Corsair Gaming VOID RGB Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset

A Closer Look

Right, the headset is out of the box, so let’s get on to the good stuff! First impressions are very promising, as the headset feels very well made and surprisingly lightweight. There’s a good mixture of high-quality matte finish plastics and metal components, which help add to the premium look and feel. The left driver has all the main controls, such as the easy to locate volume toggle on the bottom, microphone mute button and the master power button. As you can see, the microphone is hard-wired, but can be flipped up out of the way when not in use.

On the base of the left ear cup, you’ll find a micro-USB port, perfect for charging the device between uses. I got 6-8 hours heavy use from it between charges, although disabling the LEDs and reducing volume will extend that, it only takes two hours to recharge.

The design of the headset is certainly something to behold, it’s obviously a familiar shape and design in the sense that it’s a headset, but it’s also quite unique. There’s a certain quality about it that reminds me of my all-time favourite headset, the Astro A50, and that’s no bad thing. The padding on the ear cups and the headband are as luxurious as you could ever hope for, super soft and it gives a really clean fit over your ears, helping block external noise really well. I’ve had this headset on my head for the best part of 12 hours over the last two days and it’s comfortable enough to forget it’s there.

The controls on the headset are simple but well laid out. Normally with a new headset, I’m fiddling to find the volume dial, but it’s really easy to make quick adjustments here without having to take the headset off and look where the controls are. What’s really cool is that there are two small LEDs on the end of the microphone. They’re clear enough to glance at, but not so intrusive that they distract you while gaming, giving you feedback on Dolby and Microphone Mute on/off status.

The microphone boom is well made and there’s a powerful microphone with noise-cancelling tech. A few online games and a couple of Skype calls is all it took to realise this is a superb microphone; it’s bright, clear, distortion-free and you really couldn’t hope for much more.

The headband is strong enough to keep the drivers pinned to your ears, but it’s also very flexible. You can twist and bend it quite a lot without fear that it’s going to break. The ear cups have a measure of adjustment too, allowing an even closer fit over your ears; handy, since no ones head is the same shape.

The headband can also be extended to suit your head size and has enough range for younger users as well as those with bigger heads.

And there are measurements to help you ensure you set it up just right each time.

The 50mm drivers are incredibly powerful and without a doubt some of the best sounding I’ve heard in a long time! The clarity is really something to behold, with a really balanced sound that gives punchy bass, warm mids and crystal clear highs. It didn’t matter what I threw at them, from DubStep to Jazz, from Battlefield to SuperMeatBoy, from Shawshank Redemption to Lord of the Rings, the quality was just stunning. It’s rare I hear a headset that’s a good all-round performer and with the addition of Dolby surround that actually works, this is a great headset for gaming and day-to-day use.

Of course, that’s not all this headset can do, as we all know that many companies are going through a bit of an RGB phase atm. Corsair obviously have their RGB keyboards and mice on the market and you’ll find the Void fits in just nicely, offering a range of colourful, albeit fairly small RGB lights to help you customise it to your liking.