CONCLUSION

   We tested the SYBARIS right next to the REVO Wireless by Jabra (wireless vs wireless) and the On1 Monitor HD Series by Thinksound (wireless vs wired) for 6 days with several MP3/MP4 players, smartphones, A/V amplifiers and of course my primary test rig that wears the Sound Blaster Titanium HD card. So for starters the SYBARIS produces very good and deep bass levels (although not as warm as we had hoped) with good mids and equally good highs (clear and crisp) but when connected via Bluetooth the overall volume level is not what we had in mind from such a relatively large headset. You can of course correct that by using the 3.5" cables but even so we felt that both the REVO Wireless and the On1 Monitor HD Series produced higher amounts of volume (the On1 Monitor HD Series is however in a class of its own). The SYBARIS is also very comfortable (although since it's not very small i wouldn't wear it out in the open) and it easy to see that Tt eSPORTS spend much in the build quality department although the polished plastic used needed cleaning each time we used it and that's pretty much the only thing i didn't enjoy while testing it (however to be fair the SYBARIS is not the only headset out there with such a problem). One thing that left us with mixed feelings was the detachable microphone since on one hand it's very good at what it does (we enjoyed using it in Planetside 2) but on the other hand it's not very flexible and it's a bit larger than we'd like it to be. That's not really a serious issue but we do hope that next time Tt eSPORTS opts for a retractable microphone although the built-in one is a good compromise. As for battery life we were unable to reach the advertised 14 hours even after 5 full recharges (as expected) but we did manage to come really close to 9 full hours of playback with the volume set all the way to max and that's not something we've been able to do with many wireless headsets.

   As far back as i can remember Tt eSPORTS has always offered their products for less compared to the competition and the SYBARIS is not really an exception since it currently retails for USD139.99 inside the USA (Newegg) and for 113.31Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de). Now if i had to choose a simple Bluetooth wireless headset then I’d probably stay at the sub USD100/100Euro range but for something more complete that can also be used with games and offers very good overall audio quality with advanced characteristics then my next choice would be the quite more expensive REVO Wireless by Jabra but in that case I’d still miss out on the very good bi-directional noise-cancelling microphone of the SYBARIS which can be used while gaming. In the end if you just need a wireless blue tooth headset to listen to music while on the go the SYBARIS is not for you, but if you're looking for an all-around solution then this could just be what you're looking for. As for us we really liked the SYBARIS and although we do feel that Tt eSPORTS did cut some corners along the way still they designed and manufactured a very good wired and wireless headset worthy of our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Clear & Crisp Mids/Highs
- Good & Deep Bass
- Wired & Wireless Use
- Bluetooth V4.0 + AptX
- NFC (Near Field Communication)
- Detachable Noise-Cancelling Microphone
- Earcups With Pivot Feature
- Battery Life (Up To 14 Hours)
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Bluetooth Volume Levels
- Somewhat Bulky (Compared To The Competition)