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Steel Series 5H USB

February 22nd, 2006 | by Brett Rudolph

Conclusion

The Steel Series 5H USB headphones are certainly an option for someone wanting nearly every possible feature a gaming headphones can possess, with the notable exception of true surround sound.  While the headphones did fall far short of accurate or even suitable sound reproduction, in many cases, they were extremely comfortable to wear.  If the only thing that the headphones were to be used for was online and gaming communication, they would be great.  Overall, it would be hard to recommend these headphones for anything other then their build quality, features, and overall ergonomics.  However, if these features are important to you would be hard pressed to find something similar to this headphone package from just one source. Good alternatives that fall into the same price range include the Sennheiser PC 160's and Plantronics.AUDIO 90. Click here for more PC headsets.

Pros:

• Integrated and well designed microphone
• Extremely comfortable and adjustable headphones
• External USB audio card

Cons:

• Extremely unrealistic sound reproduction
• Poor bass capabilities
• Short headphone cord