CM Storm Pulse-R Aluminum Gaming Headset Review

Killer looks? Check. Detachable microphone? Check. Detachable cable? Check. Bling? Check! Customizable ear cup panels? Check. On the surface, CM’s Storm Pulse-R gaming headset ticks all of the right boxes as a LAN-ready, eSports-oriented stereo headset. But what is it like to live and play with? Let’s put them on and find out.

For better or for worse, one thing’s certain about Cooler Master’s new Storm Pulse-R gaming headset: It’s going to catch your eye. Not sure what I mean? Just look at it.

This isn’t Cooler Master’s first headset, of course. Its first two, the 5.1 surround sound Sirus and the stereo Sonuz, look like they share a lot of the same design DNA. They share the same austere gray color scheme, with similar rounded contours and egg-shaped ear cups. Plastic is the dominant material for both of these headsets.

The Pulse-R, on the other hand, doesn’t look like its older siblings. Instead of gray, it is black and aluminum; instead of the rounded contours, it has more linear shapes and chiseled surfaces. And there seems to be a bit less plastic in the Pulse-R’s construction compared to its kin.

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