SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless Gaming Headset (Black) reviews

Works with PS4/PC/Mac/Xbox One & PS VR

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4.5 out of 5 stars Based on 120 Customer Ratings

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"Excellent Quality Headset!"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Pros:

  • Good Sound
  • Great Mic
  • Very Comfortable
  • Long Battery Life

Cons:

  • Sadly doesn't pick up my farts (for Discord) without having to put sensitivity too high.
55 out of 60 people found this review helpful.
"Awesome Headset 10/10"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

This headset was recommended to me at Twitchcon 2016 by a streamer, and my god they were right. These are easily the most comfortable, most easy to use, and awesome sounding headphones I've ever owned. Battery life is amazing compared to the experiences I've had with other brands (Razer, Logitech etc.) and the sound customisation options are great! Good microphone, although obviously would recommend a decent desktop mic for recording or streaming (AT2020 USB being my preference) but good for casual use like Skype, Discord or Teamspeak. Steelseries has never been one of my preffered brands in the past, but this headset is quickly changing my mind!

15 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
"Pricey, but worth it"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

The headset costs a pretty penny, but performs accordingly. Setup is easy enough, and the sound quality is good. Headset is comfortable, but feels prone to slipping about on your head; mostly due to being wireless and so heavier than a regular headset.

6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
"Excellent."
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Great product, loving it. Really comfortable. Especially enjoying being able to control my game volume and my chat volume independently. Recommended!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
"Excellent comfortable pair of headphones for the price"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Great mic and good sound quality, bluetooth works great as well. Wish the battery life was a little longer though.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
"Battery did not last long"
2 stars"

Battery stopped charging shortly after warrently expired, SteelSeries treated me like a convict rather than a customer (Terrible after sales service). Shame as I really like the comfort and sound quality, hence 2 stars.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
"Great upgrade over the original Arctis 7"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Was a bit weary buying this after owning the Arctis 7 original varient since they came out. These feel much more comfortable and sturdy, are made of a better material and have a better look. Well worth buying again if you have the older model or are looking for a great wireless headset.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
"Great headphones but don't expect to be blown away."
4 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

I am very pleased with my purchase. The headphones sound good and are very comfortable. Just don't expect them to be audiophile grade. If you want audiophile grade cans, you'll need to spend a lot more. For the cash though, these are perfectly suitable.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
"Fantastic headset"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Did a fair bit of research prior to buying this and I do not regret it one bit! Very comfortable, even with glasses on, and very clear sound and the Mic is great too!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
"So-so"
3 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Volume is somehow not balanced between games bgm and voice. I use discord software while playing and adjusting between game-voice chat doesn't really help because the scroll rather function like volume button. 7.1 DTS surround is also confusing to tell when I am approached from behind or front.

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
"Thought it was an upgrade but no"
1 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

The mic picks up every little thing.. The max volume on the headset is poor and the noise is hard to tell foot steps noises etc in FPS's But they look cool

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
"Good but not the BEST"
3 stars"

So I've been using the arctis 7 headset for almost a year now, My personal overall experience with the headset is good , However the head strap wears out rather quickly I've adjusted it and ran out of the valcro bit for adjustment, So I have to fork out for a new head strap. Please not the headset gets sold as wireless for all platform BUT its not true wireless on the xbox you still have to plug it into the controller(that's a pain as the wire gets in the way) The battery life is good it lasts a solid 15 hours before charging is needed.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
"Disappointingly bad - Not Recommended"
3 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

It didn't take awhile for the Arctis 7 to show how amazingly bad it is, while having its pros the Arctis 7 has a jarring issue, the audio. The audio quite frankly is bad, its basically like putting two tin cans on your ears. Its official software (SSE3) is so HORRID that you'll end up either using a 3rd party software like Equalizer APO or others, like Razer's as a workaround (yes its so awful, that using another headphone maker's software makes it sound better). If you don't mind its awful sound then the Arctis 7 will provide a wireless headset with good a battery life and a good mic.

2 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
"Mic sensitivity"
1 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

The mic boom isn't long enough to reach in front of my mouth and so always cuts out when speaking on discord or other voice apps. Changing the sensitivity on discord makes the mic pick up my keyboard more than my voice, and nobody wants to hear your keyboard all day.

1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
"Terrible Audio"
2 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

I strongly suggest finding another headset. The DTS audio sounds really terrible and has a very tinny sound to it. Sure you can hear where things are around you, but the quality of the audio suffers heavily

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
"Exactly as described."
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Works great on my ps4.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
"Bad Quality"
2 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

I needed to replace my old Logitech headset and bought this. The microphone was worse, it's way less comfortable. The sound quality is worse. Only redeeming things are it didn't completely die or disconnect from wireless

"10 Stars"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Best headset I have ever had

"An overall useful wireless headphone"
4 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

Price wise it feels a bit expensive, but the arctis 7 is a great purchase for anyone wanting a reliable wireless headphone. My main issue is the location of the volume slider because at times if i move my head in a certain way, it will move down the volume.

"Highly recommended"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

I bought these a few weeks ago to replace some Kingston Hyper Clouds. Out of the box the sound was slightly less impressive but this was quickly fixed with some playing around with the EQ in the SteelSeries software. The headset is very comfortable – more so than my old Kingston headset – and it sure is good to be wireless.