CM Storm Sirus Headset Review - PAGE 1

It's funny how many hardware companies previously without any prior presence in to the audio market have suddenly taken the plunge into it recently. Names like Corsair and Thermaltake come to mind since Neoseeker has reviewed some of their HS1 and the eSports Shock headsets, respectively.

As the review title plainly suggests, Cooler Master also joins the party today with its first audio product that will part of the CM Storm product lineup, specifically aimed at gamers. Its approach will be quite different, as the CM Storm Sirius product is actually a 5.1 surround sound headset instead of a stereo one. Neither Thermaltake nor Corsair have comparable products. Not even ASUS, which has been in the PC audio domain for a good while, has a comparable product. Until now, one had to turn to Razer or Psyko if they were curious about getting 5.1 surround in headsets for PC.

Compared to the Psyko's product, the Sirus is more standard in design, with all the speakers placed in the earcup, so it's going to be interesting to see how it fares against the best (and more established) when it comes to spatial sound representation.