SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Multi-System Gaming Headset – Premium Hi-Fi Drivers – Active Noise Cancellation – Infinity Power System – Stealth Retractable Mic – PC, PS5/PS4, Switch, Mobile Video Games

5.0 out of 5 stars

Great sound and quality as always from steel series

Couldn’t be happier with the high quality of this product. The brand is always high quality and have learned to expect nothing less. Absolutely love it.

4.0 out of 5 stars

Great Wireless Headset

I’ve had this headset for about two weeks now and it’s exactly what I was looking for.My precious Corsair headset was waaay too heavy and, since I work from home, was not at all comfortable to wear for long periods.The Arctis Nova Pro fits my needs perfectly. It’s incredibly lightweight and I wear it for hours with zero discomfort. I know some folks have had discomfort with the bump inside the ear pad, but for me, my ears don’t at all touch it so it hasn’t been a problem. The connection and setup is easy enough and it works excellently.The only cons are mostly to do with sound quality. It sounds excellent with video games and I do feel like I can hear smaller details a lot easier. But, it is still a wireless headset so sound quality when it comes to music, videos, etc isn’t perfect. I’ve gotten used to it at this point though and it doesn’t bother me nor effect my work.The only other con is figuring out how to get everything to work isn’t the easiest. It comes with pretty minimal directions on setup but there is a lot of YouTube videos to walk you through things.Overall, this headset is exactly what I needed in terms of fit, comfort, and quality. The drawbacks aren’t severe and can be tinkered with to fix.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Very good for gaming!

I got these to replace my previous set that was destroyed by my puppy. I am very pleased with the audio quality and the mic sensitivity. They have the perfect fit and are not uncomfortably tight like some other brands. I wasn’t sure about this brand at first but the brand I previously had was bought out and in the end I am very happy with the durability and quality that was put into these. I would definitely recommend these if you are currently looking for a good gaming headset.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Worth every penny.

I have always operated with the understanding that wired will always sound better, so I have been hesitant to cut the cord for years. Finally, circumstances lined up and I pulled the trigger on the Xbox compatible version. I have never been happier with a purchase in my life! I did buy aftermarket ear cushions that many mentioned in their reviews, and also a couple of extra fuji film batteries just to be safe, but these things last all day with both regular and Bluetooth enabled. The swappable batteries are fantastic and charge quickly, the sound quality is amazing, and they are very comfortable to wear all day! One thing I will say, as many have said, is the ANC isn’t particularly strong. However, I feel like for me it’s the perfect amount. It doesn’t strain your ears to leave on all the time, and it does well enough to put the main focus on whatever you’re trying to hear. They might be expensive, but they’re worth it if you’re someone who uses a headset long hours. I love being able to hear my phone notifications in gaming sessions, and being able to answer calls without having to worry if the game can hear me. The features on these things are endless. Absolutely love them!

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Absolutely Stellar Gaming Headset for the Ultimate Gaming Experience!

I recently had the pleasure of getting my hands on the NEW SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Multi-System Gaming Headset, and let me tell you, this is a game-changer! As an avid gamer, I’ve tried numerous headsets over the years, but none have left me as impressed as this one. From the moment I put them on, I knew I was in for a treat.First things first, the sound quality is absolutely mind-blowing! The premium Hi-Fi drivers deliver crystal-clear audio with impeccable precision. Whether I’m playing intense first-person shooters or immersing myself in open-world adventures, the Nova Pro Wireless never fails to provide an immersive and rich audio experience. Every explosion, every footstep, and every dialogue feels incredibly realistic, allowing me to fully immerse myself in the game world.One feature that truly sets this headset apart is the Active Noise Cancellation. It’s like stepping into a soundproof oasis. The outside world fades away, leaving only me and my game. No more distractions or background noise to disrupt my concentration. The immersive experience is truly unparalleled, and it has significantly enhanced my gaming performance.Another standout feature is the Infinity Power System. Gone are the days of worrying about battery life during those epic gaming sessions. With the Nova Pro Wireless, the battery seems to last forever. I’ve gone through countless gaming marathons without needing to charge them, thanks to the efficient power management system. This is a huge plus for anyone who spends hours on end gaming like me.The Stealth Retractable Mic is another great addition to this headset. The microphone quality is exceptional, providing clear and crisp voice chat. Plus, the retractable design is so convenient. When I don’t need to use the microphone, I can simply tuck it away without any hassle. It’s a small detail, but it’s the little things that make a difference.One aspect I absolutely appreciate about the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is its versatility. It’s compatible with a wide range of gaming platforms, including PC, PS5/PS4, Switch, and even mobile devices. Switching between devices is seamless, and I love having a single headset that can cater to all my gaming needs. It’s truly a one-size-fits-all solution.The comfort level of these headphones is worth mentioning as well. The plush ear cushions and adjustable headband make for a perfect fit. I can wear them for hours on end without feeling any discomfort. The design is sleek and stylish, too, making me feel like a pro gamer every time I put them on.In conclusion, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Multi-System Gaming Headset is an absolute beast when it comes to gaming audio. With its superb sound quality, active noise cancellation, long battery life, versatile compatibility, and comfortable design, it checks off all the boxes for a top-tier gaming headset. If you’re a serious gamer who values exceptional audio and immersion, do yourself a favor and get your hands on these bad boys. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

