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7 reviews for SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless Gaming Headset
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Anthony C. –
I’ve gone through exactly 3 headsets (The official Microsoft Xbox One headset, PlayStation Gold Wireless headset 2018, and a Razor headset) looking for a viable option that had both DECENT audio and mic quality, as all the headsets I’ve purchased have had build quality issues and terrible mic quality. I’ve given up on picking up a wireless headset as from what I’ve seen, are incredibly expensive. I saw the ad for the SteelSeries Arctic 1 headset and it seemed too good to be true (very cheap price for a wireless headset, and interchange between 3 consoles) and to my surprise, it lived up to pretty much all its claims.
Wireless connectivity works seamlessly with its included dongle, and I have had zero dropouts or latency issues with it on both PS4 and Nintendo Switch. I originally purchased this headset primarily for the PS4, as I imagined wireless headsets were completely incompatible with the Nintendo Switch, but the headset does in-fact work effortlessly and all the buttons on the headset (Mic Mute On/Off, Volume Dial) work on both systems. Mic quality is excellent as well as audio quality, it’s perfectly balanced and not ridiculously skewed towards bass, and the volume can be raised very high on both consoles if you want. Battery life so far has also been great, it’s something I haven’t had to worry about when using and I only had to charge them once every week out of habit. The headset itself doesn’t feel flimsy and seems decently built, It’s pretty light and is surprisingly comfortable to wear, so much I use it also when I’m on my laptop. The only thing that slightly annoys me is that when I switch playing consoles and want to use the headset on it, I have to get up and unplug the headset dongle and connect it to the console I’m using (say, from the PS4 to the Nintendo Switch). This is pretty much a first world problem, but it’s something I’ve come across every once in a while.
Overall I have to say I’m really loving this headset, if you were on the fence for this thing I really recommend you give it a try.
UPDATE June 2020: It’s been 8 months since I’ve bought this headset, and I just wanted to report back that it has held up ROCK SOLID. This thing is by all means not flimsy, and the battery life has held up incredibly well. I’ve been gaming really long sessions, roughly 5-6 hours long each with friends online, and this thing just keeps going with no issues whatsoever. One of the few purchases I’ve made that I can say was absolutely worth it.
FINAL UPDATE April 2021: Managed to get myself a PS5 and happy to say the headset works flawlessly with it. The new thing I love about the headset now is that the PS5 has a USB-C port in the front, which means you don’t have to use the included cable that comes with the headset dongle for USB-A, you can plug it directly to the PS5 and it sits flush and is almost unnoticeable.
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Brandon Carreiro –
These gaming headphones are great, I used one pair for 2+ years without any issues at all, I ended up dropping them one too many times and had to buy another after nearly 3 full years of use and funny enough I bought the exact same headset because of how impressed I was with the quality/experience.
They’re very comfortable forgiving if dropped due to the lightweight and flexible build. Honestly, having the wireless option is so much better than anything else offered on the market, if you’re looking for a wireless gaming headset, look no further.
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Brian Ortiz –
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Amazon Customer –
These headphones are great for gaming as you have the mic but if you just want to use the headphones just pull out the detachable microphone,they have noise cancellation which is good the only thing wrong with that is you have to shout louder for your children to hear you 🤯
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AnSu –
Bought this as a gift for my nephew and he loved it. Worthy to buy and highly recommend. Came well packed and delivered.
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Alice –
I purchased the SteelSeries Arctis 1 headset in May of 2022. It’s over 2 years and I’ve put these through A LOT. I’ve finally decided to write a review because I’m impressed!
1. Battery life: I sleep in them. Most days they’re probably turned on at least 12 hours and often upwards of 18 hours. I’ve let them die completely many many times. I also over charged them many times. The battery life on this headset is OUTSTANDING. If I let them charge up fully (well beyond the light turning green), they will last 12 or more hours even after the 2 years of the abuse I’ve put the battery through. Yes, I have to charge them a little more often than I did when I first got them, but that only equates to once a day. When I’m traveling or my usage is lower, I charge them once every 2-4 days.
2. Durability: Did I mention I sleep in these? I also sleep on my side quite a lot (idk how, it just works for me). They’re structurally sound. I bend the headband a little tighter ever couple months. Only now am I starting to see the padding on the headband start to flake off a little. There’s no issues with the connection between the left and right, nothing has shorted out. The mute switch and microphone still work. The charging light still works. The volume wheel might be slightly looser but still works as expected.
