SteelSeries Arctis 9X – Built-in Xbox Wireless and Bluetooth Connectivity – 20+ Hour Battery Life - Black

I had a set of Astro A50's connected to my XBox One via optical audio, then it was announced that the XBox Series X would not have a optical audio port, requiring a bit of a rethink on my part. I've tried several different manufacturers/models and for me, this is the best combination of price, features and general quality out there. Unlike several competitors, these are the only XBox certified wireless I've found that work seamlessly with both the Xbox One and X Box Series X (obviously on that last one I'm taking SteelSeries and XBox word for it, as today is Halloween, and I've got 10 days to wait for shiny new Series X, though you tubers vids look promising). Many that claim to be wireless still require you to run a 3.5mm cable to your controller for mic usage in games, this model does not - it pairs to the Xbox in exactly the same way as your controller - press button on headset, press 'pair' button on front of X console, 'et voila!' (you even receive an official message on screen at this point ' 'headset assigned'). Further features - - Discord certified mic (very clear) - Dolby Atmos (just download the XBox Dolby Atmos app and set up for brilliant sound) - Allows Bluetooth connection, so you can listen to music / take phone calls at the same time as a gaming session) - 'Ski Goggle' style headband, which I've found very comfortable in long gaming sessions - Windows PC can be connected by purchasing a XBox wireless adaptor for your PC (similar to that used to connect an XBox controller to a W10 PC) All in all, I highly recommend this product! - Happy gaming

Got this on a like new from Amazon warehouse. Got a bit of a tangle on the pricing but that is not the point in this review. Moving onto the review. Box is easy to get into. In there I found only a headset and a micro usb cable. My use case is use Xbox wireless dongle to connect to PC for gaming and Bluetooth for work calls. Xbox wireless dongle connection is simple. Start pairing on dongle and hold power button on headset for 6 seconds. Paired immediately. Zero drop or lag on a 2 hours session on Destiny 2. Bluetooth connection is similar, but turn on headset first then hold Bluetooth button for 6 seconds. Showed up immediately on my Google pixel. Minimal drops (counted 3 times over 8 hours). Sound quality wise, there is quite a bit of bass. Good for shooting games I guess. Also pretty good for the RPG music scores. No report from my work colleagues on not hearing me clearly so I presume mic is working fine. This ticked all the boxes for me. I can foresee the hinges on the rotator is likely to break in the future. Time will tell how it long lasts. For now I ll enjoy the headset.

The sound and functionality of these is great. Everything works well and they are comfortable. I’ve tried a pair of Razer Nari Ultimate (RNU) prior to these and overall the Arctis 9x are far superior. Stand out feature of the Arctis 9x? Being able to connect a 2nd device via Bluetooth like your phone and use it simultaneously whilst gaming. So you can listen to music or take a phone whilst you enjoy the sound coming through from your game. The buttons work well and they are comfortable. Battery life is good too. The ear pads could be thicker for those of us with bigger ears - although these are easily replaced, the RNU was better here and the RNU has this immersive vibration option to make things feel more intense - most of the time this was good. But RNU has a terrible microphone which made talking to people in game/party chat an extremely frustrating experience. And it’s a know problem with the RNU so stay away from them. They also have connectivity issues with regular sound distortion affecting gameplay. After much deliberation on spending so much money on a gaming headset for the Xbox, reading and watching countless reviews the Arctis 9x proved the winner and I wasn’t disappointed. The connectivity with the Xbox is easy to set up and stable. Sound: This is clear and well balanced. You also have 4 EQ presets you can switch between or you can go further and customise these on a computer. This is a cool feature. You have the chat mix / game volume dial, master volume dial and mute switch. The dials are a little sensitive but are ok. It’s easy to forget how good they sound until I go back to trying my friends £200 Bose headphones or JBL’s. Comfort: The ski band is comfortable, no sweaty ears, the ear pads are comfortable, but with my big ears I do find I’m just touching the drivers with the tips of my ears. I’d prefer a little more space around my ears but this isn’t a big issue - and I can always get replacement pads that are bigger and thicker. If you’re willing to pay this price for a gaming headset for your Xbox One / Series S/X then get these. They win awards for a reason and that reason is they are superb.

