Abstract: Surround sound headsets are often more practical than a home theater system attached to your PC. We compare eight premium models from Arctic, Psyko, Cooler Master, Logitech, Creative, Thermaltake, Corsair, and Razer to figure out who sells the top opti...
Amusing vibration feedback response in the ear cups, Decent microphone quality, Easy-to-use software, Fairly balanced sound spectrum, Good 5.1 surround sound
Bulky in-line volume control, Folding mechanism does not work well, Supra-aural design gives poor long-term comfort, especially if the user wears prescription glasses, Padding for ear cups and headband could be thicker, Plastic construction crackles, but
The Arctic Sound P531 is Arctic’s current premium gaming headset. Its most prominent feature is 5.1 surround sound, achievable thanks to four individual drivers in each ear cup. The surround sound allows the user to experience a 3-dimensional environm...
Abstract: We recently looked at one of Arctic's latest headsets, the P311 which was designed for use with Bluetooth devices such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks. This provided a great compromise between portability, functionality and price so we're excited to...
What Arctic have produced is a pair of speakers that they have decided belongs strapped to your head for some reason. The complexity of the volume control means that achieving optimum sound quality quickly is out of the question. I found myself using...
With premium gaming headsets costing north of $100, the lower price tag on the Arctic Sound P531 did raise a bit of eyebrows over here. At first, I wasn't really expecting a very good gaming experience from the headset let alone some decent movie and musi...
Abstract: Though Arctic is new to the audio industry side of things, this was not a bad first try. So, let's take a look at this product's features:This product came with a couple accessories:From the first look at this headset, it seemed more cons stood out than p...
Starting with performance, music was overall quite mediocre on the P531. Again, this wasn't too surprising as music is recorded in stereo and simply doesn't work too well with any true 5.1 surround sound headsets on the market at the moment. Personally I ...
Nice long cord, Inline controls, Excellent sound overall, Good bass and treble, Good noise isolation, Great design and construction
Heavier than most other headsets
The ARTIC P531 headset is very well made, it’s got a solid construction and decent design. They look good and they feel good wearing them. They are plastic but they don’t have a cheap feel to them like some headsets do because of all of the plastic th...
