** SteelSeries Siberia Elite Gaming Headset - HUGE PRICE DROP - £50 OFF **

[rjk]

Hi Guys

title says it all really.

one of the best gaming headsets available, £50 off, Winner.



SteelSeries Siberia Full-Size Elite Gaming Headset - White (51151) @ £119.99 inc VAT

The iconic design of the Siberia headsets has been a favorite among gamers for many years. The Siberia Elite carries on that tradition with an all-new take on that classic look and feel.
SteelSeries was the first to bring the retractable microphone to gaming headsets. We made the comfort and fit of the suspension headband renowned around the world. We are doing it again. This is Siberia. This is Elite.

Our new microphone is capable active noise-cancellation when used with the included USB sound card. This greatly reduces background noise for crystal clear transmissions. It also features an LED right on the microphone to indicate when you are muted.

Siberia Elite features the lightweight, perfect-fit suspension design that made the Siberia so iconic. Now, a steel arc with its beautiful beaded metal finish supports an extra padded leather suspension headband for luxurious comfort and style.

No need to fumble for the cord searching for your inline control. Simply rotate the dial on the left ear cup to mute or unmute the microphone. On the right side, rotating the dial will adjust the volume.

We have completely redesigned our USB sound card with powerful digital signal processing that opens up for incredible new features. Delivering multiple Dolby® technologies, DSP driven active-noise cancellation microphone, brilliant 16.8 million color illumination with ColorShift, and more.

Features:
- New Sound Card
- Colour Shift Accents
- Iconic Design
- New, Improved Retractable Mic
- Suspension Headband

Specification:
- Frequency: 16-28 KHz
- Impedance: 32 Ohm
- SPL@ 1KHz, 1V rms: 113 dB
- Mic pattern: Unidirectional
- Frequency: 75 – 16000 Hz
- Impedance: <2.2K Ohm
- Sensitivity: -38 dB
- Cable Length: 1.2 meters
- Extension cable: 2 meters
- Connectors: 3.5 mm 4-pole & 3-pole x2


Was £169.99 Inc. VAT

Only £119.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW






SteelSeries Siberia Full-Size Elite Gaming Headset - Black (51127) @ £119.99 inc VAT

The iconic design of the Siberia headsets has been a favorite among gamers for many years. The Siberia Elite carries on that tradition with an all-new take on that classic look and feel.
SteelSeries was the first to bring the retractable microphone to gaming headsets. We made the comfort and fit of the suspension headband renowned around the world. We are doing it again. This is Siberia. This is Elite.

Our new microphone is capable active noise-cancellation when used with the included USB sound card. This greatly reduces background noise for crystal clear transmissions. It also features an LED right on the microphone to indicate when you are muted.

Siberia Elite features the lightweight, perfect-fit suspension design that made the Siberia so iconic. Now, a steel arc with its beautiful beaded metal finish supports an extra padded leather suspension headband for luxurious comfort and style.

No need to fumble for the cord searching for your inline control. Simply rotate the dial on the left ear cup to mute or unmute the microphone. On the right side, rotating the dial will adjust the volume.

We have completely redesigned our USB sound card with powerful digital signal processing that opens up for incredible new features. Delivering multiple Dolby® technologies, DSP driven active-noise cancellation microphone, brilliant 16.8 million color illumination with ColorShift, and more.

Features:
- New Sound Card
- Colour Shift Accents
- Iconic Design
- New, Improved Retractable Mic
- Suspension Headband

Specification:
- Frequency: 16-28 KHz
- Impedance: 32 Ohm
- SPL@ 1KHz, 1V rms: 113 dB
- Mic pattern: Unidirectional
- Frequency: 75 – 16000 Hz
- Impedance: <2.2K Ohm
- Sensitivity: -38 dB
- Cable Length: 1.2 meters
- Extension cable: 2 meters
- Connectors: 3.5 mm 4-pole & 3-pole x2


Was £169.99 Inc. VAT

Only £119.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[littlepuppy]

How comfy are these?

 

[rjk]

in honesty, one of the most comfortable headsets on the market

I use Sennheiser Game Zero at home and in comparison, the Siberia Elite are even more comfortable. I would say that the SteelSeries Elite isn't quite on par sound quality wise but it is a gaming headset first and foremost.

I think, if I didnt own the Game Zero, I would own an elite.



This Review really hits the nail on the head.

 

[Cookeh]

You must be kidding me. Who in their right mind would get these over DT770/990s? At their RRP, you can get SRH840s and just about HiFiMann HE300s.

