Roccat Syva High Performance In-Ear Headset Review

Performance

Putting the Roccat Syva to the test was an easy task, their simplistic design means that they can be connected to almost anything that outputs audio. Since they’re obviously more suitable for being mobile, I’ve been using them on my new favourite toy, the Nvidia Shield. The first thing I noticed just how much bass they can provide, playing through tracks like Bloodbath – So You Die, a track that often distorts most in-ear headphones due to its very low tuned guitar sounds, played through perfectly, death metal fans will love the low-end as you really get a thick sound without sacrificing the treble at all. Dancy music benefits too; Pendulum, Project Bassline and other electronic bands really sound superb, as does any other music I threw at them.

Gaming really reaps a big reward, playing Half Life 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andres on the Shield sounded great with this headset. Game sound effects had plenty of bass, vocal tracks were really clear and there is a lot of detail to the sound, more than enough to help you get lost in your favourite digital worlds.

Hooking them up to my smartphone I used the headset to make a few calls and a VoIP call on Skype, clarity was really good and despite the heavy bass of the headset, voices sounded fairly natural. The in-line controller is a little basic, but the single button function for starting and stopping music, or just answering a call is more than enough.

PC performance was pretty spectacular too, I dare say comparable to a lot of similar price larger headsets in terms of sound quality and the microphone worked great for team-speak, the only difference being that you’ll need to provide your own 4pole to dual 3.5mm 3pole adaptor to hook the headset up to the separate speaker and microphone ports on your PC.