Deal Review: SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless Gaming Headset

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless Gaming Headset Review

If there’s one thing that’s true about one’s ability to enjoy video games, it’s that it can never be complete without high quality audio. A big part of enjoying any game, from almost any perspective, is being able to hear everything in crystal clear quality that enhances the experience. Be it the footsteps of your enemies or the science fiction sounds of lasers and bombs, you need a good headset to achieve these things.

Thankfully, you’re spoiled for choice, and the SteelSeries Arctis 7 is a perfect choice among all of the available options. We’ll be frank and admit upfront that it is an expensive investment at around $125, but not without a good reason. Using cutting edge technology and manufacturing processes, these headphones offer some of the highest quality audio you’ll find anywhere.

There are many features that help the product achieve this. First and foremost is the 2.4 grams connection, which delivers consistent high-quality audio to your wireless headset with some of the best interference protection available, as well as ultra-low latency. Often considered one of the best mics available for gaming, the discord certified clear cast microphone offers up studio-quality voice clarity and equally impressive background noise cancellation, making it perfectly simple to communicate with your teammates and friends without obstacles or hiccups. Moreover, the mic is retractable, so it doesn’t stick out awkwardly from the headset when it is not needed or not in use.

What makes the sound for these headphones so impressive? Well, it’s mostly thanks to the S1 speaker drivers, which are designed to provide ultra-low distortion audio that allows you to hear even the slightest of details. The DST headphones also offer surround sound immersion, allowing you to experience the various sounds in the game from the direction they are coming from within it: a definite competitive advantage over players that have nothing like it.

As the final thing to consider, there’s the battery life. Seeing as how these are wireless headphones, naturally how long they can be used without recharging is of great importance. Fortunately, they have an extremely long battery life of 24 hours on a single charge, which knocks most of the competition out of the park in terms of battery life. Of course, it’s unlikely anyone is going to be playing for 24 hours straight, but with battery life like this, one can go a few days or nights without having to charge it at all, which is a nice bonus.

The headphones have a sensitivity of 94 dB, and are compatible with PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and mobile devices. While it is a pretty heft investment in terms of cost, there’s little doubt that this headset offers some of the best sound quality for gaming that technology can currently provide. That being the case, and considering the quality of the construction at this price, it’s an investment that will be well worth the price long into the future.