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  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 Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless vs Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT

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SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Picture
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes

Variants

  • Arctis Pro Wireless (Black)
  • Arctis Pro Wireless (White)
  • VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT (Slate)

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SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless

Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT

The SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless are better gaming headphones than the Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT. The SteelSeries are more comfortable, and their microphone also does a better job of separating your voice from ambient noise around you. However, the Corsair have better Bluetooth compatibility, and their microphone has a slightly better recording quality.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.3
6.6

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.7
6.5

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.5
7.5

Imaging 
 

8.8
7.0

Passive Soundstage 
 

6.3
5.6

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Design Picture 2
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT 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 Pro Wireless Comfort Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.8 lbs
0.85 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.2 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.8
7.0

Controls Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Controls Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Great
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Bluetooth Sync
No
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Breathability 
 

5.3
6.6

Breathability After Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Breathability After Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

8.5 °C
5.5 °C
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Portability 
 

5.5
5.9

Portability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Portability Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Portability Picture

L  

7.5" (19.1 cm)
8.0" (20.3 cm)

W  

6.9" (17.5 cm)
7.8" (19.7 cm)

H  

3.5" (8.9 cm)
1.9" (4.8 cm)

Volume  

181.00 in³ (2,966.05 cm³)
117.17 in³ (1,920.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
5.5

Case Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Case Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Case Picture

Type  

No case
Pouch

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 
 

6.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Build Quality Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Stability Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Angled Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Angled Picture

Side Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Side Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Front Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Front Picture

Rear Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Rear Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Top Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless In The Box Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

500 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

4.0 dB
-3.71 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.5 dB
-3.03 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.5
5.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.18 dB
1.35 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.7
6.5

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.0 dB
4.89 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
93.77 Hz

Low Bass 
 

0.82 dB
-9.35 dB

Mid Bass 
 

6.48 dB
-3.28 dB

High Bass 
 

6.31 dB
1.26 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.5
7.5

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.52 dB
3.36 dB

Low Mid 
 

1.4 dB
-3.34 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

1.55 dB
-3.28 dB

High Mid 
 

0.48 dB
-0.01 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.4
6.3

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.79 dB
5.37 dB

Low Treble 
 

-0.71 dB
-2.45 dB

Mid Treble 
 

2.14 dB
-7.1 dB

High Treble 
 

-3.02 dB
-14.08 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.7
6.8

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.88 dB
2.15 dB

Dips 
 

2.56 dB
1.69 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.8
7.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.37
0.24

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.15
8.02

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.42
3

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.52
2.64
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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.3
5.6

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.43 dB
3.48 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

7.72 dB
3.74 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

22.05 dB
12.9 dB

Openness 
 

5.6
6.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
2.7
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Yes
Dolby Atmos
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.8
7.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.316
0.577

WHD @ 100 
 

0.106
0.232
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

MCU 1.7.0.0
5.11.88

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Off
Pure Direct

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

4.3
3.7

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-10.15 dB
-11.45 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

6.94 dB
0.86 dB

Mid 
 

-11.44 dB
-5.44 dB

Treble 
 

-29.42 dB
-30.09 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

3.5

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-7.06 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-6.85 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-8.32 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A

Leakage 
 

7.0
7.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.37 dB
35.79 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 
 

8.4
8.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.56 dB
1.01 dB

HFE 
 

6,639.82 Hz
6,177.3 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.305
0.391

Gain 
 

30.11 dB
24.27 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.3
7.8

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

48.8 dB
26.39 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.8
8.5

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

15.3 hrs
18.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

1.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

30.6 hrs
18.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.3 hrs
2.6 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C
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App Support 
 

7.5
7.0

App Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless App Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT App Picture

App Name  

SteelSeries Engine
Corsair iCUE

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

Yes
Yes

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Mute/Unmute
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

Yes
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

7.0
6.4

Cable Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Cable Picture
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
USB Type A

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

4.10 ft (1.25 m)
5.05 ft (1.54 m)

Connector 
 

Mini B 8-Pin
1/8" TRRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

26.5 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
175 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

6.8
8.3

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

187.00 ft (57.00 m)
311.68 ft (95.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

256 ms
228 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
233 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

No

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

221 ms

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

70 ms

Android Latency 
 

68 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

8.9
7.8

Line Of Sight Range 
 

175.00 ft (53.34 m)
52.49 ft (16.00 m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

22 ms
49 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio Only
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 
 

9.6
3.4

Type 
 

Wireless Dock
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

Yes
No

Line Out 
 

Yes
No

Optical Input 
 

Yes
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB
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