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5.0 out of 5 stars

The best headphones I have owned

I’ve gone through my fair share of headphones. Nothing has matched the solid design, sound quality, and swappable battery feature that these headphones offer. First, and most importantly the sound quality is excellent.The noise cancellation on them is great. I will admit that the ACTIVE noise cancellation on them is not as good as high-end models of other brands. However, unless you are using them with construction noise going on, you won’t notice. The passive noise cancellation on them makes up for it. When wearing them, I basically cannot hear my kids’ TV shows (or the kids) while listening to an audio book in the same room.These headphones also offer a swappable battery, which doesn’t sound like a big deal since the batteries last a long time. However, it is super nice to be able to put in a fully charged battery and put the nearly dead one in the charger. You just neve never have to worry about whether they are fully charged or nearly dead. Also, a swappable battery means an EASILY REPLACABLE battery. You get the piece of mind that your expensive headphones are not going to wind up as e-waste in a few years when the battery wears out. When that happens, buy another comparatively cheap battery and recycle the old battery pack. At the time I write this, they cost $20 for a pair of two batteries.If you are away from home, you can charge via USB-C instead of carrying around the receiver / battery charger.In addition to bluetooth connectivity, they connect to the receiver via a higher bandwidth wireless connection for situations where you have lossless audio to play. Did I mention that they will connect to bluetooth and the receiver at the same time, so if you need a headset for work you can leave them connected to both the computer and your phone all day and just never take them off. They will play sound from both sources at the same time too.The ear pads are replaceable. So is the head-band that sits on your head. Basically, these things are designed to last as long as you can take care of them.I cannot recommend these headphones enough

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Great quality headphones.

These are easily my favorite pair of headphones. I’ve been through the turtle beach legendary PX-21’s, many razer krakens/ shark v2 pro/ Chrome, other steel series headphones, and many other wired in or wireless gaming headsets. The battery situation is fascinating. Comes with 2 rechargeable batteries. An individual battery can last pretty much a day of gaming, and since there is two. You can swap them out from the built in charger, installed in the wireless station dock. The range of customization you can do to these headphones is endless. At first, the mic quality was the biggest concern for me. So many reviewers did not like it, but i’ve never had any issues with it. Sounds great to me, and my friends on discord. I did custom the mic a but to my likings, but it’s super easy and simple. Same goes with the audio. The audio is definitely top tier, especially if you customize to your own likings. Steelseries.gg is the App you will be using to customize all these setting. With that said, you are allowed to have different inputs set up for you. In game audio, media, aux, entertainment, are the different tabs you will see on the App. Each can be easily customized to whatever setting you want. Like my in game audio focuses on quieter noises, while at the same time my music will be playing with a lot of bass. Note i do prefer having ANC on, make the audio 10x better. This is easily the best pair of headphones i’ve bought. Went through a lot of trial and error to find the right headphones for me, and this knocked it out of the park.

5.0 out of 5 stars

Great sound

Love these! Fit and sound great as well as a good amount of battery length. Love how it comes with two battery’s and easy to change.

4.0 out of 5 stars

Premium Headphones with High Utility

I was gifted these to replace an aged pair of Corsair wireless headphones that I used for work meetings. I was attracted to the noise cancelling features (sound and mic) because I work while on a desk treadmill. I usually use Bose QC45s when not on a call, but these units allow me to run both PC and Bluetooth, even simultaneously, without switching headphones or feeds. It’s kind of fun to give people or meetings their own theme music, but they can’t hear it, so it’s definitely just for your own indulgence. The ability to plug these into a console via the portable module is a fantastic perk when I want to play a game quietly or on a non-optimal sound-equipped screen. These units are comfortable for all-day use. I sometimes forget they are on my head. I love having the transparency mode, which enhances environmental noise so that I don’t need to take these units off to talk when noise cancelling isn’t needed during an in-person conversation. The sound quality is exceptional, and the battery lasts me 3-4 days before I need to swap out, but I do have some minor battery issues (more on that below). I have some quality-of-life issues with these headphones; or maybe it’s just my unit. When I turn on the main feed connecting to the base module, I get some audio cues that the unit is connected or disconnected. I don’t get a cue when connecting Bluetooth. And sometimes, when I activate Bluetooth while connected to the main module, the units become non-responsive. BT doesn’t start, and I can’t power them down from the main connection. I have to pull the battery to get them to reset. Not as annoying, but still an issue, is that one of my batteries will only discharge to 75% before the headphones start a low battery notice. On the topic of low battery notices, you get minutes, not much more before these units power down. When you hear the notice, head for your module to pull the spare battery because the units will go silent in short order. Having two batteries is non-negotiable, so it’s good these come with a pair. I was hoping the range of these units would be like my QC45 units, but the range is about half. To be clear, I think the range on my Bose units are unbelievable for what they are, so this limitation is not a slight. These Arctis units aren’t aimed at an active user demographic or outdoor use, so it’s not a deal breaker, but they don’t hold to your head if you intend to operate in a vigorous workshop or at a modest exercise level. Their best use case is for more sedentary activities or light mobility like walking (do not run). I do think there is a strong case for headphones like these aimed at a more active use case, but this company knows its customer base, and it has created a near-masterpiece for them. Their utility means that I now use them far more than my other options, which is a credit to their quality and engineering.

