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SteelSeries Arctis 5 USB Gaming Headset Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2017-05-02

Arctis 5 takes part of the latest SteelSeries series of gaming headsets and incorporates 7.1 surround sound thanks to the DTX Headphone:X technology. The unit is available in both black and white colors, does pack configurable RGB lighting out the outside cup area and also adds a new level of customization thanks to the replaceable Sky Google Headbands. SteelSeries has reworked the ear cushions too and went with AirWeave material that was inspired by fabrics found in athletic clothing, so your ears won’t sweat during intense gaming sessions.

A Closer Look Part II

The ear cup hinges are made of good quality plastic and permit rotation up to 90 degrees:

On the side of the left ear cup, we can find some extra interfaces: the Microphone mute button along with the Volume wheel:

Further down, we can spot a connector for the main cable, but also a headphone share jack port for connecting another stereo headset to it in order to listen together with a friend:

The retractable microphone can be ejected only when needed:

The microphone offers very good quality voice pickup (tested via multiple Skype conferences), does have a frequency response between 100Hz and 10000Hz and also features noise cancellation; on its top chassis area, SteelSeries has placed LED lighting (in red color), which turns on when the microphone gets muted:

One other element of comfort for the Arctis 5 is the Sky Google Headband, which is designed to contour any head shape or size, evenly distributing the weight by eliminating all pressure points that fixed headbands do have:

The suspension band is fully removable and can be manually adjusted thanks to the Velcro material:

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