Great sound quality, battery life will last for a few days if you're a casual gamer. Two days max if that's all you do, I can't I have this pesky job. Bass is deep and vocals clear when using the equaliser for music and in game sounds are clear and precise when gaming. The mic provides a clear voice with no annoying echos. They are comfortable to wear and can be adjusted, I have wore them for 4 hours and didn't suffer at all. My only gripes are: They turn the xbox on when powering up, quite annoying if you're using them with a Bluetooth device. The mic feedback seems to be permanently on when used on xbox one. I hate it, I can control my voice and don't need to hear it all the time I'm talking. Otherwise a brilliant product and worth every penny

I admit these are not exactly 'cheap' headphones, but I wanted a set of headphones that I could use on my XBOX as well as PC, and to be honest, 99% PC use is how it is. Previously I owned a pair of TB Stealth 600's which were good but unfortunately decided one day to just not power on ever again, and so thinking the Stealth 700's would be a good upgrade, I got those - but they were too 'tight' on the head if that makes sense! This review is about 3 months after purchase, so it's given a bit of time to get used to them. I went with these along with a Microsoft Windows dongle so I can bluetooth it to the PC, and have been impressed ever since! I haven't tinkered with any settings, just tend to use it for COD:MW online custom games with friends, and the sound is fantastic, I keep looking over my shoulder to see if my partner is in the room, as the sounds just come from all angles! Battery life has been fine, stability fine, I can't say I use these constantly, they are used 2 or 3 times a week for a couple of hours at a time, but they have been solid. Would recommend!

Let's start with the positives... Build quality seems very nice, and they are very comfy even wearing them for a few hours. Buttons and dials on the side are decent, and you can feel what each button does without having to remove the headset (unlike the over-rated wireless Seinhessers I was using previously). Now the bad.... Have only used them for 18 hours days, and I'm already noticing that the audio sometimes intermittently turns into a random buzz for about half a second. It doesn't happen that often, but already enough for it to be a bit of a concern. Still considering whether to just cut my losses and send them back I've had this issue happen using Xbox Series X, aswell as when connected to iMac, iPad and an LG OLED TV, so it's not an issue with the source audio. I have a set of Airpods and 2 sets of Airpod Pros which have no bluetooth issues at all with the same devices. Audio quality is just decent but I can't tell that much difference from the wireless Seinhesser ones I have (understandable), but likewise the cheap Turtle Beach xbox headset I was using sounds roughly as good. Im sure someone who is a hardcore audiophile would tell me how wrong I am, but if my ears can't tell the difference then that's alI care about personally. They also power down stupidly quickly. So if you have them paired to a device, and then go downstairs to grab a drink, by the time you come back they have disconnected and (if its a PC or tablet) whatever media you were listening to is now usually paused. A couple of general niggles... I wish SteelSeries would take a tip from Apple. If I've bought a 'Premium' device which has a built-in battery, I don't expect to spend the first 2 hours after opening it, to be spent just charging the battery. This crap was acceptable in the 90's, but in 2021 you expect the built in battery to be fully charged, and ready to go. Also.. micro-USB for charging? Please stop with this nonsense. USB-C has been around for years now. Nobody EVER wants a micro-USB connection. UPDATED after a few days of usage ------------------------------------------ Sending these headphones back, as the wireless functionality is just horribly broken. Playing with xbox, you will often hear micro-stutters and sometimes brief periods of what I can only describe as decompression artifacts. Likewise when connected to an iMac, just listening to youtube they will often stutter. I've read all the supposed 'fixes' and workarounds and none of them do anything to address this problem. I thought SteelSeries were a premium brand, but they're just junk. No better than Turtle Beach, except with a stupid price tag to boot

