ASUS ROG Theta 7.1 Gaming Headset

Spouse was enthralled with kids headset so much he wanted a pair of his own

everything about this, it is plastic but doesn’t feel cheap and no creeping of cracking sounds when bending or moving, mic doesn’t pic up the cord when it rubs on things, my issue is the package, one box that was dented and the smallest Pregis bubble that were both dead flat, lucky they still work somehow from that shipping

Ich habe kürzlich die vielen schlechten Rezensionen hier gelesen und möchte mich nun selber zu Wort melden.

Ich habe das Headset jetzt seit 3 Jahren im Einsatz und kann keine einzige schlechte Bewertung hier auch nur im Ansatz bestätigen oder nachvollziehen.

Ich hatte nie auch nur minimale Probleme mit dem Headset und bin in voller breite mega zufrieden mit dem Headset, bis heute!

Tonqualität, Verbindung, Software, Einstellmöglichkeiten, Komfort, Optik, Alles Top! Man kann vieles einstellen, Profile erstellen, AI Geräuschunterdrückung usw usw. Ich bin in jedem Punkt mega zufrieden und würde das Headset jederzeit wieder kaufen.

Ich weiß nicht ob einige Leute einfach “nicht schlau genug” sind die richtige Software zu installieren oder sonst was…. bei mir läuft schon immer alles wie Butter! (Nutze ROG Armour Crate btw falls jemand es wissen will)

Ich habe nichts aber auch wirklich garnichts zu meckern an dem Headset und kann es jedem nur empfehlen, egal ob Gaming, Musik oder Casual User.

Grüße 🙂

I’ve been using Hyper-x alpha for about a year. It was relatively light and simple, but always gave me headache due to its tightness; especially with glasses on. So, I’ve been looking for something else that sounds decent and glasses friendly.

This sure is little bulky, but not as bulky as razers gaming headsets I think. Because of its enough cushions and comfort it gives while wearing, I don’t feel its entire weight on my head that much and I can wear this for a long periods of time. I’m not a sound expert, but its sound-quality is definitely better than Hyper-x alpha. Its surround sound is pretty impressive. This is my first high-end headset and with 7.1 surround sound. Cheaper headsets with 7.1 surround sound always had huge compromises on the sound quality, but this one seems to have fulfilled the high-quality sound. It feels like I’m wearing pairs of decent speakers.

Its setting can be adjusted with their dedicated app and it works, but I’m not so sure about its noise cancelling mic. I think it would be nice if they provide something like a tutorial for customizing the headset with the app in detail because I don’t know if the noise cancelling mic is actually working or not.

I thought this one also would have a little bit of noise cancelling on the audio/speaker, but unfortunately, it didn’t block any noise nor sounds coming from the headset. So forget about playing games while wearing this in a place like library and expect people not to hear you game.

However, overall, its price makes sense. Built with good plastics, aluminum/metal-ish material, and aesthetically compact despite of its sound-quality; and USB type-c at that.

The wire, wire . its wire is something I had to get used to because most of the products that I’ve used so far, that had only one wire on the either left of right, but this one has two on the both sides. And it feels like you’re wearing a headset and also a necklace that’s hanging on your headset. I guess both wires were required for its power. I wouldn’t give this headset up just because it has two wires.

Buttons on the headset itself is also a nice touch. I’m glad that they didn’t put the buttons on the wire. That would’ve been so annoying.

RGB lighting is unnecessary and generates a bit of surface heat, but it looks primum and you also have option on the button to turn this feature off.

In terms of sizing, it seems pretty versatile.

I’ve never used any audio products from Asus & ROG. This is good purchase. Good thing I didn’t rush over to get a replacement for my hyper-x alpha right away. I waited for this headset to be release for about a month. Now I don’t get headache b/c of freaking headset. I hate you Hyper-x alpha. it tortured my head for a year, and now I’m a free man

Pro’s
Accurate sound (once configured in EQ)
Good build quality
Adjustable headband
Volume | Mute and RGB controls on headset
Great EQ | sound modes (You will need to know the frequency in which you want to elevate or tick down)
Decent codec 24bit 96k
Premium packaging , extra earmuff and usb adapter .
Cons
Price
Not as comfy as previous headphone/headset (extremely heavy)
Heavy (Y) cord
Stereo 7.1 virtualized sounds a lot clearer and louder than 7.1 mode . Don’t matter to me because it works great but does seem like a waste to not utilize those additional speakers .

Overall, I like this headset .
Things to take into consideration :
This headset is not tuned out of the box but you can easily manage and tune to your liking .
Example : You elevate the sound of footsteps and lower / compress the higher frequency like gunshots . just experiment in game to figure this out.

7.1 audio is extremely low compared to stereo

These will be my new cans for gaming .

Movies sound truly outstanding, games as well! Comparing to a high end high fi 7.1 atmos system, this is like sitting in your own private theatre. Spectacular sounding cans, comfort and fit is great.

However, these require tuning to get the best out of them in the 7.1 mode on PC.
The directional sound takes time to get used to for games but it’s quite impressive when set up right, but to get the best true 7.1 sound, takes some fiddling.

I recommend downgrading to the firmware version 0034 for the best sounding experience as well as using the preset from the screenshot attached in the armory app.

(Google “theta 7.1 0034 firmware” and you can find the the correct instructions on the ROG forum to downgrade to the best 7.1 firmware for games.)

Alternatively, set the headphones to “Mobile” via the switch and enjoy incredible 7.1 virtual surround on your next gen consoles and/or phone!

My only gripe is the price, but I’d say they’re worth it if you want the best.