Testseek.com have collected 54 expert reviews of the SteelSeries SteelSound 5H V2 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for SteelSeries SteelSound 5H V2.
January 2008
(80%)
54 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
-
0 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
80010054
The editors liked
Pulls apart for easy transportation. Hide-away microphone. Extremely long
Detachable cable. Enhances voices and things like gunshots
Positioned for competitive gamers
The editors didn't like
Pricey for the audio quality. Not really for music
Abstract: In todays day and age, audio on the computer is becoming more important than ever. With MP3s, movies, VoIP, and gaming, a good headset can go a long way. Enter the SteelSound 5H v2 by SteelSeries. This well-built microphone headset can fulfill all yo...
Overall the SteelSound 5H V2 headset fell short of my expectations. Its best features ( lightweight, comfortable, portable) are just as common and easily found in a lot of budget and mid range headsets. Its sound output was nowhere near what I or any of t...
Abstract: The SteelSound 5H V2 is, as the name might suggest, the second version of the SteelSound 5H headset. For those of you who haven’t read the original 5H review we posted some months ago, I’ll summarize. Being an avid multiplayer gamer and having...
Comfort, Durability, Bang for the $, Gaming performance, Design (Can be split for safe transportation)
General audio performance
This headset performs really well in games where you need to hear small details such as footsteps. The only area where the SteelSound 5H v2 disappoints is when listening to music. If you just want to play CS and other FPS shooters this headset is a goo...
Great Build Quality, Great Sound Quality, Protected Cables, Not a bad price, Availability, Comfortable
Microphone retracting can be bothersome
Before I opened the box I was hoping that SteelSound fixed everything and released a product that is worth the money of our readership and I am happy that I can say that time has come. It might have taken three tries, but it certainly wasnt three st...
EXCELLENT sound quality, Retractable microphone, Disassembles for safer transport, Six foot extension cable.
Price is kind of high for the casual user (approx $99 at the time of this writing)....
Okay, now that I’ve put this headset under a microscope and taken loads of pictures, its time to plug it in and listen to the quality. My quality tests are very demanding, and range from playing several sound-intensive games (Unreal Tournament, Qua...
Abstract: Steel Series is making it quite clear to shoppers that the SteelSound 5H v2 headset is an "...optimized version of the original SteelSound 5H headset," featuring "...improved microphone quality, a longer microphone cord, bigger (and more comfortable) e...
Was this review helpful?
(80%)
Published: 2006-10-20, Author: Jason , review by: planetx64.com
Abstract: The SteelSound 5H v2 is a great headset for the gamer that wants to be able to wear the headset for many hours on end and chat with teammates throughout his/her games. This is now the only set of headphones/headset around my PC. I used to keep headpho...
Abstract: The SteelSound 5H V2 headphones from SteelSeries is definitely a solid offering, and does posses several unique characteristics. Most notably, these headphones can disassemble into three parts to safely and easily stow away while transporting gaming g...
Nicely integrated headphone and microphone, Foam and cloth earpieces, Can be dismantled for easy transportation, Volume and microphone control pod, Variable wire length, Decent sound quality headphones, Microphone voice quality was clear and well defin...
Virtual 7.1 offered some benefit, Could not pinpoint other players like four point speakers can
After spending a couple of days listening to a wide variety of music and playing a host of games, I was moderately impressed with SteelSound 5H v2 USB Headphones. I found the virtual 7.1 surround setting of some benefit in games, but not as effective a...
