The mic quality is top notch and can be adjusted in length to suit your mouth breathing needs.

So the quality of the headset and the sound provided is top notch

BUILD QUALITY - top notch, really well made and packaged

This headset has great range using the wireless connection

Great battery system, effective range, gaming performance and a decent mic

simultaneously-Good range, Haven't dropped connection regardless of where I am in my

Overall, they're a great pair of headphones with exceptional audio and wireless range with an average microphone

Pros:-Great sound and EQ control-FANTASTIC wireless range

If you primarily game on an Xbox there are better options for you

I don't like the Arctis as much for music and movies as the BW/BO options.

There are much better options then these out of the box.-Update: 4/1/2018 The sound improvement for this version and not the Wireless edition like other reviews are talking about has improved but still overall semi low compared to other options for same price PC wise

I have talked with support and asked various things but support does not go past the basic scripted responses when you ask about things Also since no plans are to improve volume with better options besides 2 settings and turning the equalizer to max on every line if you have any issues of hearing stay far away from this headset and company and just find yourself a sound card that will give you the options you might need or want

For music and movies, I think there are better options out there, including the Bowers and Wilkins PX, and the Bang & Olufsen H4.They are by far the most comfortable headphones I have, beating out the Bowers and Wilkins, Bang & Olufsen, and my Logitech Artemis, by far.

I can get signal from the 1st to the third story of my house.-Great battery life

The sound quality is fantastic, the mic quality is excellent, the battery life is superb, and having two batteries is extremely convenient

I was having Astro A50 generation 1 for a long time, and it was great until the battery was not great

Great battery system, effective range, gaming performance and a decent mic

I love the spare battery and the ability for the base to charge it; no waiting for recharge of having to switch to wired.

Pros:-Light, you can easily forget you're wearing them-Ski Goggle band is extremely comfortable-Headset is well built, don't think you'd manage to break them without heavy abuse-Wireless

If you get a chance to try these in person before buying them I would, because everyone's ears like different soundscapes, and if you manage to enjoy the soundscape of these and can get over the mic quality they are a very well build headset.

Secondly is the knob on my transmitter although seemingly well built would bounce my settings around even when turning slowly

The headset is well built, for the most part, I'm worried that the cups will fall off at the hinge their connected at

The headset is very well built, maybe a little on the heavy side in comparison to others but still very comfortable

I just hate the floppy mic which is positioned right next to the volume wheel

Also, the retractable mic works superbly well and disappears when unwanted/unneeded.

The retractable mic is super convenient and is very crisp/clear

Compared to the Sennheiser this mic doesn't cancel out any background noise.

Turn off sidetone in the DAC or you get that gross mic echo and turn gain to high, pretty much necessary to get any good sound out of the headset.

they are the most expensive headphones I've ever purchased

I really, really, really wanted to like these headphones

I'm confused as to why something at this price range has such an unadjustable headband and such a small one

These are terrific headphones, and they sound great, both for gaming and for music.

I am glad I did because the headphones are pretty great

Cons:- General comfort

Comfort is ok and confusing

Comfort is great and the mic picks up very well (make sure you position it properly).

The comfort is good, but you never forget you have them on your head and your ears won't sweat

The quality of the manufacture is very excellent - the sound is good - the comfort on the head is good but after three hours feel the pressure on the ears - my assessment 4.5 / 5

Audio is a downgrade from the wide soundstage of the Astro A40'sIf I could, I would love to rate this product 2.5 stars

Yes a wired connection is going to have better quality audio as of now until technology advances but for WIRELESS headphones you can't get any better

I found the audio to be worse than my 5 year old skull candy headsets

I think so given the wireless/Bluetooth capabilities, their overall comfort and the optical out for playing audio on my actual speakers when not wearing the headphones

I'm confused as to why something at this price range has such an unadjustable headband and such a small one

Yes, great features are abound in the DAC, no doubt about it.

They must have this "feature" to help people not blow out their ears, but it really doesn't work well

The wireless transmitter also doubles as a battery charger which is a fantastic feature

This was an unexpected feature that I can't see myself living without now.

Absolutely incredible, great surround sound, very comfortable, fantastic features

and youve got the best wireless gaming headset available today!

This is the best sounding "gaming" headset I have used and the features the dac provides make for a great package worthy of the relatively high price

This noise can be herd at other times aka gaming or listening to music but its harder to identify as so much is going on

I don't like gaming dac/amp combos and since real dac/amps are too

Probably one of the best sounding gaming headsets I've ever tried

I'm confused as to why something at this price range has such an unadjustable headband and such a small one

but it's actually a bug because microphone placement is very finicky

n’t supporting it quite yet in the software

Loved many aspects of these headphones, just the placement of the volume is extremely frustrating.

I never had an issue again with the device not being enabled after powering on the system and my mic volume has continued to work as

The plastic on top of the sound box was all scratched up.

I'm confused as to why something at this price range has such an unadjustable headband and such a small one

I never had an issue again with the device not being enabled after powering on the system and my mic volume has continued to work as

n’t supporting it quite yet in the software

Overall - I was hesitant to buy another steel series due to the cheap plastic swivels they use for each ear cup - but then again - it did last me for FIVE years which isnt too shabby for a wireless headet

I never had an issue again with the device not being enabled after powering on the system and my mic volume has continued to work as

The microphone is excellent and picks up speech cleanly even when you are dealing with background noise

Haven't had any problems with background noise interfering

Compared to the Sennheiser this mic doesn't cancel out any background noise.

This one says to have a mic that is "best" in the industry and can block background noise.

My device broke, and when I submitted an RMA request they conditionally approved it stating I would need to destroy the device.

At the end of the day, the only real reason to get a DAC is if your device (PC or PS4) is unable to reproduce the sound at the bit rate at which it is encoded.

I destroyed the device, sent photo proof, and then they canceled my RMA request.

ALSO I had to RMA the headset ONCE back in 2013 due to cracking the swivel within the first 2 weeks of usage

Overall - I was hesitant to buy another steel series due to the cheap plastic swivels they use for each ear cup - but then again - it did last me for FIVE years which isnt too shabby for a wireless headet

(It lasted me a solid 5 years total) until I cracked the stupid plastic swivel that held the left cup to the rest of the headset