**SteelSeries Siberia Elite: A Revolutionary Upgrade to the Classic Headset**

The SteelSeries Siberia Elite is the latest iteration in the esteemed Siberia headset series, which has been a staple among gamers and enthusiasts for years. To make this new version truly exceptional, SteelSeries had to outdo themselves, as it's not easy to surpass the beloved design of their previous models. The team at SteelSeries decided to go big or go home, resulting in a suspension headband design that takes comfort to the next level.

**Suspension Headband Design with Memory Foam Cushions**

One of the standout features of the Siberia Elite is its upgraded suspension headband design, which has been enhanced with memory foam cushions all across the top. These large pillows provide exceptional comfort and support, making it possible for users to wear the headset for hours without any discomfort or fatigue. The steel arc as the actual headband support provides stability and durability, while the two distinct lines on the headband add a touch of style to this already impressive design.

**USB Sound Card Enabled Device**

The Siberia Elite takes another significant step forward with its innovative USB sound card enabled device. This feature allows users to plug the headset directly into their computer's USB port, unlocking a range of digital features that enhance the listening experience. Some of these features include illumination, which is currently in color shift mode, allowing users to choose between two colors or more and have them fade between each other.

**Improved Microphone Features**

One of the notable improvements on the Siberia Elite is its microphone, which has been upgraded with an industry-standard MMX connector, making it easily replaceable. The microphone is also active noise-cancelling, ensuring that users can focus on their gameplay without distractions from background noise. Furthermore, the microphone is now a broadcast-level like mini condenser mic, available later in the year, which will be a game-changer for many streamers and content creators.

**Innovative Controls and LED Indication**

The Siberia Elite features an intuitive design with controls that are easy to access and use. The inline controls have been moved to the ear cup, making it simple to mute the microphone or adjust volume without having to fumble around on your chest. Additionally, a dial inside the headset allows users to quickly adjust their volume, while an LED indicates when the microphone is muted.

**Sponsorship and Feedback from Professional Gamers**

SteelSeries sponsors several esports teams, which provides them with valuable feedback on their products. When it came time to develop the Siberia Elite, SteelSeries gave its partner teams a prototype version of the headset and asked for their input. The team's feedback was instrumental in shaping the final product, particularly when it comes to comfort and sound quality.

**Driver Specifications**

The Siberia Elite features a 50mm driver, which is identical to the original Siberia model. However, this new generation of drivers boasts an improved frequency range, spanning from 75 Hz to 16 kHz. This allows for clear and detailed audio reproduction, with excellent low-end response without sacrificing clarity in the high frequencies.

