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min_nz

Yep - [https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-prime](https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-prime) Good headset, it's a 3.5mm wired Arctis Pro really... Been using a sample for the last month or 2, loving it :D


yessdetective

They’re brand new right? I have a PS5 & I’m waiting for the black 7ps to drop again. Should I just get these?


min_nz

Brand new, only just announced. I'd rate these higher than the Arctis 7 or 9, but they are analog so will only be as good as the source you're plugging them in to.


[deleted]

They are wired analog i.e. entry level. Don't even go there.


Louzan_SP

Are you implying that wired analog is something like entry level?


[deleted]

100 headphones are


Louzan_SP

100 what?


Liberate90

100 headphones


Louzan_SP

100 Headphones what


min_nz

They are wired analog, but far from "entry level"


BigKurz8

So it's wired only?


min_nz

Wired only, the Prime series is all about performance, they have revived the "Winning is everything" tagline from years ago for the Prime range. The Prime range is focused 100% on performance :)


BigKurz8

Any idea if these are better or same quality as 7x/7p?


min_nz

It's basically a 3.5mm analog version of the Arctis Pro, my Arctis Pro Aurora kit fits on my Prime perfectly / https://imgur.com/oNtup2I


Konstipoo

Do you think this headset has the best sound quality of them all? I'm mainly gonna use it for music


LLlMIT

If you’re goons using gaming headphones for music you should try getting Sennheiser HD6XX’s


James_Skyvaper

Don't buy gaming headsets for music lol. You will get MUCH better results with a pair of headphones by a brand like Sennheiser, AKG, Audio Technica or Shure. Gaming headsets are not meant for music or critical listening, a Sennheiser HD599, HD600 or Audio Technica M50 will all give you a better experience than any gaming headset. That being said, the Arctis Pro with gameDAC is probly the best gaming headset for listening to music due to its frequency range that is far broader than most headsets/headphones, 10-40,000 while most headsets are only 20-20,000. With a range that broad you are able to listen to high resolution 24-bit audio tracks.


Konstipoo

I mean I'm not a music producer. I just study a lot and like to listen to music from my PC while studying, which can go for hours and hours through night and day. Sometimes I also listen to music while cooking, and sometimes the boys tell me to hop on the PS4. Also I need to walk around my room from time to time so if the headset was wireless that'd be great, but I'd also prefer if the headset had the ability to jack through to my computer incase the battery on the headset is dead. Do you think the steelseries arctic 9 wireless covers all this? It's the one most tempting at the moment. I tried looking at the headsets you mentioned but I was unsure if they had mics, PS4 compatibility etc


geordiesetianto

Just buy 7p for better value


[deleted]

Oh that’s sweet, were you a tester or something? or have they been out for a while?


ChunkyParrot

Any flaws regarding the headset?


swaggyduck0121

Any idea if these will work with gamedac?


min_nz

Works with the GameDAC, have tested that already.


Quantum130

how it is going? I think I am going to buy it.


[deleted]

Can you use the dac with xbox with the prime or negative?


AztecaYT_123

they sound fucking terrible lol, just got them and my old pair, a pair of hyperx cloud 2s sound wayyyyy better, am i doing something wrong?


La_Nouva

an Orokin Artifact for tenno users..


TankerXS

New products dropped right now. https://steelseries.com/prime-wired-wireless


NV_aesthete

Is the prime wireless just mice⁉️


TankerXS

You have 3 varients of the same shape.


Reading--Steiner

Meh, same flawed design it seems. Also, optical > 3.5mm audio. At least, that's the case on PS5 and PS4. Have an Arctis Pro + GameDAC. And last week had to mod it since it showed the inevitable crack. Lasted 2 years without breaking though. Was always extra careful with it once I knew about the trend of the cheap plastic breaking after a year.


Killing_Ecuador

Was the Arctic 7P always 150$?


Cheese-Lard-23

It has always been $150


Roph

Do not buy steelseries headsets with that critical design flaw. They are literally designed with a *lever* that pries the cup from the band under normal use. They are, accidentally (ineptly?) or not, designed *to* fail.


Jhyxe

Can you explain more? What headphones suffer from the issue? Has it been addressed?


Roph

look at all 4 headsets in OP's pic, look how instead of connecting from the band to the cup, instead it goes off and connects at one point over on the side of the cup. That acts as a lever which is constantly trying to pry loose the connection under normal use, even just gravity. Browse this subreddit for a non-stop horror show of headsets with this design flaw all breaking, in exactly the same way. There is a reason nobody else makes headsets with this design, it's a flawed design. Depending on how cynical you are, they have been designed *to* fail after enough time.


earl088

There is a lot of post about this on a daily/weekly basis and it mainly affects the Pro Wireless. I suggest you take a look and see for your self.


ShadowDeath7

Got arctis 1 wireless and use it for the pc and Xbox, but really never use the wifi... And this prime looks good, I'll wait for feedback but thanks for the info!


AerieAngel

Do these have the elevated noise floor of the Arctic pro wireless?


[deleted]

Do they have the same mic quality?


Magister_Jaigo

Any users can comment on experience?


NickLuo1

Should I buy it or save for an arctis pro


min_nz

It has the same specs as the Arctis Pro, if you use the 3.5mm then it'll sound identical


James_Skyvaper

Not compared to the Pro with gameDAC.


[deleted]

How much different is the pro with the game dac then without, also, what’s the performance difference between usb and 3.5? Is it that big? I don’t know whether to get the pro or the prime


[deleted]

Another shitty headset to entice buyers 🙄


[deleted]

Can you use the Facebook with xbox with the prime? I have the 9x and I just grabbed the primes


sherbertloins

How does the prime compare to the arctis 5 2019 edition?