SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Gaming Headset - High Fidelity 2.4 GHz Wireless - Mixable Bluetooth - Non-Stop Dual Battery - OLED Base Station - AI Noise Canceling Mic - PC, PS5, PS4, Mobile - Black

I've had this for a couple months now on my PS4 and am quite satisfied. I'm coming from a Gen 1 A50 that I've used for a very long time. The main reason I purchased is for the battery life and swapping feature. I typically go days without swapping, but if for some reason I forgot to swap, I can do so quickly and continue gaming. With A50's you need to plug in to charge. My old A50's battery life was a couple hours at most even after a new battery replacement. Granted, I know the new A50's get much better battery life, on par with the Arctis, but it's a plus nevertheless. I really appreciate never having to be tethered. BTW, swapping batteries on Astros are not easy, so that's another benefit of swappable batteries - you can just buy new ones if they eventually run out of charges. The sound quality is different than the Astros. Astros were definitely more bass heavy, but I quickly got used to the tighter sound on the Arctis. They definitely sound more crisp. Another difference is that the earcups on the Arctis are much more isolating. Again, it's different, not better or worse. However, while talking, you can still hear your own voice with the Sidetone feature that let's you set how much of your own voice you want to hear through your headset. I set mine very low, but you can turn off altogether if you want. Supposedly the mic quality on the Arctis is better than the Astros from what I read, but I don't really care since I don't listen to myself. Everyone heard me fine with both. One feature I really do miss is the flip up mic on the A50's. This is a tactile, binary mute indicator. I always knew I was muted with it flipped up. On the Arctis, there is a red light on the mic that indicates mute, but I have to actually look at a reflection to visually confirm its muted. On the plus side, it's nice to completely retract the mic so it's not even there on the Arctis. Not as crisp a design as the flip up/mute mic though. As far as comfort, they both felt good, neither stood out more than the other. For build quality, I prefer the Arctis surprisingly. The buttons and wheels just feel crisper. It seems like a more durable design at the key weak points as well. The two headsets are pretty close in all ways, just different. Aside from the battery swap which I think is the best, most practical feature for a wireless headset, there are a couple other things that made me choose this one over the A50 gen 3. The customizability of sound in the easy to reach mixer is nice but I don't change settings much myself. I heard the charging stand for the A50 is inconsistent and fussy, which makes total sense if you are trying to line up charging points. Also, it's a 3 year old headset at this point. Maybe gen 4 will blow us all away, but I needed a new one now. Another thing that's a plus on the Arctis is the bluetooth capability. I thought I would use it more, but haven't had the need yet in my setup. I have a dedicated BT headset and I just swap when I need to make a call. It could be useful if you don't have multiple headsets though. Overall, I am very satisfied with the headset. Sounds great, comfortable, and battery for days (recreational gamer), and quick swapping if you run out. But I would probably also be almost as satisfied with an updated A50.

Downsizing from a pretty large set up, needed something low drag and picked up these, the new Audio technica mx50 gaming headset, and the cheaper wireless logitech cans. Pros: FUNCTIONALITY - i cannot iterate on this enough, these are the most functional and well thought out pair of cans you can buy, my favorite functionality is the 2 battery and charging doc in the wireless receiver, having no charging down time or having to plug in a wire while playing is something that really makes this headset standout. Comfort - full disclosure I got the wicked ear pads for MX50 and it certainly widened the sound stage and helped with bass, as well as helping with comfort (4 hour gaming session my ears got sweaty with stock pads, not with the wickeds). These headphones are heavier than the ATG1WL but you dont feel it on your head, i First hated the ski goggle head band but i love it now. Sound pass through - turning these off and having it go straight to your speakers without having to change audio source is FANTASTIC. MIC quality - coming form an at 2030 XLR, i was expecting to get some comments from my friends, no bother, they all said i sounded really great, just more condensed; i am not using the pop filter. I also love the pull out function of the mic and this made it stand out over the AT G1WL. EQ Options - I love having options to change the EQ and all that, having software to do so as well as an OLED transmitter is very nice and easy to use. You can play with it and find great sound options for everything, makes up for the okay sound. CONS: Sound - could be better especially with the stock ear cups, however, after playing with the EQ im very content with the sound, mind you im coming from a professional set up, AKG 702s with phantom power DAC. These are gaming headphones, not monitor headphones, Very happy with what they do. That said out of the box the G1WLs are noticeably better but i wasnt a fan of the V-shaped bass on those, really enjoy the balanced sound on these Arctis Pros and i can change the EQ for different types of musics and per game (fps vs. singleplayer (borderlands/destiny) vs. Co op game where i need more chat balance. Battery life is kind of meh but you get two batteries so idk if its really a con, just something to be aware of if you think you're too lazy to put the extra battery in the dock. Will update this if i suffer any QC issues but so far im very happy with my purchase and highly reccomend these headphones for a wireless gaming set up. The sound isnt insane but for wireless gaming headphones its very good with a ton of functionality and adjust ability.

