Great sound quality for music and film, as well as games; External DAC a step up from integrated audio; Comfy fit;

LED lights are a bit lairy; Expensive;

The Arctis headset series represented a maturity in gaming audio much needed by many. High grade materials, comfort, great audio, and a good microphone all bundled together. Steelseries takes this much further by using premium speaker drivers that have expanded the frequency range by almost double...

With so many of the gaming headsets we review landing in the $100 range (and serving up impressive performance), what could possibly justify the $250 price tag that SteelSeries pins on its Arctis Pro + GameDAC

High-end materials exude solid build quality; Separate GameDAC does a lot for sound quality and available settings; Well-balanced frequency response; Comfortable on narrow heads

Very high price; Headband does not fit well over large heads; Proprietary connector on GameDAC limits use; Artificial limit on output

Audiophile-grade sound quality from a gaming headset. That's the dream peddled by manufacturers with respect to their premium offerings. But history has shown, repeatedly, that gaming and true audio fidelity to be largely mutually exclusive - a £100 headset is routinely trounced by a quality set of...

Fantastic sound quality; Great mic; Very comfortable; DAC works well; Good looks

Expensive for most; Lacks official support for Xbox One

Putting this headset on and running through my usual selection of – if I'm being honest – absolute bangers, it was immediately clear that the GameDAC and Arctis Pro is a powerful combination.

Today we will be covering the Arctis Pro + GameDAC from SteelSeries. Big shout out to SteelSeries for providing us with all the great headsets in the past. The one on hand today is from

Quality; Sound; Comfort; Style; Compatible with everything

Requires a hefty commitment from the wallet

Normally you can kind of see a product coming simply because there is a big hole in the market. But These headsets came as a surprise to me when they were announced. That isn't to say there wasn't a big gap in their product line at the high end, but frankly, all of the gaming headset companies have...

My search for the perfect gaming headset has been long and exhausting. I've made stops at a few of the better-known hotspots, like Astro and Sennheiser, but something was always missing. With Astro, the mic always fell a bit short.