These headphones are okay, I've owned steelseries hardware in the past and these are no different to those (sound-wise).
They're comfortable to wear, nice and light and the advertised battery life is 24 hours which is a nice addition.
I've not tested this though as I tend to plug them in to charge after every session.
I plugged this into the usbC port of my ps5 to begin with, this however blocks the much needed usb port on the front of the console.
To combat this I bought a 90 degree usbC adaptor off Amazon but it created static and felt like it was causing strain on the port as it didn't lock in normally, So I used the included usb to usbC lead included with this set, it works out a little better for me as swapping from ps5 to pc is more convenient.
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>> (December 2021 edit): I ended up buying this lead to utilise the usbC port, as I've noticed the battery life degraded on my joypad so I wanted to free the port up for charging as I play, The lead works great please feel free to check out my brief review in the leads review section, here is the leads search reference number (copy/paste the random letters and numbers below into the Amazon search bar).
B098ND9KC5
(USB C Extension Cable Right Angle 0.3M/1FT,90 Degree USB-C 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps Female to Male Extended Cord)
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They sound okay, when I first plugged them in they sounded pretty quiet but since the last ps5 update they seem louder.
A selling point for steelseries seems to be "fully compatible with ps5 3d tempest audio"
But let's be real any headset even a £1 pair is compatible with Sony's 3d audio.
Speaking of the 3d audio.. it's pretty terrible the 3d audio produced by my old razor headset was much better and I could enable it on my pc too. Something that isn't possible with the arctis 7p. For £150 I expected more.
I don't think the disappointing 3d soundstage is steelseries fault as they're using Sony's tempest audio... It just sounds muffled at times, Sony need to fix this, AC Valhalla sounds completely different on PC, much better then on the ps5.
The software for the pc is okay, you can set up the EQ to your preference and it saves on the headset (carries over to the ps5), I tweaked the 'performance' preset a little and I've used that one since.
As I mentioned though the lack of 3d mode on the pc is a real letdown at this price-point, at least in my opinion.
It has a mute button on the headset (makes the light on the mic turn red), however the toggle button on the ps5 joypad works and is far more convenient, it doesn't activate the light though but providing you have the ps5 to automatically mute the mic on login it's no big deal.
It also comes with a lead to connect your headset to the joypads 3mm jack, it does seem to boost the mic volume / quality a little with it plugged in but it's still more than clear enough without it so I never use it (I prefer the freedom of true wireless that and I'm clumsy at times and I would no doubt forget it's plugged in lol).
Overall this was a solid buy, I wouldn't say they're worth a £150 price tag but if you have the money go for it, or wait for a price-drop/sale.
Hopefully they will add more features to the pc software in future updates (namely 3d audio), I'm not going to hold my breath though.
Unlike the official Sony headset the ps5 will not automatically change the audio source back to the TV when you turn them off (or visa versa). You will need to unplug the dongle or change it over manually (by pressing the ps-button, selecting the speaker and toggling HDMI or steelseries).
I hope this review helps you in some way.
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These headphones are okay, I've owned steelseries hardware in the past and these are no different to those (sound-wise).They're comfortable to wear, nice and light and the advertised battery life is 24 hours which is a nice addition.I've not tested this though as I tend to plug them in to charge after every session.I plugged this into the usbC port of my ps5 to begin with, this however blocks the much needed usb port on the front of the console.To combat this I bought a 90 degree usbC adaptor off Amazon but it created static and felt like it was causing strain on the port as it didn't lock in normally, So I used the included usb to usbC lead included with this set, it works out a little better for me as swapping from ps5 to pc is more convenient.--->> (December 2021 edit): I ended up buying this lead to utilise the usbC port, as I've noticed the battery life degraded on my joypad so I wanted to free the port up for charging as I play, The lead works great please feel free to check out my brief review in the leads review section, here is the leads search reference number (copy/paste the random letters and numbers below into the Amazon search bar).B098ND9KC5(USB C Extension Cable Right Angle 0.3M/1FT,90 Degree USB-C 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps Female to Male Extended Cord)---They sound okay, when I first plugged them in they sounded pretty quiet but since the last ps5 update they seem louder.A selling point for steelseries seems to be "fully compatible with ps5 3d tempest audio"But let's be real any headset even a £1 pair is compatible with Sony's 3d audio.Speaking of the 3d audio.. it's pretty terrible the 3d audio produced by my old razor headset was much better and I could enable it on my pc too. Something that isn't