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Every month, SoundGuys organises a promotional International giveaway, where lucky SoundGuys readers have the chance to win some top sound tech.
On June 2021 they are giving away a brand new SteelSeries Arctis 7P
If you’ve used almost any Arctis headset before, a lot of this review will seem familiar. The SteelSeries Arctis 7P features a near identical build to its predecessor. The headset sports a largely metal construction, with an aluminum frame and a suspension band modeled after a ski goggle headband. The hinges are made of plastic, and slightly flimsy plastic at that, but they offer a decent range of motion.
Much like the Arctis 7 and Arctis Pro, the SteelSeries Arctis 7P is a very comfortable wireless gaming headset. The suspension band balances the weight very well, and the ear pads are covered in SteelSeries’ Airweave fabric, which is very comfortable and keeps heat build-up to a minimum. Airweave isn’t as soft as something like velour, but if you’re a gamer with glasses, this is still a big improvement over most leatherette options. The headband doesn’t offer a ton of tension, but it establishes a fine seal easily enough.
This is a wireless gaming headset that connects to your PC or console of choice with a 2.4 GHz USB RF dongle. Like the SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless, the Arctis 7P now features a USB-C dongle. This means that on top of the same PlayStation and PC compatibility of its predecessor, the headset now supports wireless audio on the Nintendo Switch when docked and undocked. The Arctis 7P also comes with a detachable 3.5mm cord, so you can connect to an Xbox One controller, too.
Using the headset is just as convenient, as the array of onboard controls is intelligently designed and laid out. On the back edge of the right headphone, there’s a dial for adjusting sidetone/monitor volume, and the headset’s power button. On the left headphone there’s a mic mute button, headset volume dial, and the various ports for charging and connection—it’s also where the attached microphone sits when it retracts.
The layout of the controls makes it easy to accurately hit the intended buttons. The volume dials are the same size, but they’re on different headphones, so it’s harder to get them confused, and buttons have very different shapes. It might not seem like that big of a deal, but a lot of gaming headsets just cram everything together on the same headset for users to fumble around with until they find the outcome they’re looking for—design like this can cut down on a lot of frustration while in game.
SteelSeries Engine is also compatible with the Arctis 7P, and like most gaming headset apps, it’s just okay. However, this headset doesn’t support virtual surround sound (more on that in a bit) so Engine really just adds options for minor tweaks to the experience, like custom EQ settings, mic volume, and power saver adjustments. Basically, you don’t even need to install it to get the full experience.
How is the battery?
SteelSeries claims the headset can last up to 24 hours on a single charge, and in our test we found the headset lasted 27 hours 19 minutes at a consistent output of ~75dB. If you’re in the habit of listening to things at a quieter volume, it should fare even better. This performance is significantly more impressive than the SteelSeries Arctis 7 which has a battery life of 16 and a half hours, even after SteelSeries released a patch meant to bump that up to 24 hours. That’s nothing to sneeze at, but even in 2018, it wasn’t terribly impressive.
An extensive review of the SteelSeries Arctis 7 ccan be found HERE
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