SteelSeries - Arctis Pro Wired

Idk about elites, but I bought Pros due to the fact of the interchangeable battery. I haven't found any other headphones with this feature.

I absolutely love my steel series arctis pros. I actually love all my steel series stuff. I'm not nice to my stuff at all I beat the shit out of my peripherals but my steel series stuff keep going strong. My sensei mouse made it 7 years of being spilled on and rage slammed and THE only reason I bought a new one one was because the paint started coming off. It's still in the closet as a back up should the need arise.

Steel series. All their products are just good. No complaints and I've been buying them for years

For that price they could've at least brought the optical port back. I still use my arctic pros for this sole reason when I watch tv in my room and want it to feel immersive, and also still be connected to my phone. They fumbled that imo

Going from an Arctis Pro to an A50 gen 5 (Not Lightspeed) the price is nearly the same. I can say the Arctis headband & ear cups are worlds more comfortable. Aside from that the A50 pretty much destroys the Arctis headset. Sound quality in both the hears and the mic out of the box is flat out better. My discord mates could hardly tell the difference between my compressor recording mic and the A50 mic. A 3d printed piece allowed me to put the headstrac from my arctis on the A50, The earcups could be better, but it isn't a dealbreaker for me. I worry about the flip up mic joint, but we'll see.

I had them for like a year and swap them again for the arctis pro, the optical sound is way better on my ps5, I just connect the optical to the TV and pass it through the dac Not a bad product, it's just the sound that is inferior imo

I use the wired version of the Arctis Pro and also the Nova Pro, and I'm a huge fan of being able to mix SPDIF, USB and analog line in (I use for mic monitoring on my Elgato Wave 3). I do like the DTS Headphone X over optical because I think it works better than the software spatial audio. I use an ifii SPDIF purifier 2 to reduce any toslink bitter. Lately I've been using the gamedac gen 2 out of convenience since I pay on PC and Xbox and need headset support when I play on Xbox. One thing I love about the Arctis Pro headset is the shareport because it's perfect for adding another source without messing with the noise floor of the DAC and works great for mic monitoring.

Easily the Steel Series Arctis or whatever it's called. Definitely the cheaper one. Hell, I'd go even cheaper. See, the important thing is value. Is the ratio of slightly better sound quality, comfort, style, and design *really* more important than the fact my cat will eat it within 3 months *no matter how expensive or cheap* it is. And do I really want my monthly headset budget to rival an addict's cocaine bill. For the foreseeable 10-15 years, I do not. https://preview.redd.it/h45ixxco1w0g1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=1ebd7524b2d14370a708d60886f429326f133570

By that logic, the $379 Pro's which are inferior to these in both sound signature, microphone & build quality isn't worth the price. But they are rated as probably Top 3 in Gaming headphones. You have to look at it in the entire package. Software + build quality + feature set + sound performance + mic performance. The Pro's are already top 3 in this regard. There are other headphoens slightly cheaper that may deliver certain things better and vice versa. Many brands have better mics, worse sound signature. Some have better sound signature and worse mics. Some can't do crap for software and EQ control. Then you have Audiophile cans that you then need to buy seperate products to take advatange of and then overall can cost more than the gaming headset. Like it or not, sometimes spending a little bit of a premium for convenience and having a good experience in each category makes sense. I don't want 50 things on my desk just to hear 5% better. I don't want a microphone on my desk either, and want it attached to my mic. I also want a wireless headset. I also don't want to spend hours trying to EQ my games and want something that just sounds a bit more immersive out of the box by clicking a button. I also like to keep all of my software not so bloated with 50 different products. I also like higher build quality and decent mics. That's where the Nova Pro's came in, and they are easily top 3 in most categories outside of audiophile specific devices. Enters the Elites which is better than them by a good margin in each of those categories. With your logic, don't ever fly direct on an airplane... how dare you spend more money for convenience!

Yep, huge fan of the arctic nova pros. The mic is good and sound quality is top notch. They have a dac that allows you to adjust things with out needing to go into software. The software offers some great EQ options for any game as well as separation of inputs such as voice and media so you can have your game volume at one level you chat on another and the media on a third. The voice and game mix can be quickly changed on the dac as well. The headset also offers anc and pass through of that matter to him. And it has a side tone control so he an adjust how loud his voice is to himself if he refs to hear himself talk to judge his ow speaking volume.

