On the other hand, the SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless arguably solved this problem in a more elegant way: with a USB-C dongle.
On the one hand, it’s great for the Arctis 9 to offer wireless connectivity with mobile devices. I’m of two minds about Bluetooth connectivity. You can also use Bluetooth for PC connectivity and keep the Arctis 9’s dongle hooked up to a PS4, which is a little less tedious than constantly plugging and unplugging the USB connector. Functionally, this means that you can pair the Arctis 9 wirelessly with mobile devices. The bigger deal this time around is that the Arctis 9 supports Bluetooth, which is a first in a wireless SteelSeries headset. That means you’ll be able to tweak equalizations, set up profiles for individual games and so forth. While SteelSeries Engine was not compatible with the Arctis 9 during our review window (it will be shortly), SteelSeries informed us that the functionality is essentially the same as for the Arctis 7. The SteelSeries Arctis 9 is a feature-rich headset, with no fewer than four ways to connect to various devices, as well as compatibility with the SteelSeries Engine software. This is particularly true for music, which has very little bass and a flat, lifeless profile across genres. But compared to another $200 wireless gaming headset, like the Logitech Pro X Wireless, it’s lacking a little depth and subtlety. The sound is good overall, particularly for video games. My only complaint about the Arctis 9’s game performance is that the sound is not markedly different from the SteelSeries Arctis 7, which itself didn’t have the richest or most nuanced soundscape. I always said I wished more gaming companies would embrace this design, but as headsets like the Logitech G733 prove, the design isn’t as effortless as SteelSeries makes it look. That means there’s no tedious fiddling with notches, even if you share the headset with a spouse or housemate.
Instead of adjustable notches, the Arctis 9 has an elastic headband that adjusts to your head automatically each time you wear it. Like other Arctis headsets, the SteelSeries Arctis 9 uses what SteelSeries calls a “ski goggles” design. There’s no RGB lighting or inventive design flourishes it’s just an elegant, comfortable gaming headset. You could very easily wear this headset out of the house without a single errant glance. There’s a retractable mic in the left earcup, and not much else by way of adornment. Beyond that, the Arctis 9 features the classic Arctis design you’ve almost certainly seen before: a plain, lightweight black plastic chassis with an elastic headband on top.
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