possible with the arctis 7p. For £150 I expected more.I don't think the disappointing 3d soundstage is steelseries fault as they're using Sony's tempest audio... It just sounds muffled at times, Sony need to fix this, AC Valhalla sounds completely different on PC, much better then on the ps5.The software for the pc is okay, you can set up the EQ to your preference and it saves on the headset (carries over to the ps5), I tweaked the 'performance' preset a little and I've used that one since.As I mentioned though the lack of 3d mode on the pc is a real letdown at this price-point, at least in my opinion.It has a mute button on the headset (makes the light on the mic turn red), however the toggle button on the ps5 joypad works and is far more convenient, it doesn't activate the light though but providing you have the ps5 to automatically mute the mic on login it's no big deal.It also comes with a lead to connect your headset to the joypads 3mm jack, it does seem to boost the mic volume / quality a little with it plugged in but it's still more than clear enough without it so I never use it (I prefer the freedom of true wireless that and I'm clumsy at times and I would no doubt forget it's plugged in lol).Overall this was a solid buy, I wouldn't say they're worth a £150 price tag but if you have the money go for it, or wait for a price-drop/sale.Hopefully they will add more features to the pc software in future updates (namely 3d audio), I'm not going to hold my breath though.Unlike the official Sony headset the ps5 will not automatically change the audio source back to the TV when you turn them off (or visa versa). You will need to unplug the dongle or change it over manually (by pressing the ps-button, selecting the speaker and toggling HDMI or steelseries).I hope this review helps you in some way.
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These headphones are okay, I've owned steelseries hardware in the past and these are no different to those (sound-wise).
They're comfortable to wear, nice and light and the advertised battery life is 24 hours which is a nice addition.
I've not tested this though as I tend to plug them in to charge after every session.
I plugged this into the usbC port of my ps5 to begin with, this however blocks the much needed usb port on the front of the console.
To combat this I bought a 90 degree usbC adaptor off Amazon but it created static and felt like it was causing strain on the port as it didn't lock in normally, So I used the included usb to usbC lead included with this set, it works out a little better for me as swapping from ps5 to pc is more convenient.
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>> (December 2021 edit): I ended up buying this lead to utilise the usbC port, as I've noticed the battery life degraded on my joypad so I wanted to free the port up for charging as I play, The lead works great please feel free to check out my brief review in the leads review section, here is the leads search reference number (copy/paste the random letters and numbers below into the Amazon search bar).
B098ND9KC5
(USB C Extension Cable Right Angle 0.3M/1FT,90 Degree USB-C 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps Female to Male Extended Cord)
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They sound okay, when I first plugged them in they sounded pretty quiet but since the last ps5 update they seem louder.
A selling point for steelseries seems to be "fully compatible with ps5 3d tempest audio"
But let's be real any headset even a £1 pair is compatible with Sony's 3d audio.
Speaking of the 3d audio.. it's pretty terrible the 3d audio produced by my old razor headset was much better and I could enable it on my pc too. Something that isn't possible with the arctis 7p. For £150 I expected more.
I don't think the disappointing 3d soundstage is steelseries fault as they're using Sony's tempest audio... It just sounds muffled at times, Sony need to fix this, AC Valhalla sounds completely different on PC, much better then on the ps5.
The software for the pc is okay, you can set up the EQ to your preference and it saves on the headset (carries over to the ps5), I tweaked the 'performance' preset a little and I've used that one since.
As I mentioned though the lack of 3d mode on the pc is a real letdown at this price-point, at least in my opinion.
It has a mute button on the headset (makes the light on the mic turn red), however the toggle button on the ps5 joypad works and is far more convenient, it doesn't activate the light though but providing you have the ps5 to automatically mute the mic on login it's no big deal.
It also comes with a lead to connect your headset to the joypads 3mm jack, it does seem to boost the mic volume / quality a little with it plugged in but it's still more than clear enough without it so I never use it (I prefer the freedom of true wireless that and I'm clumsy at times and I would no doubt forget it's plugged in lol).
Overall this was a solid buy, I wouldn't say they're worth a £150 price tag but if you have the money go for it, or wait for a price-drop/sale.
Hopefully they will add more features to the pc software in future updates (namely 3d audio), I'm not going to hold my breath though.
Unlike the official Sony headset the ps5 will not automatically change the audio source back to the TV when you turn them off (or visa versa). You will need to unplug the dongle or change it over manually (by pressing the ps-button, selecting the speaker and toggling HDMI or steelseries).
