Test

As usual we tested the headset with games, movies and music, to evaluate performance in all areas of use.

GAMES

We begin the evaluations from video games; the choice fell on Need For Speed Shift ​​2, Brink and Mythos, a free MMORPG downloadable from the Internet.

We chose these three games because, in addition to afford an excellent surround sound effects, are among the genres where the headset is used more; run, FPS and MMORPGs.

As expected, the audio quality is excellent; well-balanced volumes, offer play sessions enjoyable and even raising the volume, the quality is not affected at all.

In the game by Electronic Arts, the presence of strong, but balanced, bass, gives body to the engine of the car that echoes in the ears pad.

In the other two games, respectively an FPS and an MMORPG, there is the feeling of being dropped directly into the battle, and although the headphones are stereo and not 5.1 or 7.1, you have a clear perception of the location of the opponents and hence the origin of the attacks, fundamental aspect in this kind of games.

The microphone appears to be clear and noise-free, making us understand immediately in chaos situations that are often encountered in this kind of games.

Same goes of course to use a microphone outside the scope of gaming, in fact testing the product with a common chat software such as MSN and Skype, the result remains the same.

MOVIES

Even in this situation the headset SteelSeries 7H deserves all the praise of the case.

The tests were carried out by viewing and, above all, listening to two excellent films with special effects mixed with a large series of dialogues; Avatar and The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan.

Very positive aspect is the clarity of dialogue with volumes that are very balanced; a lot of headsets, headphones or audio equipment, have a "lower" volume of the dialogues with the surroundings or the action scenes; this is not the case with this product that ensures a crystal clear listening even in dialogue scenes.

Listening becomes even more pleasant during the action scenes, where there are, for example, explosions or special effects; these sounds resonate very strongly and balanced within the ear pavillions catapulting ourself directly in the movie.

These aspects makes therefore the SteelSeries 7H a perfect product for watching a movie with headphones despite the lack of multi positional 5.1 or 7.1 solutions.

MUSIC

Last test, but not least, is obviously one for music listening.

As with other SteelSeries products and as mentioned in the previous pages, also the 7H headset allows the retractability of the microphone, turning the product into a comfortable and an excellent pair of headphones.

Excellent, that's the adjective suitable for this headset, because the listening turned out nice and of very high quality.

We tested the headset covering the broader musical genres from rock to disco, passing through the metal, hip-hop, pop, jazz, rap and classical operas.

Powerful bass and very bright medium-high tones allows the emphasis of guitar solos or "ambient" effects.

In essence, the SteelSeries 7H proved to be a perfect tool for high quality listening of music.