Closer Examination

The Roccat Khan Pro is more or less completely encased in dark, matte plastic. You'll find it on the outer side of the headband and on the ear cups. I can't say anything bad about it, though, as it feels sturdy and doesn't show any signs of creaking. The only metal part of the headset is the loop that goes through the headband and connects the ear cups, keeping the headset together.


The height of the ear cups can be adjusted by sliding them up and down the metal loop. There aren't any markings that would help us adjust the height on both sides equally.


The ear cups can be rotated by 90°, which is a nice feature to have whenever you want to set them down on the table or put the headset around your neck. Having the ear cups affixed to a joint as flexible as this one also helps with making the whole headset more easily adjustable to various head sizes.


The outer sides of both ear cups are decorated with the manufacturer's logo and name, as well as the product's name. I can't say I'm crazy about the design as I prefer that of the Roccat Cross with its much more minimalist approach - at least the color scheme isn't intrusive. Besides, surely not everyone will agree with me.


Instead of opting for an in-line remote control with volume controls and a microphone mute switch, Roccat built the volume dial into the left ear cup, where you'll easily reach it to turn it with your left thumb. To mute the microphone, simply have to pivot it upward. At a certain moment you'll hear, or actually feel more than hear, a faint "click". When that happens, the microphone no longer captures the sounds of its surroundings.


The microphone's arm is completely rubberized and very bendy. You can simply pull it closer to your mouth and it will stay in that position. At first, I was afraid that it could spring back into its original position after a while, but that never happened. The head of the microphone isn't very fussy about exact positioning either - there's no pressure to have it exceptionally close to the mouth. We'll get back to that in the microphone performance section of this review.


The braided cable terminates in a pair of 3.5-mm audio plugs (microphone input and headphone output). They're clearly marked with their standard colors, so you won't have any trouble figuring out which is which.