Posted December 31, 1969 by Scott Parrino

In today's world quality is the biggest concern when purchasing a product. Consumers don't want a second-rate product that sounds and looks like junk. For those who want a headset that can meet all their needs for listening to media, creating media, and look cool doing it, Icemat is here.

Icemat Audio?s Black Siberia Multi Headset is a moderately priced headset that states on their box ?looks damn cool?. Of course, I have a hard time wining arguments with inanimate objects, so I agreed with the Icemat box that yes, the headset looks damn cool. While looks aren?t everything, the way the headset looks may be deceiving. It looks comfortable, functional, and durable and in the process of using it, all three are true.

Lets start off with what you get fresh out of the box. The Siberia comes in two colors, white and black. I picked black, since my flat panel is black, my mouse is black, my keyboard is black, my case is black, and my speakers are black. Having a shiny black headset at the desk not only looks great, but professional. Along with the headset you get a nice 6.3 mm converter for your plug so you can plug it into other media if you have some, a cord extender (1.8 m) that has a volume regulator built onto it, and a unidirectional microphone. All of these can be separated and used for other products if you wish, or combine for the ultimate media headset.

The Siberia?s design is something worth noting, as you?ll notice the headband below the headphone strap is on a pair of tension springs that will adapt to your head. No more adjusting straps or dealing with earphone straps getting in the way. The earphone design allows for maximum comfort around your ears, with gentle padding and a circular design to let air flow through so that your ears don?t sweat or get irritated.

The next step is the quality of sound. As with any kind of headset, it is only as good as it sounds. I plugged the Siberia into my computer and put it through the paces of games, song, and video.I wasn?t disappointed by the quality and clearness of the sound, especially with gaming. However my biggest gripe is that the bass is a bit of a letdown. It isn?t as strong or loud enough even after playing with settings. Overall though, aside from the lack of a strong bass sound, the Siberia presents a great experience for your ears.

The microphone is a floating connection type, where you can clip it to your body (make sure you are wearing something, clipping it to skin hurts) or you can attach it to a stand that comes with the Siberia. The quality of sound received is better when it is closer to your body, but even when it is two to four feet away, you aren?t losing much in volume or quality. Having a separate microphone like this is great if you just want to take your Siberia along with a CD player or MP3 player and not carry around a microphone in your pocket.

The durability of the Siberia pretty solid, especially the cord, which feels tough and aside from purposely trying to cut it, looks like it can stand extreme wear and tear. In fact you can toss the Siberia around and it?ll take the abuse without so much of a nick or any other sort of damage to its operation. This is a great quality to have with a headset because you are going to want something that can go with you where ever you go and do whatever you do and not fail.

Overall the Siberia is a nice headset for those who want something that they can use in a variety of ways, from gaming to movies to music. Coming in at $80 for a pair, you get a great deal for a professional looking and high quality headset. For something that looks ?damn cool? you can?t resist getting this!