SteelSeries Siberia V3 Headset Review

It’s Christmas, well almost and for this holiday season, I am reviewing the latest headset from SteelSeries, the new Siberia V3.

Anyone that knows me, knows already I have a sweet set of Headphones and my favourite one currently has to be the Siberia Elite V3 – 7.1 Gaming headset with its Dolby Surround Sound , memory foam cushion ear muffs and solid quality, all of which comes with a price tag of RRP £149.99.

Not everyone can afford expenditure for a high quality gaming headset, but this does not mean you will lose quality if you buy a headset for a lower price, just look for the name and you should get quality. The SteelSeries V2 was and most likely is still SteelSeries best selling headset to date, and it deserves to be there was, well, it was and is a great headset with an RRP of £89.99. Now the question has to be, do you upgrade to V3 or keep your V2, and is the new V3 worth purchasing all all?

Let’s look at the design

Straight out of the box the V3 looks similar to the V2 headset and from what I can tell, the only difference is the addition of memory foam being used for the ear cups, making them a much more comfortable. They are very light weight and on occasions they are almost feeling like they simply are not there. The Classic Suspension system you find with many of the SteelSeries headset his back and even lighter than before, making this head, possibly the lightest headset I have ever owned from SteelSeries.

The over construction of the headset is very flexible, most likely you can drop it, throw is and let young one use it, without the fear of it breaking, however, this is not something I would recommend of coarse, you are playing with a £90.00 headset at the end of the day.

Now the Sound

Since using the Siberia Elite v3 I have found it really hard to find something better, and for sound, I have to admit they are nowhere near as good, but what did I expect, when it’s almost half the price and does not come with its own soundcard, Dolby Digital Surround Sound and other elements. So let’s put that headset to one side and get a RAZER headset instead for the around the same price and we have two to look at the RAZER Carcharias and the RAZER Kraken Pro.

Three superior high quality gaming headsets almost the same price, all built for gaming and quality. So how does the Siberia V3 Compare, almost but not as good as the RAZER Kraken Pro, it does however outperform the RAZER Carcharias, what’s the difference bass, pure bass, the high and the mid-range sounds come through crystal clear, but the headset lack the lower spectrum of sound, which a gutter as I love hearing bass come through on a headset.

The Microphone is superb and beats both the RAZER headphones by miles; it isolates your voice when speaking and drains out over 90% of other sounds around you. On the right ear cup you will find a switch the turns on and off the microphone, which saves having extras added to the cord. By having this on the ear cup instead of the cord follows what SteelSeries has done for all their new headsets; however, this headset lacks the volume adjustments that come with many Gaming headsets and I really wished it did come with one.

Looking at all three headsets and testing each one to compare and contrast, they all have, the pros and cons, the SteelSeries Pros are, Lighter, Better Microphone, Memory Foam cushions. Cons would have to be; no on cord or on headset volume adjustment and lacks the lower end of the sound spectrum.

Final Thoughts

So we have come to the end once again, and I need to give an honest opinion of this headset, so here goes. For the price, it’s worth it, for a person that loves the lower sound spectrum it’s not worth it. For a Game streamer like Twitch or YouTube the Microphone is top notch and better that the other two headsets. The headset is very light and comfortable and can be worn easily for long periods of time.

Pros;

• Lightweight
• Great Microphone
• Memory Foam Ear Cups
• SteelSeries Iconic Suspension System
• Can be used on PC/Mac and Mobile

Cons:

• Does no justice for the lower range of sounds (Lacking Bass)
• No Volume Control

With two things in the cons, that I would prefer and love to have, using any headset I have to give this headset a 4/5, for the price RRP £89.99 I would for now recommend getting the V2 headset for £59.99. On that note if you want the latest headset, lighter and with some small adjustments and features then grab the V3.

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