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The Kulo's design reflects many of the themes we've seen in the past from Roccat. It incorporates their trademark angular lines and black finish which gives it a very different look to most gaming headsets. Like Roccat's Kova+ gaming mouse we reviewed a few weeks back, the Kulo is finished in a combination of matte-black plastic and soft-touch black plastic. This should prove practical in the long run even if it isn't overly exciting to look at. Overall we're quite fond of the aesthetics but they aren't going to appeal to everyone's tastes.
Although the Kulo is finished predominantly in plastic, it has a metal backbone which will make it more durable long-term. Thankfully this doesn't impose significantly on the weight of the headset which comes in at a respectable 178 g excluding the cable. The plastics used in the Kulo's construction have a quality feel and the headset feels very well put together. Our only gripe with the headset in terms of build quality is with the cable which carries cheap-feeling plastic shielding.
Like most other gaming headsets on the market, the Kulo features an in line remote control for adjusting the headset's volume. Unfortunately, Roccat's implementation isn't up to the standard of others as the volume slider provides far too much resistance, making it difficult to adjust the volume accurately. At the end of the cable there are two silver-plated 3.5 mm connectors for headphone and microphone.
Instead of a microphone mute button, Roccat have designed an automatic microphone mute function that automatically mutes the microphone when it is stowed in the upright position. When the microphone is folded down it is automatically activated and is ready for use. Roccat have chosen to use a noise filtering bi-directional microphone which is designed to eliminate background noise.
Roccat have chosen quite an unusual ear pad design for the Kulo which consists of a centre cloth section surrounded by faux-leather. Inside each earcup, Roccat have chosen to use 40mm driver units which have a frequency response of 20 – 20 000 Hz. They feature Neodynium magnets and a Mylar membrane and have a maximum output power of 80 mW.