The Siberias simply cannot compete on an audio level with any of the above. The above statement "isn't quite on par sound quality wise but it is a gaming headset first and foremost" *** Please keep these kind of comments to yourself *** - Will Gill... Audio is the first and foremost priority with gaming, as you rely on sound input to hear/'see' enemies - comfort is of course a factor (and the Siberias are certainly comfrortable) but as are the above headphones which will be infinitely better in terms of audio positioning. If the "Elite" is anything like the V2 a £30 set of 'phones will have better audio for gaming.

 

[rjk]

You must be kidding me. Who in their right mind would get these over DT770/990s? At their RRP, you can get SRH840s and just about HiFiMann HE300s.

That's a nice list of products. All of these are HiFi headphones though. None of the products you have mentioned in that list are a Gaming Headset.

Did you miss the title of the thread where it has the words 'gaming headset'?

you must have done because you seem to be under the illusion that every person on the planet who wants a gaming headset should buy HiFi headphones.

The Siberias simply cannot compete on an audio level with any of the above. The above statement "isn't quite on par sound quality wise but it is a gaming headset first and foremost" is beyond moronic.

I can see we are going to have these little run ins every time I post something audio related so I will go on to humour your response.

The sound quality of a headset based on it being a HEADSET is a fine comparison. SteelSeries are a gaming peripheral manufacturer. They have never claimed to be an audio specialist. Their audio offerings are 'better than most' when it comes to being a headset. I think the video I linked shows this off well. This is an all in one solution designed to be pulled out of a box and plugged in. I am fairly certain that most of the headsets you linked would require significant amplification to get anywhere near good results out of them also.

Not everyone wants hifi headphones AND a desktop/clipon mic.
our recent conversations where I have pointed to you our poor sales of hifi headphones compared to gaming headsets should have highlighted this.


A London bus costs the same as a Lamborghini Aventador.
Just because they are both vehicles doesn't mean they are designed to do the same thing or cater for the same markets.

The Siberia Elite are NOT DESIGNED to compete with anything you mentioned because they aren't the same thing.

Have you used the Siberia Elite? I'm guessing no.
I have used them and when comparing them to my daily driver Sennheiser headset they aren't as good. SHOCK.

That shortcoming is to be expected given the price difference and the additional hardware I have driving the Sennheisers.

so what exactly is moronic about what I have posted?

I suggest you take a read of the forum rules regarding etiquette and personal insults. Nothing that I posted was 'moronic' and that attitude will land you with a long holiday.

 

[Cookeh]

I used the V2, incredibly disappointing positional audio and the sound quality in general was lacking.

I have no intention of commenting on everything you post something audio related, you already know my views with regards to the topic and I do thank you for taking them into consideration, as such this will be the last time. Of course a peripheral manufacturer is not going to be able to present products with equal sound capabilities as dedicated audio manufacturers, but that does not mean that audio should be put on a backburner. There are, as you say, some decent headsets out there (Sennheiser range is far from awful, Astro's higher end products are decent, and some of the other SteelSeries peripherals are great - take for example the Flux IEMs I mentioned to you, they are extremely competitive in the sub £50 market, even with regards to dedicated audio manufacturers, in fact, they're pretty hard to beat for the money and I have snapped a pair up as such).

The very principle of a gaming headset was born from the integration of a mic to a set of *headphones* - somewhat of a very successful marketing gimmick - means that they are indeed the same thing, and do indeed cater to (at the very least) a massively overlapping market, and anyone wishing to spend upwards of £100 clearly wants a decent quality item with regards to audio, comfort and build. With this in mind, a item such as this that is lacking in audio quality is not exactly a great purchase or indeed any form of value-for-money.

I do realise not everyone wants clip-on mics and headsets, and nor do I intend or aim to force my opinions with regards to headsets down their throats - but I do think people should be made aware that there are substantially better options available. There is also an expanding market and number of items catering to headphones that include mics to avoid the clip on issue, I believe I discussed this with you prior, but to relist a few, V-Moda Boom Pro, Antlion ModMic, Beyerdynamics own inline boom mic, etc. As I said previously, I think the biggest issue with selling headphones is that people are unaware what the variety of options and associated terms with headphones actually mean - if some form of guide were to be introduced and publicity of them increased I don't think you would struggle too hard to shift a few product (but this is of course just my opinion, and Im far from knowledgeable with regards to marketing - outside of the obvious cater for a market and create supply and demand )

I called your statement moronic, not yourself - not quite sure where you're getting the idea of a 'personal insult' from, to be honest. Nor was I bringing up your comparison as moronic (that is, as you do say, a 'SHOCK'), I was stating that to infer audio is not the prime concern for gaming is moronic, for the reasons listed above. Audio is unquestionably the most important part, its kind of the purpose of a headphone. I do apologise for the tone of the first message, it was perhaps uncalled for - bad day, etc, but even so shouldn't result in untoward anger.

