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these days it seems like everyone is coming out with new gaming headsets but we have some companies who are focusing on updating their existing lineup with new technologies and a cool new features coolermaster has a pretty long history in this segment with their cyrus and series lineups but now they've launched a new gaming headset and this is what it looks like it's called the master pulse Pro and it retails for about a hundred dollars at that price Kula master may have a tough time competing in the gaming headset category since companies like Kingston and their HyperX cloud to headset and Corsairs well respected void seem to have this corner of the market locked up so does schoolmaster have what it takes to compete in the big leagues their old cyrus lineup certainly proved that that's possible but right now they're just way too many choices so the company has to do something to stand out we'll find out how the new master pulse Pro did but before that quick message from our sponsor 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frame so you don't have to worry about accidental drops damaging anything on the downside this adds weight to the headpiece and I didn't enjoy wearing them for a longer period of time plus the metal frame observes and then transmits sound when it gets in contact with anything I take very good care of my headphones so a hard plastic material would have been sufficient choice but others may not feel this the other disappointing factor wearing these was the strong clamping force exhibited by the frame this is not something you'd want to wear for a longer period of time since I experienced head fatigue after less than an hour and that just isn't good but once again your experience may differ depending on the size of your head I'd recommend you try this out at a local store before putting out $100 the ear cups are made out of leather like material that's soft to the touch and they have plenty of cushioning to prevent your ears from making contact with the drivers I would say it has a little bit more stiffness compared to the signature memory foam found on Kingston HyperX headsets but that didn't bother me at all my ears had some difficulty breathing through so make sure to vent them at times but overall they do a pretty good job providing a seal around your ears the cooler master logos on both your cuffs are LED lit and they feature RGB lighting this can be controlled by the inline or more control box that I'll get to in a moment the illumination isn't overly bright but actually dialing in the color to match other peripherals is quite a challenge without any accompanying software the headband is self adjustable which is a smart choice considering you don't have to worry about steel sliders that you manually adjust to fit the headset on your head it also has appropriate padding which is nice and supple but like I said earlier if only the clamping force was minimal I would have enjoyed wearing these for a longer time the built-in microphone is integrated into the left ear cup rather than being a dedicated boom mic setup it's a unique style compared to competition but it is certainly not something you'd want to use on a regular basis while gaming as you can hear I sound a bit farther away from the mic and it picks up background noise which isn't good especially when you're gaming on a mechanical keyboard as you can see I'm typing and talking at the same time so you can definitely hear it I would use this for casual Skype calls but certainly not gaming especially if you rely on a mic for team communications or streaming but let us know about this implementation in the comments down below this is a USB powered gaming headset so if you're thinking about plugging this into your console controller you'd be out of luck I'm still not convinced about this USB type approach for gaming headsets since it is a multi-platform compatible however USB interface passes a clean 7.1 digital signal to the headset and that should complement and expand the sound quality of these plus without the power offered through the USB interface hula master couldn't have added RGB lighting the flat cable is a nice feature so you can confidently say goodbye to tangles it is non braided but comes in soft touch rubber material which does a very good job preventing brushes against anything the two meter length could be limiting depending on how you decide to route it to your PC so be mindful of that now onto the inline remote control box you'll find the volume control buttons and the listening mode button on one side mic on/off switch and 7.1 surround sound switch on the other the LED control button is located at the top and this unit can also act as a short clip to be honest with you I had a tough time understanding the logic behind the actual design of this inline remote control its buttons are only located around the unit and I wasn't able to find the right button to adjust a certain setting in the middle of a gameplay session for example if you want to mute the mic you might accidentally toggle the 7.1 surround feature and vice versa we've only buttons don't have a satisfying tactile feedback and feels a bit cheap which is not acceptable considering the price the listening mode button is a confusing feature added to these headphones according to cool master there are three presets music movie and gaming plus the ability to turn off the EQ the problem is that there isn't any drivers software so notifications when you switch modes are non-existent the led does shift colors which is even more confusing because kula master hasn't labeled them on their official website or manual luckily I was able to get in touch with one of their reps and they said that the wet LED indicates an increase in bass blue indicates treble and purple increases treble once again this is really a frustrating process but I've been told that they're working on a driver software that will be rolled out in the future that's a good thing since I feel like the master pulse Pro was designed to be used alongside software and without it this headset just feels a bit incomplete compared to some of the competition so how do they sound remember that the delivery and the quality of the sound is subjective but in my opinion I think the master pulse Pro really lacks in this area given my experience and it's $100 price point I usually do my sound test listening to some tunes from different genres for a week to break in any headphones but moment I started playing music I was surprised and not in a good way the sound stage doesn't have any detail in the trebles and it's highly emphasized in the mid portion regardless of which preset you use this didn't change even after a full week of testing and happened in both the 2.1 and 7.1 modes the lack of bass is also noticeable but the master pulse Pro has a feature called bass effects basically when you remove these side panels that are magnetically attached to the ear cups it enhances the low frequencies and it improves the bass response by a bit I did this and set the listening mode to the right led the bass kicks in a little further but that didn't help much since the bass went from minimal to excessively booming if you're planning to use this for content consumption you'll be disappointed but I'm hoping Coolermaster comes out with a software that includes it will equaliser and that should help out a lot gaming on the other hand is a hit or miss experience with these I spend the majority of my time playing battlefield one and the extended bass with bass effects certainly helps with gunshots but overall I feel like the whole soundstage was going through some sort of compression again both the stereo and surround modes had this issue the soundstage tended to be muffled at times with a real lack of detail and very little distinction between different audio tones the surin mode did provide adequate directionality but it actually muddled the sounds even further one thing is certain the master pulse Pro didn't improve my opinion on virtual 7.1 headsets so this is what you can take away from this video the master pulse pearl is a disappointment in my opinion the metal construction is great but it absorbs sound when it gets in contact with anything and the clamping force is a little too excessive for me the leather like material on the ear cups is comfortable but I find that it's a little too stiff and I had to adequately vent my ears every now and then we here at Harbor contacts are known for calling things the way we see them and in this case I highly suggest you spend your hundred dollars for headphones elsewhere Kingston Corsair Logitech and many others have great alternatives and if you don't absolutely feel the need for virtual 7.1 you can get an amazing stereo headset for this kind of money I feel like this headset was designed to go hand-in-hand with a software suite due to lack of any on-screen control for equalizer settings the integrated LEDs the surround sound stage or other features the master pulse Pro suffers if Google master ever does release a way to better control these headphones they may deserve another look in the end testing peripherals all comes down to personal opinion and because of that I highly recommend that if you get a chance to try these out certainly do so and make a decision by then I'm ebrill with hurricane Alex thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one