The earpieces do cover the ear, but that's about it. Keeping in mind the ear pad design, this means
that the fake leather is the part to contact with the ear, which does not make for a nice using
experience especially in summer time. Atleast for me some soft fabric would have been a much better
choice. Anyway the materials aside the headphones do feel quite comfortable to wear. They don't grip too
hard, but firmly enough not to fall off even if you move around a bit.
Finally we get to the main part - the sound quality. Right off the bat it isn't as good as the
Corsairs. Overall the frequency response isn't too bad and there's definitely more bass than on the
Corsairs, which is a welcomed thing, but overall the tone of the sound just isn't clear enough.
Everything sounds a bit muddy, which makes the Kulo tiresome to listen after a while. Again in gaming
this isn't a huge problem, the effects sound good, but if you're like me and listen to a lot of music,
the lack of clarity is going to spoil the experience.
Another problem we faced during the using is the in-line volume controller that at the same time feels
a bit sticky and too sensitive. The travel of the controller is so short it's really hard to carefully
adjust the volume one-handed.
Conclusion
PROS
Microphone auto mute
Light and small design
CONS
Ear pad material
Volume controller
Muddy sound quality
Bronze Award!
The Corsair HS1A made its way to a reference gaming headset of some sort due to its great use comfort
and sound clarity, and compared to that the Kulo loses on both categories. To me the learge ear cups of
the HS1A, especially combined with the soft fabric finish makes for a much more comfortable using
experience. On the sound quality it's the Kulo's certain muddiness that becomes the deciding factor. To
be fair it has to be said that the Kulo does have better bass response, but overall it just can't make up
for the downsides.
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