3. Sound quality: as with any over-ear headset the sound quality isn’t as great as earbuds which is what I used exclusively before I got this set. I remember it not being as good as what I was used to. However, it has not deteriorated AT ALL over time. They sound the same as the day I got them. The beeping noise that it makes when the headset is dying has gotten quieter over time, which I love because it no longer wakes me up if it starts beeping in the middle of the night.
4. Design: Pretty standard design with a few improvements. I love that if I’m trying to plug the cord in while it’s on my head or in the dark, it’s pretty easy. They designed it so the cord just goes into the port in the most obvious spot. I haven’t had such success on my work headsets in the past. I also like how the earpieces swivel. I have often put it on with one hand.
5. Fit: I’m a 5’3″ female. Honestly, they’re a tiny bit big for me. Yah, they’re a little loose but that’s only a problem rarely. My BF has the same pair (due to my influence). He’s 6’2″ and they’re a little small for him. He uses them for gaming and switches to earbuds for everything else.
6. Mic: I don’t usually have the mic in. I only use it for gaming in groups which is typically a couple nights a week. I just leave it live and haven’t had complaints from my (unabashedly honest) friends. They’ve also said that the sound quality is better than what I had before (which was an old apple earbud mic). It does pick up my BF if we’re in the same room, but that’s probably more of an issue with the settings in discord.
Overall, great headset. It has exceeded my expectations (especially after using the crappy Jabra wireless headsets at work. The Jabra headset seems to go on and off even when my work PC is in the lock screen and isn’t in use. I use a mac outside of work. When my mac is off, the headset shuts off after a couple minutes and doesn’t come back on; off is off.
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César Zárate –
Me encantaron estos audífonos. Ya no tengo que conectar ningún cable para usar audífonos con mi Switch. Ya he usado por largas sesiones los audífonos y todo suena muy bien y no soy capaz de notar retraso en el audio, además de que son muy cómodos y al ser de tela las almoadillas, los siento más frescos que los que tenía antes. Lo que me preocupaba es que no tuviera un adaptador para conectar el aparato al dock pero sí lo tiene y puedo jugar perfectamente desde mi sillón.
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Anthony C. –
I’ve gone through exactly 3 headsets (The official Microsoft Xbox One headset, PlayStation Gold Wireless headset 2018, and a Razor headset) looking for a viable option that had both DECENT audio and mic quality, as all the headsets I’ve purchased have had build quality issues and terrible mic quality. I’ve given up on picking up a wireless headset as from what I’ve seen, are incredibly expensive. I saw the ad for the SteelSeries Arctic 1 headset and it seemed too good to be true (very cheap price for a wireless headset, and interchange between 3 consoles) and to my surprise, it lived up to pretty much all its claims.
Wireless connectivity works seamlessly with its included dongle, and I have had zero dropouts or latency issues with it on both PS4 and Nintendo Switch. I originally purchased this headset primarily for the PS4, as I imagined wireless headsets were completely incompatible with the Nintendo Switch, but the headset does in-fact work effortlessly and all the buttons on the headset (Mic Mute On/Off, Volume Dial) work on both systems. Mic quality is excellent as well as audio quality, it’s perfectly balanced and not ridiculously skewed towards bass, and the volume can be raised very high on both consoles if you want. Battery life so far has also been great, it’s something I haven’t had to worry about when using and I only had to charge them once every week out of habit. The headset itself doesn’t feel flimsy and seems decently built, It’s pretty light and is surprisingly comfortable to wear, so much I use it also when I’m on my laptop. The only thing that slightly annoys me is that when I switch playing consoles and want to use the headset on it, I have to get up and unplug the headset dongle and connect it to the console I’m using (say, from the PS4 to the Nintendo Switch). This is pretty much a first world problem, but it’s something I’ve come across every once in a while.
Overall I have to say I’m really loving this headset, if you were on the fence for this thing I really recommend you give it a try.
UPDATE June 2020: It’s been 8 months since I’ve bought this headset, and I just wanted to report back that it has held up ROCK SOLID. This thing is by all means not flimsy, and the battery life has held up incredibly well. I’ve been gaming really long sessions, roughly 5-6 hours long each with friends online, and this thing just keeps going with no issues whatsoever. One of the few purchases I’ve made that I can say was absolutely worth it.