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2.0 out of 5 stars

Sidegrade from the Arctis Pro Wireless (last gen)

If you are looking at this product, chances are that you are in the market for a particularly difficult niche product. The Arctis Pro lineup from the Siberia to the Pro Wireless and now the Nova Pro Wireless are some of the only headsets out there that support 2.4 wireless and Bluetooth with multiple inputs and outputs, along with adjustable mixing for levels of chat/game/music.This review is for those coming from the last generation Arctis Pro Wireless.1. Sound quality is better: The latest generation is definitely a better sounding headset, music is improved, from punchier bass to more pronounced mids and nuanced highs. I’ve tried a lot of competing products from logitech, razer, astro, audeze; the Nova Pro Wireless is the best overall in my opinion, and definitely improved from the Arctis Pro Wireless that preceded it.2. Comfort/fit is worse: The earcups are faux leather because the Nova supports ANC now. The cups are more sealing for this reason, and cause heat to build up in your ears unlike the incredibly comfortable fabric of the prior generation. Worse still is the ANC mic inside the left cup is too close to many people’s ears, including mine. This causes a light pressure on your ear that will become painful in short order. This alone is almost a breaker for most people in my opinion.3. Controls are worse: The base station and the headset are both less intuitive to use, and the base station itself is jankier, lighter weight, and more difficult to use. For some reason the back menu button the base is capacitive touch, and the wheel itself is cheap feeling without feedback. The old base station was better overall. Additionally the headset beeps don’t make any sense as far as enabling transparency mode/ANC/no modes. There is no screensaver mode on the base station, even though like the last generation the screen is a very prone-to-burn-in display. The last gen got a firmware upgrade that introduced screensaving, so why is the new generation not including the same feature? That makes no sense.4. Mic quality same but different: Depends on the person you ask, but in my opinion the new microphone is clearer on the high end and much muddier and static-y in the mids and bass ends. The overall quality is somewhat of a sidegrade to the last generation mic.5. Range is worse: This one is not something that impacts everyone but I can confirm at least in my home, I get worse range than the last generation by several feet and an extra drywall-wall. Pretty disappointing. There’s a setting to set the wireless between ‘speed’ and ‘range’, neither of which affect a single thing as I walk away or closer to the base station.6. ANC but why: They’ve introduced ANC but it’s sheer garbage compared to something like my Sony MX4 headphones. A better comparison might be the ANC abilities of my Airpod Pros, but even the Airpods are better at ANC. Because of the aforementioned fitting/comfort issues due to the ANC cup and internal mic, I would say the addition of ANC is a downgrade compared to the last generation, that is to say I would prefer no ANC and the earcups of the last generation. A half-working feature is not worth all the drawbacks it introduces to this headset.Conclusion: Is it worth $350? Depends. If you already have the last generation Arctis Pro Wireless but value sound quality over everything else, perhaps it’s worth it. But at this price you begin to question whether you should just get something like the attachable wireless ModMic with your favorite pair of Bluetooth enabled headphones instead. If you have never owned an Arctis line product before but like the feature set, I would get the Nova Pro Wireless over the last generation. If price is a factor I would say the Nova Pro Wireless doesn’t do enough to justify paying more than the last gen at all, so get the last generation if you’re balking at the price for this.Notes:If you go to the steelseries subreddit, you will find a guy that is making 3d-printed adapter clips for the Nova Pro that lets you use the last generation cups and other third-party cups. Get it and don’t look back. The ANC isn’t great anyway.Upgrade your firmware before doing a single thing. The out of the box firmware for me was absolute garbage until Steelseries GG software prompted me with a requirement to update my firmware.Update 10/24/22Lowering my review by a star. One of my batteries stopped charging in the dock or via headset entirely; Steelseries solution? Replace my entire unit with a new one but first requiring manual destruction of the headset by forcing the customer to cut headset wires, because they don’t have battery replacements yet. First of all, why on Earth would you create broken garbage when the environment is filled with it as it is? Is there absolutely zero consideration to be green at Steelseries? If you don’t have replacement parts, why are you selling the headset to begin with? If this is your policy, then just send a new headset unit for whatever the defect may be; even if environmental and waste concerns weren’t a problem, am I supposed to now wait for a new headset to ship while my single battery unit that would’ve worked just fine in the interim sits unusable for who knows how long? It’s sad because Steelseries had a different policy when I owned the Arctis Nova Wireless, which was simply to send a replacement unit for my faulty existing one: the correct way to go about it. I’m not sure why the policy has changed since but I didn’t pay the premium price in a gaming peripheral sector for this kind of service.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Might be the best headphones I’ve ever owned

