In recent years, wireless headphones have been eroding the market of traditional wired headphones due to their portability and long battery life. However, this does not mean that traditional gaming headphones are gradually withdrawing from the stage of history. Especially in the e-sports scene, wired headphones with low latency, good sound effects, and long life are still the first choice for many e-sports enthusiasts.
Recently, the author got a pair of headphones K9 jointly launched by ONIKUMA and Tencent's well-known animation IP "The Temptation of Cat Demon". As a cross-border co-branded headset with the help of top-tier comics, this headset has attracted many cute girls, comic fans and two-dimensional fans as soon as it was launched. Let's take a look at how this headset performs.
Appearance: Fashionable and cute style, a must-have for cute girls
After opening the package, the lively and jumping color scheme instantly catches the eye. The overall appearance of the headset adopts a bright blue + bright pink color scheme. The headband and earmuff sponge are blue, and the earmuffs are pink. The transition between the two colors is smooth, and with two cute soft silicone "cat ears", it not only perfectly reflects the style of the "sweet" animation IP "The Temptation of Cat Demon", but also brings a very cute and fashionable visual effect.
At the same time, the earmuffs on both sides of the headset are also printed with the "Cat Demon" logo. After the power is turned on, the pattern will automatically present a variety of color gradient LED breathing light effects, which are very cute and cool.
It is worth mentioning that this headset also uses a very pleasing pull-out design at the microphone. When not in use, push the microphone back to the left earmuff for storage, and pull it out when needed, which not only makes the entire headset look more refreshing, but also can protect the microphone to a certain extent.
In terms of wire material, the headset uses a braided wire process, which is soft to the touch and can effectively resist violent pulling, making it more durable. In addition, a headphone line control module is integrated on the headphone cable. The three control keys of "volume adjustment pulley", "LED light switch" and "microphone mute switch" are all integrated here, which greatly simplifies the steps of adjusting the headphone, and the headphone can be easily adjusted during the game.
But then again, I believe that friends who have bought similar "cat ear" headphones must have had this kind of trouble, that is, the headphones are too high-profile and inconvenient to use in many occasions. This headset adopts a detachable "cat ear" design, which can switch back and forth between cat ear headphones and ordinary headphones. When the user wants to show his personality, the cat ear is installed, and when he wants to converge, he can remove it. To be honest, I think the small details are still very considerate.
Wearing: The adjustment angle is ample, and the cat claw meat pad does not press the ear for a long time
In terms of wearing, this headset is equipped with thickened sponge pads in the earmuffs, headband and other positions, and is wrapped with skin-like leather, which is soft and skin-friendly. The thickness of the earmuffs' sponge is about 4cm, and the center of the earmuffs reserves sufficient space for the ears. The actual wearing experience is very soft, and you can feel the ample space in front of the ears. You will not feel sweaty or pressed on the ears when wearing for a long time.
In the headband position, the headset also introduces the bionic zoology design of "cat claw pads". The raised thickened sponge pads can evenly disperse the pressure of the headset on the top of the head. With 30mm adjustable headband length, plus or minus 30° adjustable earmuff movement angle, and plus or minus 5° adjustable headband Y-axis left and right movement angle, it can basically meet the head shape of most people and is more comfortable to wear.
What is surprising is that although this headset uses a plastic headband, its strength is not low at all and can resist all kinds of violent twisting. According to actual measurements, the headband of the headset did not break after repeated twisting of 180°, and there was not even the slightest deformation. After loosening, the headband of the headset immediately returned to its original state, and the durability performance was fully pulled.
Sound quality: powerful bass, balanced three-frequency performance
To be honest, when it comes to the sound quality of gaming headsets, my first reaction is "just listen to the sound", and I believe most people have the same idea. After all, every profession has its own expertise. Most gaming headsets have to weaken the low frequency of the headset in order to maximize the restoration of sound details. In this way, the lack of "dynamic" and "beat" feeling will make the headset appear very thin when playing music.
However, I have heard that the brand ONIKUMA has been committed to integrating the HiFi concept into gaming headsets, so before evaluating this headset, I already had some special expectations for its sound quality.
In terms of actual auditory experience, after listening to the song "Ferry", I did not feel the dull and weak feeling of the previous gaming headsets. Instead, I felt the full and magnetic mezzo-soprano female voice, elastic drums and strong and powerful low-frequency dives. In addition, with a high degree of detail restoration, it is no exaggeration to say that this headset can easily handle mainstream music types such as pop music, percussion music, and light music. The sound quality is indeed excellent, and it does have some HiFi flavor.
Actual game experience
Having said that, the most important indicator to measure the quality of a gaming headset is its performance in the game. Here we mainly tested two mainstream games, "PUGB" and "League of Legends".
First of all, "PUGB", as an FPS game, mainly tests the ability of gaming headsets to "listen to the sound and determine the position". Thanks to the 7.1-channel virtual audio and the large-size 50mm sound unit, this headset is very sensitive. It can not only accurately feedback the direction of footsteps and gunshots, but also "receive" subtle noises such as enemies hiding in the distance to replenish blood and throw smoke bombs.
In League of Legends, this headset can not only reproduce the sounds of different summoner skills, but also separate the sounds of each skill even when multiple skills are superimposed at the same time in a team battle, instead of mixing various sounds together like ordinary headsets. In addition, it accurately conveys the powerful explosion sound and the crisp metal sound of swords, and the overall gaming experience is full of three-dimensionality and immersion.
Summary：
To be honest, in this e-sports market with male users as the main target group, products like the co-branded headset K9, which are cute anime style and biased towards female users, have their own shining attributes. Once they appear, they will bring a strong "contrasting cute" atmosphere to the "male plus male" e-sports circle. Coupled with the excellent sound quality, excellent product quality and super cost-effective price, this headset is definitely a sincere product. So, if you also like this cute style, you might as well pay attention to it.