The main chink in this Headset's armor is in the construction. The plastic that attaches the ear cups to each side of the metal headband has been designed poorly and can crack while taking the headset on and off your head. Especially it can be an issue if you have a big head . Mine Cracked. You think SteelSeries would cover it under warranty? WRONG! I tried to have SteelSeries perform a warranty for the defect and they told me no. They dont warranty that. On a 300$+ headset this is just unacceptable. And it gets worse. The drivers for the headset seem to be made so cheaply that the material crinkles when experiencing any pressure applied from taking the headsets on or off your head. Or even just pushing them down onto your ears. It was THE FIRST thing i noticed when i pulled them out of the box. For a High-fidelity headset - just why? The sidetone has also been a problem from the beginning. I went from using a simple 50$ Sony PS4 wireless headset to this and I expected the sidetone to just "work". With this headset, the sidetone was either really quiet or distorted. Their customer support was equally unhelpful with this. I think later they added a side tone control slider in the settings of the DAC... but for most of this headset's life, i've dealt with distorted sidetone (which by the way was NOT distorted to the users in game experiencing my microphone. So cool - only make me miserable. got it) The DAC that came with it also connects with a mini-USB cable. Doesnt SteelSeries know that USB-C is a thing? or at least Micro-USB. (of course they do. it's in their arctis nova pro wireless. but cmon. I bought this in 2020!) What if i need a long cable? Here i am buying a 10 ft USB-A to Micro-USB in 2020 To never be used again. if it were USB-C, I could at least repurpose the cable for other uses once i retire the headset. It's just insult to injury for an already expensive headset. The DAC also uses an OLED display. Hooray, right? Wrong! They didn't originally program a screen timeout function so if this was plugged into constant power (which it was), the volume level is constantly on display and incidentally BURNS itself into the screen. What else. OH! for some reason, the headset's software, SteelSeries GG, doesnt identify the headset in macOS so anything you wanted to do in-software, forget it. So if you want to have one headset that you use for both your Macbook PRO for work and gaming PC for home, you're out to lunch. This is still a thing with the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless as well! it's sort of detecting it, but any time you launch the configuration for the headset, it gives you sync up errors and closes the software. Nice one SteelSeries. As for the good, it allows you to connect to multiple devices. You can connect to say your PS5 and PC. Cool. not many headsets do that. It ALSO allows you to pair the headset via bluetooth whilst connected to those sources. Have you ever been on your phone in a Discord call while playing with your friend on PC from your PS4/5 feeling like you have to chose between hearing the game audio or your friend. It's a thing of the past. Have you ever had your partner call in the middle of a gaming session where now you're scrambling to find the mute button on your tv/receiver/soundbar just so you can pickup the call and talk to them? What if you could still hear your game AND talk to your partner? That's a thing. it's amazing. Has your headset ever died in the middle of team play banishing you from being able to talk to them until the headset charges up? or maybe pushing you to have to go wired? This headset has a backup battery that charges in the DAC so you can hot-swap. Great! Do i recommend this headset though? HELLL NO. Buy the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. DO NOT waste your time with this headset. And trust me, I feel really conflicted telling you to buy their newest headset instead of telling you to avoid the brand entirely based on my experience; However, they seemed to have fixed MOST (not all) of the design flaws from this headset in the newest iteration: - They've redesigned the headband system so the weak-link plastic is no more. - They've improved the material in the Drivers so the crinkling has mostly gone away. Sidetone is improved! - They've added Noise Cancelling (which for some users is bad because of how they chose to implement it essentially adding a microphone inside the earcup. It sticks out and pokes some unfortunate user's ears. This can be mitigated by getting 3rd party, larger ear cups) - It comes with two USB-C Ports which is a huge improvement (which still has issues because of the whole xbox/ps5 versions thing) **TLDR... XBOX has it's own, proprietary transmission protocol for their headsets so you have to get an XBOX version of the headset which hobbles one of the USB-C Ports on the back to only be fully compatible with xbox. not great if you want to be able to in the future use it for anything else other than an xbox and something else. Dont say I didnt warn you** They have, however, unfixed the oled display timeout fix on their DAC. Currently there is no way to time-out the display to prevent screen burn-in. WHY? As i mentioned before the GG Client doesnt really work on apple silicone with this headset. The transparency mode is okaaay. Happy it's here. Wish it was better. Cant speak to whether they've improved their customer experience. Fingers crossed i'll never have to call them. Thanks for listening. Good Luck!

