SteelSeries - Arctis 9X
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Last updated: Dec 14, 2025 Scoring
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"My steelseries Arctis headset is still going strong after 7 years."
"I’ve been using arctis 9x for a few years, love them"
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"in terms of sound quality it was almost the same to me."
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"it sometimes has a little cracking sound because of the Xbox wireless protocol."
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"used to have the Arctic 9X’s but they died"
Huge congrats! I had the Arctis 9X since launch (middle of 2019 I believe) and just recently had to lay them to rest (hinge on ear cup snapped). Ever since then I have missed having a SteelSeries headset, but the other day I saw the Arctis Gamebuds were heavily discounted for prime day, so I snagged a pair and have been super happy so far! Like most anything there will be negative reviews, but me personally I have never had an issue with anything from SteelSeries. The quality is there along with exceptional sound. Enjoy the new headset!
r/steelseries • I chose Steelseries as my first ever gaming headphones (happy) ->Arctis 9x is good, I also have the Nova Pro Wireless and it's also good Both work flawlessly with Xbox One Series X
r/XboxSeriesXlS • Whats the best headset for series X? ->I'm using the Arctis 9X (including a Dolby Atmos license). First on Xbox, which was fine, but on PC it sometimes has a little cracking sound because of the Xbox wireless protocol. Went and bought the Nova Pro, but in terms of sound quality it was almost the same to me. So for me, it's not worth the 300 dollar price tag. However, if you're using a budget headphone now, I think it's worth the investment!
r/steelseries • Is the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for Xbox the best wireless headset on the market right now for Xbox headsets ->I’ve been using arctis 9x for a few years, love them, but when it’s time replace I’m going nova pro’s. The 9x was a huge step up years ago, and i got several friends now who use them
r/PUBGConsole • What headphones are ya’ll using to hear those footsteps? ->It is up to date. Thanks for suggesting that though! I saw a comment somewhere else that they were getting interference from a bluetooth baby monitor and that might be my issue. I plugged in a 3.5mm headphone cord and haven’t had any problems since
r/xbox • My quick review of the new Xbox Wireless Headset. ->Primarily for Xbox use, used to have the Arctic 9X’s but they died so currently evaluating the Nova Pros and Astro A50 Xs. Weeded out the the Maxwell‘s because didn’t think the imaging was that great, they were heavy, and I kept getting this feedback with side tone. TB Stealth Pros kept getting this fuzzy/wind sound when the volume is above 70% and/or while SHH mode was on, unusable. Narrowed it down to the above two. Also, if you’re using the two mentioned, do you have your EQ settings dialed in?
r/PUBGConsole • What headphones are ya’ll using to hear those footsteps? ->I moved from Arctis 9X to Nova Pro. I'm using this neutral EQ (with bass boosted, both 31 and 62Hz at +3dB): https://i.rtings.com/assets/pages/6NAt1PKy/custom-eq-engine-large.jpg
r/PUBGConsole • What headphones are ya’ll using to hear those footsteps? ->I went through 2 pairs of Arctic 9x for my Xbox series X and while they were super comfortable to use and were marketed at Xbox users, they wouldn’t stay synced to the console for longer than 2 mins, which is useless, especially for multiplayer comms. They were brand new out of the box with this issue. In the end I kept using my Lucid Sound headset.
r/gamers • What brand of gaming headset is the best? ->Just don't do the 9x. The Bluetooth they use is garbage, and your controller will constantly disconnect for no reason.
r/XboxSeriesXlS • What's a good headset that won't break the bank ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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