As the title states; these might be the best headphones I’ve ever owned. The main complaint I’ve heard about these is the sonar software that you need to use to open up the full potential. But to be honest sonar is pretty incredible. The build quality is magnificent, multiple volume controls, and the ability to seamlessly switch between multiple and phone audio is a luxury I didn’t know I was living without. Finally, the design is sleek. I feel like I could wear them to the gym, or really anywhere. Plus the extra battery and hotswappable system is a game changer. The price tag is hefty but worth every penny

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Best headset I’ve ever owned (PC version)

General: I have been using these for online schooling, gaming, and listening to music almost daily for 5 months. They still feel great, sound great, and while the batteries don’t quite live up to the 36 hours of use that some reviews reported, it isn’t an issue because they’re hot-swappable. In fact, they use to-spec NP-45 batteries that Fujifilm makes for their cameras, and indeed Fujifilm makes these too, making buying replacement batteries, or an external charger, a breeze. Battery life is why I replaced my last headset: the Steelseries Arctis 7 model from 2019. The headset had been yanked off the desk while charging numerous times, leading to the port being extremely unreliable, and the battery life at that point was half of what it used to be anyways.Build quality: They’re very sturdy and flexible. While I have yet to drop them, the magnetic side covers covering the USB-C port on the left (which you can use to charge the battery, if you need) and the battery on the right have yet to come off on their own. The supplied cables are reasonably sturdy as well, though of course you can find sturdier cables if you look.Sound: I’m not a sound person, but I bought these because the sound profile was very similar to the Arctis 7s I mentioned earlier.Mic: I’ve been told it’s quiet, but “sounds fine”. Good enough for voice chats and calls, though I wouldn’t record a podcast with it.Software: Steelseries’ GG software is better than any other “gaming peripheral software” I’ve used. It’s responsive, quick, light on system resources, and the Sonar feature is fantastic for fine-tuning audio levels.However, I do have some small personal gripes with them:-The battery cover is difficult to get off with short fingernails without jamming something pointy in there, which given the proximity to the battery is not ideal.- Every so often, audio will cutout as the headset loses connection to the base, before reconnecting a couple seconds later. This happens rarely, once a month or less, so I haven’t sought out any kind of fix for this behavior.-The volume knob does nothing in bluetooth mode.Overall, I’m very happy with them, and the quality of the software has me looking at Steelseries’ other peripheral offerings.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Don’t waste time looking for anything else.

This is the best headset I have ever owned. I absolutely love the removable battery and that they give you a spare. I never ever think about battery life.It’s also the most comfortable headset I’ve ever put on. I fell in love with it the moment it went on my head. I use them for work and gaming so they’re on me for more than 10hrs a day. You can also connect more than one device and seamlessly switch between them.The audio quality is superb and it actually produces a much better gaming experience than my soundbar. I use it to watch movies too.This headset is worth the price. I’ve been trying out so many different ones—they all have some kind of drawback. Not this pair. The only complain I have is with the earmuffs, I got a wc freeze aftermarket pair for 20 bucks and now the headset is absolutely perfect. The ones that came on the headset were a little too thin and my ear kept touching a part which made them get uncomfortable after a few hours.With the aftermarket set, I get cooling gel pads and they make a difference.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Amazing

Near perfect headset, anyone who is writing their bad reviews must not take the time to read or pay attention to how things really work. I seen a video of someone who wasn’t able to insert the little battery into the charging port as it kept slipping out, this is because you need to insert-push-and then press down, there is an arrow indicating to do so. Another review showed how “fragile” the outside of the earbud is as he ran his fingernail through it and all the sudden a scratch appeared. Yes this does happen, but he didn’t show the part where you simply rub it with your finger and it goes away, and who is gonna go running around clawing their headset anyways lol. Quality is great, nobody told me I sound horrible, in fact I was told the opposite and with this headset, I’ve never sounded so clear and crisp. A little pricey but in my opinion, definitely worth it. Put a little more time and research with the product, its perfectly fine.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Battery lasts 26 hours???

The first Battery after another charge straight out of the package was great, both batteries in fact are good for a long time if your running only on the main Platform hence PC, console, once you add the blue tooth connection to your cell phone the Batteries dictate what plays when the battery get lows so be warned if you are playing a game and connected to yer cell phone, the Console or PC take 1st slot to preference. thats why theres only 4 stars, otherwise no ISSUES I love it!!

