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Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound P531

Based on 16 reviews

Excellent:

12
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

3

Pros

Nice long cord.
Inline controls.
Excellent sound overall.
Good bass and treble.
Good noise isolation.
Great design and construction.
Build Quality.
Audio Quality.
Very Comfortable.
True 5.1 surround sound in a headset bendable quality mic.
Bass sounds fantastic and feels real with the built-in vibration devices Long cord so it stays out of your way.

Cons

Heavier than most other headsets.
Positioning Audio In Movies Could Be Better.
USB Soundcard only.
Software had to be manually installed.
Used device manager to update driver from disk Could not find software online to download newer version.

By Testfreaks on February 13, 2012

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...

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By Vortez on July 26, 2011

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...

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By Real World Labs on June 26, 2011

Testing the P531 Surround Headset by Arctic was a nice flashback since it was just like using the same exact unit as with 2 months ago, minus of course the nice rubber coating of the Sandberg headset. So the P531 headset proved to be as...

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By DigitalVersus on May 17, 2011

Although the Arctic Sound P531 headset is almost identical to the Ozone Strato, the P351 loses a star due to its low-grade...

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By ImpulseGamer on May 06, 2011

In the world of headsets and microphones, you may not think of a company that mainly makes cooling systems for computers. Surprise Arctic Cooling actually makes some impressive headsets and even keyboards. Not pricey at all Arctic’s P531 headset...

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By Pro-Clockers on March 05, 2011

It’s not often that I regret purchases I’ve made, since I enjoy doing research before plunking down what little cash I have. After using the P531’s, I am regretting all the money I sunk into the Creative Fatality sound card and gaming...

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By Gear Diary on February 02, 2011

I’m pretty particular when picking out my PC gaming gear. I have been through a pretty good amount of hardware over the years and keep up my life cycle of gaming gear. Arctic sent us out some gear to check out and review a few weeks ago. I had a...

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By Metku.net on January 31, 2011

Heavy Controller hanging by the cable Silver...

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By ThinkComputers on January 18, 2011

After using the headset for a while I found it to be comfortable to use for short periods of time. The sound was great and I enjoyed the surround experience. The headset not only dampens all the noise around you, but also dampens the sound coming out...

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By Techgage on December 22, 2010

Although the P531 is constructed primarily from plastic, it did not feel cheap or fragile in any way, and from a comfort standpoint it was great. Even though this was marketed as a circumaural headset, the cups failed to cover my entire ear, leaving...

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