
The GameDAC has a USB port, an Optical Port, a line out port for speakers, and a line-in analog jack for your mobile phone or other 3.5mm device. GameDAC, Hi-Res, and DTS Headphone: X 2.0

The display looks nice, and will dim after a while if you don’t touch the controls.

The GameDAC’s display in default PC mode. The sound improvements themselves are probably not enough to make this a must-buy over other cheaper headsets for most users, including the old Arctis models…but again, thank goodness the more- expensive model sounds better even without any processing. It sounds about as good as I’d expect $160ish headphones to sound. Overall, as gaming headsets go, the signature sounds quite like the HyperX Cloud Alpha…which is only $99.Įven without the GameDAC, this does sound better than the older models. I can hear everything at a pleasing level and it all sounds good, fast, and accurate to the original sound, and the soundstage is nice and wide for a closed-back even without the DTS mode turned on. And the highs are nicely accurate without any sibilance or fatigue.Ĭlean is the order of the day here. The mids are more prominent with a nice clean forward sound and no hint of scooping. The Arctis Pro is more neutral, and has a very satisfying and luxuroius sub bass extension that outclasses the old headsets. Now, the old headsets sounded very good, with a slight bump in the mid bass and a nice bright signature overall compared to other gaming headsets. Steelseries is using new drivers with bigger magnets in the Pro.

This sounds better and different than the Arctis 3, 5, and 7.
