AntLion Audio Kimura Duo

Mit dem Antlion Audio Kimura Duo Headset geht der Hersteller einen außergewöhnlichen Weg. Anders als viele andere Hersteller setzt Antlion Audio hier nicht auf ein wuchtiges Headset, welches auf den Ohren liegt oder sie umschließt, und es kommen auch keine 0815 In-Ear-Stöpsel zum Einsatz. Stattdessen kommt hier eine besondere Form zum Einsatz, die wir als In-Ear-Monitor (IEM) kennen. Diese sitzen nicht nur meist besser und unauffälliger im Ohr, sondern verfügen auch über einen Bügel, der für einen sicheren Halt sorgt. Solche Headsets kennen wir in dieser Bauart sonst eher vom Einsatz in Musicals, Konzerten und dergleichen. Was aber dieses Headset nun so besonders macht, erfahrt ihr bei uns im Test.

Antlion Audio was formed over a decade ago in Oregon, USA although it took until ~2016 for its most famous product—the ModMic—to mature and become known in the PC gaming community. For those unaware, the Antlion ModMic comes in a few different versions and allows you to use your favorite set of headphones with it to become a high fidelity headset. I have personally bought two ModMic USB for use both at home and work and they have more than paid for themselves with the prevalence of online calls these days, in addition to gaming sessions over Discord and Steam Chat. So when Antlion Audio started teasing something new coming up a few weeks ago, I thought perhaps we were getting an updated ModMic Wireless or another take on the popular ModMic family. I was not expecting to see a whole new product line that instead focuses on IEM users!

With some companies, it feels like they are just constantly pumping out new products but then you have other companies who focus on a smaller niche and take their time with upcoming products. Antlion Audio without a doubt falls into that second category. Antlion Audio reached out about a product they were testing back at the start of the pandemic and they had already been working on it for a long time to have prototypes but they sent one over just to get some feedback on. While spring of 2020 feels like its only been a year, a REALLY long year its been a lot longer than that and in that time they have been battling to get things perfect in their eyes and today is finally the day that they are introducing their new product which they call Kimura. Kimura is a new microphone setup combined with an in-ear monitor. They aren’t the first to do it, but as they did with the ModMic they are hoping to show what can really be done. So today I’m going to check out the Kimura Duo which comes with two in-ear monitors and we are going to see what they are all about and then put them to the test so let’s dive in!