Right after installing the battery inside the Aurvana ANC, we wanted to check out the noise cancelling feature, so without having it connected to any audio source, we put the headset on; with the feature turned off, we could hear a low level of background noise coming in both ears but with the noise cancelling on, that noise was completely gone, which is quite impressive.

We have started then to listen to different audio clips, TV shows, ran games like DOOM, GoldenEye Source, Carmageddon: Reincarnation, The Crew or Ghost in the Shell in order to state something obvious: with the ANC feature turned off, the audio output is quite average, with high frequencies not very well represented and average bass; right after we did turn ANC on, it is like we did use a completely different product: the bass was more powerful, while the mids and highs are much better represented, making the audio output very pleasant to the ears. This enhancement can be clearly spotted in any audio content you are doing playback of so even if you do not have a lot of background noise around you, you will be definitely tempted on using the Aurvana ANC with noise cancellation feature permanently on.

This headset model is definitely recommended for people which are travelling a lot, hence the included adapter for airplane audio systems; we have worn it for more than two hours in a single session and we could say that this model is more comfortable than many other gaming headsets out there, because it is very light and the over-ear cushions are large enough not to press on your external ear.

Things we were missing out with this headset? Well…. there are two: the first one is the fact that the manufacturer does not include an Y cable in order to connect the product to a sound card and the second annoyance is that we did not spot any volume controllers on the wire or on the headset chassis so everything must be adjusted from the audio source.

Despite the noise cancellation feature and the good audio quality (with ANC feature turned on), the product is priced decently at about 125 Euros.

Creative Aurvana ANC Headset is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to Creative for making this review possible!