SteelSeries Arctis Prime
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Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless

SteelSeries Arctis Prime

In terms of sound quality, the SteelSeries Arctis Prime is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. The SteelSeries Arctis Prime is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. The SteelSeries Arctis Prime is a relatively new headset. For gaming, the SteelSeries Arctis Prime has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. In terms of noise cancelling, the SteelSeries Arctis Prime has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the SteelSeries Arctis Prime is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. The SteelSeries Arctis Prime suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors.

Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless

The comfort and stability of the Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless is exceptional while doing sports and it is great for fitness usage. The wireless support in Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless is very convenient. In terms of sound quality, the Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. The Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. For gaming, the Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. The Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless is a relatively new headset. The Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors. In terms of noise cancelling, the Jabra Evolve2 65 Wireless has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling.

Active Features

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
ANC Control	No	No
Additional Charges	N/A	0.0
Android	No	Yes
App Name	No App	Jabra Sound+
Audio While Charging	No	Yes
Battery Type	No Battery	Rechargable
Button Mapping	No	No
Charge Time	N/A	1.4 hrs
Charging Port	None	USB-C
Equalizer	No	Graphic + Presets
Mic Control	No	No
Passive Playback	Passive Headphone	No
Playback Control	No	No
Power-Saving Feature	No	Standby mode
Room Effects	No	No
Surround Support	No	No
Total Battery Life	N/A	60.8 hrs
Windows	No	No
iOS	No	Yes
macOS	No	No

Battery

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Battery Life	N/A	60.8 hrs

Breathability

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Avg.Temp.Difference	6.8 °C	3.7 °C

Comfort

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Weight	0.76 lbs	0.4 lbs

Connectivity

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
Analog Audio	Yes	No
Analog/USB Audio Latency	0 ms	21 ms
Android Latency	N/A	124 ms
Bluetooth Version	No Bluetooth	5.0
Connection	Mini B 8-Pin	USB-C
Detachable	Yes	Yes
Dock Charging	No	No
Length	4.17 ft (1.27 m)	3.90 ft (1.19 m)
Line In	No	No
Line Of Sight Range	N/A	335.00 ft (102.11 m)
Line Out	No	No
Multi-Device Pairing	No	2 Devices
NFC Pairing	No	No
Non-BT Latency	N/A	250 ms
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range	N/A	258.00 ft (78.64 m)
Non-BT Wireless	No	Audio + Microphone
Optical Input	No	No
PC Latency (SBC)	N/A	233 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)	N/A	N/A
PC Latency (aptX)	N/A	N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)	N/A	N/A
PS4 Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless	No	Audio + Microphone
PS4 Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless	No	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
Power Supply	No Base/Dock	USB
RCA Input	No	No
Type	No Base/Dock	Wireless USB Dongle
USB Audio	No	USB Type A
USB Input	No	Yes
Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Xbox One Wired USB	No	No
Xbox Series X|S Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB	No	No
iOS Latency	N/A	100 ms

Controls

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Ease of use	Good	Good

Design

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Additional Controls	No	Voice Assistant
Call/Music Control	No	Yes
Channel Mixing	No	No
Clamping Force	1.2 lbs	0.5 lbs
Enclosure	Closed-Back	Closed-Back
Feedback	Good	Good
H	2.0" (5.1 cm)	1.7" (4.3 cm)
L	8.3" (21.2 cm)	7.8" (19.8 cm)
Microphone Control	Mute/Unmute	Mute/Unmute
Noise Cancelling Control	No	No
OS Compatibility	Not OS specific	Not OS specific
Talk-Through	No	No
Transducer	Dynamic	Dynamic
Transmitter Required	No	No
Type	Over-ear	On-ear
Volume	139.87 in³ (2,292.00 cm³)	80.00 in³ (1,310.96 cm³)
Volume Control	Yes	Yes
W	8.3" (21.2 cm)	6.0" (15.2 cm)
Wireless	No	Yes

Isolation

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Bass	-0.14 dB	-0.33 dB
Mid	-10.98 dB	-7 dB
Noise Cancelling	No	No
Overall Attenuation	-15.67 dB	-11.77 dB
Overall Leakage @ 1ft	38.16 dB	43.35 dB
Treble	-36.71 dB	-28.39 dB

Microphone

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Boom	Yes	Yes
Detachable Boom	No	No
FR Std. Dev.	2.94 dB	1.01 dB
HFE	9,805.86 Hz	6,267.15 Hz
In-Line	No	No
Integrated	No	No
LFE	20 Hz	142.54 Hz
Mic	Yes	Yes
Noise Gate	Always On	Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling	7.0	7.5
Speech + Subway Noise Handling	7.5	7.5
Weighted THD	0.101	0.054

Noise Handling

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
SpNR	37.14 dB	32.71 dB

Recording Quality

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
Gain	26.25 dB	20.17 dB

Sound

	Arctis Prime	Evolve2 65 Wireless
ANC	No ANC	No ANC
Acoustic Space Excitation	3.1	4.2
Avg. Std. Deviation	1.5 dB	0.95 dB
Bass Amount	-0.88 dB	0.81 dB
Codec	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz	SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
Connection	Wired	Wireless (Proprietary)
Dips	1.42 dB	1.48 dB
EQ	No EQ	Default
Firmware	No Firmware	2.3.13 (1033)
Head Modeling	No	No
Head Tracking	No	No
High-Bass	0.75 dB	6.58 dB
High-Mid	-3.7 dB	0.04 dB
High-Treble	-7 dB	-0.28 dB
Low-Bass	-3.19 dB	0.4 dB
Low-Frequency Extension	20.59 Hz	11.55 Hz
Low-Mid	0.54 dB	2 dB
Low-Treble	-3.11 dB	0.46 dB
Microphone	Boom	Boom
Mid-Bass	-2.31 dB	3.51 dB
Mid-Mid	-0.57 dB	-1.79 dB
Mid-Treble	2.77 dB	2.41 dB
Openness	4.9	5.3
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)	2.98 dB	2.27 dB
PRTF Distance	10.62 dB	14.85 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)	6.5 dB	1.46 dB
Peaks	1.97 dB	1.66 dB
Power	On	On
Room Ambience	No	No
Speaker Modeling	No	No
Std. Err.	2.36 dB	4.11 dB
Tip/Pad	Default	Default
Treble Amount	-0.98 dB	-0.36 dB
Virtual Surround	No App	No
WHD @ 100	0.093	0.138
WHD @ 90	0.285	0.175
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch	1.52	0.33
Weighted Frequency Mismatch	3.11	2.4
Weighted Group Delay	0.52	0.3
Weighted Phase Mismatch	7.09	6.33