I use the Steelseries Arctic for 3 years. Still solid

For gaming, A50s are king soundwise/comfort for me but have quality control issues, steelseries arctis pro are a better all-rounder and have better build quality

I have a relatively pricey home theater setup worth around $4-5k and 2 pretty solid gaming headsets (astro a50 and steelseries arctis pro), i lean towards my headsets for gaming any time I'm playing solo for two reasons: 1) I can't crank up my stereo at night with my kids asleep upstairs 2) the 3d audio sounds better on games even if I could. Don't get me wrong, love my surround sound and use my stereo for tv/movies/music on the regular. But if I was asked about stereo options purely gaming, I would invest in a solid pair of wireless headphones, its totally worth the investment. Side note if you are playing with TV speakers only you should look into a soundbar, they're relatively cheap and make a huge difference. TV speakers on the whole are shit.

Steelseries Arctis Pro (Wired) with DAC.

I suggest the SteelSeries Arctis Pro as they have great sound, with ANC, can connect to Bluetooth and 2 to 2 other sources wirelessly, and the swappable batteries means you pretty much never run out of juice. They just launched an elite version which I can only imagine will sound better.

I share your pain. I still feel like I got the wind knocked out of me. Why on earth do the midrange devices get companion app support but the Pro and Pro Wireless don't? All I want is Sonar on Xbox

For that price they could've at least brought the optical port back. I still use my arctic pros for this sole reason when I watch tv in my room and want it to feel immersive, and also still be connected to my phone. They fumbled that imo

I had arctis pro headset that eventually stopped working (more my fault though) And I have the hyperx cloud alpha wireless now and while they don't sound quite as good they are still good but what I really love about them is the massive battery life like 200+ hours

Hey was wondering if you can give an update on the hd560s with the modmic? I got a Steelseries artic pro and the mic is terrible and people complain I'm too low

Obviously the Audiophile headphones are better. Only headphone that I respect which is gaming are two the arctis pro and the aduzze maxwell and the aduzze is better built like a tank. Wired will always beat wireless too keep that in mind

Steel series arctis pros are fantastic if you don't need to connect to an xbox. I just bought my second and 3rd pair after my first ones finally broke after 6 years. I picked up 2 because These wont be for sale much longer going forward and I wanted to have a backup. I went in expecting to have to spend $250+ so I still saved money XD I saw them recently on amazon for $120, at that price you are getting a $400 headset from 6 years ago that is still in my opinion a top notch product. Hot-swappable batteries Desktop DAC with OLED screen, discord integration and a battery charger A built in, storable mic my friends on discord says sounds better than my blue yeti USB boom mic high quality build design made with aluminum. Good, neutral sound profile that can be tweaked using the Sonar app. All in all, that an impossible package to match for $120

I just ordered the Arctis Nova Pros, what do you mean they hurt your ears? Like the sound or the way they fit on you? Also, I've tried several different headsets over the last year and my OG SteelSeries Arctis Pros have been the best sounding. I've tried several IEMs as well, but they always sound too raspy to me.

The Arctis steel series ones that are marketed for Xbox work with PlayStation too and I see now they have some PlayStation branded ones too

I own the Arctis Pro, not the Nova Pro. The OG one price on them now is $150. I've had them for since they were released in 2018, and they are still going strong, and not even once have they ever crap out on me. The headband did loosen, but you can get a replacement on their website for cheap. They use a swappable battery pack that you can charge to continue your activities without a cord holding you down. Edit: these are the swappable batteries look like https://preview.redd.it/wzydoeb1ohuf1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f550aeb4e95884025bf53ddc7a80cead3313149

I've been using the arctis pro for 3 years now and they're still going strong, the swappable battery is super convenient and build quality's pretty solid. My brother in law has replaced his pulse headset a few times while I've owned mine.

I agree like the Astros more. The arctis are great for the swappable battery and the sound is by no means bad but the comfort isn't as good as the astros. The ear cups aren't as form fitting and the headband never feels quite right on my head. The astros have the edge in sound quality and are more comfortable to wear. I had to replace the battery on them last year which was a bit of a pain. I think it was around 30$ off amazon and I had to dissasemble the headset and solder the connections, which I managed in an hour with no previous experience. The docking station kind of sucks too but I think its better on newer models. I still use both, I moved my arctis to my pc and use my astros for PS5, don't think you are going wrong with either and the arctis I got on a deep discount for almost half the cost of the Astro set. Haven't looked at pricing in awhile though so I might be off base with that.

For me I like Comtac VI, and Liberators. I use Steelseries Arctics Pro wired.

I'm still using the older Arctis Pro and its solid in build. so If you wanna save money just get the cheapest one there.

Arctis steel series is super comfortable

I use a Steel Series Arctis Pro, not to get confused with the new Nova Pros, and they are phenomenal. They are around 200 on Amazon but they have a dual battery charger so you can swap batteries when one is low. They are wireless and the mic quality is good. I use to use them for my Ps4 but I have a PS5 now and they still work and set up perfectly. The ear cups wore out after like 4-5 years but they are removable and new ones cost like 20 bucks.