SteelSeries - Arctis 7P+

I use a Steelseries Arctis 7p+ headset for my PS5. I love that thing. Mine uses a dongle as it's made for PS5 but they have Bluetooth capable sets.

I paid like $120 for mine on sale at Target. I would have probably paid $200 for how comfortable they are.

Any 3.5 mm wired headset with a TRRS plug should work with Chat Link Pro - just note that it only splits audio coming from the console, not the headset mic (because of the voltage differences and the fact the headset mics aren't amplified) - headset mic will only go to the console. It'll take pretty much any standard 3.5mm wired headset that uses a single TRRS plug, or can be adapted to a single plug - I've used my own with the Xbox wired headset and an Arctis 7P+ in wired mode before. You can use an USB-A to 3.5mm adapter with the Xbox, if you can find one that's actually Xbox compatible - Xbox does not work with USB or wireless audio products that have not been authorized and have the appropriate security chip - it also doesn't have a USB-C port so you'd be looking for a USB-A adapter generally. I am not currently sure if any Xbox authorized 3.5 mm adapter exists, beyond something like SteelSeries GameDAC Gen 2 or an Astro MixAmp Pro TR, which are likely well beyond what you're looking for. (The analog 3.5mm wired connection doesn't have that limit with the security chip, so you can use any analog wired headset with it). As an additional note though, as mentioned, Chat Link Pro doesn't copy the headset mic audio - so generally you should make plans to have a dedicated PC mic like Wave Neo or Wave:3. You'll get the audio from your party chat and other people in voice chat (all audio that would go to your headset basically), but generally not your own so you'd mix the two audio feeds (Chat Link, and your dedicated PC mic) together on the PC (Xbox does have mic monitoring that will play your own audio back but this generally doesn't get loud enough to be useful for recordings). You should also note that some, though not all Game Chats will have options similar to what folks have mentioned where you can send audio to both a headset and speakers (HDMI) feed at the same time. It might be worth checking if the games you're planning to play do this.

Got the SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ for a few years and really like it

I’ve used a couple of wireless headsets for my PS5, and the SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ has been a solid pick for both audio quality and comfort. The sound is great, and it connects easily with the PS5. I really like the clear mic for streaming too.

I avoided them for years bc I thought they would be useless for me. I gave in and bought the wireless xbox headset for my series x out of curiosity and I loved it so much that I ended up buying the 3d pulse for ps5. Thought they were pretty cheap sounding/feeling, so I went with steelseries p7+ and they've been great. Xbox cans are my favorite bc they have a good amount of low end and the dials are so easy to use. I also bought the starfield variant as a backup. I have a fully discreet atmos setup that set me back a few grand, but sometimes the closeness of the cans are better bc they can be more immersive.

https://a.co/d/bHCnLov https://a.co/d/a8q1oBq https://a.co/d/7kez3uz What I'm using. Haven't had any complaints yet and sounds better than my buddy's $200 headset. If you're hard set on a headset, my recommendation: https://a.co/d/dp7O8HL

I got a SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ for my PS5 and appreciated how comfortable it felt during long sessions.

Sorry sorry for rezzing an old post, lol, did you find anything worthwhile? I have actis 7p + wireless while they are nice, the left ear kinda broke and is dangling a little out of its socket, anyways I'm looking for one's that are comfy and have good audio quality as well as wireless for the gaming and convenience aspect. Thanks!

i have a pair of steel series arctis 7p+ that seems to work fine/well i had it before i made them jump so idk if you'd need the software to set it up , i know i did it when we first got it but it connected in linux without any tinkering. it has its own dongel i use wih it and swap between pc and ps5 , sound quality is good imo

Yea my ss 7p+ are super comfortable with long hair and glasses

I've been looking into a buds option. I have the steelseries 7p. And own some jabra elite 8 active, and love them for comfort and sound quality. While researching found out jabra bought arctis in 2021 and there the similarity of designs. Read some reviews that on ps5 the audio is low. Has this been fixed, or not had the issue at all?

I used the original Playstation Pulse for the last couple years and they were awesome for Siege. Felt like I could hear footsteps and knew exactly where they were coming from. They were starting to breakdown a bit and decided it was time for a new pair. Curiosity got to me and I ended up buying the Steelseries Arctis 7p's which I heard were top notch. You have to download software to get these dialed in to be able to hear what you want to hear. Been a bit of a pain in the ass. Kind of wish I would have just gone with the Playstation Pulse Elites. Grass isn't always greener! If anyone else is using the 7p's and has a good EQ setting for Siege, please let me know!

I have the articus 7p had them since they released what 4 years ago never had any problems with them

I use the Steel Series Arctic 7+ Pro I think it’s called? The wireless one with a non-swappable battery, you don’t need no swapping, the battery life is amazing, upwards of 30 hours on a single charge. I haven’t owned a lot of headset but this one is by far the best I’ve tried. I hear a lot good stuff about Astros as well.

