I bought two other headsets to compare with the Arctis 7’s; the HyperX Cloud 2’s and the PS Platinum. The Clouds were great all purpose headphones, which is what I was looking for, while the Platinums were fantastic on the PS4 with Headset Companion app but not the best for music. But both hurt my head after wearing them for a short amount of time. This surprised me with the Clouds as they are one of the most comfortable headsets for most people. The Arctis 7’s were extremely comfortable but like I said I wanted more than stereo for games and they were decent for music.
I decided I was going to have to spend more to get all that I wanted. I also had $100 in credits at Best Buy so I exchanged the three above and got the Arctis Wireless Pro headphones. Wow!! Best sound of any headphones, earbuds, etc., I’ve ever had. Audiophile quality.
These come with a DAC box you can hook up to your PS4 or PC and support 7.1, DTS X and Dolby for 3D sound. You can change everything you need to on the DAC without having to use the PC software with the exception of firmware updates. Can even create your own equalizer settings in addition to the existing profiles like Immersion, Performance, Music, Entertainment, etc.
These also have dual wireless so I use the 2.4ghz for the PS4 and Bluetooth for my phone at the same time so you can answer calls or listen to music off the phone while you’re gaming.
Another excellent feature is the covers on the earcups are held on by magnets and come off, and the right earcup holds the battery, which you get two of. The other battery charges in a slot on the side of the DAC. So when the battery in the earcup gets low, you just switch them out and, voila, you got a fully charged headset. No more worries about your headset dying on you or charging with a cord (though they give you a cord for this option as well if you prefer). Genius.
The DAC has a display on the front so you can see everything you’re doing, whether changing settings on the DAC itself or from the headset. The volume rocker pushes down so when you want to change other things than main volume you just push and click it to change chat mix, BT volume, equalizer settings and so on.
The mic retracts into the earcup and lights up red on the end when you mute it so you know for sure it’s muted.
Like the Arctis 7’s these have the same “ski goggle” strap so it feels like they are floating on your head, no pressure points. I could wear these things all day.
No doubt, they are expensive, but the credits brought them down to a great price for all that you are getting. I would say they are worth it even at the regular price but I know opinions vary on that. Definitely worth it for the price I paid. They hook up a bit differently than other headsets using a toslink cable and USB to the back of the DAC with the toslink hooking up to the back of the PS4 Pro but they include all the cables you need.
They have a black matte finish and have an understated look that doesn’t scream gaming headset whatsoever but you can dress them up a bit with 3 different options of colored earcups and strap that are sold separately.
Highly recommended for gaming, music, movies, everything.
