The tech geek in me loved hearing about the new SteelSeries Siberia V3 while the developing grumpy old man in me was a little concerned. I have learned over the years that sometimes a launch like this can be an amazing thing and other times companies change things just to change things and they end up messing up something that was great in the first place. You see, the original Siberia was good, but had many flaws. When SteelSeries introduced the Siberia V2 I was seriously amazed. They really stepped things up. Heck, I’ve been using the V2 with both the office and also with my LAN rigs for a few years now. Now with the introduction of the Siberia V3, will this model be a requirement in the office as well? I sure hope so, but improving on the Siberia V2 will be a tall order.  Let’s take a look to see what has changed to determine that!

Product Name: SteelSeries Siberia V3

Review Sample Provided by: SteelSeries

Written by: Wes

Pictures by: Wes

 

Specifications

Colors

White/Gray and Black

Cable Length

4 ft

Driver Size

50mm

Magnet Type

Neodymium

Headphone Frequency Response

20-20,000Hz

Headphone Sensitivity

80 dB

Headphone Total Harmonic Distortion

1 <x%

Microphone Frequency Response

100-10,000Hz

Microphone Pickup Pattern

Unidirectional

Microphone Sensitivity

-42 dB

Microphone Impedance

2200 Ohm

Headphone Impedance

35 Ohm

Compatibility

Anything with a 2.5mm plug

Connections

2.5mm dual plug (microphone and headphones over the same connection), Adapter included that splits to separate 2.5mm microphone and headphone connections.