These gaming in-ears surprised me - SteelSeries Arctis Gamebuds review

[@TheProvokedPrawn]

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[@Dilligaf08]

Very good review mate & very honest

[@TheProvokedPrawn]

Thanks 👍

[@themarketgardener]

No way we got Tarkov test, very nice

[@cheekster777]

Happy Black Friday!

[@anddo24]

Be warry of the firmware update. The ANC is destroyed after the initial FW update. The ANC in my right ear bud, crackles and pops. The problem isn't isolated, there are reddit threads. The Gamebuds work fine with ANC disabled.

[@TheProvokedPrawn]

Interesting, I've not seen that issue.

[@joesipr]

same issue here and low volumen in ps5

[@Ghost88o9]

Same issue on the Xbox PC version :( any idea how to fix it

[@joesipr]

@Ghost88o9 they make a update yesterday , they fix the ps5 low volumen with the xbox buds version!!the anc is another issue that they have to solve soon

[@hypermuseick]

is this issue fixed? i planning to buy this earbuds

[@JhGallas]

Thanks a lot for the detailed review! Do these have bluetooth multipoint at all without using the dongle? I assume not, since I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere.

[@johnymac9439]

Do they have side tone where you can hear yourself talk?

[@stigdu99]

I cant work out how to do a firmware update at all. I've put the usb dongle in the laptop, I've plugged the usb-c cable into it, and again into the case with the gamebuds in at the other end, I've downloaded the steelseries app and gone to Engine section, but it doesn't 'see' my gamebuds. Any ideas?

[@TheProvokedPrawn]

Switch into 2.4Ghz mode

[@stigdu99]

Nope. I'm in the Engine section and it just says PLEASE CONNECT A STEELSERIES ENGINE ENABLED DEVICE. The USB dongle is in the back of the PC, the usb-c in that, and in the case with the earbuds in, but nothing. This is one of the worst firmware update methods I think I've ever seen if my computer can't even detect the bloody buds.

[@dreamerlotus]

I do find it interesting you need to download the firmware from a PC, considering many don't use a PC nowadays. I'm guessing these aren't designed for just milling around listening to music on the go, but rather for gaming while sitting at your PC? I like the look of them, Steelseries' branding always looks quite slick. 😊

[@meatykeyboard8399]

I use ear pods at work to listen to space opera's

[@AlexLYH]

0:11 Nice spin! lol

[@TheProvokedPrawn]

haha thanks

[@brensterUK]

Something that most people aren't mentioning about these is that the volume level through a PS5 is far too low. Even with the volume turned up to max and the volume limiter off you can barely hear anything. A fix for this though is to create a custom EQ on PC and crank up the levels. However I had issues saving custom EQ's to the units. So instead I used the Baldurs Gate 3 EQ which for some bizarre reason massively increases the gain and solves the issue.

[@joesipr]

i have the xbox version is loud en every console but not in ps5 and u dont have amc distortion in high volumen?

[@joesipr]

anc*

[@Dilligaf08]

What external blu ray player/ drive would you recommend ?

[@TheProvokedPrawn]

You are teasing me right?

[@Dilligaf08]

@@TheProvokedPrawn 🤣🤣

[@TheProvokedPrawn]

@@Dilligaf08 you got me 🤪😂

[@meatykeyboard8399]

Second?