I decided to purchase the artic 3's as after doing some research & comparing them to other gaming headsets within the $150 price point. The artic 3's are a great looking & well-built headset, the Ski-band toggle & earcups are comfortable and allow the headphones to stay in place. The bi-directional mic is the best in its class & does a great job to cancel out external environment noise. The mic is also retractable and helps the design achieve a less geeky gamer headset look. I use the headphones extensively for online multiplayer titles such as COD, Halo on (Xbox one x) but also for the slower-paced titles such as Red Dead 2. The artic 3's...view more I decided to purchase the artic 3's as after doing some research & comparing them to other gaming headsets within the $150 price point. The artic 3's are a great looking & well-built headset, the Ski-band toggle & earcups are comfortable and allow the headphones to stay in place. The bi-directional mic is the best in its class & does a great job to cancel out external environment noise. The mic is also retractable and helps the design achieve a less geeky gamer headset look. I use the headphones extensively for online multiplayer titles such as COD, Halo on (Xbox one x) but also for the slower-paced titles such as Red Dead 2. The artic 3's are great at producing environmental sound queues such as enemy footsteps or the direction of gunfire, as it supports surround sound technologies such as Windows Sonic & Dolby Atmos respectively. I've also used the headset to listen to music, the higher frequencies sound good, and the lower frequencies are acceptable. Just don't expect the subwoofer type bass reproduction from a Beats headset. Even though the $150 price is a tad high, you get what you pay for & I'm happy with the purchase.

This headset feels like I could wear it for days, if your looking for a headset for long hours of gaming then this is what you need This headset feels like I could wear it for days, if your looking for a headset for long hours of gaming then this is what you need

This is bang for your buck. Perfect for Playstation. This is bang for your buck. Perfect for Playstation.

Amazing sound quality. Fits nice and tight on your head. Noise canceling is really good too. Amazing sound quality. Fits nice and tight on your head. Noise canceling is really good too.

I am really impressed with the quality of the headset, the sound quality I find to be excellent also. The headset is comfortable to wear for long periods, the retractable boom mic is probably my favourite feature as this is what I've broken most often on previous headsets in the past. I'm happy to recommend this other potential buyers. I am really impressed with the quality of the headset, the sound quality I find to be excellent also. The headset is comfortable to wear for long periods, the retractable boom mic is probably my favourite feature as this is what I've broken most often on previous headsets in the past. I'm happy to recommend this other potential buyers.

Came from a turtle beach Recon 50X and the sound quality difference is astronomical. I love the earcups. I wish it had bluetooth but 80 dollars seems like a stretch for bluetooth. I will never buy any other brand again. Came from a turtle beach Recon 50X and the sound quality difference is astronomical. I love the earcups. I wish it had bluetooth but 80 dollars seems like a stretch for bluetooth. I will never buy any other brand again.

Got these a couple of days ago and as I'd hoped they're extremely comfortable even (and especially) after hours of wearing them. The sound quality is good however they're not very loud. When I'm watching something where people are talking a little on the quiet side, I need to turn the volume all the way up which is cool except, I can hear not static but a noise that is indicative of the volume cranked up. Not much of a gripe if it weren't for the cost. They're not worth it. Got these a couple of days ago and as I'd hoped they're extremely comfortable even (and especially) after hours of wearing them. The sound quality is good however they're not very loud. When I'm watching something where people are talking a little on the quiet side, I need to turn the volume all the way up which is cool except, I can hear not static but a noise that is indicative of the volume cranked up. Not much of a gripe if it weren't for the cost. They're not worth it.

I've had this headset for a week now and it does what I need! I use it to play online on Xbox.
I like that the mic rolls away inside the earpiece, it's protected when I push it back.
The earpiece has controls on it though and I sometimes mute myself unintentionally when taking the headset on and off which can be annoying. I wish I could disable that button!
The headset looks good, feels comfortable for long periods of time and sounds great too. It is a bit more noise-cancelling than I was expecting and that's a little jarring sometimes if I'm trying to stay aware of what's going on in the house around me.
Happy with the purchase. I've had this headset for a week now and it does what I need! I use it to play online on Xbox.
I like that the mic rolls away inside the earpiece, it's protected when I push it back.
The earpiece has controls on it though and I sometimes mute myself unintentionally when taking the headset on and off which can be annoying. I wish I could disable that button!
The headset looks good, feels comfortable for long periods of time and sounds great too. It is a bit more noise-cancelling than I was expecting and that's a little jarring sometimes if I'm trying to stay aware of what's going on in the house around me.
Happy with the purchase.

Arrived in good time and condition.
Performed just as we wanted, very comfortable to wear. Arrived in good time and condition.
Performed just as we wanted, very comfortable to wear.