’t plan to install anything, then the main features of this unit aren’t really accessible.