ASUS ROG Kithara Headset Wired Head-band Gaming Black
£282.13
£235.11
ROG Kithara Gaming Headset (100 mm HIFIMAN planar magnet drivers, full-band MEMS boom microphone, two 3.5 mm inputs, balanced 4.4 mm connector, 3.5 mm and 6.3 mm single-ended plugs)
- ROG-Tuned 100mm HIFIMAN planar magnetic drivers: Audiophile-grade fidelity across an ultra-wide 8Hz–55kHz frequency range with vivid detail and exceptionally low distortion
- Open-back design: Spacious, natural soundstage with clear separation across bass, mids, and treble to enhance spatial awareness
- On-cable full-band MEMS boom microphone: Accurate voice pickup with a wide 20Hz–20kHz response and high SNR for clean voice; dual 3.5mm input prevents crosstalk for uninterrupted communication
- Broad compatibility and plug-and-play convenience: 4.4mm balanced plug included, plus 3.5mm and 6.3mm single-ended plugs, and a USB-C® adapter for seamless compatibility with DACs, amps, PCs, consoles, and mobile devices
- Premium build for durability and comfort: Soft adjustable headband, robust metal frame and hinges, and sleek earcup with signature ROG elements
- Personalized fit and acoustics: Interchangeable earcup cushions (leatherette with fabric, velour) for customizable comfort and sound
More Information
| SKU | 90YH0470-BHUA00 |
|---|---|
| EAN | 4711636258043 |
| Manufacturer | ASUS |
| Availability | Y |
Description
ROG Kithara gaming headset with ROG-Tuned 100mm HIFIMAN planar magnetic drivers, open-back architecture, full-band MEMS boom microphone, dual 3.5mm input, 4.4mm balanced, 3.5mm, 6.3mm single-ended plugs
Redefine to Transcend
ROG Kithara is built for gamers who demand true high-fidelity, audiophile-grade sound, powered by HIFIMAN’s leading acoustic technology. Its open-back acoustic design and ROG-customized HIFIMAN 100mm planar magnetic drivers deliver lifelike audio with sharp, precise detail. Engineered for competitive play, Kithara features an integrated full-band MEMS microphone for clear in-game communication. A balanced headphone cable with swappable plugs, along with a USB-C® adapter, ensures uncompromised audio fidelity and broad compatibility across a wide range of devices.
ROG teamed up with HIFIMAN, a leader in planar magnetic headphone technology, to deliver audiophile-grade sound for tactical in-game advantages. Combining ROG’s unrivaled expertise in competitive gaming and HIFIMAN’s advanced driver technology, the Kithara delivers high-precision, crystal-clear sound tuned to meet the intense demands of gameplay.
ROG-Tuned 100mm HIFIMAN Planar Magnetic Drivers
Co-developed with HIFIMAN and ROG acoustic experts, along with power gamers, and refined through extensive listening tests, the drivers used in the Kithara are tuned for a balanced sound signature. Leveraging advanced magnet-diaphragm technology, the Kithara delivers HIFIMAN’s crisp, detailed mid-highs and enhanced bass to ensure every nuance on the battlefield is heard with clarity and precision.
Crafted Open-Back Architecture
Positional awareness is critical in competitive gaming. ROG sound engineers conducted detailed acoustic evaluations to test angled textures, internal structures, and venting ratios during the development of Kithara. The resulting open-back earcup design delivers precise spatial awareness through a balance of form and functionality.
General Closed-Back Headsets
Narrower Soundstage
Different sound sources tend to cluster closer together, making it harder to pinpoint precise locations.
Open-Back ROG Kithara
Wider Soundstage
More accurate positional audio, excellent imaging, and a deeply immersive gaming experience.
Ultrawide Soundstage for Precise Imaging
The open-back design creates an extremely spacious, dimensional soundstage compared to closed-back headsets. The design enhances separation across deep bass, mids, and treble to prevent low frequencies from masking critical cues – so you can clearly distinguish footsteps from explosions and react faster to every in-game movement.
