

It’s a curious way of doing things, but it does allow you to tweak the audio in at least a couple of meaningful ways.īeing completely brutal, most of the options within the Realtek Effect menu are only useful in very specific settings, and having to drop into the menus to turn them on and off isn’t very intuitive.
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Sades don’t provide a bespoke software solution for the Armor, leaving it up to a driver installation to do the heavy lifting for you, giving you access to the Realtek Effect via your regular sound properties in Windows 10. It’s the kind of audio you expect from headsets that cost twice as much, and to Sades’ credit they’ve absolutely nailed the most important element of any pair of headphones. You can pound your head with the League of Legends playlist, while playing League of Legends and watching… Legend, and enjoy every second of it. No matter the content, games, music and movies all benefitted from the Armor’s clear and detailed response.
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Despite the light, somewhat plastic-y build, its 50mm drivers have been tuned exceptionally well, and out of the box it impresses with powerful, dynamic audio that was a real pleasure to experience.

The most surprising aspect of the Armor is just how good it sounds. It all performs exactly as you’d hope, with a minimum of fuss. A small, tidy, and well-made little box houses buttons for volume, switching through the lighting, and a couple for muting both the mic and the cans. You can easily turn the lights off via the smart in-line controls. Your friends will be able to hear your unadulterated wisdom (or Mountain Dew-enhanced belches) with no problem, and the flexible mic arm stays where you put it. Luckily, it’s a lot less bright than the Spellond’s and can quite easily be turned off, so it doesn’t run the risk of shining off your monitor’s screen, but it still remains a curious decision. Barring that, the noise-isolating mic itself is clear and comprehensively standard. That does bring us to the Armor’s mild faux pas, which is that, like the Spellond before it, Sades have decided to put a light on the end of the microphone arm. If you select blue, then everything glows very nicely in the same shade, and I quite liked that.

I very often don’t like RGB stuff on headsets – they’re not for your benefit, so why have them at all? – but I found myself quite enjoying the Armor’s version. That said, they’re very much in line with other headsets in this price bracket, and the lighter build should give them much more longevity on top of your head.īesides the comfortable build, each earcup features a glowing RGB ring, capable of spinning rainbow effects, or a batch of solid colours instead. The headband and ear cushion’s vinyl padding absolutely do the job, but they’re not the most luxurious example of either. It does feel a little cheap, but then at less than £50 this is a more wallet-friendly set.