My old Arctis Pro's fatal flaw finally announced itself after 4 years of faithful service and I ventured to replace it rather than get a different model of headphones. The asking price from retailers and Amazon directly was quite a bit higher than I would want, so I looked through the additional sellers and found one described as "Used, Like New" from... I think it was GoldStar electionics or something -- what mattered is that their description of the item's contents and condition was quite a bit deeper than others and I was both satisfied with the cost and condition. My new headset arrived in exactly the order I wanted; I could barely tell it wasn't brand new if not for the original box seal (there was a fresh one for me) being broken. Hoping for another 4 solid years of great sound delivery and convenience -- you can really do anything with this headset since it had onboard dual-channel bluetooth and 2 exchangeable batteries (~7 hr or more each). One word of Warning for the Arctis Pro Wireless: it has a known and extremely fatal flaw with the earcup swivel attachment, LOOK IT UP YOURSELF before you order one so you know what to expect, how to plan around preventing failure as long as possible, or possibly how to repair/cope with the issue). I'd say the headset is worth it, if not just a hair too pricy brand new for a product that has a known critical defect. Get it on sale or in Like New condition and you'll be happy. Great for PC use, Bluetooth on the go, and PlayStation if you're into that. Bluetooth and double-swappable-battery is an amazing experience that's hard to let go of!

There are plenty of reviews that cover this headset as a standalone product. My review will be comparing it to the Arctis 7 Wireless that I used for about 5 years in case anyone is thinking of upgrading like I was. Story time, skip ahead to the next paragraph to cut through the fluff: Flash back a month, I had some Christmas money burning a hole in my pocket. My Arctis 7's were old news by now and the earpads were all but disintegrated. I was looking for some new hotness. I found this Arctis Pro Wireless, and assumed it should essentially be the same headset in terms of physical design but upgraded in multiple ways. I thought the DAC was a nice addition, and the cans were supposed to have better dynamic range (better sound). They also had a sleeker look to them. After a bit of deliberation I pulled the trigger, as well as ordering some new earpads for the 7's so that I could pass them down to my SO who was still in the stone age using a wired set. I justified my purchase thinking we would both be getting an upgrade. The headset arrives, and here is my take after a month of use... Installation was no more or less complicated than the 7's, plug it in and go. The sound, chef's kiss. Not only are the cans noticeably richer but the out of box EQ is superior. Microphone seems about the same (very good quality in its class and same retractable design), and still has the same orange mute indicator built in (more on this later). The physical design is a bit.. tighter? Obviously there is an adjustable strap but the metal band felt like it was pushing the cans into my head harder, at least at first. Might have just been because it was new, it seems to have become better fit to my head after this month of use but it's still a bit more snug than I ever remember the other one being. This is a double edged sword, because it is marginally less comfortable during long sessions but provides better sound isolation so may be intentional for that purpose. With all that said, I should say that I am a bigger guy with a larger than average head, and it is still the second most comfortable headset I've ever put on (slightly behind the 7) and is definitely not a dealbreaker considering other features. With all that apples to apples stuff out of the way, let's get to the more substantial design changes. 1. The DAC With the 7's you essentially have a usb cable attached to a 'puck' which acts as the wireless transceiver. The puck has 2x 3.5mm jacks for an external microphone and audio passthrough. I never used them, but they could be a godsend for some depending on your desk setup and where you position your PC. The Pro comes with a small DAC box, which still features the same 3.5mm jacks but adds input and output for optical audio as well. It acts as a charging station for the swappable batteries, and has controls to change volume, EQ, Game/Chat channel balancer, source, and other settings via the DAC itself with no software intervention needed. Most will see this as a straight upgrade, but for a select few such as myself, here's the kicker... The DAC box acts as the transceiver for this set. This is likely not a problem for most, but for me it meant losing some range on my headset. See, the only logical place for the DAC is on your desk so that you can access the controls and utilize it to charge the swappable batteries. Previously, I had been able to run a usb extension to place the 'puck' in a more centralized location in my house, allowing me to free roam the majority of my house without losing signal. Now I cannot make lunch while listening to pointless work meetings because it does not reach my kitchen anymore. I know, first world problems, but this is a premium headset to begin with so it's worth mentioning. 