Introduction

Throughout my years as a PC user I was never particularly bothered with the quality of the speakers/headsets I used while sat in front of the screen. I was never bothered that the beige, ugly speakers I had scavenged from a closing down PC store, would crackle and the first hint of bass. This was never a big deal to me as I knew no better; that was until my friend decided to upgrade himself to a 5.1 surround sound setup, a monstrous system for that time. I couldn’t believe how much nicer it was listening to music on it, how much scarier games were when you heard things behind you as apposed to the tinny stereo sound my set kicked out.

Since that time I have upgraded myself to a similar setup, but being a gamer at heart I spend most of my time using a headset anyway so that I can talk to my fellow players. Now my headset’s since that time have always been, “fine”. Nothing to flashy, nothing too comfortable, therefore it has always been something I have thought about changing. Imagine my excitement when I was asked by Steel Series to review their 7.1 virtual surround sound headset, the Steel Sound 5h.