Newskill Sylvanus Pro, analysis: on the level of professional gamers

Just a few weeks ago, Newskill first introduced its Sylvanus Pro headphones as some new professional-grade audio peripherals, and after our tests with them, we can assure that it is undoubtedly a high-level experience.

From its design to its performance, these gaming headphones offer us superior quality, with some added qualities such as its great cross-platform compatibility section, its exceptional comfort, or the presence of an external audio controller that will allow us to activate an immersive audio function. 7.1 virtual.

Newskill Sylvanus Pro Specifications

Microphone

Starting with the aesthetic section, the Sylvanus Pro will be built around an adjustable headband with blue anodized aluminum finishes, giving it a more sophisticated touch but also within the rest of the brand’s products. For its part, the headphones will remain under the use of plastic covers, maintaining a light and comfortable weight, highlighting in this case some color finishes matte black and unique shape design at the same time elegant and sporty.

Thus, on the inside of these, there will rest some foam pads covered in synthetic leather, as well as a second extra pair with a fabric and velvet finish, which in addition to a really soft and pleasant touch for the face, will allow us to maintain a fresher experience for the hottest days.

Both pairs of ear pads will feature the same rectangular speaker design, ensuring complete and comfortable coverage of our ears, even if we play with glasses, with an improved ergonomic design based on current trends in professional e-Sports players. which will certainly make us forget that we are wearing them.

In fact, this is the reason why, although many are surprised, The Newskill Sylvanus Pro do not have the presence of RGB lighting, focusing on finding the best quality and the least external distractions for maximum immersion in the games.

On the other hand, we cannot stop highlighting its removable microphone, equipped with an integrated pop filter to offer us a much better experience than we expected, being in fact one of the strengths of the headphones.

And it is that both for simple recordings and for use in the usual communication platforms, the performance is really good, capturing the voice easily and clearly, helping to greatly reduce the ambient sounds of the keyboard or mouse without the need for apply any type of software enhancement (which, as we will see a little later, actually includes).

Designed to meet the needs of all current users, the Sylvanus Pro, thanks to the use of a dual controller through the use of a 3.5 mm jack connector, presenting a huge multi-compatibility section, being able to use them and enjoy all their features on any of the current platforms such as PC, PS4 and PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch and even any smartphone or tablet.

Although if we really want to take full advantage of the potential of the Newskill Sylvanus PRO, we will undoubtedly have to connect them to their DAC, limiting the connectivity options to their USB 2.0 input. And it is that in addition to adding our own volume controls, thanks to this external sound card we can improve the sound quality by activating its virtual 7.1 audio functions.

Thus, although the headphones have a “Plug and play” functionality, automatically recognizing the DAC when connected to the USB port of the computerTo access the configuration options, we will have to download and use the headset’s own software, available from the Newskill website.

A fairly simple user and interface program, with which we can configure the advanced options of both the speakers and the microphone, with a huge amount of customizable settings, including the independent volume of both headphones, an equalizer, environment effects. special features, sample rate, special virtual 7.1 audio functions, and even the scope of its ambient noise reduction function.

However, it should be noted that it’s pretty standard software, largely leaving the configuration in the hands of the user, with some presets quite poorly optimized and focused exclusively for music playback.

Having seen the main aspects of these headphones, we finally move on to the most important point: their use. And it is that inside each earphone we will find a 50-millimeter dynamic speaker with neodymium magnets, with a frequency response between 20 and 20,000 Hz, which added to the 7.1 surround audio experience, will provide us with a high quality final audio.

Given its cross-platform orientation, we wanted to test the headphones on all supported devices, trying a good variety of games and genres in all of them, going through titles with ambient sounds like The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, soundtracks and rich effects like Final Fantasy XIV or Nier Replicant, and of course, competitive titles like League of Legends (currently more alive than ever with the celebration of the Worlds this year), or the recent beta of Battlefield 2042, where the orientation or the relative distance of our entire environment take on special importance.

The resulting sound is really remarkable, even when we use them only through the jack with the absence of the DAC and its own software, with more than correct results for all frequencies both within games, and when listening to music or watching series.

In fact, having coincided with some special circumstances, in addition to the usual tests that we usually carry out inside the home in my usual setup, I have had the opportunity to test them in an environment outside the home, showing a really good ease for reproduction even in louder environments in transport such as the train, and even ambient noise from the street.

However, precisely in this area, what is I have missed is the presence of some controls for the audio adjustment integrated in the headphones, since these are exclusively arranged in the DAC.

In general terms, the Newskill Sylvanus PRO have performed well at all times, with a wide frequency range that results in a clear sound in which we can easily enjoy the entire spectrum of tones without losing a very good strength for the bass. And is that in fact the power of these can even slightly overshadow the rest of the audio by not making use of the improved audio functions.

What’s more, its virtual 7.1 audio offers a more than remarkable difference for the reproduction of music and games, being able to easily hear the directionality of the sounds. Something that will be translated as a tangible advantage for combats and games that allow the location of enemies through audio.

Undoubtedly the last name chosen by Newskill for these headphones is the most successful, with a high quality product. And is that although we can still find some small details to polish, without a doubt the Sylvanus Pro are presented as a really interesting option for multiplatform players who enjoy playing from any device. (hiboost.com) All this finished off with the virtual surround sound functions that your DAC will give us. Definitely, some off-road headphones.