SteelSeries has announced a new headset the Arctis 3 headset that is set to make any gamer’s life easy when it comes to audio multitasking. The Arctis 3 is a dual audio headset that uses bluetooth and wired capabilities at the same time.
Arctis 3 Bluetooth is designed for every gaming platform such as PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, VR and mobile. The dual connectivity allows gamers to take calls, join VoIP chat and stream music wirelessly over Bluetooth while hearing balanced and powerful game audio through the 3.5mm connection.
So think of these gaming scenarios, you are not using a in game audio party but are using an third party app such as Discord to communicate with other players via bluetooth but wired in to hear the video game audio at the same time.
SteelSeries Arctis 3 Nintendo Switch Dual Audio Setup with less wiresIn addition, the Arctis 3 is also useful with the Nintendo Switch for its audio chat capabilities through the online Nintendo Switch chat capabilities via bluetooth on a cell phone. This is the first bluetooth headset compatible with the Nintendo Switch online chat application.
SteelSeries Audio Category Manager, Brian Fallon shed his thoughts on the Arctis 3 : “This is the first time that you can simultaneously have wired gaming audio and wireless Bluetooth. Bluetooth is incredibly useful for connecting wirelessly to mobile devices for chat and music, but as most gamers know, Bluetooth has too much latency for gaming. That is why this is a wired headset for gaming and Bluetooth for everything else.
We’ve noticed gamers hacking away at blending console game audio and Discord voice for quite some time, says Eros Resmini, CMO of Discord. SteelSeries makes that whole process easy with this product and let’s more gamers use Discord with their friends.
Arctis 3 Headset Specs & 411
- Compatible with PC, MAC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Speaker Drivers
- Neodymium Drivers 40mm
- Headphone Frequency Response – 20-22000 Hz
- Headphone Sensitivity – 98db
- Headphone Impedance – 32 Ohm
- Headphone Total Harmonic Distortion – < 3%
- Headphone Volume Control – On Ear Cup
Microphone
- Microphone Frequency Response – 100Hz – 10000Hz
- Microphone Pattern – Bidirectional
- Microphone Sensitivity – -48 db
- Microphone Impedance – 2200 Ohm
- Microphone Location – Retractable
- Microphone Mute Toggle – On Ear Cup
Connection
- Cable Connections – 4-pole, 3.5mm; Dual 3.5mm for PC
- Cable Length(s) – 1.2m; 3m
- Bluetooth Version – 4.1
- Bluetooth Profiles – A2DP, HFP, HSP
- Wireless Range – 30ft, 10m
- Battery Life – Active listening time: 28 hours
Box Content
- Product Information Guide
- Arctis 3 Bluetooth Headset
- Main Cable
- Dual 3.5mm Extension Cable
- 3.5mm 4-Pole Adapter
The Arctis 3 Bluetooth is available now at SteelSeries for $129.99.