Customers value the sound quality, battery life, and comfortable fit of the Arctis GameBuds. Many appreciate the effective noise cancellation and the inclusion of a customizable equalizer. However, some users experienced issues with low volume levels and occasional connection problems. The price point was also cited as a potential drawback by some customers.
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Pros mentioned:
Anc
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good gaming earbuds
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These true wireless earbuds are meant for gaming to connect to your Sony PlayStation 5 but also to your phone phone be it an iPhone or an Android device, PC or Nintendo Switch. You can even download an app for your iPhone or Android to control some functions of these earbuds. The case is also wireless Qi chargeable which is nice to have. You also get a dongle inside the case to use on pc, switch or PlayStation 5. You can also use Bluetooth for like your phone. You do need to connect it to your PC if you want to download the latest firmware or make custom EQ’s on their software. Nice to have but why can’t we do custom EQ’s through the mobile app on your phone ? Anyways they also have ANC which is nice. As terms of performance goes it’s nice to have an option for earbuds to use with my PlayStation 5 because sometimes I don’t like big over ears on my head. The mics work good enough but if you want the best quality I would go with the over the ear type headphones. Also used these a bit to listen to music as just earbuds and if you just want one device for gaming and music this will do fine.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bass
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Decent hardware with buggy software
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I got these specifically to game on PC. If you've ever used bluetooth headphones or buds to game with then, if you're like me, the lag/sync will drive you crazy. Even with low latency buds there's still enough lag to make me want to trash the sets. Having a set of gaming buds with dongles are essential.
Since these are buds there's some quality you give up versus using a set of headphones. Biggest are soundstage and location. While even headphones aren't as good as a 5.1 or larger set up, they're pretty decent for locating the source of the sound. Buds, while great for isolation, just don't perform as good when it comes to location. It's an issue you have to deal with that comes with the portability. While some are a bit better, none I've tried ever come close to headphones.
Out of the box, playing music on the PC was decent. Bass is too heavy, highs not bright enough, and the volume has to be cranked to 3x what I set it for my other headphones. This is with turning on some of Window's audio enhancements and without. I couldn't match the level of two other buds I use for gaming.
So, I figured I'd download the software and see if I could tweak the sound. Installed, icon in the tray, launch the UI and a big black blank window pops up. Force quit, try again. Same thing. Reboot, same issue. Uninstall, reboot, install, reboot, lanuch. Still no go on the app. Tried on a laptop...same issue. So basically I'm stuck with the preconfig sound which is horrible for gaming. It sounds like I'm playing underwater with the muffled sounds clouded by too much bass and not enough everything else.
So, these are going into storage until the next version of the software and hope I can actually make them sound better than just decent.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for gaming
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