In 2019, Cyrel slowed down the pace of the introduction of wireless headphones. But the development of e-sports equipment will not stagnate, playing games without restraint is the ultimate way to the extreme, and wireless is the ultimate evolutionary goal of a headset.
At the beginning of 2020, Cyrus adapted to the situation and launched the Ice ARCTIS 1 wireless version of the game headset, what is the quality?
First, the product is unboxed
The packaging of the Cold Ice 1 Wireless Edition and the Cold Ice 1 Wired Edition is basically the same, the strong Cyrus Matryoshka style, and the "WIRELESS" of the front packaging highlight the main selling points of the product.
As an entry-level product, Han Bing 1 does not have bonuses such as 7.1 surround channel. However, it still uses Cyrel's S1 speaker, and can be fully compatible with pc, SWITCH, ANDROID, PS4 four platforms.
Unpack
The Cold Ice 1 Wireless Edition is equipped with 3 cables, 1 two-way pickup MIC, and 1 TYPE-C wireless connection adapter.
The three cables are: 1 MICROUSB charging cable, 1 4-segment dual-head 3.5mm audio cable, and 1 TYPE-C dedicated cable.
The TYPE-C wireless connection adapter features a long strip shape.
The microphone features a two-way pickup design that bends widely.
earphone
The shape of the headphones is still the style of the ice "matryoshka doll", mainly black and simple.
The headset head beam is made of hard plastic, after all, it is cold ice 1, and the material is not too luxurious. The elastic sponge inside the head beam can be deformed to fit the head shape and disperse the pressure.
The left and right inner beams of the headphones are made of patterned leather, with L and R logos on the inside, which are transferred to the leather by pressing.
Inside the head beam is a metal guide that can be telescopically adjustable by about 10 cm.
The longitudinal hinge of the headphones can be rotated by about 90°.
The transverse hinge can be rotated by about 10°.
All of the headphones use the S1 speaker unit, regardless of grade and price, so that players can enjoy the ultimate gaming experience. At this point, Cyrel is quite generous.
The S1 speaker is a 40mm driver with high resolution and balanced sound field with an impedance of 32Ω.
The left earbud concentrates most of the control functions, from top to bottom, mute switch, volume knob, Cyrel dedicated audio interface, 3.5mm audio interface, charging interface, clearCAST telescopic microphone.
The CLEARCAST telescopic microphone adopts a two-way pickup design that can achieve background noise cancellation, and the maximum telescopic length of the retractable design is 16cm.
The right earbud is mainly based on Bluetooth function, the button can be paired and has an LED light to display the Bluetooth status.
The earcup cushion is AIRWEAVE, the main material is fine cotton mesh, the elasticity and breathability are good, dry, comfortable, long-term wear will not be hot.
Since it is a wireless headset, the interior must be less than one power supply system. Take apart the right side of the headset and you can see the wireless chip and battery.
Wireless control chip to achieve functional control and sound transmission.
The battery comes from Guoguang Electronics, with a capacity of 1100mah, which is relatively thick. This reminds me of Logitech's 750mah, takashi Tachibana!
2. Connection
The headset is in working state, and the green LED is blinking
The headset is in the charging state, the green LED light is breathing state
In addition to connecting to a PC wirelessly, the Ice 1 Wireless Edition can also use an audio cable connection.
The driver of the sub-branch Cyrus identified the Cold Ice 1 wireless version.
The tradition of being able to save multiple profiles remains.
Unfortunately, the drive Chinese is not very thorough, and the introduction of adapter pairing and function part is still in English.
The Cyrel SS driver also has functions such as equalizer, dynamic compression, and microphone side sound.
In order to save energy and achieve long battery life, it is equipped with a headphone off timeout setting, which is as short as 5 minutes, up to 30 minutes, and can even be turned on all the time.
SS driver can implement different profile calls for different applications, which is very user-friendly and intelligent.
3. Games and other tests
The Ice 1 Wireless Edition does not require tedious setup and connection, just connect the USB-C transmitter to the Switch and you can use it. In addition, in terms of hardware, it is completely consistent with Arctis 7 in terms of sound unit and microphone.
The game test is divided into two platforms: mobile game and PC game for testing, and the recently popular chicken is selected for testing.
Of course, the maximum transmission distance of 9 meters is also very powerful, and the USB transmitter connects the mobile phone to listen to music directly, which is also plug and play, which is very convenient.
Mobile game version of eating chicken "Glorious Mission"
THE PC VERSION OF COD16 EATS CHICKEN MODE
Although the Ice 1 wireless version uses the same S1 unit, the tuning is different from the previous Cyrel esports headphones. The sound of the Ice Ice 1 Wireless Edition is very gentle, which is very suitable even for enjoying music. Although it is not as high as the resolution of HI-RES certified headphones, the sound field and the delicacy of the sound are still good.
Since 2017, the big fire of chicken eating games has swept through all modes, and for the latest COD16 also released a team survival chicken eating competition mode. Cyrel Ice 1 can adapt to the requirements of competitive ACT games, whether it is on the mobile phone side or the PC side of the game process. Although there is no 7.1 sound effect bonus, it can still accurately see everything around it, and the sound of bullets, footsteps, etc. in different directions can still be roughly determined. However, the distance of the sound to the distant footsteps, battle sounds, engine sounds and other sounds needs to be combined with the player's experience. Especially in the use of mobile phones, the audio processing and decoding ability of the mobile phone itself is not very strong, the sound itself is relatively inferior, the mid-frequency is not bad, and the high frequency is relatively weak. It also requires players to use it for a long time, cook the headphones better, and make the sound more perfect.
4. Summary
Now more and more players have become mobile gamers, but the esports headphones that can really be used on mobile phones are still very few. Cyrus Hanbing 1 Wireless Edition can be compatible with almost all game hardware platforms, positioning is very accurate, that is, no matter which platform you use the hardware, Hanbing 1 Wireless can maximize the sound characteristics of the platform without wasting resources.
In 2018, Cyrus has launched the Bluetooth version of Cyrus 3, the wireless version is relative to the Bluetooth version, the connection is more stable, the sound is smoother, whether it is transmission delay, voice compression, or compatibility, so that the player's experience has been greatly improved. Moreover, the Cold Ice 1 Wireless Edition still uses the same unit as the Ice High-end Series. If the 7.1 virtual surround sound can be unlocked by driving later, there are basically no opponents.
By the way, for long endurance, the Ice 1 wireless version does not have lights!