4.0 out of 5 stars

An upgrade from previous gen

I bought these coming from using the previous gen model (2 pairs) from 2020 to now. Both of those broke on the hinges, so I’m hoping that these last longer and they fixed that flaw.These have a much greater battery lifespan, however the inside specs differ from the battery specs. Inside the battery hole it says the battery is supposed to be 850mah, but mine is 700mah. No clue why it says that.Another irritating thing is the batteries were changed at all, all the previous generations had 1000mah battery packs, anyone whos ever had a previous gen headset would have multiple sets of these batteries. That are working just fine, why would you reinvent the wheel? Just use the same battery size and you wouldn’t even have to manufacture different batteries, and long term customers could reuse their old batteries instead of throwing them away.The noise cancellation has this annoying knob in the middle of the speaker, yes its an issue, yes it can be uncomfortable, and yes there is a solution. I had to buy a thicker ear cup replacement which puts my distance from it. Now after spending more money I shouldn’t have, that issue is kind of resolved…The speakers seem to be of lesser quality to previous gen. I could crank my headset up so loud playing dubstep, trance, rock, jazz, rap, whatever music I played it was crystal clear. These ones have distortions and static at around 75% volume. If you adjust your equalizer to have semi high bass then it will drop even further. using these on the phone also has this issue.The headband is a huge upgrade, I’m so glad they fixed this! The old gen headband would stretch out over time and it had nowhere to Velcro it to. So you had this over tightened band flapping around on top of the headset. This new design is great I’ve got no issues with it so far.If the hinge issue is truly fixed, this is a good upgrade. What they should have done though is make the speakers aluminum like the headband. Its a $350 headset there’s no reason you cant put a thin aluminum housing over the speakers to make it last.

5.0 out of 5 stars

Negative Reviews need to read the instruction manual.

I see the top review is by a guy named M. Webb.I’d like to address some of his points and how just a few seconds of reading the instructions would have addressed all but one concern he has because the optical port was removed.I have no issues with the GG software. There is a feature that will allow you to hear yourself with ANC on when you’re using the mic. If you go to the break-out box, you can turn that off. Other than that, I don’t see why he is recommending to stay away from it. You NEED it to update the firmware.1. “you’re restricted to only making changes to sound profiles, etc when you use the software”Hold the button down, it will go into the menus to adjust the sound profiles. It says so in the instruction manual. After updating the firmware I closed the app and have not opened it again. It’s running in the background, and I have not used to adjust levels or anything. I do it all with the break-out box it came with.2. “So they give you this charging box now that doesn’t let you do anything other than adjust the volume and chatmix”Again, HOLD THE BUTTON DOWN for like 2 seconds and you can adjust everything from the break-out box just like the previous model.You CAN change sound profiles.You CAN adjust the chant mixYou CAN switch input/output modesRead the instructions.3. “Smaller battery – the previous generation used 1000 mah – they reduced the size to 700 mah. Less capacity so now we have to charge more often / buy more batteries”This is just flat out WRONG. The batteries easily last twice as long as the previous model. The previous model had a much shorter battery life, I have no idea WTF he’s even talking about, to be honest.4. They didn’t get rid of digital output, but they did get rid of the optical output, that’s his first valid point. But I don’t know why you would need it anymore. You can link this with any device that has a USB with the included USB C cable. And yes, it’s in surround, not stereo. Again, it seems like he just needs to read instructions, I have had 0 issues swapping devices without having to unplug/plug in any device. The headset outputs surround sound, check your settings.5. ” They decided to use the cheapest plastic design at this single point of failure resulting in headphones that deteriorate well within the warranty period unless you have a tiny head or treat them like they’re made of glass.”I have no idea what he’s even talking about. These are some of the sturdiest headphones I’ve ever bought. They feel like a tank and are solid. I don’t know where this “single point of failure is.” He doesn’t explain or elaborate. I am looking all over my set and can’t find what he’s talking about. Everything is sturdy, there are made from metal and thick plastic, but it doesn’t feel heavy to wear.6. “ANC is shit quality. I Have 4 year old BOSE with ANC that work so much better at masking / eliminating drone noise.”The ANC is not the best you can get, but it works really well. Based on his previous complaints, I would guess he doesn’t know how to turn the ANC on. I cannot hear my PC next to me, I cannot hear the AC running from where I’m sitting with the ANC turned on. Is the ANC as good as my Sony XM5s? Hell no, but those are the best in the industry. If you’re getting these to wear everywhere and block sound, they are not the best, for that. But for just sitting at home playing games, again, it works really well.So in conclusion, he has no idea what he’s talking about. These are some of the best feeling and sounding gaming headsets I’ve ever bought. Wearing them kind of feels just like the Sony XM4/5s. So if you like how those fit and feel, you will like this headset. You can connect to 2 devices with this at once too using the breakout box and Bluetooth. So you can listen to a podcast/music on your phone and be connected to your PC/PS5 at the same time listening to both. So I would very much recommend this if you can afford it. They are a very good headset and a justifiable upgrade over the previous model.Some other things to address.I saw another complaint about that, Bluetooth not working. It works fine if you connect it correctly and don’t walk away too far. But I can walk downstairs and still listen to my phone with this if the phone is upstairs connected with Bluetooth. I have not had any issues dropping the connection. Maybe it’s a defect and he should exchange them? I don’t know, I don’t have that issue.Another complaint was about having to use the software to adjust the chatmix. You CAN NOT use the software for that. If you try and adjust it with the software it tells you to use the box! See the included screenshot.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Works great, great quality, but pricy and has silly issues.

