SteelSeries - Arctis Pro Wireless (Legacy Model)
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Last updated: Aug 1, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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"Easily, it's one of my favorite things about the headset. ... It comes with two rechargable batteries, the idea is that one is in the headset and while that one is in use, the other one is in the Amp recharging. ... So in practice, it means even after a few years when battery life is degraded you can just swap them out in the middle of a game, only takes about 10 seconds or so. ... It's one of the primary reasons I picked these over the astro a50s having owned both."
"Agreed, these should be the most recommended simply for swappable battery."
"They have swappable batteries which is an incredible feature. ... Never have to plug in to recharge."
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"I’ve had my Arctis Pro for over 5 years. Still going strong."
"I’ve had arctis pros for five years and I love them."
"I mean Ive had the old arctis pro wireless and it worked perfectly fine for 4 years or so."
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"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."
"If you're playing on pc arctis pro is the best headset you can get with the right eqs."
"Still recommend these over the Nova pros for music on phone and PC and story games?"
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"I would say both were really comfortable. ... I have a large head as well and found both versions amazing for comfort. ... I also wear glasses."
"Old pros are A LOT more comfortable than nova pros."
"ended up paying 25$ MORE for the Arctis Pros for comfort"
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"So much more convenient without a cable dangling around and constantly having to readjust it or take off your headset to do something. ... But I can walk to the kitchen, grab a glass of water, and not have to pause my meeting or interrupt someone to "hold on for 3 min""
"being able to simultaneously use bluetooth and the receiver at the same time"
"how far they can transmit"
Disliked most:
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16
"The headphones themselves cracked after like 5 months and were no longer usable. ... then after like 6 months they cracked after I dropped them and I could no longer use em."
"Ive owned the arctis pro and the god damn cups broke off within 1 year and a half, took care with caution as well."
"My OG Arctis Pros are basically perma dead because the cable port ate shit."
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"In addition, when i press the front button to access the menu it resets and cannot get into the menus on the base station. ... Upgrading the firmware caused this and I dont think they've released any more since."
"to tweak the EQ you need to install their overbearing garbage software. ... The software for the EQ (which is required because the flat sound on these is fucking awful) is overbearing and stupid."
"Also I always have to reset my default audio devices on boot - do you have that issue too? ... And do you mean even all the weird virtual devices steelseries set up? Theres like 12 or something? ... I just went nuclear and hid them all. Not sure how to get them back."
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"IMO the arctis pros sound like ass without a proper EQ curve. ... Without it they sound hollow and tinny and overly bassy for how bad the rest of the audio is balanced."
"to tweak the EQ you need to install their overbearing garbage software. ... The software for the EQ (which is required because the flat sound on these is fucking awful) is overbearing and stupid."
"constant white noise ... for the Arctis Pro I was part of the minority who heard the white noise and it drove me crazy"
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"The headset would randomly restart, disconnect from the base and cause a loud distrotion sound to come across until I BOTH powered down the headset AND disconnected the USB cable from the back of the hub. Pair that with the headset just randomly disconnecting at times (typically when critical to HAVE it) and you have a recipe for disaster."
"Wireless pro were completely bricked within a year"
"It often gets into a state where it won't connect ... NOWHERE does Steelseries tell you how to hard reset the headset (the trick is to hold the power and bluetooth buttons down for like 10 seconds) ... I've had to factory reset them three times (holding down power and bluetooth) because they just get locked up and don't respond."
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"as a glasses wearer, I seem to get real discomfort after extended gaming sessions around my left ear. ... I think the clasping force is maybe a bit strong and pushes the arm of my glasses against my head. ... I ve tried a few things to resolve it such as trying different cushions, silicone supports on the glasses arms, adjusting the headband, wrapping cotton pad around glasses arm, even going to the extreme of cutting into the headset cushion to relieve the pressure."
"my wife even shortened the band for me but it just stretches again and then the weight is all on the ears again"
"uncomfortably tight fit"
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