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SteelSeries Arctis Prime

The SteelSeries Arctis Prime brings the higher-end Arctis design to a lower price. Is that enough to make it a worthy purchase?

Current price · Amazon US
$46.99
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Key specs

Connection Type
Wired 3.5mmMost common
Wired-3.5mm32%Bluetooth29%2.4GHZ25%Wired-usb-c10%

Wired-3.5mm is the most common — on 32% of the 182 gaming headsets we've cataloged (of 149).

Connectivity

Connection Type
Wired 3.5mm

Build

Material Ear Cups
Leatherette
Material Chassis Primary
Steel and aluminum

Sound

Acoustic Design
Closed-back

Features

Chat Mix
No

Microphone

Microphone
Yes
Sidetone
No
Is Retractable
Yes

SoundGuys review

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SOUNDGUYS rating
6.6/ 10
Worth a look
Sam Moore
Reviewed bySam MooreReviewed February 2022
Isolation3.3
Comfort & fit8.5
Connectivity6.5
Design7.5
Portability6.0
Features7.0
The verdict

The SteelSeries Arctis Prime doesn't reinvent the wheel, instead opting to bring the frame of more expensive gaming headsets to a cheaper price. It doesn't offer any substantial bells and whistles, but it's still a compelling option among the sea of gaming headsets.

✓What we like
✓Price
✓Comfort
✓Sound quality
✓Works everywhere
✕What could be better
✕Poor isolation
✕Quiet microphone
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Lab data

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SteelSeries Arctis PrimeSoundGuys Headphone Preference Curve
SteelSeries Arctis Prime frequency responseMeasured frequency response (dB) against the SoundGuys house target — the dashed curve. The closer the measured line tracks the target, the more neutral the tuning; peaks ride above the target, dips fall below it.-30-20-100+10+20201001k10k20k

Measured frequency response (dB) against the SoundGuys house target — the dashed curve. The closer the measured line tracks the target, the more neutral the tuning; peaks ride above the target, dips fall below it.

Frequency response — measurement data
SteelSeries Arctis Prime: frequency response, as measured in the SoundGuys lab. Frequency in hertz.
Frequency (Hz)Response (dB)
204.7
254.7
323.7
403.3
503.2
632.5
805.1
1007.0
1256.2
1605.3
2004.8
2503.2
3150.5
400-1.0
5001.0
6301.6
8000.9
10000.0
1250-2.3
1600-2.1
20003.1
25006.7
31505.2
40006.0
500014.5
630014.4
800013.5
100008.4
125000.1
16000-8.4
20000-16.6

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