Cougar Immersa Vs Megara Headset Head-to-Head Review
Peter Donnell / 8 years ago
Performance
The Immersa are pretty big and pack the largest drivers, so it’s easy to understand that they deliver the biggest bass performance out of the two headsets. This is helped even more by the thick ear padding, which creates a nice acoustic seal around your ears, blocking out a lot of ambient noise and helping tighten up those low-end frequencies. Their mid and treble performance isn’t lacking either with a warmer mid-tone that’s great for rock music, and clear highs that bring out plenty of detail while gaming. They certainly have that bigger “wow” factor, although their maximum volume does leave me wanting something a little more powerful at times, but this is offset by their excellent noise suppression and the long-term comfort the thicker padding provides.
The Magara may be a lot smaller, but for an in-ear design headset the drivers are actually pretty massive overall. They do a pretty damn fine job of keeping up with the bass performance of the Immersa, not quite going as deep on the low end, but still packing a punch that’s great for music. The mid ranges to take a hit here, but the overall treble and clarity is much better than the Immersa overall, with a much more powerful maximum volume too, but with the drivers so much closer to your ear, that’s hardly surprising. I’m not a big fan of the in-ear hook mounts, they feel weird although they’re not uncomfortable. However, the mounts do a great job of keeping the headset in place, so if you jump around a lot at your desk or want to use them as headphones while out for a walk/jog, they’ll certainly be up to the task.
Interestingly, both microphones are pretty different, but they’re both as good as each other in their own respects. I found the smaller headset microphone worked a little better in a noisy room, and that’s likely because it’s designed for mobile use too, and you wouldn’t want a lot of background noise if using it for a phone call. The Immersa microphone has a fuller sound to it, which is more natural sounding, but certainly better suited to at-home use in a quieter room.
