5 Best SteelSeries Arctis Alternative in 2024

If you’re a gamer, you already know how important a good gaming headset is, especially if you play anything on a competitive level. It’s important to have that crisp clarity to hear footsteps coming from behind you. That, or you could find that the noise cancelling features of gaming headsets are invaluable, removing any distractions and ambiance from the outside world. It’s also important that a good gaming headset have a quality microphone — if you play on a team, or play with friends at all, they need to hear your voice clearly, otherwise you’re going to be constantly repeating yourself, which is something that you don’t want to do particularly in competitive play.

No matter what your reason is for wanting a quality gaming headset is, the fact remains: they’re still ridiculously overpriced. The SteelSeries Arctis sits at well over $300, which is money that not everyone has. Still, you can get a great gaming headset for almost half that, possibly for even less.

So if you follow along below, we’ll show you the best alternatives to the SteelSeries Arctis, available in 2018! Here are our top picks.

HyperX Cloud Alpha

First up, we’re taking a look at the HyperX Cloud Alpha gaming headset. The Cloud Alpha is the successor to the HyperX Cloud II, and it improves on it in almost every way. You get a modified design and a better hardware, making for an overall great listening experience. Throw this headset on, plug it into your computer or console, and you’re ready for a night of immersive gaming.

One of the major improvements on these headphones is the noise cancelling features of the microphone. HyperX has built it to cancel out ambiance, such as the typing of Cherry MX switches on a mechanical keyboard. This headset even has removable cables, allowing you to go fully wireless.

Roccat Khan Pro

We like the Roccat Khan Pro’s because they’re a slimmer and more portable gaming headset — they have a slightly more premium feel than the HyperX Cloud Alpha in this way. These headphones are lightweight, but still contain some great 50mm drivers and a frequency range of 10Hz to 40KHz.

Roccat really knocked the Khan Pro’s out of the park because, in testing, these headphones offer crisp and clear audio quality. Not only that, but it’s got an excellent and accurate bass — it’s not too over the top, but still enough to give you those unexpected “boom” moments in your games.

Sennheiser Game One

It should be obvious why you need to pick up a pair of Sennheiser Game One’s! Sennheiser is a prolific name int he audio industry, making phenomenal speakers, and obviously, headphones. The Game One’s are a super sleek looking pair of headphones and are packed with 35mm drivers. They have a frequency range of 15Hz – 28KHz. You get comfortable earcups, taking on that typical over the ear style. Noise cancelling works great, essentially getting rid of any and all ambiance. There’s some great detail in the sound, even at the of the higher volumes.

Sennheiser GSP 300

Next up, we’re looking at the Sennhesier GSP 300’s. These are still a sleek looking pair of headphones, but they do have more standard colors. As far as sound quality, you get a similar experience to the Game One’s as far as detail and clarity goes. Packed in these headphones are 50mm drives and a frequency range of 15Hz to 26KHz. They’re lightweight, comfy, and are extremely portable. The only downside is the microphone, which doesn’t seem to be removable and is completely immobile.

Audio Technica ATH-AG1X

Last up on our list, we have the Audio Technica ATH-AG1X. It’s important that you remember the “X” at the end of that model number, as Audio Technica also has an ATH-AG1 model. The “X” at the end signify’s that this is their premium gaming headset. That said, these do sit at $300, but you won’t get better sound anywhere else. It’s got 53mm drivers built-in, and has a wide frequency range of 15Hz and 35KHz. This headset will bring your games to life, giving you immersive cinematic-like experiences in games like The Witcher 3 or Battlefield 1.

Verdict

As you can see, there are a lot of excellent alternatives to the SteelSeries Arctis on the market right now. The first four on this list are great alternatives and cost a whole lot less money, but it’s also hard to pass up the cinematic experience that Audio Technica’s ATH-AG1X headphones bring to the table. You’ll no doubt have the competitive edge in games with these on.