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SteelSeries makes great keyboards and mice, but headphones have always been a weakness of theirs. The 7H isn’t bad, really, but considering what’s out there for the same price or less, it’s a hard set to recommend.

Any improvements that SteelSeries claims to have made have fallen on deaf ears. That said, the 7H still has above average audio quality and excellent mic quality (when you throw away the USB dongle).

Still, the isolation is brilliant, as is the portability, and the balance between gaming and music is well struck. If you lean more towards the gaming side, the 7Hs are a good purchase — but at this price if you're more music inclined, it's probably time to start looking at mid-range headphones...

The SteelSeries 7H is a pair of headphones with gaming as its primary focus and will certainly meet your needs (and probably exceed them) if you are buying them for that purpose. It handles music and movies well too but for its price, I would recommend them to gamers first.

If you happen to be in the market for a great sounding and cool looking headset, then the Steelseries Fnatic 7H will not disappoint.

... head size seems to be a bit on the small side... This results in a snug fit with no sound leakage, but also means that prolonged use results in slightly sweaty ears. These quibbles can't detract from the appeal of the headphones though, and they're appealing both aurally and aesthetically.

The SteelSeries 7H and 7H USB completely blow away other headsets in the same price range. For gaming they are flawless and when listening to music they come close to matching headsets which are more than twice their price.

The Bottom Line: The SteelSeries 7H packs top-tier performance and voice transmission into a stylish sporty lightweight solution, that will wow the most discerning set of gamer ears.

It's rare that we get a product that hasn't got any little niggles to spoil things... there are none. The SteelSeries 7H are staggering. Even though the price is at the premium end of the non-audiophile headset market the product is so brilliant that they're almost a bargain.