Test: Cougar Attila In-Ear Gaming Headset

Konklusion

Cougar Attila er et godt forsøg på, at lave et in-ear headset til gameren. Svanehals mikrofonen optager ganske fint stemmen, og sidder jo helt ved munden. Når det kommer til lyden, så mangler jeg desværre en del detaljer i lyden, som jeg gerne vil have fra et gaming headset. Dybden og bassen er knap så vigtig i gaming, men har mere betydning for musik. Men til gaming skal man have så mange detaljer med som muligt, hvilket man desværre ikke får med dette headset. Og så kunne jeg godt have ønsket mig nogle silikone eartips ved siden af.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 3
Der er gjort brug af et par 7 mm højttalere, hvilket giver et godt punch i bunden. Men det giver desværre en mangel i det høje frekvensområde, hvor alle detaljerne ligger. Det er vigtigt ved et gaming headset. Mikrofonen er i orden, men de medfølgende skum øretips er jeg bestemt ikke fan af. Silikone tips er meget nemmere at have med at gøre.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Den medfølgende transport taske er super lækker, og man kan have alt tilbehøret i den. Der følger flere størrelser øretips og ørekroge med, så man kan tilpasse headsettet til øregangen. Så er der en splitter i rimelig kvalitet, og en svanehalsmikrofon. Det eneste jeg ønsker som ekstra tilbehør er silikone øretips.

Design/Layout - 4
Selve headsettet ser jo sejt ud. Det har guld logo og guld skruer på siderner, så man rigtig kan se det er et Cougar headset man bruger. Jeg havde lidt ubehag ved at bruge headsettet i længere tid, blev øm et par steder i ørene, hvilket ikke var så fedt, jeg tror simpelthen ikke denne type er til mine ører, da de fylder for meget. Kvaliteten virker dog en smule ringe.

Ydelse - 3
Cougar promoverer dette headset som et gaming headset. Umiddelbart synes jeg ikke helt det performer, som jeg forventer et gaming headset skal performe. Det er ikke vildt behageligt at have på i længere tid af gangen, og lyden er desværre heller ikke god nok til gaming. Der mangler en del detaljer i lyden, hvilket er ret vigtigt i forbindelse med gaming.

Pris - 2
Man kan købe headsettet til omkring 310 DKK i danske butikker, hvilket er en forholdsvis høj pris for et headset af denne kaliber. Tager man et hurtigt kig i kategorien på eksempelvis Pricerunner, så ser man, at prisen nok burde være nede omkring 250 eller måske lavere endnu.

Test: Cougar Attila In-Ear Gaming Headset

Innovation / Teknologi	3
Bundle - Tilbehør	4
Design - Layout	4
Ydelse	3
Pris	2
Samlet	64%

UK summary

Cougar Attila is a nice try at making an in-ear headset for the gamer. The microphone records the user voice nicely and is located close to the mouth. When it comes to the depth of sound, the headset lacks some details, which I would have liked to see in a gaming headset. The depth and base aren’t so important when it comes to gaming, but are more useful for the production of sound when it comes to music. But when we are talking about gaming, you need those fine details, which this headset unfortunately lacks. Besides this, I would have liked to see more eartips.
 

Innovation/Technology - 3
They made use of 7 mm speakers, with a nice punch in the bottom range. But this has the unfortunate effect of missing the high frequenzy areas, where all the details in games are located. This is important for gaming. The microphone i okay, but i am not a fan of the included eartips. Silicon tips are much easier to use.

Bundle/Accessories - 4
The included transportation bag is really nice, and you can pack all included accessories into it. It comes with multiple sizes for different eartips and earloops, so the headset can be modded to fit your ears. Besides tis you get a audio splitter in a descent quality and a longnecked microphone. The only thing I am missing is some extra silicon eartips.

Design/Layout - 4
The headset itself looks really cool. It comes with a gold logo and screws on the sides, so it is easily recognized as a Cougar accessory. I had some issues with using the headset over a longer time, which made my ears sore, which wasn’t good, so my takeaway from this must be, that this type of headset isn’t for my kind of ears because of their size. The quality of the headset is subpar.

Performance - 3
Cougar promotes the headset as a gaming headset. I do not think that is performance as well as it should, for a gaming headset. It isn’t comfortably to use over a longer time and the sound isn’t good for gaming. The sound lacks some details, which are important when it comes to gaming.

Price - 2
You can by the headset for about 310 DKK i Danish shops, which is a relatively high price for at headset of this quality. If you look around at other competitors in the category on Pricerunner, you’ll see that the price more likely should have been around 250 or even lower.