Photos and Features

So the Viper V370 and the V361 only have one specific feature that is different between them, that is the RGB lighting built into the V370 where the V361 so to keep myself from just repeating myself I am going to check the headsets out together just like I did with the packaging. I took a look at the Viper V360 at the start of 2016 but I can say without a doubt that I like the new look. The earcups still have a similar shape but with the silver added to the sides they have a little style and they don’t rely on just the lighting. They dropped the suspension headband, that was one of the areas that I liked on the V360 so that is a bummer but the overall construction of both of these feels much better.

So both earcups have this C-shaped mesh around them. The V360 had something similar but it was a little more aggressive plus the mesh itself was backlit. This time they cut the lighting down to just the ring around the silver area, a much cleaner look. The V361 has red lighting and the V370, of course, has RGB for those who want to match it to their style.

One of my big complaints about eh V360 was the scratchy mesh earcup pads. The V370 and V361 still have those as an optional replacement that comes with them but the main pads are now much better with the fake leather finish. Inside there is a black mesh with a red fabric behind it that gives a nice style. Inside the earcup, the headsets both have 40mm main drivers with Neodymium magnets and then 30mm sub drivers. They have a frequency range of 20Hz to 20KHz though so that isn’t too bad with a 110dB sensitivity.

The controls are basically the same with an on and off switch for the built-in bass boost and then a volume knob. They don’t feel as loose as they did on the V360 though so that is good. That was a big issue I had as they felt really cheap.

The microphone boom hasn’t changed as well, it still hides inside of the edge of the earcup when up and flips out. It is solid plastic and fairly short. There isn’t any adjustment to it so you get what you get as far as distance to your mouth goes. It has a frequency response of 100Hz to 10KHz and has an omnidirectional pickup pattern. This means it picks up from all directions so it may pick up background noise.

So the new headband design is a solid headband, I already miss the suspension headband but I do get it. Most people seem to prefer a solid band. They went extra wide on it and they gave them more room for padding so I’m hoping it will be comfortable. You can see that the padding isn’t too bad for thickness as well. In the headband, they did slip in the Viper logo up on top as well for a little branding.

Then last but not least we have the cord. Nothing changed here, this is the same cord design that all of the Viper products have. It has a thick sleeving over it with a red and black weave. This goes better with the V361 with its red lighting than the RGB on the V370 but it is a solid cord with more than enough length. It also comes with a Velcro strap to tie up any extra length or for when you pack the headset up to travel with it.