If your budget doesn't stretch that extra $50 for the wireless version, you won't find a more complete package for 250 bucks.

We were quite enamoured with the Arctis 3 Bluetooth headset we reviewed last month (you can read more about that here ), but since then SteelSeries has sent us an upgrade to take a closer look at.

Does the SteelSeries Arctis Pro + GameDAC offer enough to justify the high price tag Find out in our review

The SteelSeries Arctis Pro + GameDAC sets a new standard for wired gaming headsets. Not only is it extremely well-designed and comfortable, but as far as audio quality goes, it sits above the rest. For audiophiles, anyway. There's also a wireless version of the headset.

The SteelSeries Arctis Pro + GameDAC is a great-sounding, comfortable gaming headset with its own DAC/mixer/controller. Its $250 price tag still feels a bit steep when compared with similarly priced, wireless headsets, but for serious competitive gamers the wired option and on-desk control can be...

Excellent audio quality; Comfortable; GameDAC offers handy controls

Expensive for a wired headset; Not quite as premium-feeling as similarly priced headsets

Gaming consoles and PCs are always pushing for higher fidelity, so why shouldn't gaming headsets That's the idea behind the $249 SteelSeries Arctis Pro + GameDAC, a premium pair of cans built for gamers with discerning ears.

Superb design and comfort; Hi-Res audio support; Great overall sound quality; Lots of customization options

Expensive; Made for the desk; not the couch

The sound quality is out of this world, both for music and with the microphone. People said I sounded like a radio broadcaster with this mic. However, I found the cloth strap (underneath the hard plastic connector between ears), to be annoying.

As you may have read in the Sennheiser GSP 500 review, I have been going through a lot of changes in the recent months. The next big change has been related to my career. I have actually been looking for a new position for a while.

Sam Moore

Very comfortable; DAC offers lots of options; Great sound

Mic peaks easily

The headset was creaking when i got it, but I assumed it was normal, Then the right ear cut out after 5 months. When I requested an rma, they had me cut off the left ear, then send them a picture with the headphones in two pieces.