![]() ![]() This time around, the ear cups are a sealed design meaning little to no outside noise but a sealed design also means no air flow to your ears. To correct this issue Steel Series has not only increased their thickness but this time around they also used memory foam to insure a perfect fit. The original Siberia's Achilles Heel was its thin ear pads. In the end all but the most sensitive ears will be willing to ignore a few faults in sound quality but almost no one can handle a headset that isn't comfortable. Of course, as I have said before the best sounding headset in the world is worthless if you can't keep them on for more than 10 minutes at a time. Compared to the variety of headsets we have tested in the past the sound quality of the Siberia v2 is only bested by the much more expensive Sennheiser PC-350's. Even though Steel Series focused on making the Siberia v2 perfect for gaming, it also didn't loose the amazing sound quality while listing to music that the original was also known for. After spending a little too much time playing Modern Warfare 2 using the Siberia v2's I found the sound quality to be amazing in and out of game. Most of the improvements can be attributed to the increase in drive size up to 50mm units. What all this means is you have an easier time hearing footsteps and in game and feel frags a little more when they go off next to you. The SPL (sound pressure level) increased from a max of 104dB to 112dB meaning you should also expect the headset to be a little louder when turned all the way up. With a frequency response of 10-28,000 Hz compared to the original Siberia's 18-28,000 Hz you can expect a little bit lower lows but nothing you need to write home about. I should point out that I was so excited to try the Siberia v2's out when we got back to our hotel we setup a make shift photo studio, we did snap one pictures of the setup. On the back, you will find the specifications along with a diagram showing everything included with the headset, in this case there is an extension cable and a USB sound card. With a full view of the headset through the window, there are no surprises. Steel Series packed the Siberia v2 in a box very similar to the original. Win XP/Vista/Win 2000/Win 98/Win ME/Mac OS (only driver support) We had great things to say about the original in our review of them this past September, now we have a opportunity to see what kind of changes they could do to an already great headset. Always looking to perfect their products, SteelSeries recently introduced a redesigned version of their popular Siberia headset called the Siberia v2.
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