Virtual 7.1 surround sound, RGB lighting and a small price? Impossible a few years ago. In the meantime, virtual surround sound is commonplace. RGB lighting has become indispensable for the majority of gaming peripherals. With the EKSA E1000, you get both for little money. But is the headset worth it, or do you mainly pay for the lighting?
Technical details
| Type: | Stereo headset |
| Design: | Ear-wrap |
| Connection and cable length: | USB |
| Lighting: | RGB (gradient, not controllable) |
| Weight (without cable): | n. a. |
| Impedance (headphones): | n. a. |
| Frequency range (headphones): | n. a. |
| Impedance (microphone): | n. a. |
| Sensitivity (microphone): | n. a. |
| Frequency range (microphone): | n. a. |
| Price: | € 31.99 * |
Scope of delivery
EKSA donates the E1000 besides a simple packaging also a carrying pouch. The headset is in this bag, we look for other accessories in vain. Info material or anything else is also not included.
Design and workmanship
An eye-catching design is at least assured for the headset aside from the RGB lighting. Silver plastic elements are attached to the ear cups, and their attachments look like screws. Except for the RGB elements, the headset is kept in black. The RGB lighting is nothing special in this case. There is a fixed color gradient, which we also cannot adjust. However, the stripes are at least consistently and evenly lit.
The headset is generally well-made. The material used is not really high quality, but it is well made. A big drawback, however, is the stability. The EKSA E1000 feels like it falls apart when you pick it up, and that’s due to the very flexible headband.
Wearing comfort
In terms of wearing comfort, the E1000 can’t really convince us either. Although it is comfortable to wear, the rather hard padding of the circumaural ear cups means that the headset cannot really be worn for long periods of time. In addition, the E1000 tends to slip on the head due to the headband.
Recording and sound quality
So far, the EKSA E1000 has been rather mixed. Perhaps the headset can still score points in recording and sound quality. And in the case of the microphone, it can. The voice is transmitted clearly and background noise is filtered out well, as you can hear in the video. We also connected the headset to the PlayStation 4, and we can be understood well here as well. So it doesn’t make a difference whether you want to use the EKSA E1000 on the computer or on the PS4.
In terms of sound quality, however, the E1000 cannot convince us. The audio reproduction is very muffled, as if the drivers are not working properly or are too shielded by the cover. So, all ranges are too weak and indistinct.
Conclusion
EKSA releases the E1000, an inexpensive headset with RGB lighting and virtual 7.1 surround sound. Of course, the measure of all things cannot be expected for about 40 euros. Nevertheless, we get decent workmanship, even though the headband is very flexible, which makes the headset look cheap.
The audio reproduction, on the other hand, is not good. The sound in general is much too muffled in all areas, no matter at which volume the headset is set. On the other hand, we are satisfied with the microphone in the test because the voice is transmitted clearly and background noise is filtered well.
In conclusion, the EKSA E1000 offers a lot of features, but is not really convincing in any respect. Although the headset doesn’t cost much, we have definitely tested better headsets in this price range.
EKSA E1000
Workmanship
Comfort
Sound quality
Recording quality
Features
Value for money
80/100
EKSA offers many features with the E1000, but the sound cannot really convince.
