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I have an arctis wireless and an arctis 9 wireless and they have worked perfectly for years and neither have broken in any way
I can wear my Steel series arctis 9 indefinitely because they are never uncomfortable. They never get hot either as they have fabric breathable earcups. I also have momentum 4 wireless which are almost as comfortable but not quite. But they are on sale at the moment. If you wait until 11/11 you can probably find great deals on whatever you end up wanting
I have an arctis wireless and an arctis 9 wireless and they have worked perfectly for years and neither have broken in any way
Ergonomic, lightweight. Thanks to the spare battery, you don't have to worry about the charge level. And this is now becoming a must-have feature. ChatMix is one of the reasons I chose SS in the first place. It's definitely worth using and is a high-quality product. I've praised it so much, but of course it has its flaws: In the previous series (my previous headset was the Arctis 9), the ChatMix feature was built into the hardware, but now it forces you to use the Sonar software. The GG can be frustrating when it occasionally becomes unstable. It would have been much easier to charge and remove the backup battery from the charging unit inside the DAC.
Its never been sat or stood on lol. Both of us work from home so we use it like most of the time (not using the headphone for work but we have a lot of gaming sessions together) but i’ve never had this problem when I was using my Arctis 7 & Arctis 9.
Ikr lol. I sold my arctis just to support this pulse elite. Did not expect this kind of issue. My arctis had no same issue like the pulse elite.
I need to add: before Pulse Elite I used to use Arctis 7 & Arctis 9 and never had this kind of issue with those two (used for 3 4 years)
Buy an Arctis 9,expensove but I've only had to change the ear cups in 5-6 years.
I went from logitech G633 to corsair HS70 pro to steelseries arctis 9 and then to meze 99 neos, I have the exact same experience as you, except I disagree on the argument that gaming headsets are for people on a budget gaming headsets are only OK for people who are DEAD SET on having low latency wireless at any and all costs, you can get regular headphones at pretty much any price point that will smash gaming headsets out of the water in both build and sound quality (the AKG K72 is absolutely amazing at like 60 bucks, I'd get those above any gaming headset I've ever owned)
OP this is the headset I mentioned that I use. I have the 7 and the 9 (:
I really like my Arctis 9 headset. It appears they aren't available anymore - I imagine the Nova Pro would be a great choice.
Steel series 7 or 9, the 9 might be a little more but it’s more than worth it. I liked my steel series so much I got the Nova Pro eventually. Absolutely 💯 a solid brand.
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