I used to own the Arctic Pro Wireless (the previous generation), and I absolutely loved it. This new version is definitely an improvement.The physical screen device is incredible, packed with so much functionality. The headset itself is incredibly comfortable, adjustable, durable, and perfectly sized for most heads, thanks to its adjustable features. The volume controls on both the headset and the device are super easy to use.The noise cancellation feature is a bit of a letdown. It’s more like noise reduction, as it barely eliminates any sound, leaving everything else undisturbed. I expected better noise cancellation for a $500 headset.The battery life is also a bit of a mixed bag. They used to last for multiple days, but now they only last a full day. I think they’re just losing battery life over time. My older headset still has batteries that last longer.The microphone is decent, but it’s just a headset microphone, so don’t expect studio-quality sound. I only use it when I want to be loud and joking with others.Overall, despite these complaints, I still recommend this headset.

5.0 out of 5 stars

12 out of 10

I had a Corsair pair of headphones that kept randomly dying so I decided to upgrade and honestly I was one of those people that didn’t really think expensive headphones would ever be worth it. I took a chance on these bad boys and they are absolutely amazing. Noise canceling makes me feel like I’m in whatever game I play. I like that the microphone just slides back in so when I’m just playing a game that doesn’t require it it’s not in my face. One of my biggest problems with the Corsair headphones was my ears would sweat, but I had these on probably 3-4 hours straight of gaming and didn’t sweat at all. Extremely comfortable over the ear and on top of the head. I love that it’s seamless to go from my PC to my PS5. Last great design is honestly the battery life. Having the ability to switch when one battery gets low is next level. Highly recommend. Just take the leap and get it trust me it will be worth it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Review from owner of previous version artic pro wireless

This is a review I will be updating more or less yearly. I am probably the definition of a power user for these headphones because I wear the entire day while I work and game, so like 10+ hours of daily wear for years on end. I dual pair and pick up work and family calls. I walk around the house doing chores while on meetings so range is important, everything is being used here.My previous pair fell apart after 3 years, what was the culprit? The plastic, the plastic arm that holds the cups literally started giving out, flexing and cracking, letting the headband slip out. These headphones still use plastic in those areas, so we’ll see.What I like:Comfort: Excellent. I have a big ole head and the comfort on the novas is far superior. I can’t describe it, the headband on the other ones would make my glasses leave marks behind my ears, real acquired taste, maybe a little masochism. These don’t do that. The earpads are super soft and nice, I honestly like them more than the wear earwax trap aero weave or whatever the last ones had.Sound: Seriously better. The novas along with the sonar software sound a lot brighter and clear. Apparently these near ear pads do some good work on the lowend, doesn’t seem to be lacking. Certainly a step up. The previous version you could feel it maxing out and muddying up pretty badly, specially on the crucial low end parts. They could get a little fatiguing and the EQ feature was a little bizarre and harsh. Not horrible but I wouldn’t put them anywhere on a top tier list.User Experience: Same buttons on the side but they are now in this like, recessed area so you have to fiddle around to find them and any rubbing against the plastic translates to loud a** noise in your ears because of the seal the earpads have, it’s meh, minor detail in the grand scheme of things but my hand is on those buttons all day, flipping to bluetooth, chatmix, volume, muting. Steelseries please make them like immediately obvious and protruding again please.Microphone: Fantastic, a lot more sensitive to distance from the mouth than the previous version. I put it a bit too close and I was clipping like a mad man. Easy to get used to, love the fact that it can be EQd in sonar. Better than previous version I think, we’ll see.Build: They feel robust, similar headband deal going on, more subtle with only a couple of adjustment points.Battery life: I could be biased given my previous set had a lot of use but I did buy many new sets of batteries. The novas seem to be able to about twice as far as the pro wireless battery wise.I still think these headphones are the best pound for pound out there when it comes to all around feature set and quality. There’s nothing that comes close. Steelseries contact me if you need feedback from someone that wears these 12 hours a day.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Really Great Wireless Headset – Annoying Trash Steelseries Engine Software

