SteelSound 3H Headset

INTRODUCTION

When I mention SteelSeries I’m sure some of the gamers out there will recognize the name. SteelSeries is about professional gaming gear. They offer everything a gamer would use from gaming mouse pads to gaming keyboards, even security software designed for the online gamer. They may likely be best known for their SteelPad series of mouse pads, including their original all-aluminum SteelPad 4S. Today we are taking a look at the SteelSound 3H Retractable Headset which will by my first product review from SteelSeries. Bjorn3D has previously reviewed the SteelSound 4H headset here.

Whether a frequent LAN goer or the family computer happens to share the bedroom, there are plenty of reasons why a good quality headset might be needed. 105mm Howitzer fire going off at 1am on a Monday morning with your window wide open and your neighbor’s bedroom about ten feet away would be an ideal example! The SteelSound 3H we have for this review is the most economical headset offered by SteelSeries. Nonetheless these are marketed as a “professional gaming headset”, therefore I will test them accordingly.

 

The Company

SteelSeries is all about gaming. Our mission is to create performance enhancing gaming gear, created for and by leading professional gamers. We continuously strive to better ourselves, and work with leading professional gamers from 3 different continents to create our products.

Our staff is distributed throughout the world, working from offices in Europe, North America and Asia.

The SteelSeries headquarters are located in Europe (Copenhagen, Denmark), and host the primary office facilities for the company. The headquarters handle all planning, production and partner coordination. 

For logistical reasons we also have sales offices in Asia (Taipei, Taiwan) and USA (Los Angeles, California). From Taipei we can each the entire Asian market, as well as New Zealand and Australia. From Los Angeles we can reach North America, Canada and South America. All manufacturing is done by sub-suppliers from Europe and Asia, and then delivered to one of our warehouses for final processing. 

Specifications

  SteelSound 3H at a glance:

• Foldable/collapsible lightweight gaming headset
• Retractable non-directional microphone system
• Comfortable to use, easy to transport
• Developed in cooperation with professional gamers
• Strong bass for optimal in-game sound projection
• 40mm SteelSound SunDancer(LCP) Units

  Headphones

•  Frequency response:   10 - 27.000 Hz
• Impedance:   50 Ohm
• SPL@1kHz, 1Vrms 102dB
• Cable: 2 meters (6.5 feet)

  Microphone

• Frequency response:   50 - 18.000 Hz
• Pick up pattern:   Non-directional
• Sensitivity:   -40 dB
• Impedance:   2.2K Ohm