FINAL UPDATE April 2021: Managed to get myself a PS5 and happy to say the headset works flawlessly with it. The new thing I love about the headset now is that the PS5 has a USB-C port in the front, which means you don’t have to use the included cable that comes with the headset dongle for USB-A, you can plug it directly to the PS5 and it sits flush and is almost unnoticeable.
Brandon Carreiro –
These gaming headphones are great, I used one pair for 2+ years without any issues at all, I ended up dropping them one too many times and had to buy another after nearly 3 full years of use and funny enough I bought the exact same headset because of how impressed I was with the quality/experience.
They’re very comfortable forgiving if dropped due to the lightweight and flexible build. Honestly, having the wireless option is so much better than anything else offered on the market, if you’re looking for a wireless gaming headset, look no further.
Brian Ortiz –
acaban de legar y puse mi musica fav y la verdad se escucha goat
Amazon Customer –
These headphones are great for gaming as you have the mic but if you just want to use the headphones just pull out the detachable microphone,they have noise cancellation which is good the only thing wrong with that is you have to shout louder for your children to hear you 🤯
AnSu –
Bought this as a gift for my nephew and he loved it. Worthy to buy and highly recommend. Came well packed and delivered.
Alice –
I purchased the SteelSeries Arctis 1 headset in May of 2022. It’s over 2 years and I’ve put these through A LOT. I’ve finally decided to write a review because I’m impressed!
1. Battery life: I sleep in them. Most days they’re probably turned on at least 12 hours and often upwards of 18 hours. I’ve let them die completely many many times. I also over charged them many times. The battery life on this headset is OUTSTANDING. If I let them charge up fully (well beyond the light turning green), they will last 12 or more hours even after the 2 years of the abuse I’ve put the battery through. Yes, I have to charge them a little more often than I did when I first got them, but that only equates to once a day. When I’m traveling or my usage is lower, I charge them once every 2-4 days.
2. Durability: Did I mention I sleep in these? I also sleep on my side quite a lot (idk how, it just works for me). They’re structurally sound. I bend the headband a little tighter ever couple months. Only now am I starting to see the padding on the headband start to flake off a little. There’s no issues with the connection between the left and right, nothing has shorted out. The mute switch and microphone still work. The charging light still works. The volume wheel might be slightly looser but still works as expected.
3. Sound quality: as with any over-ear headset the sound quality isn’t as great as earbuds which is what I used exclusively before I got this set. I remember it not being as good as what I was used to. However, it has not deteriorated AT ALL over time. They sound the same as the day I got them. The beeping noise that it makes when the headset is dying has gotten quieter over time, which I love because it no longer wakes me up if it starts beeping in the middle of the night.
4. Design: Pretty standard design with a few improvements. I love that if I’m trying to plug the cord in while it’s on my head or in the dark, it’s pretty easy. They designed it so the cord just goes into the port in the most obvious spot. I haven’t had such success on my work headsets in the past. I also like how the earpieces swivel. I have often put it on with one hand.
5. Fit: I’m a 5’3″ female. Honestly, they’re a tiny bit big for me. Yah, they’re a little loose but that’s only a problem rarely. My BF has the same pair (due to my influence). He’s 6’2″ and they’re a little small for him. He uses them for gaming and switches to earbuds for everything else.
6. Mic: I don’t usually have the mic in. I only use it for gaming in groups which is typically a couple nights a week. I just leave it live and haven’t had complaints from my (unabashedly honest) friends. They’ve also said that the sound quality is better than what I had before (which was an old apple earbud mic). It does pick up my BF if we’re in the same room, but that’s probably more of an issue with the settings in discord.
Overall, great headset. It has exceeded my expectations (especially after using the crappy Jabra wireless headsets at work. The Jabra headset seems to go on and off even when my work PC is in the lock screen and isn’t in use. I use a mac outside of work. When my mac is off, the headset shuts off after a couple minutes and doesn’t come back on; off is off.
César Zárate –
Me encantaron estos audífonos. Ya no tengo que conectar ningún cable para usar audífonos con mi Switch.
Ya he usado por largas sesiones los audífonos y todo suena muy bien y no soy capaz de notar retraso en el audio, además de que son muy cómodos y al ser de tela las almoadillas, los siento más frescos que los que tenía antes.
Lo que me preocupaba es que no tuviera un adaptador para conectar el aparato al dock pero sí lo tiene y puedo jugar perfectamente desde mi sillón.