Tech Up! EKSA Air Joy Plus Gaming Headphones

As a man with a head shape that can only be described as 'regular', the whole setup feels comfortable on the skull with no real pressure from any part of the frame. There's no sign of that weird jaw uncomfortableness either which sometimes crops up. Earbuds cover both fine allowing full advantage of the virtual surround sound and noise cancelling benefits.

Gone are the 90's energy drink rad designs in favour of a subtler, but by far more impressive, grille LED design.  These things will pulse with a bold red anytime in use, giving the impression of a burning flame under the cover. All the standard adjustment buttons can be found on the earcup with a volume slider and a nice chunky mute button with some reassuring kickback when pressed.

So, with all the design choices getting a firm thumbs up, what kind of sound quality do the EKSA Air Joy Plus Gaming Headphones provide? Again, it seems bass is the real focus with the most emphasis on pounding out those low thuds. Environmental sounds however can be picked out quite easily for all the first-person shooters, thinking they are Matt Murdock and can detect by Sonar alone. The virtual surround works well, especially at such a low price point.

Sensibly moving with the times, connecting via a USB-C connection and with what feels like a slightly unnecessary 12 foot extender cable (a lot of veteran gamers wont be able to read a single text box at that distance) the Air Joys will be compatible with pretty much any console or PC in this day and age. If you do have access to a PC however there is a Windows based app that can twiddle the settings as you would see fit.

8/10

Great - Silver Award

EKSA has done it again with their latest offering and again remains the go-to for a gamer on a budget. With so much bang for your buck it's easy to overlook the little niggles. Yes, with a far more expensive set of headphones you would get better sound quality and a better noiseless experience but for around £30, EKSA Air Joy Plus Gaming Headphones will not only stand up to whatever is thrown at them in an audible sense, but will survive that daily wear and tear for far longer than expected.