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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
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SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 vs Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless

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SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes

Variants

  • Arctis 7 (Black)
  • Arctis 7 (White)
  • Stealth 700 (Dr Disrespect)
  • Stealth 700 (PS4)
  • Stealth 700 (Xbox One)

Review

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Our Verdict

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017

Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless

The SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 is a better gaming headset than the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless. It's more comfortable, noticeably better-built, and it has a more neutral and well-balanced sound profile. The microphone quality and the battery life are also considerably better on the Arctis 7. On the other hand, the Stealth 700 has a noise cancelling feature and are Bluetooth compatible, which the Arctis 7 aren't.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.9
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Design Picture 2
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Comfort Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.9 lbs
0.6 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.3 lbs
1.2 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.1
7.7

Controls Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Controls Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Great
Okay

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Adjustable
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Adjustable
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

6.6
6.4

Breathability After Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Breathability After Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.3 °C
5.9 °C
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Portability 
 

5.9
5.7

Portability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Portability Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Portability Picture

L  

7.6"
7.1" (18.0 cm)

W  

7"
7.0" (17.8 cm)

H  

2.9"
3.0" (7.6 cm)

Volume  

154 in³
150.00 in³ (2,458.05 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Case Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
6.5

Build Quality Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Build Quality Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Stability Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Angled Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Side Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Front Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Rear Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Top Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 In The Box Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

See details on graph tool

Frequency Response  

See details on graph tool

Bass Amount 
 

-1.14 dB
3.36 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.99 dB
-4.75 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.4
6.9

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.27 dB
0.63 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

See details on graph tool

Raw FR L  

See details on graph tool

Raw FR R  

See details on graph tool

Raw FR R  

See details on graph tool

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.3
7.1

Bass  

See details on graph tool

Bass  

See details on graph tool

Std. Err. 
 

2.42 dB
4.65 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-1.9 dB
3 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.69 dB
4.47 dB

High-Bass 
 

3.6 dB
6.83 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.5
7.5

Mid  

See details on graph tool

Mid  

See details on graph tool

Std. Err. 
 

2.03 dB
3.35 dB

Low-Mid 
 

2.44 dB
3.17 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.91 dB
-0.21 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.75 dB
-3.3 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

9.0
7.2

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.23 dB
4.13 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.57 dB
-4.02 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.01 dB
-2.74 dB

High-Treble 
 

-1.41 dB
-10.8 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.7
7.6

Peaks/Dips Graph  

See details on graph tool

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.41 dB
1.58 dB

Dips 
 

1.16 dB
1.08 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.5
8.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

See details on graph tool

Phase Response Mismatch  

See details on graph tool

Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.32
0.18

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

4.29
8.05

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.02
0.24

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.31
2.4
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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.2
5.6

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

4.26 dB
2.91 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

8.97 dB
6.89 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

16.64 dB
10.04 dB

Openness 
 

4.9
4.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.7
3.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

Yes
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.0
7.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.251
0.314

WHD @ 100 
 

0.102
0.111
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

8.0.2

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.9
5.5

Noise Isolation  

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See details on graph tool

Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-13.3 dB
-15.17 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Bass 
 

0.61 dB
-10.04 dB

Mid 
 

-7.37 dB
-7.09 dB

Treble 
 

-33.64 dB
-27.69 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.1
6.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.21 dB
41.69 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

7.9
7.9

Microphone Frequency Response  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

84.76 Hz
169.51 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.89 dB
2.63 dB

HFE 
 

6,736.4 Hz
6,933.79 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.52
0.402

Gain 
 

23.6 dB
12.83 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.8
7.3

SpNR  

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See details on graph tool

SpNR 
 

40.56 dB
17.27 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.9
7.5

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

24 hrs
10.8 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

24 hrs
10.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.5 hrs
2.9 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Yes
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

8.0
6.5

App Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 App Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

SteelSeries Engine
Turtle Beach Audio Hub

iOS  

N/A
Yes

Android  

N/A
Yes

macOS  

Yes
Yes

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Presets

ANC Control 
 

N/A
No

Mic Control  

Level
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

N/A
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Sound  

DTS 7.1

Surround Support 
 

Yes
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
8.4

Bluetooth Version 
 

N/A
4.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

N/A
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless

NFC Pairing 
 

N/A
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
157.00 ft (47.85 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
173 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

-3 ms

Android Latency 
 

32 ms
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

8.7
7.5

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

125 ft
107.00 ft (32.61 m)

Non-BT Latency 
 

28 ms
70 ms
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Wired 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Cable Picture
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.2 ft
N/A

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone (Not Included)

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone (Not Included)

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone (Not Included)

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone (Not included)

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone (Not Included)

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone (Not Included)

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

7.0
4.2

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

Yes
No

Line Out 
 

Yes
No

Optical Input 
 

No
Yes

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB
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