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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless vs SteelSeries Arctis 1

Side-by-Side Comparison

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SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless
SteelSeries Arctis 1

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Variants

  • Arctis 3 Bluetooth 2019 Edition
  • Arctis 1 (Black)
  • Arctis 1 (Destiny Edition)

Our Verdict

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless

SteelSeries Arctis 1

The SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless are better gaming headphones than the SteelSeries Arctis 1. While their sound and microphone quality is practically the same, the Arctis 3 are better built and feel slightly more comfortable. Additionally, they are also Bluetooth compatible for you to use with your phone, which is useful. On the other, the Arctis 1 have a fully detachable microphone, which is more convenient than the retractable one on the Arctis 3. Overall, the Arctis 3 offers more features and better value than the Arctis 1.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.4
7.3

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.1
8.4

Treble Accuracy 
 

8.6
6.9

Mid Accuracy 
 

8.1
7.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Design Picture 2
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Comfort Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.65 lbs
0.6 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
0.8 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.1
5.7

Controls Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Controls Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No

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Breathability 
 

6.3
6.5

Breathability After Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Breathability After Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.2 °C
5.7 °C

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Portability 
 

5.2
5.3

Portability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Portability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Portability Picture

 

7.6" (19.3 cm)
8.1" (20.6 cm)

 

7.8" (19.8 cm)
8.0" (20.3 cm)

 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
3.6" (9.1 cm)

Volume  

237.00 in³ (3,883.72 cm³)
233.00 in³ (3,818.17 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Case Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A

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Build Quality 
 

7.0
6.0

Build Quality Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Build Quality Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.0
5.5

Stability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Stability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Angled Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Side Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Front Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Rear Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Top Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless In The Box Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-3.49 dB
1.09 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.9 dB
-2.32 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.3
5.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.88 dB
1.44 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.1
8.4

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.96 dB
2.25 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

63.5 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-6.72 dB
-3.4 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-2.15 dB
-0.05 dB

High-Bass 
 

3.13 dB
2.53 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.1
7.1

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.58 dB
3.88 dB

Low-Mid 
 

3.41 dB
0.58 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.32 dB
-1.88 dB

High-Mid 
 

-1.71 dB
-5.94 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.6
6.9

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.19 dB
4.61 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.47 dB
-5.11 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

3.59 dB
-1.11 dB

High-Treble 
 

-4.25 dB
-8.17 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.6
7.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.66 dB
1.58 dB

Dips 
 

1.04 dB
1.35 dB

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Imaging 
 

8.2
8.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.27
0.33

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

6.04
4.04

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.07
1.11

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.25
1.96

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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.0
5.9

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.97 dB
4.97 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

8.18 dB
6.71 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

19.94 dB
16.71 dB

Openness 
 

4.8
5.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
3.3

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Virtual Soundstage
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Windows Sonic Spatial Audio
No App

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.6
7.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.195
0.240

WHD @ 100 
 

0.167
0.131

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
No Firmware

Power 
 

On
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.5
4.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-13.31 dB
-13.71 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.57 dB
-0.14 dB

Mid 
 

-8.97 dB
-8.82 dB

Treble 
 

-32.26 dB
-32.78 dB

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Leakage 
 

7.0
7.1

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.67 dB
38.89 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

No
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

8.6
8.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.88 dB
2.88 dB

HFE 
 

9,948.49 Hz
8,863.09 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.17
0.15

Gain 
 

26.79 dB
29.97 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

7.7
7.7

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

38.74 dB
39.46 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.6
0.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

42.3 hrs
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

42.3 hrs
N/A

Charge Time 
 

3.8 hrs
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

micro-USB
None

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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless App Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 App Picture

App Name  

No App
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.9
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

186.00 ft (56.69 m)
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

130 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

99 ms
N/A

Android Latency 
 

99 ms
N/A

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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Wired 
 

9.5
9.0

Cable Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Cable Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
No

Length  

4.10 ft (1.25 m)
4.20 ft (1.28 m)

Connection 
 

Mini B 8-Pin
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

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