Corsair Void 3.5mm Stereo Gaming Headset Review

A Closer Look

The headset comes hard-wired with a nice quality and fairly light weight cable, it’s not braided but the coating on it is of a good quality and shouldn’t tangle.

Both ends of the cable are treated with a rubber spring like section, which should also help prevent wear and tear and the connectors.

Despite being the lower end the new Void series, the stereo headset still uses the same premium materials and build quality that you’ll find on the more expensive models. There’s a nice mixture of matte and gloss finish plastics, as well as cast metal supports for the ear cups. This means the headset feels flexible, strong and lightweight, with no compromise on any of them.

There are two controls on this headset, the first is the large microphone mute button on the left ear cup, it’s shaped so that it is easy to find without having to take the headset off and look for it, making it simple to use while gaming. The volume dial in on the bottom of the ear cup, pretty self-explanatory and it gives you a quick way to control the master volume without having to tab out of your game or take your mobile device out of your pocket.

The RGB lighting of the USB models isn’t present here, but you do get that funky yellow Corsair logo, which I think looks pretty cool, plus it matches up nicely with the yellow highlights ont he cables.

Memory foam and microfiber cloth may not sound like the most exciting things in the world, but damn is it comfortable. The heavier wireless model was light enough and comfortable enough to forget you were wearing it, the same is even more true with this model.

There’s a good amount of adjustment in the headband and ear cups, combined with luxurious padding on both, so you’ll find it easy to get a comfortable fit with the Void.

Overall, this is certainly a great looking headset and one that I would proudly wear on my head and it’s clear from any angle that a lot of care has gone into its design and construction, as every joint, every fixture is perfectly aligned and clean-looking.

The padding is very comfortable over the ears and it does a fairly decent job of blocking external noise. Perhaps not as much as close-fitting leather pads would, but its a fair trade-off for comfort. The 50mm drivers are powerful, offerings plenty of volume that’s great for gaming. Compared to the flagship headset in this range, it certainly doesn’t sound as great as its USB/Wireless counterpart, but it’s certainly on par with other headsets in this price range. Gaming sounds great and for the most part so does music, but I found it a little lacking in wow factor for movies, and some of the mid-range detail wasn’t apparent in heavier rock music. What you do get, is endless clarity on the trebles, rich bass and distortion free sound at all volume levels, which is certainly nothing to sniff at, but they clearly perform better with gaming than anything else.

The fold down microphone is easy to position and has a decent length boom, so it’s easy to find an optimal speaking position. It also folds right up out-of-the-way, so if you’re not using it, at least it’s out of your line of sight.

Much like the USB version of this headset, the microphone is crystal clear and the noise cancelling tech works a treat, something that’s going to reap big benefits if you’re gaming somewhere noisy, such as a LAN gaming event.