Software

Configuring the Thermaltake RIING Pro RGB 7.1 gaming headset is done in the TT iTAKE Engine software driver. This app lets us save our settings in up to six user profiles. It's roughly split into four sections: Lighting, Speaker, Mic, and Equalizer.


The Lighting section lets you choose the colors and effects of the TT logo on both ear cups, as well as the in-line remote control. The RGB effects are Blink, Static, Pulse, and RGB Spectrum. When selecting Blink, Static, or RGB Spectrum, you are also given the option to adjust the speed of the effect. LED brightness can be adjusted only when the Static and RGB Spectrum effects are used. If you're really into RGB lighting systems, you'll be interested to find out that the Thermaltake RIING Pro RGB 7.1 is compatible with the TT RGB Plus and Razer Chroma RGB ecosystems, which means you can synchronize its RGB colors and effects with other devices that also support them.


In the Speaker section of the iTAKE Engine software driver, you can adjust the volume, sample rate, bit depth (up to 24-bit/96 kHz), toggle the 7.1 surround sound, and play around with various bizarre effects and filters, such as Audio Brilliant, Voice Clarity, Dynamic Bass, and Smart Volume. I ran into these on various budget USB headsets based on Cmedia's Xear audio chips, which is obviously the case with the Thermaltake RIING Pro RGB 7.1 too. I don't recommend using any of them as they don't do anything good to the sound performance of the headset.


In the Mic section, you can adjust the microphone sample rate, gain, and microphone monitoring volume. As you already probably know, microphone monitoring enables you to hear whatever is picked up by the microphone through the headphones, which can help you sound less nasal and prevents you from shouting when using voice comms. None of that is an issue with the Thermaltake RIING Pro RGB 7.1 as its passive noise isolation is mediocre, so you should have no trouble hearing your voice without using the microphone monitoring feature.


The Equalizer section of the iTAKE Engine software driver consists of a 10-band system-wide equalizer and a grand total of eight profiles you can configure to your liking. If you turn the equalizer on, the EQ button on the in-line remote control is used to cycle through them.