Nice, I guess mine must but around 5 years old as well, fingers crossed it keeps on working for a while

That’s odd, I have a big head as well but with the adjustable velcro band, it’s fine, I can wear it all night without issue. I know they have a few model with a similar name though, maybe I got it wrong and we aren’t talking about the exact same model, I’m not sure.

No complaints from my friends, they say it sounds clear. Again, I haven’t tried a lot of headsets/mics, I know it sounds better than the PlayStation Gold I used to own on console. Some people find the Steel Series app awful, personally I like it, you can play around with sliders and stuff to adjust the sound of both your mic and different inputs through a feature they call Sonar (media, game, voice, etc). I also use the app as a recording device sometimes to review some recent gameplay, set the buffer and review how I die in Tarkov as an example.

i have them, quality is very bad for that price.

Steele Series Arctic wireless 7+ Hands down best bang for buck. Have a ton of my friends and family on it.

Arctis 7+ wireless if you don't have the budget for this one.

Dont recommend them if you have a big head like me, the metal bar of the arc is really uncomfortable pushing against my head

Havent tried them but use the arctis 7p+ and love them

My arctis 7P just up and stopped charging. Followed all their guides on the website and it didn't work. Probably gonna look at either the pulse elites or the explores for the portal and playstation link. I dunno if I'd like having the explores in my ears for extended gaming sessions because my other cheap ones make my ears itch.

They're comfortable. But my God I could not get consistent audio with them on any of my devices. Constant garbled sounds. Constant pops and crackles. I had them for a week but I'm returning them today for something else. I'll stick with my arctis 7p since despite being 4 years old they sound better and have way better consistency in quality.

I’ve had the arctis 7p’s since launch day of the ps5 so either you’re treating your equipment like garbage or you just have the worst luck possible

False. You're either literally saying something like HRTF which is already in the game itself, and mind you something that engineered headphones take into account for, or something like simulated 7.1, which 0 headphones can mimic an actual 7.1. Both "gaming" or "audiophile" headphones will only receive 2-channel stereo. Also an FYI, my HD800 can tell more in all directions than 99% of "gaming" headphones can. Source: HyperX Cloud 2 and Steelseries Arctis user before.

Never heard a headset sound worse than the steelseries arctis

I love my Steelseries Arctis. It's a touch out of your price range but the features are top notch.

My steelseries Arctis headset is still going strong after 7 years. I had a hyper x one that didn’t even last a month.

Nope!  Worse visually despite no compression, as seen below.  Plus, short wire, ringed controllers which are inferior, no speakers so have to plug your ears while being blind to the world.  No MR, no upper body tracking, no hand tracking, mega tiny sweetbspot, and ludicrous mura which completely wastes the oled. “Sony appears to be using some kind of diffusion filter to avoid that. The tradeoff of such a filter is that the image looks somewhat soft, not entirely crisp, so PSVR 2’s image appears slightly less sharp than even LCD headsets with lower resolution. The second, more problematic issue is that there is a non-uniform fixed pattern noise over the entire screen, called mura. It’s incredibly noticeable and distracting in loading and transition scenes, or when looking at a skybox or other low detail region. How much you care about this once you're in a game will vary from person to person, but for me it's always there, and it's arguably worse than the compression artefacts you see in standalone headsets streaming PC VR, negating PSVR 2's on-paper advantage of its lossless image… The fresnel lenses in PSVR 2 have a remarkably small eye box (also known as sweet spot), meaning you have to position your eyes almost perfectly in the center to get a clear image. Outside of this small area, you’ll see both blurring and color fringing (chromatic aberration). That means you'll often spend the first few minutes of using PSVR 2 getting your eye positioning just right, something you don't really have to think about anymore with pancake lenses.” https://www.uploadvr.com/playstation-vr2-pc-adapter-review/

Wireless the way to go. I have a wired Razer Kraken 3 which has good sound and comfort but not so much a quality build. Headband snapped, wire wore out, pleather wearing out. Good thing I got it as a gift. +1 for any Steel Series Arctis wireless as well. I ended up buying cheap $30 wireless from Amazon which works fine but not the same as a headset that has software to go with it. Even with Razer Kraken, the sound quality is better if you have a Dolby Atmos license (~$10?) for the virtual surround sound enhancements vs the Windows Sonic which is built into Windows.

Arctis steel series. I can hear more than my teammates typically with incoming cars etc

This is the best answer. I went steel series arctis until i upgrad

Whichever steel series arctis is in the range. I've had mine for 4 years and still going strong

It's kinda meh for me. I can dodo like the built in eq for games. It's kinda makes me have superpowers in CoD. I can hear footsteps across the map.

Yea SS is kinda overpriced for what it is. But it's also plug and play and easy to hook up to a PS, Switch, PC, or phone. I've had no issues with the headphones, but the keyboard I got is absolute crap. They marketed it as mechanical, but it's a clicky button that hits a membrane. Only took one year to die because the mechanical part broke the membrane. I won't be buying any steel series only because of the false advertisement from that. I love these headphones but there are other options since I only use them on my PC 90% of the time.