SteelSeries Arctis Pro

Steelseries Arctis Pro + GameDAC review

There's no question the Arctis Pro sounds great - and not just "sounds great for a gaming headset", either. The 'phones themselves produced a balanced sound with real clarity, instead of the bass-centric mush we've come to expect from most gamer-geared cans. The GameDAC is a handy way to get your music under control without having to dig into the software every time you want to make a tweak, and the built-in DAC is a genuine step up from integrated audio, too. Does it do enough to justify the cost, though? That depends if you have 24-bit tracks or a Tidal subscription to feed it with high quality audio. If you're truly serious about sound, you'd still want a pair of headphones for listening and a separate headset for games. For one pair that does both things very well, though, this certainly hits the spot.

Steelseries Arctis Pro + GameDAC review review

Perfect!

Very comfortable to wear for long periods of time, the DTS 7.1 surround mode is awesome for both gaming and movies with surround audio. The Hi-Res (24-bit 96Khz) audio mode is like nothing I've heard before, if you listen to audio files of that quality they really come to life.

Five Stars

10/10 best headset ever

nice 3d space stereo sound and build quality

Had two of these to do a custom design on. Kept one as the sound was so good. Great wide sound compared to some gamer headphones that sound really close. Works well with music/production etc too.

Excellent Headset

Very easy to use and setup the sound quality is amazing and footsteps are easily heard when playing FPS and third person games. Just listening to music to high res is awesome

"Not worth $350 to quite only for small heads no help and where t"

PROS: RGB gives me more fps Best mic ever but way to sensitive can hear me talking from 15 foot away and no way to turn down sensitivity HI-REZ is ok but not going to justifie $350 CONS: RGB on a headset pointless Only for small heads you can not extend the band to fit big heads only losen the band...

Great stuff - Pricey but worth it

So let me set the scene for you: You've got the headset brand new in your hands, you open it up, everything is meticulously packaged and labelled to the point where it's impossible to get confused where everything goes, you plug in the GameDAC first, which then gives you a jolly greeting and introduction to all the features including the famed Hi-Res Audio which sounds GORGEOUS, although at the moment the feature is criminally underutilized by games and other software (this will change in near future). The headset itself is also very comfortable and feels durable. No wireless is a bummer but understandable with the tech involved and the price is quite steep. Those are the only negatives to be found. SteelSeries did not mess around with this thing, but also found a way to maintain a very casual vibe that is infectious. I never write reviews about products I buy like this, but this one was so good, I felt I needed to do it justice.