The one on the right controls the volume, while the one to the left disables/enables the pull-out microphone. SteelSeries hid them well to not interfere with the Elite’s smooth looks, but there are actually two control wheels on the sides of the earcups. Despite this, the Siberia Elite still isn’t all that heavy. Despite the thicker padding, SteelSeries still managed to keep the headrest flexible by adding small bumps into the headrest.įor durability, the bridge hovering over the headrest is crafted out of metal. The signature suspension headrest is also lined with memory foam and covered in leather as opposed to the standard SteelSeries Siberia’s thin piece of smooth padding. Similarly, while the earcups seem quite large, the center cutout for your ear is only ~2″ in diameter.īehind the center mesh is SteelSeries new proprietary Dual Neodymium 50mm drivers which SteelSeries claims has been engineered with over 10 years of gaming audio experience. While the earcups seem quite deep, half of the space is actually occupied by the driver and driver housing, so there’s only about 0.8″ of padding between the driver housing and your head. SteelSeries is using thick memory foam covered in leather to produce the highest level of comfort and noise isolation. Here’s a look at the earcups on the Siberia Elite. While SteelSeries generally makes really good looking headsets, the Siberia Elite really does take the cake with its beautiful, industrial, and (dare I say) Apple-esque design. Here’s a closer look at the SteelSeries Siberia Elite gaming headset. While this configuration does allow SteelSeries to make their headset as multi-platform as possible, losing an extension cable would mean that replacements would have to acquired directly through SteelSeries. The SteelSeries Siberia Elite uses a non-standard plug which connects to either the USB soundcard, the 2x 3.5mm 3-pole connector extension cable, or the 4-pole 3.5 mm connector extension cable. We get some documentation, the Siberia Elite headset, a USB soundcard, and some assorted cables. Here’s a look at the accessories in the package. Here’s a look at the packaging for the SteelSeries Siberia Elite Gaming Headset. A Closer Look at the SteelSeries Siberia Elite Interested in seeing how it performed? Let’s take a closer look! SteelSeries Siberia Elite Gaming Headset Specifications Manufacturerĥ0mm SteelSeries Proprietary Dual Neodymium Magnets With that said, CES was the first time I ever saw the Siberia Elite in person and being a huge SteelSeries Siberia fan myself, I really had to try out the elite version of the headset for myself. Since the design had been so successful and so iconic, SteelSeries decided to produce a high end version of the Siberia headset with modern industrial design elements, higher quality components, improved audio quality, and additional audio inputs, ultimately calling the new headset the SteelSeries Siberia Elite. It’s been one of the most prolific gaming headsets ever produced with 2014 marking 10 years for this iconic design. Most of you who follow the PC gaming scene in the past decade have probably seen the SteelSeries Siberia Gaming Headset sometime in the past. While those were interesting products, what really caught our eye was a product they had introduced several months earlier – the SteelSeries Siberia Elite Gaming Headset, which was prominently displayed on one of the display shelves. While we were browsing their suite, SteelSeries showed us the new SteelSeries Sensei Wireless Gaming Mouse along with the SteelSeries Stratus Wireless Gaming Controller. SteelSeries New Flagship Siberia Gaming HeadsetĮarlier this year at CES 2014, SteelSeries invited us to their suite to check out a couple brand new products they were coming out with.
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