A Closer Look
First I will take a look at the packaging:
The Siberia V2 Heat orange is packed in a black box with the headset in the middel and all the usual things like name, and brand. But its kept simple, what is fine for me.
Then when you open the box you can see the actual headset, I find this very nice.
When you remove the headset out of the box, its secured in a plastic box to keep the headset safe during transit.
Now lets take a look at the headset itself
Like other Steelseries headsets, comfort is simply fantastic with the Siberia V2. I personally love the leather earpads, They are very comfortable. They do however have a tendency to get a bit warm if you wear them for prolonged amounts of time or if you have pretty warm ambient temperatures.
If you were looking for a headset you could plug into a phone or tablet you will need to look elsewhere. The Heat Orange edition Siberia headset is a USB-only affair. Its got a built-in sound card which can really help things out if you would rather not run onboard audio or have not decided to go the route of a sound card or a DAC.
Build quality feels solid as always, although I really would have liked to see a braided cable. The plastic cable doesn’t feel too thin but I can just picture it getting caught on a chair and tearing. One thing that can combat issues of pulling a cable too hard is the fact that the cable coming from the headset is only around 3.5ft in length which plugs into an extender cable which is included. A nice feature that comes from the USB is the lights on the speakers. They are adjustable and various different light settings can be used, however Orange is the only color available on this headset (A bit normal with the name “Heat Orange”).