This is a really great wireless headset, and works right of the bat. Has some pretty solid material design also, and pretty survivable. There’s a few connection issues or glitches that happen sometimes rarely, that’s to be expected in my opinion for a wireless headset though. I’ve heard the noise canceling isn’t the best, compared to others, but it works well enough for me. Seems to be pretty good about trimming out the hum of various devices and machines around me. Was unsure on the price but I think part of it goes into the base station and extra battery, which makes sense to me. This base station is pretty cool so far, for my needs atleast. Like the dual input channel is pretty good as it gives me some more options for dealing with multiple devices without falling back to bluetooth for audio. The backup battery and charging is pretty awesome also. Never felt it was worth the additional cost in the past,for few wireless headsets I bought. After this though, I’ll likely always try to get something like this for future wireless audio setups. Just it’s really nice to be able to quickly swap batteries and not be tethered to a place while it’s charging up. The only complaint here is that I wish the batteries were shaped in a way where I could place them in without looking or turning on a light. For some reason your able to place these batteries in the wrong way without anything to prevent that. Which might bend a few of the pins used for charging I suspect, unsure as unwilling to test that 🙂 Pretty bad design there and I hope they improve that in future versions.The main problem for this product, and why I’m docking a star. Is that it really depends on the Steelseries GG software to run some of it’s main features. This software is very much marketing focused and less focused on what it should be, which is managing your device (that you spent a lot of money on.) The home/main page is basically a marketing page, which you have to dig past every time to manage the device you bought. They also require a login to use these features, which doesn’t make a lot of sense beyond getting an opportunity to skim data like everyone else nowadays. Really taints the customer impression here I’d argue, rather than providing them a real benefit. I would understand if it was for some optional software tool you didn’t need for this to function (like Moments), or the Giveaways thing they do here, but not for software that is more core to the functionality of the device. Also as an aside, I don’t get the point of the Moments feature forced in here. AMD, Nvidia, Steam, Xbox, Playstation and etc; all have this covered already. We don’t need another layer here for this kind of thing, it’s just kind of silly and an unneeded waste of time all around. Anyways, back to the login thing. I understand some hardware companies have gone down that route lately, like Nividia and Razer I believe. I’ve recently used AMD and Logitech products and haven’t needed login for those to fully function. So it’s not everyone doing it in this space, and it might be best to be on the good side of it, and not so much the scummy unneccessary marketing side. If this doesn’t change down the line, I’ll likely just go for another brand that doesn’t do this kind of thing. I really like the quality material design (very much utility and survivable), simple usability, and a lot of the functionality here. So, I’d prefer not to have to do that, but I will if this doesn’t change. I’m just not really interesting in a lot of unnecessary bloatware that’s continuously running in the background, or being forced to provide unneeded details for using a product.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Very Positive First Impressions

