The Package

The same beautiful box design we saw on the Arctis 5 is also present here, albeit with a slightly different color scheme. It's a great-looking box, and a very sturdy one at that. This is exactly how you want the package of your expensive gaming headset to look.


The front of the box shows us the design of the headset and lists all of its key features. Here, you'll find out that it's wireless (it uses the standard 2.4 GHz frequency band) and that it supposedly offers the "Best Mic in Gaming". The "DTS Headphone:X" sticker is also there, but presented in a surprisingly discrete way, almost like SteelSeries wanted us to primarily view the Arctis 7 as a high-quality stereo headset rather than one that would impress us with its virtual 7.1 surround sound.


On the rear you'll find an in-depth breakdown of all of the features of the Arctis 7. If you're already familiar with SteelSeries' ChatMix Dial feature, you'll be interested to know that this time around, it wasn't implemented as an external unit, but built into the right ear cup. I loved it on the Arctis 5 where it was an external dial, and I love it even more here!


Here are the contents of the box. You get the headset itself, an elegant and extremely versatile wireless receiver, and a pair of cables. One of them is used for charging the headset's battery via an available USB 2.0 or 3.0 port and the other lets you use the headset in wired mode. Like I already mentioned, you won't get a simple audio cable with 3.5-mm male jacks on both ends. However, if you own one or plan to buy it, you'll be able to use it because SteelSeries added the necessary plug to the headset itself. It's worth noting that the Arctis 7 is perfectly capable of working in passive mode with its battery being completely drained, which is great to know if you plan to use it on the go. Its beautiful aesthetics, lightness, and overall comfort certainly make that a completely viable option.