Customer Ratings & Reviews

Honestly would recommend these to anyone who is looking for any type of audio for either gaming or for your phone they fit your ears well and they have great features.

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova series, particularly the wireless options, is generally well-regarded for its high-quality audio, comfortable design, and versatile features. While the price point and some potential issues with ANC or software may be drawbacks for some, the innovative features like the dual-battery system and customizable EQ options make these headsets a strong contender in the premium gaming headset market.

People were complaining that they are too quiet. I just got mine today but I had the app for my Actis pro headset the gaming buds have a volume limiter you can turn off on the app. These are actually perfect in my opinion they are the perfect and they are very comfortable.

I have had these for the better part of a week, at this point. The great thing about them is the sound quality. Once you find an EQ setting that you like and suits you, they are pretty great for what they are. They don't sound as quality as my over the ear Steel Series, but for an in ear bud that have far smaller drivers, they do the trick and could be a great alternative for when you don't want a big head set on for long gaming sessions. Unfortunately, these fall on their face with the terrible software. The list of issues include dropping connection or them not connecting all together without unplugging and plugging the dongle back into the console, a absolutely horrible popping distortion that can happen to the sound quality seemingly for no reason. It's as if they are getting some sort of interreference where each bass hit causes a loud thud/pop instead of a booming bass note. The app will also just stop acknowledging the buds being connected and then can't find them resulting in you losing the ability to use the app to operate functionality of the buds themselves. All in all, the software/connectivity of these is absolutely terrible, and without this reliability I can in no way suggest them to anyone. They are essentially a liability more so than a useful tool to enhance your gaming experience, regardless of how great they sound. For this price point you could probably find some great quality plug in headphones and not have to deal with an awful UI.

Initially, I was going to return this item. The volume was really low and sound quality was poor. Many steps later and it is good. Recommend following their instructions for initial setup. Get all updates in 1.4.0 at this time. Once setup, make sure the device profile is 'FLAT' under the device itself under Devices in GG. In addition at the bottom there is a setting to limit volume. Turn that off. Then under profiles you can set your volume profiles for example under Game I also adjusted the gain +8.0 dB. This gave me enough sound (and at 2.4GHz very good sound) at 80% volume. You can crank up the gain to 12.0 dB. Also, BT doesn't sound nearly as good as 2.4 but its a bit tricky to setup as well because it is treated as (2) devices which means you need to do those same settings twice. These sound amazing after those adjustments, and the instructions on this aren't really clear.

Great earbuds. I would say they are like the airpods pro gen 1 and the galaxy pro 2 for a good example in normal audiences. Its super great in every aspect except 2 things 1 is connection. For whatever reason steel series is kinda hit or miss in this the adapter they use doesnt sometimes like 10% of the time connect when getting on from a off console it connects but in a party you are hearing everone but it says connect mic. The fix is just disconnect the adapter and plug it back in. The number 2 is the mic is kinda bad. I mean its like the galaxy pro 2 mic its not bad but its like your far away from the microphone which you definitely are since this sits in your ear with no stem or blade coming out facing your mouth

I bought these for use with ps5, series x, and pc. The bluetooth is great and the headphones sound really good. There is a vast number of equilizer settings, which is great, and the transparency and noise calcellation work well. However, they're pretty much useless to me because the volume using the dongle on ps5, series x, or pc makes the volume super low. I turned off volume limiter, turned up the console volume, and tried making custom eqs with sonar, and it didn't fix the issue. Steel series, please make the volume better. Until then, these are a 9 out of 10 would not recommend.

Exactly what I needed for my gaming experience... Over the ear headphones were too big and distracting plus uncomfortable... These earbuds definitely fixed that issue for me...

Very pleased with these ear buds! The sound quality was better then I’d expected and the unlike many ear buds I’ve come across these were very comfortable for extended use

I waited over a month to buy new earbuds because I saw Steel Series was releasing new ones. I use their Arctis Nova 7 headset and have always loved the quality and features the headset has. The main reason I wanted these earbuds over my existing Pixelbud Pros is they have a 2.4Ghz receiver and was hoping they'd have better mic quality. The 2.4 receiver allowed great sounding audio and overall the fit was comfortable. The Bluetooth seems to cut out very often for me. That was pretty disappointing. I also found the mic to be very low quality. I probably would've settled for these headphones, but the straw that broke the camels back was the buttons. It has actual buttons on them. I tried tapping to do play/next song commands and it never worked. Then I realized you have to press an actual button, but isn't very comfortable while they're in your ears. I also was disappointed that the button commands aren't very customizable and hard to remember. You can only change some of them, whereas most earbuds these days allow full customization. Steel Series usually makes great products, but I think they need to make some improvements and try again with Arctis Gamebuds V2. I will consider giving them a shot when that time comes, but until then I'm going with something else.

First off i wanna say these are great for people who hate hot ears from the standard gaming headsets. Outside of the xbox they are decent for music from your phone or taking calls. Yeah, it sucks you can use 2.4 and BT at the same time but whatever. The anc isnt great. Where they really shine is comfort as i can wear these for hour whereas some earbuds hurt my ears after 1hr+. Another big downside: the mic. Sometimes my mate say i sound great but theres times they say i sound like im in a tunnel? 4/5 overall just for the comfort dispite the downsides

I use these daily. Great ear buds. Great sound. They work flawless with double connection from my gaming pc and my phone via Bluetooth. They are great.

I was really excited to try these out at first. The sound quality was great, the controls worked perfectly, and they fit just like you’d expect from in-ear buds. No connectivity issues either, which was a plus. Unfortunately, I ended up returning them after just two days because the left bud started having problems. The sound was too low, and the ANC would glitch and make a loud noise. It was disappointing since I wanted to like them, but those issues were a dealbreaker. I wish I had more time with them to give a fuller review.

Battery: Excellent—swappable batteries mean you can keep playing while the other battery charges. Tom's Hardware Bluetooth + wireless: You can use Bluetooth and 4GHz wireless together, which is great for gaming while taking phone calls/listening to music. Tom's Hardware Microphone: Good, but not the strongest part of the headset

Awesome headphones works great with my phone and gaming devices. Switches between them in an instance and they sound fantastic!

Not only did this fit perfectly in my ears but they have amazing sound. I play rainbow six siege and finally found gaming earbuds that make it easy to hear where players are cominh from. Setup was easy, comfortable fit, great in game sound! Definitely recommend :)

It's got all the features you need honestly, but sound quality was not there for me, also had some issues with connection so I had to return them.

I'd go with 4.5 but it's not an option. Noise cancelling works well and the 2.4 mode gives pretty decent sound with very little latency. Connection seemed a little wonky at first but after doing it a few time,s no issues. Wireless charging is nice too

[Employee of bestbuy] Amazing sound quality with really good battery life. The steelseries app is a bit annoying to deal with at times, but the premade audio modes are really good and have a wide selection of games.

These are great for hearing footsteps through the rain in Tarkov, and they mesh easily with my PC and Phone as well!