2. Volume, chat balancer, mute tradeoff. The 7 has two rubber wheel controls on the headset itself. One on each 'can' for volume and the channel balancer respectively. Both of these are analog controls, and thus allow for very granular control of your audio levels. There are two setbacks to the Pro in this regard. It only contains a volume wheel on the set so the only place to adjust the channel balancer (Chat vs Game) is either on the DAC or in software. Both adjustments are digital. This means you are stuck with preset volume/balancer levels as opposed to good old analog. To elaborate further, there are only 15 steps to the volume levels, and 4 steps in either direction from center for the balancer, so you aren't talking about a great degree of range. This is not a deal breaker for me as I am able to find a comfortable (albeit maybe not ideal) level for any scenario in combination with software volume adjustments, but something people should be aware of because it may be one of the single biggest negative tradeoffs between the sets if you were a heavy user of the channel balancing in particular. Lastly, the 7s feature a mute button on the set which turns an orange indicator light on the microphone that can be seen out of the corner of your eye. The Pro does the exact same thing, but the strange thing is that it comes with a pop filter for the microphone. The problem is that it covers up the mute indicator, so you basically have to choose between having a pop filter or a mute indicator, not both... I'm not sure how they could have implemented this better, but it's strange when a product forces you to choose between two if its features. To summarize, I am still satisfied with the Pro. The superior audio and swappable batteries alone make up for the areas where it fails to best the 7 and I will not be switching back, but that doesn't mean I am fully delighted with my purchase. If anyone out there at steel series happens to read this, you should more carefully consider the changes you make to your products over time. Specifically, consider the trade-offs... that is where I feel this product and others in the market tend to fail most. Consider how many of your customers are return business, who are coming in with prior expectations. Food for thought for any company.

Okay first off let me start by saying that I probably used these headphones to the absolute max that anyone could use them. I work 60+ hours a week teaching lectures online, all of those hours I have to speak with a clear microphone so I can be understood. On TOP of that I also like to game as much as I possibly can. These headphones have been fantastic. I bought a hard case for them and traveled with them, using them for both gaming + remote work. I bought these in November 2021. As of today, July 31st 2022, both of the batteries have stopped holding a charge for more than an hour. I just went to the SteelSeries website and bought replacements, so hopefully they'll last a little longer. (a $20 replacement) but hey, 20 bucks after 9 months of extreme use is pretty impressive in my opinion.. I really hope it's emphasized how many hours I have worn these things on my head. I also have a large head too and these are the only ones that feel somewhat comfortable and don't make me look ridiculous. (most headsets look like a tiny doll headset on a giants head..) Besides this ONE con of the batteries dying, these headphones have been fantastic and have really put up with a lot of wear and tare. I recommend them 100%. I LOVED how it has Bluetooth + transceiver audio at the same time. I could use my PC audio while Bluetooth listening to my Nintendo Switch, or my cell phone, or whatever. That was a huge + for me that I was looking for in a pair of headphones. They're great. -August 3rd update- After doing a lot of test it turns out that the batteries themselves are fine, the headphones are 100% fine, even the dock itself as fart as functioning with my Switch/PC/PS4 is totally fine, but the dock battery charging itself was the problem. I should have realized this when I thought of the odds that both batteries were depleted at the same time... So anyways, I saw online where people said cleaning the prongs and stuff works and fixes this small issue. Which I tried minimally (without taking it apart and using proper tools), and didn't have any luck, so I opted into buying a "UNIVERSAL CELL PHONE BATTERY CHARGER" from ebay for $7 and it works perfectly and does an even better job at keeping my batteries charged. Therefore in conclusion, I stand by what I said and say these headphones are perfectly fine and were heavily used and used well with all features. I love the PC customization capabilities too.

