CONCLUSION

   Last week three new PC game arrived in our lab, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Phoenix Point and Halo the Master Chief Collection and so i took the opportunity to use almost every single of the gaming peripherals we have here with them including the B1000R by ABKONCORE. Unfortunately, two things spoiled the fun for me (luckily I was able to finish Fallen Order without issue), first of all Phoenix Point although somewhat impressive still has quite a few bugs that need to be addressed (in some cases these bugs render the game unplayable) and not having played the original Halo Reach in the past i was very surprised to see that the main character dies in the end (honestly i thought this guy would later get to be Master Chief - not a huge Halo fan so excuse my ignorance). With that out of the way however most of the peripherals i did get the chance to test proved to be surprisingly good and yes that also applies for the B1000R by ABKONCORE. Audio quality is good with good mids and highs, bass levels are plenty, positioning audio works very well and as for the vibration feature it actually does add to the overall experience (although it's not as strong as for example that of the V370 by Patriot - that's not a bad thing really especially since i was unable to find the software option that turns it off). RGB lighting also looks nice but we feel that ABKONCORE would get far more potential buyers if they could add control over it (even a few preloaded effects switchable from the controller would be nice). Unfortunately build quality is not the strongest selling point of the B1000R since aside some glue residues that we found on both ends of the headband the master volume roller of the in-line controller didn't work properly (worked well while increasing volume, now while trying to decrease it). We will share this finding with ABKONCORE and will try to get another sample to check if this is an isolated issue with ours so expect an update if that turns to be the case.

   At the time of this review the B1000R Gaming Headset by ABKONCORE retails for USD85.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 68.95Euros inside the EU (x2products.com) a price tag which is indeed slightly higher than expected even moreso on the other side of the Atlantic. Overall, we enjoyed our time with the B1000R Real 5.2 Gaming Headset by ABKONCORE and even though it’s indeed far from perfect we do recommend checking it out especially if you place positioning audio above all else.

PROS

- 4 Drivers Per Earcup
- Positioning Audio Accuracy
- Good Mids/Highs/Bass
- RGB Earcup LEDs
- Vibration Technology
- Retractable Noise Cancelling Microphone

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Overall Build Quality
- Very Basic Control Software