UPDATE: I had to return these headphones and lucky for me they were just inside warranty. The reason they had to go back was the hinge had broken loose from the housing. There was a piece of plastic rattling around inside the cup and the headset became a little uneven when place don my head. Really disappointed in having to return them. I would also like to mention I have never dropped these, neither have they ever been thrown down. I have no idea how this fracture came about as I try to look after all my kit. I am reluctant to get another pair, so keeping my eye on the market for a replacement ,tried 2 sets of ASTRO A50 were but they were rife with issues on the series X. The Base station kept freezing and switching off at random (was fine on PC though). Purchased these so I would have a dedicated pair of wireless headphones for my XBOX X. Previously used Sennheiser Game One (wired). But time and time again the jack port on the controller would end up cutting out the sound. So wireless it was. I looked at numerous products, bought a set of Plantronics RIG 800LX, they were DOA so returned them. Then I looked at gaming DACS to use with my Sennheiser. No dice as feedback was they were great but didn't work with XBOX chat (unless using on your phone?) So naturally ended up looking at top of the range solutions. So AS50's were my next port of call. Numerous reviews with people trashing them and others saying they were interstellar sound. My finger must have hovered over the purchase button numerous times. I thought no, 300 quid for some headphones just not paying it. BUILD QUALITY & AESTHETICS So I looked at Steelseries. Various products and many reviews later I opted for the 9x. For my first steel series headset must say very impressed with it. Build quality is excellent, A metal headband frame, with a velcro adjusted elastic support band (this comes into contact directly with your head). Almost like a ski goggle band. I think these can be swapped out for other designs if you like to change things up. The ear cups are closed cup design (I'm used to the soundstage of open back) I prefer open back but these are great at reducing sound bleed so if playing in a room with other people it prevents others hearing them. The microweave cushion is very very soft and so comfortable long gaming sessions and no ear-ache from headphones pressing on your ears (you can buy velour or pleather replacements) . I imagine that depends on the size of your ears. But as a whole my ears fit within the ear cups. As per the headband you can change up the design on the outer part of the cups (purchased separately). Closed cup also prevent external sound getting in, not completely but enough. The earcups swivel so they can be laid flat on a table/shelf when packed away, which is a nice design feature. The battery life states 20 hours which is pretty accurate. I do have quite long gaming sessions at weekends, 3-4 hours during the day and possibly another 5/6 in the evening. So a single charge will hold. However you will need to keep on top of it. The XBXOX dash has an icon on battery along with the controller. SOUND The sound itself, at least to me is very good. I'm no audiophile but for gaming they work well. I use DOLBY ATMOS (sonic works just as well) with them and no complaints. There are 4 presets; Flat, Bass Boost, Smiley, Performance. I tweaked these to my liking, as we all look for something different in sound. A lot of people say the sound is poor on these until they tweak the profiles. In all honesty the 'Smiley setting' is a happy medium. You will however need to plug these into a Laptop or a Computer to adjust EQ within the 'Steelseries Engine software'. If you don't have a computer to do so the smiley setting is the all round setting. Nice clarity and not too muddy bass. I have sensitive ears from years of diving so keep the bass quite neutral. Which is also why I prefer open back headphones. MICROPHONE & EAR CUP CONTROLS The Microphone has an adjustable wire neck which coils up into the ear cups. Unlike other gaming sets where you flip the MIC boom up to mute the mic you have a button on this set. The mic has a red LED which illuminates once muted. If I am totally honest the MIC works and is very sensitive. However I think it could do with a foam microphone cover as it can be a little too sensitive. You can adjust this in the Software as well as the side tone. The sidetone allows you to hear yourself through the MIC, this is great so you don't end up shouting whilst using the MIC. As mentioned close cup headphones reduce the sound around you this includes your own voice. The Headphone volume is a small dial on the right earcup. The layout of the dials is clear and after a few uses you will navigate to them with ease. It is functional and works but from a design point of view, the actual dials could be bigger and less sensitive. More like click on each volume level would be better. Every time I take off the headset it is always at a different volume. So it is easy to move it by accident. A minor gripe but a gripe none the less. The EQ presets are on the right ear cup these are a single click of a button. You get a clear beep in the ear ranging from one to four to indicate the appropriate profile. The headsets works on the same tech as the XBOX X controller and pairs the same. It also powers the XBOX X on when the headset is powered up. The bluetooth works parallel to it so you can receive calls or listen to music via phone or ipad. This is a feature I didn't think I would use much but have actually really started to use it more with Lockdown. I stream music from my phone whilst training. Works really well, connection wise it is seamless and have no issues at all. The Chat volume/Game volume ratio is on the left earcup and this is a great feature. You can adjust the balance of the two on the fly. So if you have someone in your chat who is really quiet you can increase the chat bias or vice versa. Overall I would say this is a really good headset, now and then when powering on the connection can be a little funny. But nothing a headset restart doesn't fix. This isn't all the time maybe one every ten times I use it. The sound quality has a fair bit of depth and can be adjusted to your liking, coupled with Windows sonic or if you wish to buy ATMOS. There isn't much between them really. But they do make a difference and some games specifically support ATMOS. The price point, hmm I would say yeah maybe a little steep but they do have some decent features and wireless is great coupled with bluetooth. If you can pick them up for £150 even better,

