There are a lot of amazing gaming headsets out in the market, and across a variety of price points. However, choosing a solid gaming headset is no easy feat. In fact, you’ve probably been doing a lot of reading about the best affordable gaming headset out there. Well, one of the companies making some quite impressive gaming headsets is EKSA, and their new E910 wireless gaming headset ($89.99), looks like a great option for gamers; and even for regular headphone users. Here is our review of the EKSA E910 wireless gaming headset. 

  • What’s in the Box SpecsDesign and Build Sound Quality Gaming ExperienceBattery Life Connectivity Pros and Cons

What’s in the Box 

First off, let’s take a look at what’s in the box. 

That’s a lot of stuff, and I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that EKSA includes a headphone stand within the box as well. That makes for a nice addition to the desk, and helps keep things slightly more organized. 

Specs

Design and Build 

EKSA has done a nice job designing these headphones. They are matte-black all over, and just look really good. The cushioning on the earcups as well as the headband is soft and thick, which makes the headphones quite comfortable even for long hours of usage. And let’s be honest, most gamers do spend long hours playing their favorite games. 

The E910s also feel really sturdy and well built. It’s a plastic build for the most part, but it doesn’t feel flimsy, and is rather reassuring to use. That is great, especially if you tend to drop your headphones a lot; and for times when you face hackers in a CoD lobby and want to chuck your headphones at them (I wouldn’t recommend that, though). 

The only complaint I have with the design and build is with the controls on the left earcup. For one, I found it difficult to find the buttons while I was wearing the headphones. That’s especially annoying with the volume wheel, which is a solid implementation for controlling the volume, but is difficult to find by feeling around. 

I have mixed opinions about the sound quality on these headphones. As you’d know, the EKSA E910 aren’t monitor headphones, so if you’re expecting a flat output, you’re mistaken. However, I do think EKSA could have done a slightly better job tuning the audio here; the E910s are very heavily bass-leaning. It’s almost overpowering. 

My mixed opinions, however, arise not from the strong bass output — that is actually something I like with music — but instead with the fuzzy mid-range on these headphones. Since EKSA positioned these headphones as aimed at gaming and listening to music, I did listen to a lot of music on these. Everything from bass-heavy tracks to classic rock, and metal.  

Throughout that, the headphones emphasise the bass a lot, and that’s great for EDM music, but not so much in genres like classic rock and metal, where you really want the mids and the highs to come out better. What’s worse, in some types of music, usually the kind with a complicated arrangement of instruments, the headphones can make the highs too shrill and annoying, and you can hear the sound breaking at high volumes. 

For gaming, the sound quality seems adequate. I’m not a professional gamer by any stretch of the imagination, and my CS:GO stats will put no one to shame but myself, but I did enjoy playing de_dust2 with these headphones on.  

As for the latency, EKSA’s claim of a non-tangible latency feels really accurate. Technically, the headphones manage to keep latency under 15ms, as per the company’s claims. While I can’t test that out myself, I can tell you that latency didn’t seem to be an issue in the games I played. The headphones perform admirably throughout. 

When it comes to wireless devices, battery life is usually a primary concern as well. Sure, you want great sound quality from your headphones, but if the battery life is abysmal, it’s pretty much a useless device, right? 

Connectivity 

As I stated earlier, the headphones use 5.8GHz network to connect with your PC, Mac, or whichever device you’re connecting with, and that’s a major feature that most headphones in this price range simply don’t offer.  

Pros and Cons

EKSA E910 Wireless Gaming and Music Headphones: A Solid Pair of Wireless Headphones That Won’t Break the Bank

It’s not very easy to find wireless gaming headphones that check almost every box on a gamer’s checklist. However, the EKSA E910 seem to come very close in that regard. They offer an understated, yet clearly gaming-oriented design, 5.8GHz connectivity for low latency, and 7.1 digital surround sound. Sure, the battery life isn’t the best-in-class, but it’s still decent, and for a lot of users, it will prove more than enough. 

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