Full-Band MEMS Boom Microphone
Unlike traditional audiophile headphones that lack a microphone, the Kithara features an on-cable, full-band MEMS boom mic for crystal-clear voice capture for seamless team comms even in the most intense battles. Compared to the standard ECM mics found in most gaming headsets, MEMS technology delivers an ultrawide 20Hz–20kHz response and higher SNR in a compact form—ensuring clear, natural voice pickup with minimal distortion.
Separate Signal Inputs
The detachable cable with microphone uses dedicated wiring for the audio and microphone signals to effectively eliminate crosstalk, ensuring clean, uninterrupted communication.
Broad Compatibility and Plug-and-Play Convenience
The Kithara’s versatility makes it ideal for audiophile or gaming setups. It features a 3-in-1 cable with swappable 4.4mm balanced, 3.5mm, and 6.3mm single-ended plugs for high-fidelity playback across DACs, amplifiers, gaming consoles and PCs. The 4.4mm balanced connection enables higher output power with lower noise and crosstalk, unlocking cleaner and more detailed audio. A USB-C to dual 3.5 mm adapter is included for audiophile-grade sound on almost any device. In addition, the headset features 3.5mm jacks on both left and right earcups, allowing users to use their preferred cables for customized sound.
Premium Build for Durability and Comfort
Every aspect of the ROG Kithara is carefully tuned to deliver optimal user comfort and acoustic performance. Multiple prototypes were evaluated and tested on a dummy head inside an anechoic chamber to ensure that what looks good also sounds exceptional.
Earcup Architecture with ROG aesthetics
The open-back design enhances airflow and reduces listening fatigue. Large oval earcups fit various ear shapes and sizes for long-lasting comfort, while the refined earcup angle balances clamping force and minimizes pressure against the jaw. A precision-crafted diamond-cut metal plate with ROG detailing completes the look.
Soft, Extended Headband
The headband features a three-layer design using leatherette, breathable mesh, and memory foam to provide lasting comfort and reduce pressure across the head. The extended length enhances stability and weight distribution to minimize pressure across the lower cheek during marathon gaming sessions.
Sleek, Durable Metal Frame
The headband has eight adjustment levels and an aluminum hinge to ensure a secure, comfortable fit that accommodates different head shapes and sizes.
Redefine to Transcend
ROG Kithara is built for gamers who demand true high-fidelity, audiophile-grade sound, powered by HIFIMAN’s leading acoustic technology. Its open-back acoustic design and ROG-customized HIFIMAN 100mm planar magnetic drivers deliver lifelike audio with sharp, precise detail. Engineered for competitive play, Kithara features an integrated full-band MEMS microphone for clear in-game communication. A balanced headphone cable with swappable plugs, along with a USB-C® adapter, ensures uncompromised audio fidelity and broad compatibility across a wide range of devices.
ROG teamed up with HIFIMAN, a leader in planar magnetic headphone technology, to deliver audiophile-grade sound for tactical in-game advantages. Combining ROG’s unrivaled expertise in competitive gaming and HIFIMAN’s advanced driver technology, the Kithara delivers high-precision, crystal-clear sound tuned to meet the intense demands of gameplay.
ROG-Tuned 100mm HIFIMAN Planar Magnetic Drivers
Co-developed with HIFIMAN and ROG acoustic experts, along with power gamers, and refined through extensive listening tests, the drivers used in the Kithara are tuned for a balanced sound signature. Leveraging advanced magnet-diaphragm technology, the Kithara delivers HIFIMAN’s crisp, detailed mid-highs and enhanced bass to ensure every nuance on the battlefield is heard with clarity and precision.
Crafted Open-Back Architecture
Positional awareness is critical in competitive gaming. ROG sound engineers conducted detailed acoustic evaluations to test angled textures, internal structures, and venting ratios during the development of Kithara. The resulting open-back earcup design delivers precise spatial awareness through a balance of form and functionality.
General Closed-Back Headsets
Narrower Soundstage
Different sound sources tend to cluster closer together, making it harder to pinpoint precise locations.
Open-Back ROG Kithara
Wider Soundstage
More accurate positional audio, excellent imaging, and a deeply immersive gaming experience.
Ultrawide Soundstage for Precise Imaging
The open-back design creates an extremely spacious, dimensional soundstage compared to closed-back headsets. The design enhances separation across deep bass, mids, and treble to prevent low frequencies from masking critical cues – so you can clearly distinguish footsteps from explosions and react faster to every in-game movement.
