alright , so i brought a ASTRO A10 headset last year and it what iv been using but i felt like my gaming experience could be more immersive ,so i did some research into how to improve my audio with a friend and we both decided to get the SteelSeries Arctis Pro + GameDAC Headset . the box arrived about 10 mins ago so its quick set up . first thing i did was play some music on hi-res … the audio is so good that i find my self getting tingles and getting lost in the sound . the experience kinda just makes me smile and giggle like iv just walked out of a room at a party followed by a girl to then be meet by all my older friends congratulating me on loosing my virginity

The $250 / €270 Arctis Pro + GameDAC is SteelSeries' new flagship gaming audio system. It consists of an amazing gaming headset based on an improved iteration of the Arctis 3, 5, and 7 and the GameDAC, a high-quality external USB sound card equipped with the ESS Sabre 9018Q2C DAC chip and a host of...

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.

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 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

There's no question the Arctis Pro sounds great - and not just "sounds great for a gaming headset", either. The 'phones themselves produced a balanced sound with real clarity, instead of the bass-centric mush we've come to expect from most gamer-geared cans. The GameDAC is a handy way to get your music under control without having to dig into the software every time you want to make a tweak, and the built-in DAC is a genuine step up from integrated audio, too. Does it do enough to justify the cost, though? That depends if you have 24-bit tracks or a Tidal subscription to feed it with high quality audio. If you're truly serious about sound, you'd still want a pair of headphones for listening and a separate headset for games. For one pair that does both things very well, though, this certainly hits the spot.

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;

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...

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.

Very comfortable to wear for long periods of time, the DTS 7.1 surround mode is awesome for both gaming and movies with surround audio. The Hi-Res (24-bit 96Khz) audio mode is like nothing I've heard before, if you listen to audio files of that quality they really come to life.