 

[Hotwired]

£50 off doesn't immediately strike me as a reason to get this excited about slating them.

 

[rjk]

You used the V2. So your opinion is based entirely on assumptions you have made from using a totally different product to the one in question. I have a V2 also and they are nothing alike. The V2 is a basic analogue gaming headset with [in my opinion] fairly flat sound that is detailed enough to make it ok for gaming. at £40-£50 the V2 is an entry level headset with heavy esports endorsement that is affordable to most, hence its popularity.

The Elite is a totally different product. It shares the name and some design elements from the Siberia V2 but ultimately is totally different. The internals are different, the build quality and materials used are much higher. It is a more premium product regardless of your opinion on its audio capabilities.


The headphone and headset market did overlap to start with, but the gaming headset market has moved on drastically since they merged and many of the companies making headsets not are not audio specialists but gaming companies.

Look at what is available to end users looking for a gaming headset these days. not just on our store but elsewhere also. There are far less audio brands producing headsets than gaming brands.

your assumption that the elite is a garbage product is seemingly entirely based on SteelSeries being a gaming brand, and to some extent I agree that they will never have the focus, R&D capabilities or target market that an audio company would have.

I would love to sell beyerdynamic all day. I really would. If everyone wanted that brand, it would make my life really easy. But the truth is that BD see zero demand when compared to the likes of SteelSeries and Razer. Even the Qpad rebranded MMX300 sees zero attention despite being cheaper and the exact same product.

We both know that audio headsets from audio companies specialising in audio are going to be better than a gaming headset from a gaming company.
OcUK customers are more informed that any others in the market. If they wanted a high performance set of headphones, they would be in sound central forum making spec me threads. I can understand why an audio enthusiast like yourself would want to direct peoples attention to other products, but the fact remains that some people actually don't care and want a gaming headset.

perhaps you are having a bad day, but you really are arguing for arguments sake.
I am asking you to tone the attitude on the forums down and show some consideration.

 

[Cookeh]

I did not state the Elite was crap because the V2 was crap. Come on.... Furthermore, I have nothing against peripheral manufacturers, and as stated:

(Sennheiser range is far from awful, Astro's higher end products are decent, and some of the other SteelSeries peripherals are great - take for example the Flux IEMs I mentioned to you, they are extremely competitive in the sub £50 market, even with regards to dedicated audio manufacturers, in fact, they're pretty hard to beat for the money and I have snapped a pair up as such).

As per the last comment as well, I fully acknowledged some people will simply want a gaming headset and I have quite nothing against that.

I do realise not everyone wants clip-on mics and headsets, and nor do I intend or aim to force my opinions with regards to headsets down their throats

But this item is not a good purchase for the money and you yourself almost echo that opinion - anyone looking for a good headset (let alone headphones) at this budget would be better off looking elsewhere, despite this being a pretty reasonable discount.

£50 off doesn't immediately strike me as a reason to get this excited about slating them.

I'm slating them at RRP, the discount is actually a pretty good one. My main gripe from the opening post was the "isn't quite on par sound quality wise but it is a gaming headset first and foremost" comment (and not in fact the headphone itself), which I disagreed with and then went on to explain - the thread has snowballed from there.

 

[casual123]

I purchases some of these after having the v2's at full price on release. Its the most comfortable headset I've had and also the sound is great especially with the steelseries software.

 

[Roady]

Cookeh what's your opinion about Roccat Kave's?

 

[Cookeh]

Build quality is sometimes questionable but they're pretty comfy. Audio wise they again do lack real positional audio and I'd hate to use them for anything but gaming - they'd butcher music They're not the worst headset in existence and are mildly better than the Siberia V2s imo with regards to audio. I only used them for a few hours at LAN though, so it's not a concrete opinion, so to speak.

For ~£70 you could do a whole lot better. Brainwavz HM5s are available for that kind of money (the Lindy equivalent - HF100s) are slightly cheaper than that to. I used them for gaming for a couple of years - they were my entry into "mid-fi". Wide soundstage with good clarity and a neutral freq. response makes them excellent for gaming as positional accuracy is very good. They pair well with music too, if you like the neutral tone (some people prefer a mild bass hump/V-shape as its more 'fun').