the audio on this headset is amazing best that i have ever heard in a long time HOWEVER the microphone on this headset sounds so bad you may aswell try shout to the person your speaking to as they will probably hear you better, the instructions are crap they tell you to hold down the bluetooth...

+ Overall high quality + Good sounding mic (especially background noise cancelling) + Worked out of the box with my phone + Extra long cable with a jack splitter made it easier to use when on my PC - Headstrap and clamping force low (it slips my smaller head easily if I look down at all) -...

Ive used alot of headsets and this is by far my favorite, the sound quality is great with music and gaming which are my pickiest thing in a headset... every genre of music has the correct tones and every game i can hear the foot steps and background noise to every detail well worth it.

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

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.

This is headset is the best. It works on every platform and it has a great mic and the clarity on is great. My teammates enjoy the crispness

I wanted a headset that could be worn for hours and can replace both a pc-gaming headset and a bluetooth tv-watching headset. Turns out this is nearly the perfect headset. It's super comfy, the ski-mask design is great. It last on charge for a long long time.

I got these during the mid winter sale at mightyape for about 140 (inc shipping) and I have to say, these are really good. Comes with 3 cables, a detachable cable that plugs into the headphones and 2 adapters, one for stereo and one for PC. Very comfortable, a bit pricey but still very nice. Mic is the same quality through the arctis line, but its still very good. Sound quality is crisp. NOTE: 7.1 only works for PC, so if you're planning to purchase this for console, music etc buy the console edition which is about $20–30 cheaper.

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.