Full-Band MEMS Boom Microphone
Unlike traditional audiophile headphones that lack a microphone, the Kithara features an on-cable, full-band MEMS boom mic for crystal-clear voice capture for seamless team comms even in the most intense battles. Compared to the standard ECM mics found in most gaming headsets, MEMS technology delivers an ultrawide 20Hz–20kHz response and higher SNR in a compact form—ensuring clear, natural voice pickup with minimal distortion.
Separate Signal Inputs
The detachable cable with microphone uses dedicated wiring for the audio and microphone signals to effectively eliminate crosstalk, ensuring clean, uninterrupted communication.
Broad Compatibility and Plug-and-Play Convenience
The Kithara’s versatility makes it ideal for audiophile or gaming setups. It features a 3-in-1 cable with swappable 4.4mm balanced, 3.5mm, and 6.3mm single-ended plugs for high-fidelity playback across DACs, amplifiers, gaming consoles and PCs. The 4.4mm balanced connection enables higher output power with lower noise and crosstalk, unlocking cleaner and more detailed audio. A USB-C to dual 3.5 mm adapter is included for audiophile-grade sound on almost any device. In addition, the headset features 3.5mm jacks on both left and right earcups, allowing users to use their preferred cables for customized sound.
Premium Build for Durability and Comfort
Every aspect of the ROG Kithara is carefully tuned to deliver optimal user comfort and acoustic performance. Multiple prototypes were evaluated and tested on a dummy head inside an anechoic chamber to ensure that what looks good also sounds exceptional.
Earcup Architecture with ROG aesthetics
The open-back design enhances airflow and reduces listening fatigue. Large oval earcups fit various ear shapes and sizes for long-lasting comfort, while the refined earcup angle balances clamping force and minimizes pressure against the jaw. A precision-crafted diamond-cut metal plate with ROG detailing completes the look.
Soft, Extended Headband
The headband features a three-layer design using leatherette, breathable mesh, and memory foam to provide lasting comfort and reduce pressure across the head. The extended length enhances stability and weight distribution to minimize pressure across the lower cheek during marathon gaming sessions.
Sleek, Durable Metal Frame
The headband has eight adjustment levels and an aluminum hinge to ensure a secure, comfortable fit that accommodates different head shapes and sizes.
Specifications
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Product type | Headset |
| Microphone type | Boom |
| Recommended usage | Gaming |
| Compatible products | PlayStation® 4 PlayStation® 5 Nintendo Switch iPad Xbox consoles via 3.5mm connection |
| Headset type | Binaural |
| Wearing style | Head-band |
| Product colour | Black |
| Volume control | Rotary |
| Cable length | 1.8 m |
| Cable colour | Black |
| Control unit type | In-line control unit |
| Control type | Buttons, Rotary |
| Operating keys | Mute |
| Detachable cable | Yes |
| Technical details | |
| Compatible products | PlayStation® 4 PlayStation® 5 Nintendo Switch iPad Xbox consoles via 3.5mm connection |
| Headset type | Binaural |
| Wearing style | Head-band |
| Product colour | Black |
| Head-band cushion | Yes |
| Design | |
| Product type | Headset |
| Microphone type | Boom |
| Compatible products | PlayStation® 4 PlayStation® 5 Nintendo Switch iPad Xbox consoles via 3.5mm connection |
| Headset type | Binaural |
| Wearing style | Head-band |
| Product colour | Black |
| Volume control | Rotary |
| Control type | Buttons, Rotary |
| Ports & interfaces | |
| Connectivity technology | Wired |
| 2x 3.5 mm connectors | Yes |
| Cable length | 1.8 m |
| Microphone in | Yes |
| Cable colour | Black |
| Frequency response (talk mode) | 20 - 20000 Hz |
| Frequency response (music mode) | 8 - 55000 Hz |
| Headphones | |
| Ear coupling | Circumaural |
| Headphone frequency | 8 - 55000 Hz |
| Impedance | 16 Ω |
| Driver unit | 10 cm |
| Number of drivers | 2 |
| Microphone | |
| Microphone type | Boom |
| Detachable microphone | Yes |
| Microphone frequency | 20 - 20000 Hz |
| Microphone sensitivity | -36 dB |
| Microphone connectivity | 3.5 mm |
| Microphone mute | Yes |
| Number of microphones | 1 |
| MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) microphone | Yes |
| Control unit | |
| Control unit type | In-line control unit |
| Control type | Buttons, Rotary |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Mac operating systems supported | Yes |
| System requirements | |
| Mobile operating systems supported | Android, iOS |
| Mac operating systems supported | Yes |
| Amplifier | |
| Microphone in | Yes |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Weight | 420 g |
| Packaging data | |
