SteelSeries Siberia Elite Prism

sound, comfort, usability, price, durability

size, noise isolation

83% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Stylish design ; Highly customisable ; Great audio quality and feature set

No Xbox One compatibility out-of-the-box ; Too large for portable use ; No wireless support

SteelSeries Siberia Elite Prism offers nearly everything you’d want from a headset at this price, while its style and unique features set it apart from the pack.

Cosy padding ; Easy setup ; Rock-solid hardware ; Awesome extras

Comically large earcups ; Poor surround sound ; Audio takes tweaking

For gamers coming from the SteelSeries V2, the Elite Prism is a serious upgrade. FPS savants and budget buyers, however, are best served looking somewhere else. The Elite Prism are overall a functionally solid pair of headphones. They sound deep and...

Unclear sound reproduction and uncomfortable ear-cups make for a poor combination.

Starting, as we pretty much always do, with the build quality and design of the product our first impression when unboxing the Siberia Elite Prism was that it is a substantial headset. This is isn’t some cheap, flimsy unit, this very clearly is built...

Excellent comfort ; Rich sound quality ; Robust software ; Stylish lighting

Short default cable

The SteelSeries Siberia Elite Prism provides excellent comfort, sound quality and tons of customization options.

Looks good; well designed Extremely comfortable to wear Soundcard, software and adapters included Detailed, clean sound with excellent depth and soundstaging Virtual surround sound works well for the most part

Slight lack of accuracy in the virtual surround Could do with a bit more aggression and excitement Poor performance with music

The Steelseries Siberia Elite Prism is undoubtedly one of the best looking gaming headsets on the market right now, thanks to its sheer size, styling, and the eye-catching LED bands. It comes with its own soundcard and software, both of which work...

-Sounds like a normal headset -Ear control are the best thing -Ears light up

-mic has a known issue of making a clicking noise -nobody wants to talk to you on skype -customer service from SteelSeries is like dealing with a chicken with its head cut off -hate the customer service from SteelSeries -I hate dealing with SteelSeries

Very comfortable Clean and clear sound quality (though I am no audio connoisseur) High build quality Good mic quality (I haven't heard any complaints)

The retractable mic does take SOME effort to adjust to the right position every time The ear cups are rather large. Don't get me wrong, they are incredibly comfortable, but for those who like to offset one of the cups in order to hear the outside world...

* This is a repost with edits to my initial review from 8 months ago. + Extremely comfortable. + Volume and mute on the earcup. + Retractable microphone. + Excellent sound that you can tweak to your liking. + Good external and internal sound blocking....

* This is a repost with edits to my initial review from 8 months ago. - The flat ribbon cable is resistant to coiling. - The earcups are a little larger than I expected. None of my cons are a big deal at all, but I did want to mention them. The flat...