**MSRP and Release Date**

The SteelSeries Siberia Elite will retail at $199, making it an affordable option for those looking to upgrade their gaming headset experience. Pre-orders will begin on September 17th, giving fans ample time to get ready for this exciting new release.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everyone this is Steve from Gamers nexus.net and once again at PAX Prime 2013 you've heard me say this a couple times today it is day two now and my voice is already going I am here with Stu grubs Global Marketing Manager at uh steel Series so we're actually talking about the new Siberia Elite headset and steu what can you tell me about the headset can you give us a top level overview of what we're looking at so the Siberia headphones have been a staple and steel series for as long as I can remember and we when we wanted to make another version of it we had to outdo ourselves everybody loves the Siberia and you don't want to mess with a good thing so when we came and looked at the design we decided to go big go big or go home so one of the big things that we did to keep the Siberia brand and the idea of the Siberia alive is the suspension headband design so we we've upgraded this with memory foam cushions all across the top see nice big pillows up there it's got a steel Arc as the actual headband support which has the two uh lines just like the original Siberia couple other things that we did here though which more unique is this is actually a USB sound card enabled device so you can plug this directly into our USB sound card and get a lot of great digital features some of those include the illumination currently the illumination is in color shift mode which allows you to pick two colors or more and it'll fade between those different colors right now I think it's going between purple and blue um one of the other things we did is we got rid of the inline controls usually the inline controls you'd have to kind of fumble around on your chest wondering where they ended up right to mute your microphone or address your volume so we put them right on the headset on the uh ear cup with the microphone you actually mute the microphone by simply turning the dial inside of the headset and you'll notice that we also use an LED to tell you when you're muted so that's how you mute and unmute the microphone on the other side this dial adjust your volume for the headset you always know where your ears are so it's really quick to just reach up and be able to adjust your volume in addition to that uh the microphone is actually upgradable on this one uh you're able to uh pop it off and it uses is an industry standard mmcx connector and we're actually going to have a broadcast level like mini condenser mic available later on which is a very cool feature for many streamers on Twitch and otherwise in addition the microphone is active noise cancelling so how it might be difficult to hear me here if you had active noise cancellation a lot of this background noise would be eliminated so you could hear me very clearly can you tell us uh do you have an MSRP on this yet release date yeah it's $199 and we're going to start pre-orders on September 17th and have you worked with any uh any Pro Gamers I know you sponsor sponsor a couple of teams Esports teams yeah can you tell me more about your sponsorships and how you work with them and integrate them in the process sure we sponsor quite a few teams and with every product we make sure that they get a prototype version and they give us a lot of crucial feedback that really makes our products great so for instance with this one we gave it to them they told us that they liked it for their all-around games when they played just about anything because with the USB sound card you can set your own equalizers so for FPS games they were setting them to highs and mids so they could hear reloads and footsteps but when they're playing stuff like Diablo or wow or anything like that with a really like beautiful environment they would set an equalizer so they got a lot of bass and like dark ominous sounds and all that um and then Comfort comfort's the big thing and that's why you have these big squishy cushions you'll notice that the cushions almost look ridiculous because they're full of memory foam and they that was their feedback you know we need this to be able to wear this for hours so that's where a lot of that design comes from endurance gaming at its finest uh as far as drivers can you tell tell me about the the driver spec the frequency range sure so these actually use a 50mm driver just like our original Siberia uh these range from 75 Herz to 16,000 uh Kil 16,000 Herz um this a little bit different in E3 we launched the uh H series and those are 40mm drivers specifically for clarity these give you a lot of great range from both the lows which they get real low without getting muddy and you get up into the highs it's very clear and it's it's a nice experience very wonderful experience all right once again from PX Prime 2013 Steve and St from steel series check out all the links in the description below for the full article for other videos any b-roll photos stuff like that and I will see you guys next time peacehey everyone this is Steve from Gamers nexus.net and once again at PAX Prime 2013 you've heard me say this a couple times today it is day two now and my voice is already going I am here with Stu grubs Global Marketing Manager at uh steel Series so we're actually talking about the new Siberia Elite headset and steu what can you tell me about the headset can you give us a top level overview of what we're looking at so the Siberia headphones have been a staple and steel series for as long as I can remember and we when we wanted to make another version of it we had to outdo ourselves everybody loves the Siberia and you don't want to mess with a good thing so when we came and looked at the design we decided to go big go big or go home so one of the big things that we did to keep the Siberia brand and the idea of the Siberia alive is the suspension headband design so we we've upgraded this with memory foam cushions all across the top see nice big pillows up there it's got a steel Arc as the actual headband support which has the two uh lines just like the original Siberia couple other things that we did here though which more unique is this is actually a USB sound card enabled device so you can plug this directly into our USB sound card and get a lot of great digital features some of those include the illumination currently the illumination is in color shift mode which allows you to pick two colors or more and it'll fade between those different colors right now I think it's going between purple and blue um one of the other things we did is we got rid of the inline controls usually the inline controls you'd have to kind of fumble around on your chest wondering where they ended up right to mute your microphone or address your volume so we put them right on the headset on the uh ear cup with the microphone you actually mute the microphone by simply turning the dial inside of the headset and you'll notice that we also use an LED to tell you when you're muted so that's how you mute and unmute the microphone on the other side this dial adjust your volume for the headset you always know where your ears are so it's really quick to just reach up and be able to adjust your volume in addition to that uh the microphone is actually upgradable on this one uh you're able to uh pop it off and it uses is an industry standard mmcx connector and we're actually going to have a broadcast level like mini condenser mic available later on which is a very cool feature for many streamers on Twitch and otherwise in addition the microphone is active noise cancelling so how it might be difficult to hear me here if you had active noise cancellation a lot of this background noise would be eliminated so you could hear me very clearly can you tell us uh do you have an MSRP on this yet release date yeah it's $199 and we're going to start pre-orders on September 17th and have you worked with any uh any Pro Gamers I know you sponsor sponsor a couple of teams Esports teams yeah can you tell me more about your sponsorships and how you work with them and integrate them in the process sure we sponsor quite a few teams and with every product we make sure that they get a prototype version and they give us a lot of crucial feedback that really makes our products great so for instance with this one we gave it to them they told us that they liked it for their all-around games when they played just about anything because with the USB sound card you can set your own equalizers so for FPS games they were setting them to highs and mids so they could hear reloads and footsteps but when they're playing stuff like Diablo or wow or anything like that with a really like beautiful environment they would set an equalizer so they got a lot of bass and like dark ominous sounds and all that um and then Comfort comfort's the big thing and that's why you have these big squishy cushions you'll notice that the cushions almost look ridiculous because they're full of memory foam and they that was their feedback you know we need this to be able to wear this for hours so that's where a lot of that design comes from endurance gaming at its finest uh as far as drivers can you tell tell me about the the driver spec the frequency range sure so these actually use a 50mm driver just like our original Siberia uh these range from 75 Herz to 16,000 uh Kil 16,000 Herz um this a little bit different in E3 we launched the uh H series and those are 40mm drivers specifically for clarity these give you a lot of great range from both the lows which they get real low without getting muddy and you get up into the highs it's very clear and it's it's a nice experience very wonderful experience all right once again from PX Prime 2013 Steve and St from steel series check out all the links in the description below for the full article for other videos any b-roll photos stuff like that and I will see you guys next time peace\n"