I was really happy with how the SteelSeries Arctis 3 performed, overall. The Arctis 3 presents a fairly neutral audio signature that is close to the Arctis 7, with solid clarity in all ranges.

Avoid these at all costs! Do not know if I received a Monday copy but I do not have much to say about these. Some of the shortcomings I discovered were: 1. The cable is on my shoulder, which makes it scratch and the sound goes right into the napkins.

Excellent Headset, clear sound and decent range on the wireless. Battery lasts about 2 days between charges with regular use. Extremely comfortable and very light, great for long time use.

The Arctis 3 by SteelSeries is, simply put, a great pair of headphones. Over the course of nearly a month I have put these headphones through the ringer, using them for all types of media, and on different devices. Not only have they held up well, they also sound great.

Extremely comfortable and lightweight; Great sound quality; Ski band provides more comfort to the package

Can make your ears hot and sweaty; Too many connections between on the cord system; Software on PC is a hassle to configure

Many have hailed SteelSeries over the past few years as making the best gaming headsets around, and for good reason. We didn't award SteelSeries the top spot in our best gaming headsets guide , but the SteelSeries Arctis 5 certainly made the list.

The Arctis 3 is another in a long line of headsets from peripheral manufacturer Steelseries, with the company releasing a series of updated headsets designed to suit a range of budgets.

Ultimately, SteelSeries is offering something innovative with its Arctis 3 Bluetooth headset, introducing a feature I've yet to see appear in the market elsewhere. Its main problem, however, is where it fits in the market considering its current pricing.

Good audio quality; Bluetooth feature is versatile and innovative; Can connect to a wide variety of devices; Good battery life

Ear cups are shallow and can result in some discomfort; Microphone could be a little better for its price; Quite expensive

Comfortable for my extremely large head, amazing sound quality for gaming (especially PUBG on xbox), volume and mute button is on the ear piece which is a huge advantage to these over some of its competitors as some of them require a special xbox connector to be able to use the mute and volume...

Decent but not perfect comfort, passable audio and nearly unrivaled versatility makes the SteelSeries Arctis 3 Bluetooth an great pick for the right customer.

Works in almost any situation; Clear microphone pickup; Long-lasting battery even with Bluetooth

Some build and comfort issues; Proprietary connector; Weak high tones

The sound quality is similar to the Arctis 5 and 7, mainly because these come with the same drivers and did not distort even at higher volume levels; the bass levels can be fully customized, while the 7.1 effect is nice to have in movies, but also in games.