Armaggeddon Nuke 7 Gaming Earphones Review

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     Today, I have something which is quite refreshing from Armaggeddon, a pair of earphones. While I shouldn't be surprised considering their sister brand, Sonic Gear have plenty of earphones and other audio products available in the market, this is the first time they released a pair of earphones under the Armaggeddon gaming brand. The product is so fresh, to the point where it's categorized under "headsets" instead of a more appropriate category on Armaggeddon's website. Without further ado, let's get down to business.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?


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     As usual, we start off with the packaging. For this particular product, I must say I am quite impressed with how it is packaged. Armaggeddon chose to go with a minimalistic style for the packaging. Overall it looks very nice  and when you turn it to the back, you can get a preview of what you are getting yourself into. One of the best packaging for a product I have seen thus far.


     Opening up the box, we find that everything is hold still within a plastic shroud with soft foam surrounding the earphones as well as the accessories that comes within. To avoid repeating myself too much, the list of accessories can be found above. With all that said, I find that the Nuke 7 comes in pretty much a complete package. For me, I think I would be satisfied with just having a case alone, but Armaggeddon has included things like replacement ear-tips and an in-flight connector so that frequent flyers can use these earphones for the in-flight entertainment.


     Let's first evaluate the build quality for this particular pair of earphones. While there isn't much information about what the earphones are made of (I would guess perhaps some sort of steel, or very hard plastic), nonetheless, the earphones feel solid enough that it won't break or shatter under normal usage conditions (eg: having it sit in your backpocket). Looking at the other end, we find a nice right-angled, gold-plated 3.5mm jack. Having a right-angled jack is always nice, especially for mobile users.


     Looking in between the two ends, we find a quirky little piece among the two. For one, this piece holds the microphone as well as a multi-function button. The microphone button functions well for either voice communication on a PC or just to be used on-the-go with a smartphone. While all is good with the microphone, the multi-function button on the other hand, doesn't work quite as well. While it is perfectly operational on an iPhone, it's a hit or miss with an Android smartphone. In this instance, sometimes I am able to pause/play music but other times, it just wouldn't work. Sometimes triple clicking the button skips to the next track, other times, it stops the music or does nothing at all. Of course, this isn't a problem specific to this pair of earphones, other multimedia earphones also tend to not work properly on Android smartphones.


     Putting all that aside, let's focus on the audio quality of the earphones. For me, the bass is very very very heavy, which depending on your preference, may or may not be a good thing. Of course, this is expected as seen from the packaging, which labeled this pair of earphones as "the ultimate gaming earphones". Treble is just okay and vocals are quite clear considering the aforementioned labelling. If the previous part didn't make any sense to you, here's a simplified version, explosions are very powerful, dialog is audible despite being a bit out of place, and high pitched sounds are sub-par. Listening experience wise, users are able to customize with the 3 different ear-tips as to how immersive they need it to be.

CONCLUSION

     All in all, the Armaggeddon Nuke 7 presents itself as a very good choice for gamers that are constantly on the move given it's in-line microphone, fully equipped with accessories which are travel friendly and overall above-par audio quality. Of course, all this comes at the price of MYR 129.00, which is considerably cheap for a pair of quality earphones. With all that considered, I'd recommend it to any seasoned travelers who also to have an interest in gaming. If yellow is too striking for your taste, the Armaggeddon Nuke 7 is available also in black or silver colours.