Tritton Kama PlayStation 4 / Vita Gaming Headset Review
Peter Donnell / 11 years ago
Performance
PlayStation 4 is great for multiplayer titles, there are a bunch of free to play games on PSN such as Blacklight: Retribution and Warface that are great for playing as part of a group. I fired them up for a few games with some friends and to put the headset through its paces. First thing I noticed is that voice chat sounded a heck of a lot clearer, perhaps a little bass heavy when people are speaking, but this is not uncommon on a gaming headset which has typically been tuned to give off a punchier sound. Clan chat was certainly a big improvement over the stock PlayStation 4 ear bud, and not to sell the Kama short, it was on par with the chat quality of most any good headset from around £20-60. I typically find there is little in the way of difference to microphone quality in the low to mid price ranges, but I’m happy to report that the microphone on the Kama is consistently good and didn’t pick up too much ambient noise.
The drivers have a surprising amount of warmth and tone to them that I simply wasn’t expecting for a headset in this price range, especially with typically smaller ear cups that you would find on most gaming headsets. Despite its low price and smaller size it can still give off a decent thump in the lower end; it’s not what I would call mind-blowing, but certainly on par with headsets twice the size and twice the price.
The flexible headband means it is easy to get a comfortable fit, and the light weight of the design means it doesn’t put much strain on your ears even after a long gaming session. It doesn’t look especially great on your head though and I found it tends to stick out over your ears quite a bit, although I was hardly expecting the worlds most ergonomic headset to cost less than £20.
Music and movies sound rather nice too, benefiting from the distortion free bass and clear sound. The Kama’s performance on mobile while making calls, then again on a desktop PC while listening to music and gaming was as solid as it was on the PlayStation 4 and Vita. It’s just a shame you cannot remove the microphone for when your gaming out and about on the Vita.