These are good headphones, comfortable earcups, well-designed headband. They sound great, although you’ll need to connect to a PC to adjust the sound profiles or remind yourself what they are (it just beeps a number of times when you cycle through the different presets). The thing I wish I’d been aware of before buying is that there is a known issue with connecting them to the latest Xboxes. For some reason they don’t play nicely with the newest controllers, which use a different wireless technology to the previous generation, and you will notice clicks, pops and dropouts in the sound if you don’t touch the controller for a while (about 10 seconds). This is hugely irritating, and the official Microsoft advice, repeated on the Steelseries site, is to either keep activating the controller so it never goes into low power mode, or use one of the older (inferior) Xbox One controllers whenever you’re using these headphones. That’s not great, when you consider how expensive these cans are, and I definitely wouldn’t have bought them if I’d known this. Apparently Microsoft is working on a fix. That’s what the Steelseries site says, but since that was posted in December 2020 and it’s currently (checks calendar) September 2021, I’m not confident it’s high on their priority list. Who knows, maybe it can’t be fixed, since this Xbox-specific accessory is using the same frequencies as the new controllers. In the meantime, I’m enjoying the headphones as long as I remember to keep waggling the thumb sticks - otherwise it’s click, pop, crackle.

This Headset has exceeded my expectations in everyway. I came from a turtle beach 800X as new consoles dropped the Optical Port. And wow the ease to use these headset was just the start, when I put them on my head and realised just how light they are was outstanding! They are so comfortable and so light their is no discomfort and it's quite easy to forget they are on. The sound is fantastic and compatible with Atmos, And windows Sonic absolutely love my pair

J’ai acheté ce casque sans fil pour en finir avec le filaire qui n’est pas du tout pratique quand on passe des heures devant la console. Ce casque est peut-être le meilleur de tout ce que j’ai testé, confort parfait, même pour moi qui porte des lunettes. L’arceau est très léger, ne sert pas du tout la tête grâce au bandeau « de ski » qui est réglable selon votre taille. Concernant la qualité de son, son surround nickel ! Jouant à des jeux FPS il est parfait pour se fondre dans le jeux en lui-même. Le micro, j’ai eu des retours très positifs, on m’a dit que ma voix était plus net et plus « réaliste » par rapport à mon précédent casque. Il y’a un bouton on/Off pour couper votre micro. Le micro s’allonge depuis l’intérieur d’une des oreillettes, il est souple et donc facile à gérer la distance micro / bouche. Il est possible de paramétrer le mélangeur de tchat directement depuis le casque, pas besoins d’aller dans les paramètres de console. Jouant sur Xbox, la connectivité est d’une facilité, exactement de la même façon que pour connecter une manette basique en wireless. De plus il fait Bluetooth, connecté à mon téléphone, je peux recevoir des appels ou écouter de la musique tout en restant sur ma partie de jeux. La batterie tient assez longtemps, j’y suis connectée durant environ 12heures sans interruption. Un petit bip vous averti quand la batterie est déchargée. Cependant il peut toujours être utilisé avec le câble d’alimentation. Je fais ce commentaire 1 an après l’achat du casque car j’aimerai avertir les prochains acheteurs : les oreillettes sont tournantes (pas a 180 degré attention à ne pas forcer) et l’une d’entres elles s’est fragilisée, il reste tjrs attaché mais j’ai l’impression qu’il est en train de se détacher / se casser. Il tourne à 180 degré ce qui n’est pas normal. Comme si j’avais forcé dessus alors que non, pourtant j’en prend grand soin. Peut-être un moment d’inattention ou un défaut de fabrication. Si vous hésitez encore je vous assure que ce casque est parfait pour les joueurs exigeants. Certes prix élevé mais il fait très bien son travail.

Sitter sjukt bra på huvudet och omsluter öronen riktigt bra. Ljudet är riktigt fint och ställer man in dem med DTS Headphone:X så blir det magiskt. Älskar att det är snabb trådlös koppling till Xbox också

Headset is echt een aanrader voor de Xbox series x. Op YouTube staan een heleboel filmpjes hoe je de beste setting kan vinden voor de equalizer .ik speel battleroyal games (warzone,PUBG)en dan kan je de beste setting vinden waar je voetstappen en dergelijke echt goed kan horen. Installatie is ook makkelijk,niet te ver poespas. Je voelt aan de headset dat het kwaliteit is,ik vind hem ook erg fijn zitten en de hoofd mand kan je instellen zoals jij dat wilt.