I’ve only had these for about two days, but I wanted to write up some quick first impressions. The long and short of it is: good headphones with some minor, addressable comfort concerns.Cons:- As I just mentioned, the real primary negative to these headphones in my experience was the comfort of wearing them for long periods. Some users have trouble with the protruding bit of ANC housing on the inside of the cups. My ears are fairly flat to my skull, so I didn’t notice this issue at all. However, the material the ear cushions are made of, a sort of pleather material, does retain heat like an oven. After an hour or two, my ears were very warm and it got uncomfortable to continue wearing them. Using the headphones while cleaning up around the house was like wearing a sauna suit specifically on my ears. Fortunately, there are aftermarket replacement ear cushions that address both of these issues with larger pads made from more breathable fabric. It’s doesn’t feel great immediately swapping pieces off of $400 tech, but at least the problem can be solved. I bought a pair from Wicked Cushions and first impressions of those are great, but I’ve barely had a chance to really test them.-Magnetic side panels hiding the battery and USB-C port have me concerned about longevity. While I’m glad the side panels aren’t held on by cheap plastic clips that would inevitably break, the extremely sleek magnetic panels do feel a bit more form over function. The magnets inside the panels are just strong enough to hold the panels to the headset, and I haven’t had them fall off yet, but I am worried about that happening after months or years of removing them to swap the battery.-The noise cancellation isn’t absolute, but it’s good enough to minimize white noise like fans or air conditioning. This wasn’t really what I came to these headphones for. I am not particularly bothered by room noise. In fact, I do like a certain amount of situational awareness, and total noise cancellation makes me uneasy in the same way blindfolding myself with a VR headset does. This does a good enough job to obfuscate irritating noises like my neighbor’s fender rattling bass or the humming fan of my refrigerator without making me feel like a home invader finally has a chance to get the drop on me.Pros:-There’s a lot I love here. Firstly and most importantly, these sound great. I’m not an audio expert at all, but I am a video production professional and have worked closely with audio engineers and have some idea on the differences between high and low quality sounding headphones and sound systems. These are likely to satisfy anybody but the most demanding audiophiles out there.-They just work. I’m so sick of buying some expensive piece of tech and having to read a thousand Reddit posts just to figure out how to make the item work with my particular setup. These are about as plug and play as expensive gear gets in 2024. I opened the box, plugged the base station into a USB port, turned on the headphones, set the audio output to the headphones on my PC, and that was all I needed to do to make them work. The base station gets its power via the USB, so you don’t even need to plug it into an electrical outlet. There’s obviously driver updates and free software that you can download to manually set equalizers and fiddle with settings (which I do think works well and suggest downloading), but all you absolutely need is a PC with a USB port and ears.-Two batteries with one always charging in the base station. This is ingenious. Seriously, whoever on the SteelSeries team who suggested this, give them a raise, a company car, and a nice corner office with a good view. It’s such a simple idea that solves the number one inconvenience with rechargeable gear. As long as you place the spare battery in the base station, you’ll always be ready to go.-Simultaneously connect the headset to your PC or console and a Bluetooth device. I love to play video games and listen to podcasts. With these, I can play a game on PC (or console) and hear that audio on these headphones, while they’re also connected to my phone playing a podcast at the same time. One of the primary reasons I have always preferred a nice sound system to nice headphones is that a sound system lets me indulge my broken, millennial attention span. With these headphones, now I can split my attention between multiple stimuli while also shutting out the rest of the world.-Not gamer aesthetic. This is more of a general shoutout to SteelSeries. Thank you for having options for those of us who don’t want to die of embarrassment when we catch our reflection in the monitor. No gaudy, distracting RGB LEDs adorning every surface, no ridiculous cat ears mounted at the top. Just black headphones that go on your head and don’t call more attention to themselves than the media they’re playing.-The design is simple and functional. The mic coils inside the headphones when you do not need it. The buttons and nobs are all slightly raised so you can sense from feel what controls you’re touching while wearing them. Like I mentioned above, these do not distract from the media they’re playing. They’re a tool to make your experience more enjoyable and otherwise be as undetectable as possible. It’s a design direction that I find deeply appealing because it respects both the media it is playing and its users. Even the SteelSeries logo that is printed on the sides of the headset is barely visible without close inspection. I really cannot stress enough how much I appreciate what SteelSeries does in this regard. I have an old wired pair of headphones from SteelSeries as well, and they’ve only just been replaced by these.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Honest Review

TL:DR; Buy these headphones, 9.3/10.First review, so bear with me.These headphones have to be one of my favorites. I own Skullcandy Crusher Evos and previously owned HyperX Cloud II’s before they broke, which is why I bought these ones.Sound Quality: Out of the box, the sound quality out of the box is decent at best, but that’s what the GG client software is for. With a bit of patience, you can tweak the EQ however you like to find your preferred/perfected audio experience or you can choose between a myriad of presets. You also have the options to switch presets on the fly through the base station. Having such agency with a product on top of it being a genuinely good listening experience makes it a worthwhile product in my book. 9/10.Build Quality: I would say the build quality is pretty damn good. It’s a mix of plastic with metal parts, but the plastic doesn’t feel cheap to me. I have a tendency to sleep with my headphones on with one ear cup off on the side that I am lying down on (which is how my HyperX’s broke. Stupid, I know) and it doesn’t seem like these can/will break very easily. Aside from that, the band that goes between the top of your head and the actual top of the headphones is a Godsend! I’m used to headphones kind of digging into the top of my head and being a bit painful, but the band completely nullifies any chance of that happening, I’m surprised more headphones do not have this feature. Easily one of my favorite features of these headphones. 10/10.Features: I love the convenience of the base station, being able to change the volume and other settings at will, especially changing whether you want game audio dominant or “party” audio dominant. It brings me back to being on Playstation. Moreover, the hot-swappable battery system is much more preferrable than USB charging in my opinion. I have a tendency to forget to charge my headphones so I’m always charging them while using them; the battery system gets rid of that issue completely. Not only will the headset turn off after 15 minutes (if you have it set to that like I do), if the battery is low, all you have to do is take the extra battery out of the base station and pop it into your headset and let the other one charge. I love it. The only issue with this is, apparently it’s hard if not impossible to replace these batteries with the actual model if they’re lost or broken or what have you. I can neither confirm or deny this because I only heard of this being an issue and haven’t actually put in adequate research or have experienced this myself. But either way, I still love this system. I prefer it way more compared to USB charging. 9/10.All in all, I love these headphones. These have to be one of the best I’ve ever purchased. I’m enjoying them so far, and I don’t see myself switching off from them any time soon. The features that they offer are perfect in my case. That being said, they may not be perfect for you, so do your research before buying these headphones because they are quite expensive. Remember that reviews are subjective, so one person or even many people’s experience may not 100% tailor to your potential experience. Or do what I did, buy them and see how you like them. If you don’t like them, you could always return it. If you made it all the way to the end, thank you for taking the time to read my review. :)Overall Rating: 9.3/10; would highly recommend.

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