ARC 3 Gaming Earbuds - True Wireless Open Ear Headphones,Ultra-Low Latency,Snapdragon & Dolby Sound, Bluetooth 5.4, USB-C Dongle,50Hr Battery, Compatible with PS4, PS5, PC, Quest, Switch, Black

Purchased the Cleer Arc 3 Gaming ear buds more than a year ago. Was a bit reluctant to purchase these fairly expensive earbuds but after a year I am very pleased with this purchase. I game everyday for several hours everyday and have used these for that gaming. In addition, I walk outside for 3 miles every other day and use these while walking. I have not had any issues at all. I use the dongle on my PC and have paired BT with my Samsung phone. Both connections have been reliable and have only had a few times that I had connection issues. The dongle has been rock solid for gaming and music. The BT connection with the phone has been good with some occasional disconnects typical of most BT connections. Sound quality is excellent and the Dolby Atmos works surprisingly well on both PC and phone. The battery life has not been an issue at all as long as you pay attention to charge state. I charge the unit about once a week (5 to 7 days) and use them about 3-4 hours per day. The open ear design works great while exercising (walking) and I can enjoy music while remaining aware of my surrounding. The case seemed a bit gimmicky at first but I have grown to appreciate the case and the features it provides. The software is functional and is a good companion to the earbuds but I use the app fairly infrequently. I highly recommend these earbuds and I am very happy to have gotten these a year ago. I have not developed any complaints at all for this product. I will most likely buy this brand again.

First off, this company really needs an English copy editor to review all of their documentation and system messages; they were clearly written by someone who is not a native English speaker. Once you get past that, you’ll find a very solid pair of headphones with impressive sound quality and an excellent feature set. The included dongle ensures a very stable connection, and I would recommend this version of the ARC 3 to anyone planning to use it with a PC or console. I also really appreciate the information displayed on the case. Battery life has been consistently strong; over 9 hours on a single charge. I personally like their appearance and the plethora of color options give you a chance to express yourself. Very comfortable fit, worn for ~4 hours without any strain. That said, I docked it a full point because the bass lacks punch. This is typical for open-ear headphones, but it’s worth noting that the slightly more expensive Bose Ultra Open Ear headphones don’t have this issue. The only feature on my wishlist, and it feels like a missed opportunity, is for the case to display which codec the headphones are using when connected, along with the ability to cycle through available codec options. Written by hand, edited for grammar, flow and consistency with AI.

I love this product and I tried a lot of gaming earbuds that I returned with my PlayStation 5. I play FPS Apex Legends game and I value audio quality, battery life and comfort. I like that these headphones are no in-ear and instead over the ear - makes better for long play sessions. I do still have a slight discomfort in long sessions and it’s not a big deal. Anyway, I appreciate the case screen where you can check battery and change EQ settings, the audio quality and battery life. Please note when USB dongle is used, the audio from the phone is deprioritized (at least on iPhone) so I can’t watch TikToks while queuing in the game match lol this sucks… the case supports wireless charging. If you want any to listed to music the sound quality is amazing. Still testing mic since I don’t really use it, it’s not the best from what I can tell. I had connectivity issues which were partially resolved by updating dongle, Headphones and Case Firmware. Oh yeah, the iPhone app works good but case screen does a lot of customization itself so no need to use the app itself as much. I wish there will be custom mute/turn off audio button - maybe they will enable it later with the future FW update. The issues I had were with audio cracking (google posts online) and audio distortion, but it’s fixable with placing headphones back in the case and taking back even in the last FW releases. I hope this will be fixed soon.

I did a lot of research before purchasing these for computer gaming, but am returning them for numerous reasons. First off, the mic is sorely lacking, even with input gain maxxed, it barely picks up my voice. Being a bigger guy, the earpieces are also not adjustable enough to put the speakers where they need to be, so while one ear is somewhat tolerable, my other can barely hear a thing due to the distance from my ear canal, even when the size adjustment is fully extended (which is a mere couple millimeter adjustment). The touch feature functionality is also way to sensitive. I was constantly pausing videos or accidentally turning the earpieces off while trying to adjust them. Also, why do they not power on as a pair? Having to power each earpiece on individually is very weird, especially since turning one off powers both down. Lastly, I assume the pair I got was defective, as the amount of static and scratchiness in the right earpiece was unbearable, a problem that does not exist with any other speakers or headsets I have. This was when using the USB-C dongle plugged in the front of my computer 2.5' away, with direct sight between the device and dongle. I did not try pairing them with Bluetooth, as the entire point of these was the low latency with using the provided dongle. Needless to say, I am very disappointed, since after a long search these had seemed like they would be exactly what I was looking for.

