SteelSeries Arena 7 Speakers

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I have to admit that it’s been a long time since I’ve had a speaker setup for my PC as I mainly use headphones and headsets for my audio needs. Another reason I haven’t used speakers is that most of them tend to not sound very good or are cheaply made. SteelSeries is looking to change that with their first-ever Arena speaker series, and I was sent the SteelSeries Arena 7 Speakers for review. While they are expensive, hardcore audiophiles will be happy with these as they’re worth every penny.

The first thing I noticed when I first received these is how heavy and solid this set is, coming to about 16lbs when carrying the speakers and subwoofer from the box. The two satellite speakers stand nearly eight inches high and four inches wide and deep, giving them some truly impressive size and weight to deliver amazing sound from their two-way drivers with a 0.75 inch tweeter and three inch woofer.

You can also tilt them up nearly thirty degrees to help find that sweet audio spot when using on your desk or TV stand, and they also feature a nice RGB lighting effect on the rear and bases of them that can also be turned off when not needed, and you can download SteelSeries GG Sonar software to fine tune the audio with equalizers as well as adjust the RGB lighting to match any other lighting you have going on, as well as what’s happening on your screen which is a very nice touch. They also include a handy 3.5mm headphone port in case you want to swap over to a headset.

Now SteelSeries could’ve just stopped here and been more than fine, but they went the extra mile by including a 6.5 inch down-firing subwoofer speaker (which also serves as the main hub the speakers connect to and power on) that really packs a punch. It’s basically overkill as the satellite speakers already have nice bass on their own, but the subwoofer accommodates the speakers perfectly and adds just enough kick to fill out the sound, but it has an adjustable volume knob should you want to entertain the neighborhood (and make it mad) as well.

It felt good having powerful, bass-filled audio wash over me as I played titles such as SD Gundam Battle Alliance on my PC, and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon☆Breath on my PS5. I was able to watch a few movies and TV shows via Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Hulu with amazing sound that rivals my 200w sound bar.

Besides the volume knob on the right speaker that controls the satellites, there’s also a button you can use to mute the speakers, turn off the RGB lighting, and hold it for a few seconds to pair the set to a Bluetooth device. That’s right, these speakers have you covered no matter what kind of connection you have, be it aux, digital output, USB-C and A, or Bluetooth so you can easily connect them to your TV, PlayStation 5, PC, etc. and feel the boom on all your devices. Variety is nice!

I could go on about how awesome sounding the SteelSeries Arena 7 Speakers are, but if you’re looking for some of the best ones you can get for your gaming and entertainment needs, you owe it to yourself to give them a try and pick a set up. If you need less or more power, SteelSeries also has the $129.99 Arena 3 which is just the two satellite speakers, or splurge for the Arena 9 for $549.99 for a complete 5.1 surround sound package.