Customers are positive about the sound quality, comfort, battery life, and fit of the Arctis GameBuds. However, customers are negative about the active noise cancellation (ANC) performance, connection stability, and bass response. Some users also reported issues with low volume levels. While Bluetooth connectivity is generally praised, some experienced occasional latency.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great gaming buds
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
these work exactly as intended. easy use with the USB dongle or with bluetooth. love the mobile SteelSeries app.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great head phones. Def recommend. Good controls and good sound
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
They're okay
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've had them for a little over a month now and the left earbud stopped working. Besides that these are good. I've done a reset and checked the connection.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for ppl who hate over the head headphones
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I am not a fan of over the head headphones and these work fantastic. I would say it is for the Casual gamers most likely. But I love the app and how I can connect to my phone and take phone calls in the middle of the game and it switches automatically in between. I use these on my xbox with the adapter provided in the package.
I love the option of having both or just one earphone in as well. Lots of options for sounds profiles as well! Great Job Steel Series!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Finally a good earbud option for Xbox Series X
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works well and is easy to use. Great earbud option for Xbox
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Give her a break
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought these for the wife. She said they are good and gives her ears a break from regular headphones
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Happy with purchase
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great sound. Easy hook up. Perfect for use with Xbox and PlayStation
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Snooze
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Honest review sounds quality in ear is good by the other end sounds is not great
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Leaves more to be desired
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
As much as i like the design of the earbuds and the ability to connect to almost anything, it does lack some bass a bit and the anc could be a bit better
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Ps5
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Really good headset I enjoy it sound real good love
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dad approved earbuds.
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great buds, especially with the transparency mode, which for a parent of young kids is almost necessary so I can stay alert. Happy with my purchase so far. Recommendation for better tranparency: Max out the sidetone, which allows more high frequencies through and better clarity of speech.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
quality earbuds
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great quality sound at a good price. They do a good job noise cancelling.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty good
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
They're pretty good earbuds. Just don't like that there is no button where you can mess with game chat volume & party volume, like headsets.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Anc
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Not fully polished yet.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The sound quality is mediocre, and the firmware has been buggy for me, producing noises when ANC is activated, which makes the feature unusable. Otherwise, it’s an interesting concept and a decent starting point for such products, but it’s not fully polished yet.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Poor controls, user hostile firmware. Hard Pass
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Don't be fooled by the hype: these are terribly annoying and disrespectful of your rights over your own body. You can't disable the auto-power off, and that is NOT OK FOR EARBUDS.
It's not ok at all to ignore user settings and considering the Nova 7's have the same problem, and have for <3 years... Don't count on Steelseries fixing it.
Steelseries is using the same annoying power settings for these earbuds that they do for the headsets: they shut off after 10 minutes of silence by default, and they reset to that default every time you turn them on. You must launch the Steelseries GG app, and open the settings EVERY TIME YOU TURN THEM ON. I'm seriously considering calling them defective. They will turn off while you are dictating.
Also, you cannot disable or even remap the button controls. Holding them down for 2 seconds turns them off, and yes, it does wake you up in the process. Forget about sleeping with them -- which they _should_ work great for.... but the buttons ruin that.
The lack of control over the controls, intentional ignorance of user power settings, and history of ignoring user feedback make these a HARD PASS, unless Steelseries starts spending more on developers, and less on shills.
Sony Inzone Buds are better.
JBL Quantum TWS (from 2022) are WAY better.
Heck, even my TOZO NC9's -- which are budget and bluetooth, are more convenient in game mode.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fit
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Earbuds
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great quality, fits perfectly in my ears, price is great
I would recommend this to a friend
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Comfort
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
They pair well with the legion go
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
These work great. Sonar is amazing and they are comfortable
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Comfort
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth getting if in need for earbuds
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great, its exactly as expected and fits comfortably in the ears
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Headset
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice alternative to over the ear headset. Works great!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Expensive
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Expensive for what it is but since the only option on the market, you cany choose.