SteelSeries Arctis Prime
vs
JBL Quantum ONE

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. The SteelSeries Arctis Prime suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the SteelSeries Arctis Prime is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors. In terms of noise cancelling, the SteelSeries Arctis Prime has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling.

JBL Quantum ONE

The JBL Quantum ONE is a relatively new headset. In terms of sound quality, the JBL Quantum ONE is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. The JBL Quantum ONE is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. For gaming, the JBL Quantum ONE has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. The JBL Quantum ONE has excellent noise cancelling capability. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the JBL Quantum ONE is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. The JBL Quantum ONE 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.

Active Features

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
ANC Control	No	No
Additional Charges	N/A	N/A
Android	No	No
App Name	No App	JBL Quantum Engine
Audio While Charging	No	No
Battery Type	No Battery	No Battery
Button Mapping	No	No
Charge Time	N/A	N/A
Charging Port	None	None
Equalizer	No	Graphic + Presets
Mic Control	No	Adjustable Level
Passive Playback	Passive Headphone	Passive Headphone
Playback Control	No	No
Power-Saving Feature	No	No
Room Effects	No	No
Surround Support	No	Yes
Total Battery Life	N/A	N/A
Windows	No	Yes
iOS	No	No
macOS	No	Yes

Battery

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
Battery Life	N/A	N/A

Breathability

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE

Comfort

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
Weight	0.76 lbs	0.83 lbs

Connectivity

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
Analog Audio	Yes	Yes
Analog/USB Audio Latency	0 ms	44 ms
Android Latency	N/A	N/A
Bluetooth Version	No Bluetooth	No Bluetooth
Connection	Mini B 8-Pin	1/8" TRRS
Detachable	Yes	Yes
Dock Charging	No	No
Length	4.17 ft (1.27 m)	9.10 ft (2.77 m)
Line In	No	No
Line Of Sight Range	N/A	N/A
Line Out	No	No
Multi-Device Pairing	No	No
NFC Pairing	No	No
Non-BT Latency	N/A	N/A
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range	N/A	N/A
Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Optical Input	No	No
PC Latency (SBC)	N/A	N/A
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	Audio + Microphone
PS4 Non-BT Wireless	No	No
PS4 Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Non-BT Wireless	No	No
PS5 Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
Power Supply	No Base/Dock	USB
RCA Input	No	No
Type	No Base/Dock	Wired USB dock
USB Audio	No	USB Type A
USB Input	No	Yes
Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Xbox One Wired USB	No	No
Xbox Series X|S Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB	No	No
iOS Latency	N/A	N/A

Controls

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
Ease of use	Good	Decent

Design

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
Additional Controls	No	Virtual Soundstage Settings
Call/Music Control	No	No
Channel Mixing	No	Yes
Clamping Force	1.2 lbs	1.4 lbs
Enclosure	Closed-Back	Closed-Back
Feedback	Good	Decent
H	2.0" (5.1 cm)	3.9" (9.9 cm)
L	8.3" (21.2 cm)	8.7" (22.1 cm)
Microphone Control	Mute/Unmute	Mute/Unmute
Noise Cancelling Control	No	On/Off
OS Compatibility	Not OS specific	Not OS specific
Talk-Through	No	On/Off
Transducer	Dynamic	Dynamic
Transmitter Required	No	No
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Volume	139.87 in³ (2,292.00 cm³)	237.50 in³ (3,891.91 cm³)
Volume Control	Yes	Yes
W	8.3" (21.2 cm)	7.0" (17.8 cm)
Wireless	No	No

Isolation

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
Bass	-0.14 dB	-10.51 dB
Mid	-10.98 dB	-15.96 dB
Noise Cancelling	No	Yes
Overall Attenuation	-15.67 dB	-19.5 dB
Overall Leakage @ 1ft	38.16 dB	34.94 dB
Treble	-36.71 dB	-32.38 dB

Microphone

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
Boom	Yes	Yes
Detachable Boom	No	Yes
FR Std. Dev.	2.94 dB	2.03 dB
HFE	9,805.86 Hz	7,346.09 Hz
In-Line	No	No
Integrated	No	No
LFE	20 Hz	20 Hz
Mic	Yes	Yes
Noise Gate	Always On	Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling	7.0	7.0
Speech + Subway Noise Handling	7.5	7.5
Weighted THD	0.101	0.081

Noise Handling

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
SpNR	37.14 dB	34.13 dB

Recording Quality

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
Gain	26.25 dB	22.04 dB

Sound

	Arctis Prime	Quantum ONE
ANC	No ANC	On
Acoustic Space Excitation	3.1	2.5
Avg. Std. Deviation	1.5 dB	1.59 dB
Bass Amount	-0.88 dB	-2.14 dB
Codec	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
Connection	Wired	USB
Dips	1.42 dB	0.84 dB
EQ	No EQ	Default
Firmware	No Firmware	2.5.0.0
Head Modeling	No	Adjustable
Head Tracking	No	On/Off
High-Bass	0.75 dB	0.26 dB
High-Mid	-3.7 dB	-1.3 dB
High-Treble	-7 dB	-6.83 dB
Low-Bass	-3.19 dB	-0.84 dB
Low-Frequency Extension	20.59 Hz	26.31 Hz
Low-Mid	0.54 dB	0.06 dB
Low-Treble	-3.11 dB	2.1 dB
Microphone	Boom	Boom
Mid-Bass	-2.31 dB	0.08 dB
Mid-Mid	-0.57 dB	-0.14 dB
Mid-Treble	2.77 dB	2.2 dB
Openness	4.9	2.7
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)	2.98 dB	2.67 dB
PRTF Distance	10.62 dB	7.54 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)	6.5 dB	3.25 dB
Peaks	1.97 dB	1.95 dB
Power	On	USB
Room Ambience	No	No
Speaker Modeling	No	On/Off
Std. Err.	2.36 dB	1.13 dB
Tip/Pad	Default	Default
Treble Amount	-0.98 dB	-0.23 dB
Virtual Surround	No App	Yes
WHD @ 100	0.093	0.129
WHD @ 90	0.285	0.365
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch	1.52	2.57
Weighted Frequency Mismatch	3.11	2.89
Weighted Group Delay	0.52	0.34
Weighted Phase Mismatch	7.09	10.66