Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE vs Steelseries Arctis 7 (2016)

The Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE is one of the very best Gaming Headsets that one can get for around $170. The Steelseries Arctis 7 (2016), however, while a very good choice at its $250 price point, falls just short of being remarkable.

The Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely Tom's Hardware and SoundGuys. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 10" and "Ranked 2 out of 5" awards from Tom's Hardware and SoundGuys, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

Moving on to the Steelseries Arctis 7 (2016): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like PCmag, Headphone Review, TechSpot, Rtings, and realgear.net, enough for them to include them on those lists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Gaming Headsets, including TechSpot and Rtings, preferred the Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE over the Steelseries Arctis 7 (2016).

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE was liked best by tweaktown.com, which gave it a score of 9.3, while the Steelseries Arctis 7 (2016) got its highest, 9, score from PCmag.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Gaming Headsets on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Gaming Headsets being 7.2 out of 10, whereas the Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE and Steelseries Arctis 7 (2016) managed averages of 8.1 and 8.2 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE vs. Steelseries Arctis 7 (2016) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.