He esperado una semana para valorar el producto y probarlo cómo se merece. Había leído muchas opiniones de que se desconectaban constantemente de la consola, pero algo no me cuadraba. En foros americanos y webs que analizan hardware tienen este modelo en el TOP de mejores auriculares para Xbox, así que me decidí a probarlos y no puedo tener más satisfacción. Tocho va: PACKAGING Bueno, Steelseries no es Apple. Los auriculares vienen muy sencillos en una caja con solo un cable para conectar al mando si lo deseas y un pequeño manual de instrucciones. Lo esperado. Si quieres conectarlos al PC necesitas el adaptador USB para Windows, pero si lo que quieres es usarlos en tu Xbox, móvil o TV con bluetooth, con esto te vale. CONECTIVIDAD Ni dongles, ni bases de carga, ni cables ópticos. Al sacarlos de la caja y encenderlos tardan pocos segundos en sincronizarse con la consola, y en mi caso, lo ha hecho para siempre. No he tenido en todos estos días ni una sola desconexión salvo al irme a la otra punta de la casa, donde casi nunca tengo cobertura. No entiendo las críticas sobre este tema, a mi no se me desconectan ni tengo interferencias de ningún tipo. Mi consola (Xbox One X) está colocada de frente, tiene buena ventilación a los lados y se encuentra a unos 2,5 metros de donde me siento a jugar o ver cine y series. Tengo el router bajo el mismo mueble, un montón de cosas conectadas a él, una Nintendo Switch... y nada, ni una sola desconexión. COMODIDAD Solo ponértelos ya te das cuenta de que no te van a molestar. La cinta elástica de ski es una maravilla, perfectamente moldeable en todo tipo de cabezas, grandes o pequeñas. Los auriculares en sí pesan poco, pero al tener esta cinta y descansar sobre ella, tu cabeza apenas lo nota. Con otras diademas te acaba haciendo daño el peso sobre el plástico por mucho acolchamiento que lleve. Con esta no. Las orejeras muy cómodas y frescas, además se pueden cambiar por otras nuevas, incluso hay un modelo en piel sintética. Para mi esto es importante, garantiza buen futuro si se estropean. Además, ya están probados en Series X con lo que serán compatibles con la próxima consola de Microsoft. MANEJO Muy sencillo. Tiene una rueda de volumen general y otra para priorizar juego o charla. También hay un botón para mutear el micro que hace que se ilumine en rojo para que sepas que está activado. El botón de encendido te indica con 3 colores de led el nivel de batería. Con el botón de bluetooth emparejas una TV o un móvil... y poco más, son realmente sencillos de utilizar. AUDIO Maravilloso. Si buscas unos auriculares de alta fidelidad vete a por unos profesionales, estos son para jugar. He leído opiniones de gente comparándolos con marcas como Bangs & Olufsen, Sehnheiser, Audio Technica y demás. Por favor... son unos auriculares para gaming y tienen que ser polivalentes. Lo que ganan por un lado lo sacrifican por el otro. "Petan" lo suficiente, suenan fuerte y nítido al máximo volumen. En un volumen normal de juego la experiencia es muy satisfactoria y envolvente, sobretodo si tienes una licencia de Dolby Atmos. Además, puedes ecualizar los 4 presets que vienen por defecto y hacer virguerías, como crearte uno para escuchar los pasos de los enemigos, otro para potenciar los graves o los agudos... ejemplo: https://bit.ly/3gqS3k0 MICRO Perfecto, mis amigos me escuchan bien incluso sin sacar el micro de su escondite. Si lo extiendo todavía se oye mejor pero me dicen que no lo necesitan, así que mejor, más comodidad al tenerlo oculto. Es nítido y cuenta con cancelación de ruido. Además, con la ecualización también se puede modificar su sensibilidad y el volumen. BLUETOOTH Como decía, los he probado con TV y móvil. La calidad del audio es muy buena para escuchar música o ver TV, y si mientras estás haciendo algo de eso te llaman al teléfono, puedes coger la llamada. En este punto encuentro un problema o yo no lo he sabido adaptar, pero el caso es que el volumen de la llamada es muy bajo. Tienes que subir al tope el volumen en el teléfono para escuchar a la otra persona y desde la rueda de los auriculares bajar el volumen de lo que estuvieras haciendo. Esos primeros segundos de la llamada son un poco raros, pero una vez todo ajustado funciona estupendamente. En definitiva, los mejores auriculares de Xbox que he tenido, y he tenido varios. Desde lo más básico de HyperX hasta lo más premium de Turtle Beach. Como auriculares estéreo inalámbricos, me quedo con estos.