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Let me start by saying that I'm no audiophile. I can hear each of the little bells that sound in the background when casting a healing spell or hear with almost pinpoint accuracy where is that zombie approaching from.The microphone works great and the fact that is retractile is nice. I don't care if my home stereo or home theater can deliver music in 5.1 ultra surround or whatever and I've been content with my "el cheapo" headset for gaming and general computer use.But when it finally broke, I followed a friend recommendation and bought the Steelseries 5H USB and it feels like a veil had been lifted from my face (or ears in this case). I had no idea games could sound so beautiful. The headset itself is comfy and big enough to cover my freakishly large ears completely without giving me a headache after a few hours of usage.I'll be the first to admin that it is not inexpensive (you can get a Logitech for about a fourth of the price). But if you can afford it, and your primary use is games, you can't go wrong with a SteelSeries.
Amazing headset very well made quality product I will always go to Steel series for my gaming needs.
The headset well designed and sturdy, yet surprisingly light even when worn for many hours. The mic is extremely flexible is every direction on a protected wire-wrap that holds it's shape well. Using this headset over Vent, Skype, and TeamSpeex (TeamSpeak for Mac), the feedback from my guildies, friends, family, is that this headset provides cellphone quality speech. And most important, is the mic quality. Previous reviews had my expectations low about music, and 'movie' quality but it turns out that they are just weird. They wear as tho they are lighter than they are.
The sound quality is superb. While audiophiles and sound freaks out there will poo-poo this and that, the vast majority of us will be delighted with the output, even with music. This product does, in fact, work flawlessly with the Macintosh. It will also absorb the CPU cycles for sound to itself. These were unfounded. The hard plastic mic cover can be removed for cleaning easily. The only catch is that the driver disk and any driver updates from SteelSeries are for Windows only.
from gaming, to Skype, to movies, music, or all at once. I had worn Sony headsets before that were heavy on my head and squished my ears, but not these. Not CD, or Blue-Ray quality but was impressive enough to have several people buy this headset based on that alone.Finally, despite SS's claims that the USB soundcard isn't compatible with Mac OS, it is. For you, me, the sound output has a great range and diversity. This headset doesn't miss a beat (bad pun, sorry).As for the mic, I was personally dubious about the quality and flexibility of a retractible mic. Apple Mac OS 10.5 and up will recognize the USB soundcard in the System Perferences -> Sound, for both input and output. That catch is minor however, I wouldn't trade this headset for any other.Tested on PBG4 1.5, MBP 2.8
My first thoughts about this product when I received it was that it looked like a quality build.The wires are braided and have a nice touch to it, and the connections are gold plated. The cushions are very comfortable, and I have tried wearing it for 10+ hours straight without any soreness, it also feels like I'm not even wearing the headset. The sound quality when playing ingame are better than anything else I have tried, but when I play music, I would often hear static when I turn up the volume.What I don't like about this product is that the cushions cannot be removed to be cleaned and the static when playing music with it, but other than that I think this is a great buy.Hope you like my review.vCw
Let me count the ways.1. They're (virtual) 7.1 speakers.8. They're strong.4. You can use the software interface to customize the speaker and subwoofer locations.11. (I have a big head and ears)2. They're light and comfortable.3. OMG, they feel and sound wonderful.How do I love thee. The cord has an extension in the middle you can remove.10.
Sounds great. I can hear things in BF2 and in music tracks I never heard before.9. Also, use the equalizer in WinAmp or WMP to increase the bass, treble, etc, if you like.If you are hemming and hawing about the price, they are very well worth it.I had Turtle Beach 5.1 headset and I had to strrrretch the metal bands to make it not crush my head. I can plug them into a USB port or my soundcard.6. They *don't* squash my ears. The microphone stows in the left earpiece out of the way.
They sound grrrrrrreat.5. They easily come apart for transport.7. :-)For those who complained about listening to music, just move the speakers closer in the setup. Even then, my ears were squashed FLAT, and boy did they hurt.Just get 'em.
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