What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
The audio is outstanding, deep and articulate, both on ps4 and pc. Bass is actually crisp. The knob that sits on your desk is amazingly handy and for whatever reason very satisfying to use.
They are excellently crafted. They're great and incredibly versatile and comfortable. Is there some sort of extra padding i could buy to make them a little deeper?
The retractable boom mic and removable (replaceable) usb interface cable are nice to have features and allow for a more worry free and compact transport of the headset in my laptop bag. The mic is bi-directional, meaning it accepts sounds from both th... Read More
Highlights
Quality
I haven't received any complaints over the quality of the microphone.
The fabric is soft and breathable and the sound quality is wonderful.
I was also having issues with getting it to function properly, the mic was super quiet, but after messing with the settings tha... Read More
Even playing with the equalizer or using the music preset, it just seems lacking in the midrange.
Price
Generally good but it's price little bit expensive to normal person
Shipping
Only cons are the surround sound is horrible and mine came in with a bad adapter so i had to buy another one from steel series ... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Was a little confusing to set up at first, but eventually figured it out.
Now the steelseries arctis design is way better and strong!
After bouncing around 5 types of headsets this summer i finally landed on the arctis 5.
I went to the steelseries website to download the software, which is probably what the instructions would have had me do anyway.
Competitiveness
The only clue to it not being brand new was the lack of instruction manual and pack-in stickers (which i confirmed the existenc... Read More
Looked on steelseries website and to buy a whole new fresh cord it's $30, but haven't had a need to do that yet.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, comfortable, quality, new and good. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 288 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 27 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The light design of the headset is extremely nice i barely notice them at all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have read a few other reviews where customers have mentioned the lack of in line controls outside of the detachable desktop volume channel controller that also serves as the passive usb power sourcing for the rgb features
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If the cable would have had built in mic line controls the headset would have a replaceable interface cable at all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is not cost effective to manufacture replacement cables with additional electronic controls built in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Got super high and slapped these babies on
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Spent 5 hrs listening to 8d music
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Took a second to figure out the setup and the jack is a tad loose so it falls out every now and then
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Seems theres no difference between new and refubrished actris 5
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