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Confusing Arctis lineup

PopsicleHustler
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Hello. I'm currently looking for a decent headset for gaming/music. Stumbling upon Arctis lineup made be super confused. There are Arctis 1, 5, 7, 7+, 7X, Pro etc etc...  I've tried friend's Arctis 7 wireless and honestly I'm not impressed. For 150 euro headset they sound terrible. With all the buzz words like DTS, High ress audio being thrown around, I was expecting some super crisp audio. What I got was dull, very quite audio with limited sound range.  

 

So is it the headset, or is there some software magic that I have to perform to get more sound out of them? And whats the difference between 7 Wireless, 9 Wireless and Pro Wireless? 

 

Originally I was considering getting Arctis Pro  with DAC, but now I have my doubts after trying Arctis 7. 

 

Since we're here, can you recommend good headset in 300 euro range? I'm mainly looking for audio performance. Mic quality, wired or wireless I don't care.

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3 minutes ago, PopsicleHustler said:

Hello. I'm currently looking for a decent headset for gaming/music. Stumbling upon Arctis lineup made be super confused. There are Arctis 1, 5, 7, 7+, 7X, Pro etc etc...  I've tried friend's Arctis 7 wireless and honestly I'm not impressed. For 150 euro headset they sound terrible. With all the buzz words like DTS, High ress audio being thrown around, I was expecting some super crisp audio. What I got was dull, very quite audio with limited sound range.  

 

So is it the headset, or is there some software magic that I have to perform to get more sound out of them? And whats the difference between 7 Wireless, 9 Wireless and Pro Wireless? 

 

Originally I was considering getting Arctis Pro  with DAC, but now I have my doubts after trying Arctis 7. 

 

Since we're here, can you recommend good headset in 300 euro range? I'm mainly looking for audio performance. Mic quality, wired or wireless I don't care.

I would recommend  getting Beyer Dynamic, DT-770, 880 or 990's - if you don't have a amp, get 80/32 ohm version and a ModMic, best setup ever.. Last forever and can be repaired fully. All spare parts including different ear cups, drivers, new leather, screws you name it. 

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For that budget i'd probably swing towards the Beyerdynamic DT 990 Edition 32Ohm and combine it with a modmic. You won't need an AMP to get good audio from that, it's extremely comfortable and the mic is decent.

 

Or the Beyerdynamic MMX300 if you really want an all-in-one solution.

 

And like @DoctorNick mentioned you can buy spare parts way past after it stops selling in the future. Beyer even offers in-house repairs. 

If someone did not use reason to reach their conclusion in the first place, you cannot use reason to convince them otherwise.

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