Marchers HECATE Air 2 open game headset evaluation: great surprise of zero pressure wearing on sound quality

In recent years, compared with ordinary true wireless headset ， Inaudible Open Headphones are becoming more and more popular among users. And traditional In ear headphones In contrast, it is more comfortable and healthy, can also ensure certain environmental hearing, and is safer when used. As far as open earphones are concerned, they can be divided into two types: bone conduction earphones and air conduction earphones. Bone conduction earphones can be said to be the first of open earphones, but the sound quality performance (mentioned below) and poor wearing experience make it difficult for users of bone conduction earphones to choose such earphones after use.

In order to meet the needs of users in the use of scenarios, the sub brand HECATE of Rambler launched a new open Bluetooth game headset: HECATE Air 2 , this headset focuses on the open concept of air conduction. As an open headset, H ECATE Air 2 The air conduction mode is selected, which is obviously different from the popular bone conduction earphones in the current market. I started to wear and use this headset after I got it at the first time. After a period of experience, the wearing experience and sound quality of this headset left a good impression on me.

E-sports model design with full sense of technology

The appearance design of HECATE Air 2 is full of the feeling of video games. The earphones come in two colors: black and white. This time I got the black model. This silver black color matching is very scientific.

The headset is designed with a cylindrical transparent storage charging box. In the charging box, the HECATE Air 2 looks like a display in a science fiction film, with a sense of design. Since it is the earphone of the main game e-sports style, the lighting effect is inevitable. HECATE Air 2 is equipped with light effect display on the logo of the headset and at the bottom of the charging compartment. In particular, the base of the charging compartment is equipped with a circle of RGB light band. Each time the headset is charged or the charging compartment is rotated to take out the headset, the light effect display will be displayed, which can be described as a full sense of ritual. However, although the shape of the HECATE Air 2 is very cool, due to the shape design of the cylinder, this headset may have some problems on the portable. Usually, when you take it out, you need to put it in the bag, or use the attached lanyard to tie the headset to the backpack.

Open design, wear for a long time with zero pressure

In terms of wearing comfort, open headphones have great advantages over traditional semi earphones and earphones. Open earphones do not directly contact the ear canal, so there is no sense of squeezing the ear canal caused by traditional earphones, and there is no problem of stuffy ear canal caused by long-term wearing. HECATE Air 2 adopts the mainstream ear loop design in the form of open earphones. The ear loop part of the earphone uses soft and elastic skin friendly silicone material. The ear loop part has a high fit with the auricle, and the distribution of the center of gravity of the earphone is also reasonable.

At the beginning of wearing the HECATE Air 2, it needs some time to adapt, adjust the position of the headset, but it can be adapted soon. When I wear the HECATE Air 2 for a long time, there is no sense of squeezing or discomfort in my ears. At the same time, wearing this headset will not easily fall off when shaking your head or exercising.

Air conduction scheme brings excellent sound quality

As an open headset, HECATE Air 2 The air conduction mode is selected, which is obviously different from the popular bone conduction earphones on the market. The HECATE Air 2 uses a 14.2mm large dynamic cell and the Malleus hammer bone algorithm of the rover.

In previous bone conduction earphones, sound is transmitted directly to the cochlea of the inner ear through the skull. This transmission mode is relatively effective in transmitting high-frequency sound, but for low-frequency sound, especially the bass part, the effect is far less than that of air conduction earphones. This is why the hearing sense of many bone conduction earphones is not good enough in low-frequency performance, and the low-frequency performance is not rich enough. Another reason why air conduction earphones can replace bone conduction earphones is that bone conduction earphones will have a problem of face vibration when used. It can be said that it will vibrate for 60 minutes after listening to music for an hour. Many people feel that their heads are numb after listening to music for a long time. Therefore, more and more earphone manufacturers have begun to abandon bone conduction technology and begin to use air conduction as the sound transmission mode of open earphones.

Back to the sound quality performance of the HECATE Air 2, the sound quality performance of this headset was really beyond my expectation. The voice performance of this earphone is exquisite, and the high-frequency part is also exquisite and transparent. What surprised me in particular is that the earphone retains enough details in the low-frequency performance, and the low-frequency listening sense is very powerful. To sum up, the 14.2mm dynamic unit equipped with the HECATE Air 2 has brought excellent low-frequency reduction and control capabilities, and has excellent layering and detail performance, whether it is background music or voice.  

For the actual sound quality performance of this earphone, please refer to the cloud audio and video of the two pieces of music I recorded.

Directional transmission reduces leakage

One of the major problems of open earphones is sound leakage. As far as the sound quality of this earphone is concerned, the rambler has made great efforts in directional audio technology, and the sound leakage of earphones is very good. After the actual measurement with the decibel meter, the leakage of the earphone can basically be maintained below 40 decibels. Note that my measurement environment was recorded in an environment of almost zero noise. If this headset is used in the company's work station, colleagues will not hear the voice of the HECATE Air 2.

AI noise reduction brings clear calls

In terms of calls, the HECATE Air 2 is equipped with a high-definition microphone and the AI call noise reduction algorithm of Pacers, which can effectively pick up the voice and reduce the ambient noise. I conducted a call test on this headset outdoors. The call quality of the HECATE Air 2 is still excellent. I can hardly hear the noisy ambient sound, but only retain the clear voice. For the call part, you can click the video in the article to watch it.

Super comprehensive performance

In terms of endurance, the headset of HECATE Air 2 can be used for up to 10 hours at a time. The 10 hour endurance is enough to meet the daily demand of listening to music and playing games. The total battery life of the headset with the charging compartment can be up to 28 hours. In addition, this headset also supports IPX4 level sweat and water resistance. If you need outdoor sports, this headset can also provide adequate protection.

In addition, the HECATE Air 2 is also equipped with the latest Bluetooth 5.3 technology and the low latency game mode. Although the HECATE Air 2 does not support the 2.4G transmission mode, there is no problem playing some mainstream mobile games downstream of the headset's low latency mode, and it is almost impossible to feel that the sound and picture are out of sync. Of course, if you are a strict player of audio games, maybe HECATE GX05, perhaps HECATE   GT2S More appropriate.

Summarise HECATE Air 2

Compared with the short boom of bone conduction earphones, air conduction open earphones have won consumers' recognition for their better sound quality performance. After this period of experience, I am very satisfied with the comprehensive performance of the HECATE Air 2 headset. This headset performs very well in music listening, drama chasing and game experience with the HECATE Air 2. Especially considering that the current price of 349 yuan of this headset is completely beyond the level of this price, it can be said that this headset is one of the most cost-effective options in the market.

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