I enjoy the sound quality and fit of these earbuds, and the low latency when using the USB dongle feels quite good. There is a lot to like here, and they seem to work as expected in bluetooth mode. If these would stay connected in low latency mode, I might just love these. But, they don't. After using the earbuds with the dongle for a couple of minutes (longer if I'm lucky/don't move a muscle) they will seemingly desync from each other. This results in a weird echo effect which is very noticeable and annoying especially in voices. This will continue until the buds are disconnected and reconnected (or toggled between HD/LL mode and back). Happens whether the mic is used or not, LL enabled or disabled. It is infuriating. I have tried updating the firmware of the dongle (1.4.0) and the buds with no luck. The dongle is clear of all obstructions and about 3 feet from my head when at my desk. The issue persists. I have an RMA in progress and will update my review if the result is different, but based on other customer reviews this does not seem to be an isolated issue so I'm not too hopeful and will likely end up returning those. The case is also very strange. It can't really do much on its own besides tell you the battery level and toggle Atmos/EQ (can't do custom EQ without an app on your phone though), and it is not helpful at all when it comes to pairing. When using the dongle, I would often hear a voice saying "looking for device" or "device not found" randomly as it seemed to be searching for a BT device at the same time... No info regarding this on the screen. The screen just seems like a waste of case battery in my opinion. Overall these have nice sound quality and are capable of being great. But if you are looking for low latency + consistency, you won't find it here. EDIT: I tried running the firmware updater again on a whim and this time it said the version before upgrading was 1.4.1 (?) despite only having run the 1.4.0 updater. Maybe windows somehow installed something while I was trying different USB ports etc? Or it's just reporting wrong? Either way since re-updating to 1.4.0 (??) I have not had any issues within a couple hours of use. There are small drops sometimes, but rather than starting to echo they seem to reconnect quickly. Will update review if this keeps up.

These are the best and worst Earbuds/Headphones I have ever owned. Lets talk about it. What makes this the best? 1. I love the design. they fit over my ears great. They are comfortable but I will warn you, they kind of hurt for the first few days. I wear them for work so it took like 3 days till they stop hurting the back of my ear. but I'm fine with this, as they no longer hurt. 2. I love gaming and I've basically given up on the traditional Earmuff style headphones. The last headset I got were the afterShockz open ear bone conductive headphones but those basically rattled my brain when someone or something got loud. These sound like I'm wearing the over ear high quality headphones. But the point here is that I don't have these hot over ear headphones driving me crazy and making my ears all nasty. 3. Sound quality is great compared to the After Shockz. 4. Love the case, It does seem like they help keep it clean. What makes them the worst? 1. The wireless range is so pathetic that they might as well be wired. I can't go into my kitchen without them cutting out. And when they cut out, I have to turn them off and then turn them on again. its obnoxious. I only live in a 1,000 sqft home and the room my computer is in is basically in the middle. The aftershockz headphones I had allowed me to walk to the end of my driveway and i could hear sound and talk to my friends on discord. 2. If there is no sound it cuts out. this would be fine, if it came back when it detects sound. it does not. I have to turn them off and then turn them on to start detecting sound again. This wouldn't be a big deal if the 2 tap 1tap hold method of turning them off was consistent. but its not. I've found its much easier to toss them into the case and take them out again and this makes it incredibly annoying. I've also turn off the auto shut off and it still does it. 3. It picks up my phone calls easily and will play sound from my phone. This was a massive improvement from the Aftershockz. however, Once it does this, all sound starts clicking with a consistent Tic tic tic tic sound for as long as sound is playing. Again, I have to take off the earbuds, toss them into the case to turn them off and pull them out again to turn them on to get it to stop. 4. The mic sounds like a laptop mic. This isn't an issue for me because I use an external mic, but I thought I should mention this. So ultimately, I give this a 3. it is definitely not worth its full price. I feel like i got a crappy product and I've gotten so frustrated that I left a review which I never do. however, if they Improve the issues I mentioned this would be top tear. Sadly i don't know if I can ever go to something else because this is the best I've found for open ear headphones. Its just these annoyances will beat you down and you will feel silly for spending this much money on something that works so poorly.

