SteelSeries Arctis 9X Review
The Arctis Pro Wireless from SteelSeries impressed us with its excellent design, audio quality, and feature set. If you want an excellent wireless headset for your PC or PlayStation 4, it's still one we can easily recommend. If you primarily game on your Xbox One, however, you can't use the Arctis Pro Wireless. That's why SteelSeries made the Arctis 9X, an Xbox One-specific wireless gaming headset that looks, feels, and sounds a lot like the Arctis Pro Wireless, but without the base station. It connects directly to your Xbox One over Microsoft's Xbox Wireless standard, and can connect to your phone or PC over Bluetooth at the same time. At $199.99 it's much less expensive than the Arctis Pro Wireless while delivering a similar experience, and so it earns our Editors' Choice for Xbox One gaming headsets.
A Comfortable, Sturdy Design
The Arctis 9X looks and feels almost exactly like the Arctis Pro Wireless, but with a geometric splash of green lines on the black elastic of the head...
The SteelSeries Arctis 9X is one of the best wireless gaming headsets you can get for the Xbox One.
Balanced, clear audio; Excellent microphone; Bluetooth connectivity that works alongside Xbox connection for dual audio; Comfortable design
Weak bass; Requires an Xbox Wireless Adapter to get the best performance on a PC