Icemat Siberia Headset
Review by: Steve
Edited by: Ji4m
Provided by: Icemat
Price: $100 Canadian

Introduction:
You most likely know Icemat for making their well known mouse surfaces. They have now released a line of audio products including a headset and some MP3 players. Today we've got the opportunity to look at the Icemat Siberia Headphones.

 
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In The Box:
(1) Headset
(1) Mic
(1) Extension c/w inline volume control
(1) Monitor mic bracket
(1) 3 Pieces of velcro
(1) 1/8" to 1/4" adapter

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Specs:
HEADPHONE:
Frequency response: 18-28.000 Hz
Impedance: 40 Ohm
SPL@1kHz, 1V rms: 99 - 104dB
Cable length: 1,0+1,8=2,8m.
Jack: 3,5 mm. + 6,3 mm. converter.

MICROPHONE:
Frequency Response: 80-15.000 Hz
Pick-up pattern: Sensitive unidirectional
1V/P@1kHz: 38dB

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Features:
The first notable feature of the Siberia is it's very stylish design! The majority of the headset is a clean white colour with black padding on the ears, a black strap that sits on the top of your head and also black steel mesh over the outer center of the ear pieces. The black and white really go good together and make what I think is a very stylish look.

Also included with the headset is a mic with a VERY long 3 meter cord! That gives you a large range of movement when using the mic. They also package a small L bracket and 3 pieces of velcro for mounting the mic onto a monitor or anywhere else. Many mic's I have used haven't been able to pick up my voice very clearly at the distance of my monitor but the Siberia's mic did an excellent job and was able to pick up my voice very clearly.

Since the wire that comes from the headphones is only 1 meter long, they include an extension wire which is 2.1 meters long and has an inline volume control at the end closest to the headphones. With the length of wire between both the headphones and the mic you have a very large range of movement and can very easily get up and walk around when wearing the headset and/or mic.

Installation:
Installation is easy for this product. Simply plug the 1/8" mic plug into the corresponding spot on your sound card and the headset plug into your computer or audio source's line out plug. The included 1/8" to 1/4" adapter is a nice feature and allows the headphones to be used on a wide variety of other audio sources such as mixers or a home stereo.

Testing:
For testing the headphones I put them through a crash course using a wide variety of different audio sources on my computer. I played games, listened to several genera's of music, watched a movie and did some internet voice conversation using both the headphones and mic.
These headphones have a very wide and extremely clear frequency range. I could hear nice and rich low frequencies as well as great higher range frequencies as well.

No matter what type of audio source/type I used with the Icemat Siberia Headset I was very pleased with the very exceptional sound quality.

The mic, as mentioned above, was able to pick me up very loud and clearly even when placed as far away as my monitor.

Conclusion:
Overall the Icemat Siberia is an excellent headset. It has absolutely superb sound quality with a very good frequency range. The included unidirectional mic is also excellent sounding and can pick up sound even when mounted at distances where other mic's fail to respond as well.

Pros:
Very stylish design
Excellent sound quality
Included mic
Included 1/8" to 1/4" adapter

Cons:
None that I can find!

Rating: 10/10

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Big thanks to Icemat who provided the Siberia for review. Check them out at www.icemat.com!