TLDR: Wanted a higher bitrate wireless earbuds for FPS PC Gaming. Has 24-bit 96kHz sampling. Worried about the weight and discomfort for the hooks. But they're extremely nimble and light. Its easy to use on PC without any problems. Cannot speak on other devices but I would imagine it's the same. ----------- Owned / tried - Logitech G Fits and Sony InZone Buds. InZone Buds definitely is a better performer over Logitech G Fits. Only thing lacking for me with Inzone Buds was its audio bitrate sampling. It's technically not a major deal nor should technically make a difference from an audiophile perspective. But to me, I can notice the subtle nuance differences that a higher bitrate sampling provides. Particularly in FPS games like APEX Legends where audio cues or audio in general is known to be abysmal regardless of what kind of audio input you're using. Cleer Arc 3 goes up to 24-bit 96kHz bitrate (2 channel). My intended use for these was a wireless earbud for PC FPS Gaming with low latency and high bitrate sampling for improved audio fidelity. I didn't think the 'over the ear' feature would work out imho, but it really does its thing! It's just whether or not the whole around ear hook thing is something you're comfortable with or not? I wear eyeglasses and it definitely doesn't impede them at all. There are also times when I have no audio playing that I completely FORGET that I have these things on my ears. So that definitely speaks to how lightweight they are. But since they're on-ear, earbuds, I believe that massive passive noise you hear from your environment also plays a factor into that. On the app for configuring the earbuds/case, there's a toggle "AVC" Automatic Volume Control? Not entirely sure if that is something that works on both dongle and Bluetooth? Or if its only a Bluetooth feature? Because either way, I have an AC running in the background behind me and it doesn't impede any audio cues from FPS Games at all. Only way I think the 'on ear' design could impact FPS Gaming experience is if maybe you're playing in the living room with a family of like 15-20 people roaming around socializing etc etc. Even then, I don't think it would impair its performance to something compared non-ANC that's overhear headphones or in ear buds for gaming imho There was a firmware update needed when downloading the phone app. After that, there was also a firmware update for the dongle on Windows (mac firmware update coming soon). After updating it, there didn't appear to really be any problems with it or any sort of degradation. I personally don't care about the 'case' feature as I have stated I wanted something with higher bitrate and low latency for FPS PC Gaming. But I will say, there is A LOT of cool things there you can do with it. So it is for sure not a useless companion for the ARC 3s. It's definitely useful!

Literally the only product that checked all the boxes for me. 1. Wireless 2. Open ear earbuds 3. Low latency for PC and gaming use My only gripe with this product is the fact that the firmware that shipped with it was horrible. Constant connection issues and poor syncing. I almost returned them but decided to look if there was a firmware update on their website. Turns out there was, and there was an updated firmware version and they have worked perfectly ever since.

Fantastic product and excellent service! The Cleer ARC 3 Gaming earbuds arrived on time, well-packaged, and exactly as described. The sound quality is top-notch, and the open-ear design is a game-changer for long gaming sessions. Highly recommended!

I love it. Wear it all the time.

Absolutely amazing for teams and phone calls

Hi, for the price I paid, these headphones are frustrating, they are connected to USB-C over my computer with the dongle provided, they work fine, however I don't need my phone connected, so bluetooth is off, but over the audio prompts, it says "looking for device" every time I put them on and they are already connected to my computer audio. After it says that, it says device not found, but continue to work. Can you please update the software so it only says this audio prompt when it's in pairing mode or just have an option to turn it off? Also I have the settings on so the headphones do not power off when not in use with audio, however they automatically power off after 10 minutes if I don't have music playing over my desktop audio. You need to fix this. It's quite frustrating.

Started of alright but about 2 months in they no longer stayed pair together. Haven’t really used the much sense that began. Wouldn’t recommend cheaper options that probably last longer