Recently, the author got a pair of headphones K9 jointly launched by ONIKUMA and Tencent's well-known animation IP "The Temptation of Cat Demon". As a cross-border co-branded headset with the help of top-tier comics, this headset has attracted many cute girls, comic fans and two-dimensional fans as soon as it was launched. Let's take a look at how this headset performs.
Appearance: Fashionable and cute style, a must-have for cute girls
After opening the package, the lively and jumping color scheme instantly catches the eye. The overall appearance of the headset adopts a bright blue + bright pink color scheme. The headband and earmuff sponge are blue, and the earmuffs are pink. The transition between the two colors is smooth, and with two cute soft silicone "cat ears", it not only perfectly reflects the style of the "sweet" animation IP "The Temptation of Cat Demon", but also brings a very cute and fashionable visual effect.
At the same time, the earmuffs on both sides of the headset are also printed with the "Cat Demon" logo. After the power is turned on, the pattern will automatically present a variety of color gradient LED breathing light effects, which are very cute and cool.
It is worth mentioning that this headset also uses a very pleasing pull-out design at the microphone. When not in use, push the microphone back to the left earmuff for storage, and pull it out when needed, which not only makes the entire headset look more refreshing, but also can protect the microphone to a certain extent.
In terms of wire material, the headset uses a braided wire process, which is soft to the touch and can effectively resist violent pulling, making it more durable. In addition, a headphone line control module is integrated on the headphone cable. The three control keys of "volume adjustment pulley", "LED light switch" and "microphone mute switch" are all integrated here, which greatly simplifies the steps of adjusting the headphone, and the headphone can be easily adjusted during the game.
But then again, I believe that friends who have bought similar "cat ear" headphones must have had this kind of trouble, that is, the headphones are too high-profile and inconvenient to use in many occasions. This headset adopts a detachable "cat ear" design, which can switch back and forth between cat ear headphones and ordinary headphones. When the user wants to show his personality, the cat ear is installed, and when he wants to converge, he can remove it. To be honest, I think the small details are still very considerate.
Wearing: The adjustment angle is ample, and the cat claw meat pad does not press the ear for a long time
In terms of wearing, this headset is equipped with thickened sponge pads in the earmuffs, headband and other positions, and is wrapped with skin-like leather, which is soft and skin-friendly. The thickness of the earmuffs' sponge is about 4cm, and the center of the earmuffs reserves sufficient space for the ears. The actual wearing experience is very soft, and you can feel the ample space in front of the ears. You will not feel sweaty or pressed on the ears when wearing for a long time.
In the headband position, the headset also introduces the bionic zoology design of "cat claw pads". The raised thickened sponge pads can evenly disperse the pressure of the headset on the top of the head. With 30mm adjustable headband length, plus or minus 30° adjustable earmuff movement angle, and plus or minus 5° adjustable headband Y-axis left and right movement angle, it can basically meet the head shape of most people and is more comfortable to wear.
What is surprising is that although this headset uses a plastic headband, its strength is not low at all and can resist all kinds of violent twisting. According to actual measurements, the headband of the headset did not break after repeated twisting of 180°, and there was not even the slightest deformation. After loosening, the headband of the headset immediately returned to its original state, and the durability performance was fully pulled.
Sound quality: powerful bass, balanced three-frequency performance
To be honest, when it comes to the sound quality of gaming headsets, my first reaction is "just listen to the sound", and I believe most people have the same idea. After all, every profession has its own expertise. Most gaming headsets have to weaken the low frequency of the headset in order to maximize the restoration of sound details. In this way, the lack of "dynamic" and "beat" feeling will make the headset appear very thin when playing music.
However, I have heard that the brand ONIKUMA has been committed to integrating the HiFi concept into gaming headsets, so before evaluating this headset, I already had some special expectations for its sound quality.
In terms of actual auditory experience, after listening to the song "Ferry", I did not feel the dull and weak feeling of the previous gaming headsets. Instead, I felt the full and magnetic mezzo-soprano female voice, elastic drums and strong and powerful low-frequency dives. In addition, with a high degree of detail restoration, it is no exaggeration to say that this headset can easily handle mainstream music types such as pop music, percussion music, and light music. The sound quality is indeed excellent, and it does have some HiFi flavor.
Actual game experience
Having said that, the most important indicator to measure the quality of a gaming headset is its performance in the game. Here we mainly tested two mainstream games, "PUGB" and "League of Legends".
First of all, "PUGB", as an FPS game, mainly tests the ability of gaming headsets to "listen to the sound and determine the position". Thanks to the 7.1-channel virtual audio and the large-size 50mm sound unit, this headset is very sensitive. It can not only accurately feedback the direction of footsteps and gunshots, but also "receive" subtle noises such as enemies hiding in the distance to replenish blood and throw smoke bombs.
In League of Legends, this headset can not only reproduce the sounds of different summoner skills, but also separate the sounds of each skill even when multiple skills are superimposed at the same time in a team battle, instead of mixing various sounds together like ordinary headsets. In addition, it accurately conveys the powerful explosion sound and the crisp metal sound of swords, and the overall gaming experience is full of three-dimensionality and immersion.
Summary：
To be honest, in this e-sports market with male users as the main target group, products like the co-branded headset K9, which are cute anime style and biased towards female users, have their own shining attributes. Once they appear, they will bring a strong "contrasting cute" atmosphere to the "male plus male" e-sports circle. Coupled with the excellent sound quality, excellent product quality and super cost-effective price, this headset is definitely a sincere product. So, if you also like this cute style, you might as well pay attention to it.
