ASUS ROG ORION PRO Gaming Headset Review -
Introduction
The Audiphile ROG ORION PRO Gaming Headset
Today we’re pleased to bring you a review of the ASUS ROG ORION PRO gaming headset. It did take quite a while to get them here in North America, but after I have had an extended chance to play with them, they’re here and they are good. Speaking of the world, judging by the press about headphones at CES, 2013 will be a big year for headphones. This can only mean one thing: even more celebrity endorsements of headphones. Brace yourselves. During my train commute to work, I see a gallery of heads wearing mostly the signature white earbuts from our favorite fruit flavored toy maker, but also quite a few Beats too. This is also why I took up biking to work in the last few months.
Headsets, however, the soulless redheaded stepchild of headphones, tend to be a different beast altogether. If you play any sort of team game, TF2, BF2/3, even WoW, you’ll be using a headset. If you're just a casual gamer, you'll probably still have a headset. Point being, you'll be inside, late at night, kickin' ass, but wouldn't it be nice to have a headset with good sound, comfortable, and some style? That brings us to the ASUS Orion Pro. It is the fourth in the line of new-ish headsets from ASUS.
ASUS have their own gaming brand, ROG, for quite a long time and it maintains the sleek, high-quality construction, red and black color scheme, and not a single gaming related endorsement anywhere on them. But they are a gamer's headset. You get some extra value with the bundled Spitfire sound card, and overall very good sound quality that you should expect from a ROG product.
At $120US online, these are not a cheap date by any means, but you do get a lot for your money. Premium features like a braided cord, gold plated connectors, and the USB audio interface, make for a pretty good bang for the buck. We’ll take a deeper look at the Orion Pro, the audio and build quality, comfort, microphone, and the included USB audio dongle and its features.
In the meantime, let's check 'em out.
The Asus ROG Azoth keyboard is the one we’re reviewing today. The last one from Asus ROG I had my hands on was the Claymore II (in 2021, a wireless 100% keyboard that earned a “Recommended” award). This time it’s the 75% form factor wireless keyboard initially shown at the CES 2023. What we’ll find interesting about this product? It’s not using the Cherry MX switches. Still, the custom-made ASUS ROG ROG NX (hot-swappable, pre-lubricated) switches are offered here, aimed at gamers and professionals.
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