When I got this SteelSeries headset, it was for the purpose of having an all in one headset, something that could serve as a headset for work calls, wireless headphones for listening to music, and a gaming set. And while they sort of worked for all of those purposes, they fell short in many ways: Pros: - Very light weight and comfortable. I have sensitive ears thanks to psoriasis, and wear headphones all day at work. These are easily some of the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn. They're light weight, adjustable easily, have nice big ear cups, don't press against the ears, and sit snuggly when adjusted. - Great mic quality. The adjustable and retractable mic for the headset is never in the way, adjusts well, has great sound quality, is easily muted and unmuted, and picks up well. Never had any problems with people saying I sounded tinny or distorted or muffled. - Comes with a lot of features. The headset comes in a box with multiple cables, the wireless dock (more on that later), foam bits, and jacks. The dock itself and the Steel Series software make things adjustable and the wireless carries quite far and clear off the dock. Cons; - The wireless ONLY works off the dock. I wish I'd known that from the beginning. And the dock is a USB dock. So you will not be able to use this headset wirelessly with consoles or phones. It's a really odd choice, but hey... I didn't mind too much since the wire to my phone or wireless controllers were easy enough to use and carry just the phone/controller with me. Still something that feels odd though for the price. - The build quality isn't the best. Perhaps it was a sacrifice for the low weight and comfort, but the plastic pieces are thin and connections fragile. This in not the sort of headset you put in a bag carelessly or drop onto your desk. They lasted me over a year, but for over 300 dollars, I was hoping for something a little more rugged. - The sound quality on the headphones isn't even all that good. The highs are pretty crisp, and there's not much sound distortion, but the lows and bass are worse than headphones I have a quarter of the cost. Even the highs though aren't anything to recommend. They're certainly nice headphones, and you're getting better than some cheap buds or $20 headset with tinny sound and distortion, but they're no revelation of sound at all. I constantly found myself going to cheaper, older headphones if I wanted to listen to music, and that just doesn't feel right. Overall, the Arctis Pro are decent enough. They lasted a while and worked really well as a headset. They're comfortable, have a great mic, and the wireless works well with a PC or laptop. But I was hoping they would work great for things BESIDES talking to people on Discord/Zoom on a PC... but they really don't. If you're looking for anything besides that, you can probably save some money and get something else.

Pros: -Fantastic sound quality, better than anything else I have used -Audio sync on PC without issues, no lag or delay that I have experienced with most bluetooth headsets -Comfortable and don't overheat my ears until after many hours of use -Battery swap feature, which is very easy to swap batteries, allows you to truly be wire-free without downtime -Environment audio option, which allows you to hear surrounding sounds as well as a little mic feedback (so you aren't yelling when you talk). -Connects to bluetooth on your phone while also being connected to PC, here's how it works: when your phone rings it interrupts PC sounds, or just lowers the PC volume, depending on your settings. Then if you chose to answer the call, it stops PC volume and just connects to the phone. Cons: -Mic loudness isn't optimal. Much better in typical bluetooth headsets. -The headphones are not seamless when switching back from your phone to your PC, sometimes you have press buttons or power it on and off to switch back to PC. -You can't rotate the volume dial every time you want to increase or decrease volume on PC. You have to press the dial several times to get to the PC volume before you can increase or decrease volume. This isn't a dealbreaker by any means, but I can't figure out a reason why it wouldn't default to PC volume, then press it to get other options. Because of the cons mentioned regarding dual bluetooth and PC connectivity, I have ultimately decided not to use these headphones for both my PC and phone (when at home), which is one of the reasons I chose this headphone over others. However, with the capability of being able to hear environmental sound, it is much less of an issue because I can actually hear the phone when it rings. You can adjust the volume of the environmental audio if you download the SteelSeries 3 engine, and the setting is called MIC SIDETONE. Overall, this is a quality headphone, worth the money and I happy to stop my search for the best headphones. Recommendations for improvement (to the company) -If these were a little more functional as a dual bluetooth/phone and PC, specifically with regards to the mic, mic noise cancellation, and mic loudness, these would be ideal for many PC users. The switching back and forth was a slight issue, but manageable. -Default the rotating dial to always adjust volume. -Swap-able earpads, some with more airflow and less noise canceling properties would be nice.