SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Gaming Headset Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2019-02-22

The new Arctic Pro Wireless headset is easy to set up, while the multitude of configuration options can be accessed either using the base station or SteelSeries Engine 3. Thanks to the chassis materials, the headset is quite light, while the adjustable woven sky google fabric suspension headband makes sure it will fit all head sizes and shapes. As the manufacturer does explain, only the Arctis Pro + GameDAC offering is fully Hi-Res audio certified, since the 2.4GHz wireless tech cannot support sampling rates higher than 48K. Even in this situation, we do find the same Hi-Res drivers as with the wired (GameDAC) version, while the 2.4GHz transmission mode used is lossless, for high-fidelity purposes.

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A Closer Look Part III

The sides of the station are made from shiny black plastic, which pick quite a bit of fingerprints; in the front, it comes with a control knob (that can be pushed inwards as well), a secondary (back) button, but also the OLED screen:

 

 

 

The right side comes with a slot, where we can insert one of the included rechargeable batteries, so we have one of it kept charged at all times:

 

 

 

In the back, it accommodates one Line-in jack, a Line-out jack, a DC-in port, a miniUSB jack, one Optical in and one Optical out; depending on the selected setup, connections will be done differently:

 

 

 

The bottom area of the unit does feature a large rubber foot, with the product code name, power rating but also serial number:

 

 

 

The cardboard box houses a lot more accessories:

 

 

 

Besides the manual, we will also get a small leaflet for feedback purposes:

 

 

 

 

Many connectivity cables are available, along with a microphone windscreen and an additional battery:

 

 

 

The mobile audio cable will be used to connect the headset directly to our smartphone or other devices that use the same jack type (microphone/headphone combo port):

 

 

 

The supplied USB cable will be used for charging the battery inside the headset directly, without removing it and charging at the base station:

 

 

 

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