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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 632 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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80%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

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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  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Unable to Use

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

    The quality of these headphones are great, but it’s unnecessarily complicated to connect. After several forum reads, video tutorials, etc. I wasn’t able to connect them. I bought a new another one to see if it was a product defect, but same problem unfortunately. I was attempting to connect to PC

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Listings need to better differentiate models.

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

    So apparently there are 2 itterations of these buds. One set that works on Xbox, PlayStation, switch and PC...and one that works on all previously mentioned minus the Xbox. Obviously after researching to see if they will meet my needs, I clicked and ordered the wrong ones. When setting up they non Xbox buds are called arctis buds and the Xbox compatible buds are called arctis buds x. This however is not listed that way here on best buy. Plus I'm not sure why you'd want to buy the set that doesn't support a certain platform, when the other equally priced set does. Anyway, they seem to work as advertised and I love the inclusion on qi charging for the case on PC/console earbuds. No I can use the. As my everyday earbuds.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Steel series buds

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

    Great audio quality. Very easy to use. Plug and play product. If you dont want headset dents I highly recommend these.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    New gamebuds

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

    Just got these last week. Love them so far. Easy to use. Comfortable and noise sounds nice. Works well with my PC and PS5

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Highly recommended

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

    Amazing sound quality! Would highly recommend for fellow gamers

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

    Great for consoles

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

    Works really well with ps5 and Nintendo switch. Best part is the noise canceling mode.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Earbuds

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

    Great set of earbuds! The noise cancelling is really good - can’t hear anything from the outside.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    I think there is a firmware issue

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

    This is my second pair of these buds and they were everything I wanted for the price. However I think their firmware updates have affected the mic input level on the left earbud. I cannot use it for communication anymore if I just want to useity by itself. This also happened to the first pair I had too. I think the firmware update did something to break the ability for the left earbud ti increase mic input volume. A shame. One would figure SteelSeries would have sufficiently tested these updates before rushing them out the door

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

    Great all around 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 for both gaming and also phone use aswell. would buy again

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    VERY GOOD HEADPHONES

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

    Very easy to use, easy to connect and also last very long. I been enjoying this alot. Had my doubts but i love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not Steelseries’s best product

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

    Ive had/still have many Steelseries products and have been pleased with them until these ear buds. I had non stop connection issues mainly in one ear bud, even with my pc only 3 feet away. Literally every 5 minutes one bud would completely cut out for about 20 seconds until it reconnected, then rinse and repeat. It made them just unusable and i was forced to return them. I also wasn’t impressed with the sound quality overall especially from a Steelseries product.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Paul
      Posted .

      Hello Derek,

      We are very sorry to hear that you have returned the product. Going forward, if you have any sort of issues, please reach out to letusknow@steelseries.gg. We would love to assist you with any issues you are having with our products!

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Review

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

    I think the product is good. The quality of sound by default is not the best when playing video games, but overall, I recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • 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:
    Comfort

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Comfortable

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

    Very comfortable. Haven't gamed with them yet, but so far very pleased.

    I would 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
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Out of 3 others i tried out, these won.

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

    Had the Soundcore VR P10 and wasn't relaly cutting it, i tried the sony gaming earbuds and the ROG earbuds, and these. Ended up buying these as i can swap on the fly between 2.4Ghz with the dongle and bluetooth, but ofc if ur on the 2.4 and u get a call, youll hear and can answer the call as priority if anything. these are legit!

    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
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best way to get great stuff

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

    These work great and it was an easy way to get Oder online and had it fast. Best Buy has always been a easy way to get all I need and they are always so nice

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

    Does the job

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

    Love how easy it is to switch from one device.to another.

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

    After a few weeks

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

    Best decision I made. Mic does kind of suck. But does the job. Most people use a separate mic anyways

    I would recommend this to a friend