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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 636 reviews

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80%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are enthusiastic about the Arctis GameBuds' sound quality, comfortable fit, and impressive battery life. The earbuds are also appreciated for their portability. However, some users have reported connectivity issues and have found the active noise cancellation to be subpar. Additionally, a few users have noted that the bass could be improved and the volume may be low during online use.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Comfort, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best earbuds ever!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the fit, feel, and sound. Also love the game specific sound profiles!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fit, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice little on the go get the job done beastly dev

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Man ol man I grabbed these right before pitch the Nova Pro wireless after my Pro wireless started going out. These are amazingly good and come with tons of presets to use for so many different games. You still have the freedom to take calls while playing just like their big brother and they fit in ear so comfortable. I’ve had so many headphones and steel series has impressed me by far!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Quality

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sound quality is great. Quick and easy pairing to almoat any device that will pass audio through usb. The cutom eq lets you dial in the sound juat how yous like it. No latency noticed while gaming. I do wish that the mic was a bit better.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Comfort, Fit

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing in ear buds!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great in ear buds! Use these all day everyday! Super comfrotable especially since i have small ear canals! Doesnt fall off and are able to pair these with multiple devices making it easy to transition using them from your computer to your phone!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best earbuds ive ever had!!!

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Honestly i love these things and I just bought them today 12/26/2024. The audio customization is amazing, the sound is phenomenal (coming from someone whos had airpods), and the case is a little on the “bigger” side but i dont mind that either. Harder to lose lol. The battery life is also great. Overall 10/10

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    I love SteelSeries but can't recommend these.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The mic quality just isn't what it should be for 2024-25 technology. Whether in discord or on the phone you will sound like you are in an echo chamber. If you are using this with an iPhone as your Bluetooth connection you can expect connectivity issues, and unwelcomed audio disconnects. There is a faint humming sound from the headphones as well no matter your location or limited amount of nearby frequencies/electrical charges. The noise cancellation is poor compared to my 2nd gen airpods. Also the way they sit in your ear causes all sound to be muffled even with transparency active and sidetone all the way up. The audio quality is fantastic for such a small product but the experience is ruined by software hoops to jump through and connectivity issues. I can't recommend this product but I can recommend their over-ear headsets. I LOVE my over-ear Arctis Nova Pro's 7's and will just plan to use those when gaming on my laptop. The Arctis Gamebuds just aren't what they should be compared to other Steel Series products. *Paired with: -Asus Zephyrus G16 -iPhone Pro Max 16

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Amazing for PC and Switch. Terrible for PS5.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Steelseries is my go to brand for any gaming products and I will always choose them if they have something available. That being said, I was extremely excited when I heard they were releasing gaming earbuds. I picked them up from my store immediately upon release. The first thing I did when I got home was connected them to my PC to update the firmware on Steelseries GG app. I then tinkered with the settings and it sounded phenomenal whether it was gaming, or music, or just watching Youtube. Everything was loud, crisp, distinguishable. So imagine my surprise when I go to test them on my PS5 and the sound is....well...nonexistent. No matter what I did, everything on the PS5 sounded extremely low volume despite all of my settings being at max. Fortunately I'm not the only one who was having this issue and I found some threads on Reddit, however no one has found a solution yet and that's a shame. And don't even get me started with the mobile companion app. For an app that only supports two products (Nova 5 and the Gamebuds), what an absolute headache it was trying to get the app to recognize the Buds. I tried on multiple occasions and it was a 10+ minute effort each time despite my phone being connected via bluetooth already. As the title goes, these are amazing for PC and Switch, but absolutely STAY AWAY if you're trying to pick these up for Playstation. I wonder if the Xbox version actually works on Xbox now.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fit, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arctics gamebuds

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love all the pre set sounds and transparency mode. They fit good in my ears (unlike other earbuds. You can hear enemy footsteps very clear. I would highly recommend Arctis gamebuds

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great sound! Horrible mic!!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you dont care about mic quality these buds are the ones to get! By far some of the best sound separation I have ever had in a fps shooter. Could here every footstep. But I play with a group of friends and couldn't handle them complaining about my muffled mic. These literally have better sound and separation than the nova pros!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Volume

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Noise canceling

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The noise cancelling feature is great however the ear buds themselves don’t have a very high volume threshold compared to most.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great earbuds

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sounds amazing and the transparence is awesome and i could still hear the game and hear my brother

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gamebuds or headset

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These earbuds are a good set of alternative than the headsets, sometimes for me the headset can be too much especially for a long period of time but the gamebuds help me with that. Also the active noise cancelation is tough.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great buy

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Big fan of theae headphones, they work great for gaming and the many eq settings available are awesome. Using transparency while at work is great because i can play but still hear whats going on around me. Having the pro headset is great but the ear buds do very well 2. GLHF

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Comfort, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Headphones

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These are comfortable earbuds has 3 different silicone sizes so that helps, quality is good, don’t use it for the mic, it’s good enough to hear at best mic wise.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Steel Steries

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The quality of these earbuds are insanely amazing !! I can hear almost anything and everything with any game I play and the program they have for them don’t disappoint with over 100 different audio presets if you don’t want to mess with it manually

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Is worth it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Is a good headset,I don’t give 5 ⭐️ cause is little tricky to get it work with the ps5

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good quality gamebuds, even with the price

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great Good quality look and feel No issues whatsoever so far Price is a bit crazy, but so are most peripherals in PC gaming market these days. Work great with Sonar, easy to configure like other Sonar devices Decent range if you need to step off for the fridge Tested wirh Discord and many AAA titles along with some Indi.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Headphones! Especially for gaming

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product once you set it up right, not the best comfortably but great feature wise! Really enjoying them!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Arctis Xbox earbuds

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It fits perfectly in my ears so I love the design. It usually sounds amazing but occasionally a crackle noise but that could be my pc.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Blown away with these well worht the money.

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have a massive head and a bald one as well. I wear glasses as well if that helps picture why i needed these. I love my ps5 i love music too. The only complaint is having to switch the earbuds to bluetooth to listen to lisic or donanything on my phone but thats why we have the apple music app on ps5 for this issue. The spatial audio is amazing. Insurgency Sandstorm is amazing when paired with the app. You feel the gun shooting through the combo of controler and ear buds. This so punchy ive never had a ear bud like this. Just buy it. I also updated the buds through my laptop and have had no issues with these. I will be buying agian or ising my warranty if they break or wear out im in love.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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