I hope this review helps you in some way.
They're comfortable to wear, nice and light and the advertised battery life is 24 hours which is a nice addition.
I've not tested this though as I tend to plug them in to charge after every session.
I plugged this into the usbC port of my ps5 to begin with, this however blocks the much needed usb port on the front of the console.
To combat this I bought a 90 degree usbC adaptor off Amazon but it created static and felt like it was causing strain on the port as it didn't lock in normally, So I used the included usb to usbC lead included with this set, it works out a little better for me as swapping from ps5 to pc is more convenient.
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>> (December 2021 edit): I ended up buying this lead to utilise the usbC port, as I've noticed the battery life degraded on my joypad so I wanted to free the port up for charging as I play, The lead works great please feel free to check out my brief review in the leads review section, here is the leads search reference number (copy/paste the random letters and numbers below into the Amazon search bar).
B098ND9KC5
(USB C Extension Cable Right Angle 0.3M/1FT,90 Degree USB-C 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps Female to Male Extended Cord)
---
They sound okay, when I first plugged them in they sounded pretty quiet but since the last ps5 update they seem louder.
A selling point for steelseries seems to be "fully compatible with ps5 3d tempest audio"
But let's be real any headset even a £1 pair is compatible with Sony's 3d audio.
Speaking of the 3d audio.. it's pretty terrible the 3d audio produced by my old razor headset was much better and I could enable it on my pc too. Something that isn't possible with the arctis 7p. For £150 I expected more.
I don't think the disappointing 3d soundstage is steelseries fault as they're using Sony's tempest audio... It just sounds muffled at times, Sony need to fix this, AC Valhalla sounds completely different on PC, much better then on the ps5.
The software for the pc is okay, you can set up the EQ to your preference and it saves on the headset (carries over to the ps5), I tweaked the 'performance' preset a little and I've used that one since.
As I mentioned though the lack of 3d mode on the pc is a real letdown at this price-point, at least in my opinion.
It has a mute button on the headset (makes the light on the mic turn red), however the toggle button on the ps5 joypad works and is far more convenient, it doesn't activate the light though but providing you have the ps5 to automatically mute the mic on login it's no big deal.
It also comes with a lead to connect your headset to the joypads 3mm jack, it does seem to boost the mic volume / quality a little with it plugged in but it's still more than clear enough without it so I never use it (I prefer the freedom of true wireless that and I'm clumsy at times and I would no doubt forget it's plugged in lol).
Overall this was a solid buy, I wouldn't say they're worth a £150 price tag but if you have the money go for it, or wait for a price-drop/sale.
Hopefully they will add more features to the pc software in future updates (namely 3d audio), I'm not going to hold my breath though.
Unlike the official Sony headset the ps5 will not automatically change the audio source back to the TV when you turn them off (or visa versa). You will need to unplug the dongle or change it over manually (by pressing the ps-button, selecting the speaker and toggling HDMI or steelseries).
I hope this review helps you in some way.
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Wireless gaming on a budget without any audio lag
Reviewed in the United States on 20 September 2021
Orcatrainer
Reviewed in the United States on 20 September 2021
This headset is also really comfortable. After briefly adjusting the Velcro suspension strap, I easily settled in for a number of comfortable gaming sessions. The strap was comfortable and elastic, applying just the right amount of pressure to keep the headset snug on my head.
However, it being wireless, walking around my apartment occasionally made it feel a little loose. These headphones are definitely designed for use while seated, despite not actually needing to be all that close to whatever you’re gaming on. Even relatively gentle movement can jostle things a bit.
Also, loved the fact I could plug the USB-C dongle to my phone, and use the headset to make hand free calls.
In short…
GOOD 👍
+ Good sound.
+ Solid connectivity options.
+ No audio lag.
+ Long range.
+ Good surround sound.
+ Comfortable.
+ Can be used on different devices equipped with USB-C port.
NOT SO GOOD 👎
- Reliance on an app for using some features.
- Slightly overemphasized bass.
- Mic struggles with bass.
In conclusion, this is a reasonably priced, fully featured, and convenient wireless headphone. It doesn't nail everything, but hits an overall bar of quality you'd have to spend considerably more to match.
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Giuseppe P
Love this headset! Perfect for PS5 Gaming!
Reviewed in Canada on 28 July 2021
Leonhard C
Titel: Beeindruckendes kabelloses Gaming-Headset mit einigen Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten
Reviewed in Germany on 28 May 2023
