Overall and FV
I really had no idea what to expect when we got the Vulcan ANC in. Of the countless headsets we have tested, none of them have had active noise canceling like the Vulcan ANC. Because of that, testing was interesting. As a normal headset, the Vulcan was amazing in just about every regard. It is very comfortable and sounds amazing. My only complaint there was with the microphone not being able to tuck away without having to remove it all together. With the active noise canceling turned on we did run into a few issues. In some cases, specifically the songs we tested with. There was a noticeable difference in bass levels with and without the ANC. This is a gaming headset, so this isn’t a deal breaker, but for those of you looking at it, it is something to keep in mind. The active noise canceling was also a little uncomfortable for some people, but not all people. If you haven’t used ANC before, you may want to test it out in a store if you can.
The active noise canceling did an amazing job cutting out the background noise here in our noisy office. That is even with the semi-truck noise in the background, very impressive! As I said in our in game testing, I felt like I could easily game through the apocalypse without anything pulling my focus out of game. For some this alone is a perfect reason to pick these up. I can only imagine how much nicer it would be to put these to use when your sister or daughter is having friends over for a sleepover for example.
Asus really did something different with the Vulcan ANC. You really have to give them credit for stepping out of the normal comfort zone and creating a product that sets itself out in an already very crowded market.
