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For such an understated packaging, the Corsair Void headset itself is actually quite colourful. It has big patches of red on the exterior of the earcups, contrasted with matt black everywhere else. Despite the unified paint job though, this headset is made of several different materials. The headband and the earcups are hard plastic, but the frame underneath it all is aluminium – and it feels very sturdy.
There is flex to it though and that means there should not be any creaking when making head movements during general usage. The ear cups can also rotate to be fully flat (though not through a full 180 degrees), which makes it easier to lie this headset on your chest or desk.
There is a classic looking Corsair logo on the earcups themselves (thankfully the traditional sails rather than the tramp stamp) and all of the lines are crisp and clear cut. The styling is all very neat on this headset and it looks professional and classy, despite the relatively bright colouring.
Flipping the headset over, you discover that the USB adapter (which this reviewer initially thought was missing) hiding inside one of the memory-foam padded earcups. Those earcups are finished in velour which does not have that same classy feel that leather often has, but should mean there is less heat build up … which is common in the over-the-ear design.
The USB adapter takes the unified 3.5mm connector and upgrades the headset to virtual 7.1 surround sound, as well as utilising its own sound-card versus the on board solution.
The headband is coated in that same velour covered memory-foam and is extendible by a few notches on each side, with a scale so you can judge the size.
The microphone on this headset is on a boom that can rotate around to the side of the headset, though it comes attached with a little rubber band holding it in place. The mic itself is flexible in that it can be bent, but it will spring back so is not designed to be manipulated into position.
This is important because it has a uni-directional mic, so having it in the right spot is very important for audio quality during VOIP calls.
There is a mic-mute button built into the left hand ear cup too.
The cable for the headset is rubber and ends in a custom 3.5mm connector. That plugs straight into the USB adapter if that is your preference.
