SteelSeries Siberia V2 Headset Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅12-11-09
SteelSeries Siberia V2
The Steelseries Siberia packaging has pretty much stayed the same. It comes packaged in a very informative, colourful box giving you a sneak peek of the headset itself inside.


SteelSeries Siberia V2 Headset box


The box opened, with instructions manual


Now, with this being a V2 there are obviously some significant improvements which I mentioned earlier. The elements that Steelseries have focused their attention on and upgraded are the following:

• Upgraded audio technology
• Pull out microphone (rather than an independent mic attached to a cable).
• Relocated volume control
• Closed ear cups now come with a more comfortable leather material


The left side of the Siberia V2 Headset


The right side of the Siberia V2 Headset


So the actual visual appearance of the Siberia headset hasn’t changed altogether that much. On the exterior the earphones and headband still look very stylish. The microphone has now been integrated into the left earphone and it literally reels in and out depending on whether you wish to use it or not. This is an ingenious idea, rather than before with the original Siberia headset the microphone was dangling from a piece of wire and was a separate item in general. So now you won’t have the problem of either leaving it behind, or getting it tangled up. Its there if you need it, and if you don’t it can be nicely concealed.


The microphone on the Siberia V2. It moves in and out.


Another item that has been upgraded is the earcups. They are now made of leather with a very soft inner material to make them even more comfortable. The previous Siberia headset had cloth; cushioned earcups that even though were reasonably comfortable did give some discomfort after prolonged usage. I assure you, these new earcups are a brilliant addition and are very soft.


The headband on the Siberia V2's is very much the same


The earcups have been upgraded and are now very soft


The volume control has also received a facelift and now comes much smaller and is better placed than on the previous Siberia headset. The volume control on the previous headset was placed on the extension lead, so if you happen to only want the short lead to use the headset then you didn’t have any volume control, but now with the new and improved V2 you can control the volume and mic on both the short and extended cable. (To use the mic by the way, you just have to slide the button up or down). With both the short (1m) cable and the extended (2m) cable you have a total cable size of 3m which is more than enough.


The volume control button with mic functionality


The cabling, along with gold jacks. The extension cable allows for up to 3m of length


Now that we have seen the visual improvements on the Siberia V2, we will now put it through a few tests as the last enhancement is the upgraded audio technology.


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