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The G.Skill Ripjaws SV710 features the same frame as the SR910, with those curious outstretched arms at the end of the headband. However it is entirely aluminum, so is flexible, but very sturdy and most importantly, does not creak when you turn your head.
The ear cups are the stand outs of the design though, with large, smoked-plastic covers which show the interior lit up when powered on. They can also be turned completely flat if you wish to rest them on your desk or chest. and can turn a full 180 degrees from there too.
Glossy black plastic surrounds each plastic earcup, with soft, matt-black plastic for the main body, and a secondary glossy-black plastic underneath.
When the headset is powered on and the LED logo has lit up, you can actually see the driver inside each earcup, though you have to do it at quite an extreme angle.
On the other side, the one that sits against your head, there is a pair of leatherette cushions, which are soft to the touch. The interior is cloth lined and also has some red-LEDs lighting up select spots when powered on.
There is a cable that runs from the headphones to the main body of the headset, which is flexible with a bit of give. So there should be no way to easily damage them by wrenching the headset around.
The headband is cushioned quite well, though not to the extent some headsets are. However more interesting is the fact that it is not adjustable, but designed to have give in the plastic portion of the headband. You never actually touch the metallic headband, which while comfortable did give us some issues with keeping it in place when we tested the same design on the SR910.
The microphone for this headset is on an adjustable boom, which slides away when not in use. This is practical. It is also mono-directional and has built in noise cancelling too, so the direction of the mic is very important.
The volume control on this is rather basic, featuring two giant buttons for raising and lowering. There is no option there for microphone muting and the blue LEDs that light up when powered on seem out of character with the rest of the red lighting on this headset.