| Package width | 206 mm |
| Package height | 299 mm |
| Package depth | 123 mm |
| Quick start guide | Yes |
| Cables included | Audio (3.5mm) |
| Packaging content | 1.8m Dual-3.5mm to Dual-3.5mm Boom Mic Cable 1.8m Dual-3.5mm with 3-in-1 (3.5mm/6.3mm single-ended, 4.4mm balanced) plug cable USB-C to Dual-3.5mm Adapter 2 sets of Ear Cushion: 1 x Velour, 1 x Leatherette with Mesh Fabric Frequency Response Measurement Card Warranty Booklet Quick Start Guide |
| Packaging content | |
| Packaging content | 1.8m Dual-3.5mm to Dual-3.5mm Boom Mic Cable 1.8m Dual-3.5mm with 3-in-1 (3.5mm/6.3mm single-ended, 4.4mm balanced) plug cable USB-C to Dual-3.5mm Adapter 2 sets of Ear Cushion: 1 x Velour, 1 x Leatherette with Mesh Fabric Frequency Response Measurement Card Warranty Booklet Quick Start Guide |
| Quick start guide | Yes |
| Cables included | Audio (3.5mm) |
| AC adapter included | No |
| Power | |
| USB Type-C charging port | No |
| Other features | |
| Volume control | Rotary |
| Quick start guide | Yes |
| Packaging content | 1.8m Dual-3.5mm to Dual-3.5mm Boom Mic Cable 1.8m Dual-3.5mm with 3-in-1 (3.5mm/6.3mm single-ended, 4.4mm balanced) plug cable USB-C to Dual-3.5mm Adapter 2 sets of Ear Cushion: 1 x Velour, 1 x Leatherette with Mesh Fabric Frequency Response Measurement Card Warranty Booklet Quick Start Guide |
Delivery Details
- UK distributors.
- Order before 4 pm for next-day delivery.
- Standard (2-3 days) £7.50
- Next Day £9.99
- Free standard delivery over £100
There are deivery surcharges to these postcodes:
| Postcode | Charge |
| IV3-40 | £20 |
| IV52-54 | £20 |
| IV63 | £20 |
| KW1-14 | £20 |
| PA10-40 | £20 |
| PH19-40 | £20 |
| PH50 | £20 |
| HS | £50 |
| IV41-51 | £50 |
| IV55-56 | £50 |
| KA27-28 | £50 |
| KW15-17 | £50 |
| PA41-49 | £50 |
| PA60-62 | £50 |
| PA76-78 | £50 |
| PH41-44 | £50 |
| ZE | £50 |
| IM | £50 |
| JE | £50 |
| GY | £50 |
| TR21-25 | £50 |
| BT | £20 |
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| SKU |
90YH0470-BHUA00
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6599-829-409
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6593-823-309
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HS3100-OTH
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7599-838-199
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CP-HS-W-532-USBA=
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ASUS
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Jabra
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Jabra
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Zebra
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Jabra
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Cisco
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| Connectivity technology |
Wired
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Wired & Wireless
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Wired & Wireless
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Wireless
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Wired & Wireless
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Wired
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| Wearing style |
Head-band
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Head-band
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Head-band
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Head-band
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Head-band
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Head-band
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| Recommended usage |
Gaming
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Office/Call center
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Office/Call center
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Office/Call center
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Office/Call center
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Office/Call center
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| Product type |
Headset
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Headset
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Headset
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Headset
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Headset
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Headset
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| Microphone type |
Boom microphone
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Boom microphone
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Boom microphone
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Boom microphone
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Boom microphone
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Boom microphone
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