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Steelseries have taken a winning formula with the Siberia and have tweaked and fine tuned it, just enough to improve the product. Many times we have seen updates and revisions actually making the product worse, rather than better – thankfully this is not the case.
The Siberia V2 are built from the ground up for gaming and forcefully reproduce the full array of audio sound fields whether it is delivering earth shattering bass as a tank is destroyed, or subtle, soft dialogue from a female NPC. They are as close to perfect for a pair of gaming headphones as we have yet to see. They are very adaptable and comfortable, ideal for long term gaming sessions online, with your clan buddies.
The microphone is going to be a strong selling point as it can be positioned as you like it and won't pick up distracting background noise in your room. We noticed few issues with syballance unless you have the microphone virtually in your mouth so this earns it bonus points. I was quite surprised to see the cables were not braided, something I was not expecting from Steelseries.
Outside the field of gaming, I found them more limited, however I am an audiophile by nature and have spent small fortunes on partnering equipment over the years – with HD audio they are compressed and will often fail in reproducing the smallest of detail in the higher registers however we need to keep in mind the asking price – which is a competitive £80 at time of press.
All in all, these are an impressive product perfectly designed for gamers and they will help Steelseries to strengthen their already considerable reputation. Highly recommended.
KitGuru Says: The Ferrari headphones of the gaming world, with the colour to match.
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I wouldnt buy gaming headphones, but in red these do look very nice indeed. I hate the white ones.
I hear these are good, and nice to see the review verifying it. I dont use headphones for gaming, prefer my creative speakers, but at night they would be handy
Bit expensive for gaming headphones are they not ? seem good though.
Very nice, and yes they are expensive, but steelseries always are, its a quality brand name,. also pay more. My logitech head phones suck ass, might look into a set of these if my local store can get them in
Already have the first set, not sure if the second is worth upgrading to, I dont actually use the mic much !
Shit, that is weird, I ordered a set of these yesterday, I was dreading clicking the link to find out they sucked. phew ! great review thanks. not so sure about comparing them against a headset at 900 quid ! thats different!
Wow that red photographed well didnt it? they look really very nice indeed. my girlfriend liked them. not sure if thats a good thing.
man this captcha post comment thing does my head in, fourth time lucky.
Nice REview ! thanks ! lol
I dont see why these would be a good purchase, I would want an all round set of great quality phones for music etc. While the red is nice, I cant see myself walked around with these on my head. id get beat up !
I hope they pay you well for all these reviews Z! Nice headset, good testing, nice to see a reference set at big money being used as the ‘goalpost’ nice idea. hard to compare or review if you dont know any better, right? love the thinking
can you review the Grados too? ive love to hear about those, way out of my price point but they look amasing
I have been trying to order a set of these into india for months, its not possible 🙁
Almost £100, a lot of cash for gaming headphones. but they seem to be pretty good. Id need a set for music too, and as its moslyt MP3s, these should do the trick.
wow I didnt know they made these in red, ive read a few reviews on them before, but that white is terrible.
mmmm, the first set had a terrible mic idea and you could hear so much background noise on the other side, is this set considerably better with the mic quality?
Yes the microphone on the new revision is much better, and its more versatile also in the design. no more clip idea. which wasn’t great.
Thanks Zardon, ill order a set next week once I get money back from my friend, which he owes me. I need a new pair
Nice review, great photos too, that red is intense.
Boy I wish I hadn’t bought my last microsoft set now after reading this, they are not good at all. avoid 🙁
Why would Steelseries not use braided cables? seems like a bad idea for long term use? thats bad.
I don’t think braided is ‘that big of a deal’ – sure its nicer, but I doubt these would break within many many years of use.
Nice color, the attention to detail seems high. BUt the cost is also. $60 is my limit unfortunately. They should make a cheaper version 🙂 ‘lite’ – remove things like the volume and mute box. make them plain black, cut out cable extension etc. drop the price
Got these headies a week back awesome sound and comfort….
All i can say is its the best in the class got it delivered in 2 days nothing else i can ask for
where all others are selling it at higher prices this site sold it at way cheaper prices
Check yourself
http://www.respawn.in/gaming/gaming-accesories/steelseries/siberia-v2