

This is particularly true for music, which has very little bass and a flat, lifeless profile across genres. But compared to another $200 wireless gaming headset, like the Logitech Pro X Wireless, it’s lacking a little depth and subtlety.


The sound is good overall, particularly for video games. My only complaint about the Arctis 9’s game performance is that the sound is not markedly different from the SteelSeries Arctis 7, which itself didn’t have the richest or most nuanced soundscape. I always said I wished more gaming companies would embrace this design, but as headsets like the Logitech G733 prove, the design isn’t as effortless as SteelSeries makes it look. That means there’s no tedious fiddling with notches, even if you share the headset with a spouse or housemate. Instead of adjustable notches, the Arctis 9 has an elastic headband that adjusts to your head automatically each time you wear it. Like other Arctis headsets, the SteelSeries Arctis 9 uses what SteelSeries calls a “ski goggles” design.

There’s no RGB lighting or inventive design flourishes it’s just an elegant, comfortable gaming headset. You could very easily wear this headset out of the house without a single errant glance. There’s a retractable mic in the left earcup, and not much else by way of adornment. The signature Arctis soundscape emphasizes both subtle and critical in-game sounds, allowing you to hear every detail for an audio advantage.Īn optimized battery provides up to 20+ hours of nonstop wireless usage, so you can game all day and night on a single charge.ĭTS Headphone:X v2.0 provides incredibly accurate surround sound positional cues for PC.Beyond that, the Arctis 9 features the classic Arctis design you’ve almost certainly seen before: a plain, lightweight black plastic chassis with an elastic headband on top. The Discord-certified mic uses a bidirectional design, the same used by aircraft carrier deck crews, for superior noise cancellation so your voice sounds clear and natural.ĭial in your perfect balance of game and chat audio using on-ear headphone controls on the fly without pausing your game. Go wireless on any Bluetooth-enabled device, and even use both wireless types at the same time so you can easily take calls, listen to music, or VoIP chat while gaming or on the go. The Arctis 9 dual wireless headset combines high performance 2.4 GHz wireless for premium gaming audio on PC and PlayStation, with the convenience of simultaneous Bluetooth connectivity for everything else.įeatures ultra-low latency 2.4GHz lossless wireless for high fidelity audio, so you can enjoy an immersive lag-free wireless gaming experience on both PC and PlayStation.
