SteelSeries Arctis 5 - RGB Illuminated Gaming Headset with DTS Headphone: X v2.0 Surround - for PC and PlayStation 4 - Black

Wow. Just wow. This truly is a premium gaming headset. The sound quality is crystal clear and has taken my gaming quality for normal to truly elite. The 7.1 surround sound truly makes a huge difference and this headset is light enough and comfortable enough to wear all day long.

Great sound, features, and comfort. Seems to be well constructed also. Mine is the 2019 version even though the picture in the add was for the original version.

This headset is a great value. Both in-game and chat audio are clear and immersive, and they're cushioned enough to wear for hours without discomfort. Great bang for your buck.

I bought this for my little brother for his birthday and he LOVED IT. A great price point for a great headset. It has everything a gamer would need and i like the nice artistic touches to the headset.

These are incredibly comfortable. I have a big head (7 7/8 hat size), and there's no discomfort even when I'm wearing my glasses. The sound quality is good from what I can tell. I like the retractable mic that stows away when I'm not using it and the mic mute button and volume controls are easy to use by feel. It comes with a 3.5mm adapter (which isn't mentioned in the description) so it can plug in to console controllers. I thought I'd made a mistake after ordering it then seeing it was USB, but the adapter works great on both PS and Xbox controllers. The only knock on these I can think of is that the cord is a bit long whether using the USB chat mixer or the 3.5mm adapter. Not a big deal, just a minor inconvenience.

I have big ears, so pain is often a concern with over the ear headphones. These headphones haven't given me that issue even after 6+ hours of wear.

They work great and they were on sale!

Came earlier than expected so I'm happy with that and is exactly what I was looking for.

Solid Headset - Surprisingly comfortable and light to wear. No issues with audio. Audio is clearer than anticipated. For the price this is a good bet.

I was excited to pick these up for PC gaming and pop them open, but I was really underwhelmed by the sound quality for an almost $100 pair of headphones. They're packaged great and they look and feel excellent, but the sound doesn't match the build quality. The three pros: -Lightweight comfort. -Retractable mic with red LED light that indicates "muted" via the on-headset mute button is very useful. -The mute and volume dials on the headset itself (the auxiliary chat/game dial is mildly useful, though I've found myself just leaving it on full-chat and ignoring that dial altogether since Discord has an attenuation option built-in anyway). The cons are: -You can't ever see external RGB LED rings while wearing headsets, so that's kind of a pointless feature in the first place and just increases cost needlessly. It's cool for the bathroom breaks while they're just sitting on the table, but while you wear them... what's the point? -There is virtually zero bass, but that's the tradeoff for weight I guess. -They shouldn't even be listed as 7.1 surround compatible. I've tried switching it on and off and I can't hear any difference whatsoever. Also, in comparing them to my Audio-Technica M40x headset (also $100), it sounds virtually identical as far as stereo sound (no "surround" at all). -The SteelSeries Engine 3 software is intuitive, but unfortunately it does little to nothing to change any of the dynamics. The equalizer doesn't seem to make a shred of difference, and even with Mic Sidetone at "high" it still sounds like you're wearing a beanie under your headphones and can barely hear yourself. -Sound seems weak and somewhat distant. This is my first "gaming" headset, and I expected a lot more for the price tag (still listed as $100 on the shelf, but got them for $85 at price match). I guess the quality of sound I'm looking for means I have to go to the $200+ range. That said, these aren't worth more than $40-50 imo. Get them on sale or used. Don't pay $85+ for them--they're not worth it. The sound quality just isn't there for $90 after taxes.