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Testing & Performance
First
off, the Siberia has excellent sound quality. Second, it is very comfortable
to wear. So what’s really left to complain about? Honestly, I still don’t like
the microphone setup and would have preferred a boom microphone to save me the
hassle of finding a place to secure the clip. Having an on/off switch on the
microphone is still a nice touch.
My first stop was to fire up Unreal Tournament 2004 and jump into an online
CTF match. All the mayhem sounded right where it should be, and all the abuse
that was uttered into the microphone was responded to, so the device certainly
works as advertised. I found the microphone had a tendency to swivel or move
during the game, which sometimes got a little aggravating.
I also proceeded to abuse the Siberia with a selection of DVD and CD media, in
an effort to find weak spots in the sound quality. Instead of testing this on
my PC, I instead tested this out on my Pioneer Elite DVD/CD changer and A/V
amplifier. The sound quality held up here as well, and I was only able to get
the Siberia to really distort at extremely high volume. Bass reproduction is
well done for a headset, and the treble never really got overbearing.
Conclusions
The
Siberia is a pretty nice headphone set…no doubt about it. Most of my gripes
are a difference of opinion with the designers, and not really shortcomings of
the product itself. I would have preferred a boom microphone, and I question
why Icemat chose to stick with a two channel design, when most new high
performance headphones are at least 5.1. Sound quality is very good, the
weight is light and evenly distributed, plus the Siberia is a pretty sweet
looking headset! Icemat lists the retail price for the Siberia on their
website as $79.00 USD, which is a little on the high side, but not terribly
so. EM Recommended!
Make sure to stop by the
Icemat Website to get more information on this product or the rest of
their IcematAudio lineup.
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Pros |
Cons |
- Sharp looking
- Great sound
- Lightweight
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- Price tag
- Microphone setup poor for gaming
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