THE ARCTIS 7

The Arctis 7 is available in black and white color and is not much larger compared to its more affordable brother the Arctis 3.

To better showcase their size we placed the Arctis 7 right next to the very compact Jabra REVO Wireless headset.

We also use a small to medium sized head made out of black foam to showcase the size of the Arctis 7 and its adjustable elastic fabric headband.

It's worth pointing out that SteelSeries has a number of available elastic fabric headbands which you can replace the stock one with.

The SteelSeries logo is printed on the exterior of both earcups.

Just like the Arctis 3 the Arctis 7 features a flexible retractable bidirectional microphone which is one of the best ones we've ever encountered with a gaming headset.

Right beneath the left earcup we find a micro USB port (charging), 3.5mm port and a mini USB port (PC connection).

At the rear of the left earcup SteelSeries has placed the microphone mute button and a volume control knob.

The ChatMix dial which can be used to balance game and chat audio is placed at the rear of the right earcup right next to the power button and the battery status LED.

Left and right markings are placed on the interior just over the earcups.

SteelSeries has once again used their patented AirWeave Ear Cushions which are extremely comfortable (although not as large as some other headsets).

As you can see both earcups can rotate 90 degrees to allow for easier storage.

The 2.4GHz USB transmitter may not be among the smallest ones we've ever seen but it makes it up with its good signal range and quality.