Customer Ratings & Reviews

Won't turn on anymore and buttons are permanently stuck after semi-daily use.

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 is comfortable headset and super easy to set up. You will have to download the Arctis Nova 5 app from your app store or use the GG software on your PC. The app works well and you will need it to update firmware and customize the sound profile. Main thing I did not like about the app is there is no where to set up a custom EQ profile. You'll have to go with whatever is there. There are a lot of sound profiles to choose from though. Comfort is pretty good with this headset. The earcups are nice and soft and seem very durable. They are a smooth cloth-like material and are comfy. Didn't feel any pressure points after longer gaming session. Button layout is appropriate. Everything is easy to get to without removing the headset. The sound is great! You get very crisp highs and decent lows. No complaints on the sound quality. Hardest part is probably deciding what sound profile to go with. I would recommend turning off the audio limiter if you want the headset a bit louder. Battery life is fantastic. You can get several long gaming sessions in before recharging. Overall, I recommend this headset. If you are looking for a good wireless headset, you will be pleased with the Arctis Nova 5!

blue tooth will not hook up very easy , sound is not good at all

Microphone quality sucks, picks up everything in the room!

This is a second headset and with a different brand. Normally, when I use products, I normally gravitate to the same brand because I know what to expect. While I kind of knew of SteelSeries as a brand, I personally had no first hand experience with any of their products that I remember. But you can lay any doubts to rest! I mean this headset is pretty much a everyday wear type of gaming headset. The controls have a slight learning curve. Meaning you just have to get used to which buttons are where. Set up was a breeze. In my lunch break, I was able to connect and pair the headset with it's USB C dongle in a matter of seconds. I know you could use bluetooth connection with these as well; But personal preference here. The mic boom is pretty neat and different from what I am used to. I am used to the boom to be lifted upwards or downwards to move the mic. The telescopic nature was different, but turned out to be almost a game changer. Everyone I speak with says they hear me crystal clear with no issues. The volume to the cans can get loud if you need it and the bass is pretty clean for this price point. The battery lasts and it lasts pretty long and have yet to recharge it from receiving it, almost a week ago. There is a thing to note. In talking, in the last headset I was using, I could hardly hear my speech with the headphones on. However, with this, it sounds like there are no headsets on, no ANC of course, but you can hear your own speech without issues. I do have a little nitpik though. In the box, there is a note that has instructions to download the app to your device, but took a little finaggling to find the desktop app for it on a workstation. I get it, you want the app as a universal swiss army of an app to quickly set up connections through different devices. The other fear I have is that the elastic life. Like my other headset, which has the elastic, I wonder where to get a replacement when I need one in the coming years. Would I recommend this headset? Resounding yest! It's a light heaphone that sounds awesome, has great battery life, and the output so far has been the great features. This doesn't have RGB lighting, the build may seem kind of cheap, but the quality of what you get is worth it.

Im giving it back, the mic is so bas , in fact it just stop working

I have well over a decade of gaming headphone experience. My very first pair was on the xbox 360. These steel Series Arctis Nova 5 blew me away in every possibly category. This is the first time I have used a PC specific gaming headphone on my gaming PC and the experience was seemless as a consumer. I have no need for a DAC as I do on my previous set of headphones. The software that is included both on the PC and the companion app are easy to use. I had no issues connecting the two together. The experience was smooth as a consumer. The build quality of the headphones is probably the best I have ever experienced. The headphones feel very light when you wear them but are also sturdy. I like how the mic is built into the headphones and is able to go in and out of the earpiece itself. I am a little worried how that will hold up over time as it seems a little flimsy after using it a few times. Time will tell. Overall I recommend this pair of gaming headphones to anyone in the market at this price point. I do not think you will regret the purchase. Steel series really made a great product.

These updated cans from Steelseries have made some major upgrades in the world of on ear entertainment for all your gaming devices. A usb C dongle for both 2.4 ghz and Bluetooth connectivity gives options for every gaming platform console and Pc. I appreciated the Bluetooth connectivity but I find the 2.4 ghz dongle to be slightly more responsive and has the lowest latency. The preset game settings and eq in the app is quite nice but also a little tedious to use. I didn’t like bouncing in and out of the app to control those settings. The buttons are placed in spots that make sense on the ear cups for controls.the construction overall is quite nice and for the price point is quite well made. The over the ear fit is comfortable without being oppressive and the microphone works well. Battery life is reported at 60 hours and while I’ve not timed it, I believe that to be the case, as the battery seems to last far longer than I expect and I’m charging a little less than once a week. Overall these are very well made and I would recommend them

The quality of these headphones is surprising. I was very impressed with the build and how they fit. The head band has several adjustments which will keep it comfortable for people of all size heads. The install was pretty using the USB C dongle, although I will say the size of the USB C dongle is a little long in the way it fits on your machine. If you have the space then this may not be an issue. I liked the build for these for anyone less than 20 years old and want to have a nice pair of headphones that will stand up over time and will be very comfortable for long term wearing. I like that they don't stick out too far on the sides. The sound quality is above average for most music but even with software adjustments I could never seem to get a bass feel out of them. That means they are safe to wear but I felt like some of my songs were missing the appropriate lows. I do like that they offer multiple ways to connect to your system. That is bonus when you want to use them maybe on an older system that does not have USB C or needs the port for something else. I would highly recommend these unless you demand heavy bass in your songs.

Over the last 9 years or some, my sons and I have gone through our share of gaming headset. While the one I use the most is still going strong (mainly because of the fact that I don't use it too much), the boys are always gaming, well, at least on the weekends. After so many issues with the corded gaming headsets, they have gradually moved on to the wireless world, with the improvements with the wireless headset technology. While I somehow hadn't heard of SteelSeries before, the son (that is the last one still at home) was glad to hear that I was getting the Arctis Nova 5 Wireless Gaming Headset. This headset is their entry-level wireless (with a Pro version and a Nova 7/Nova 7 Pro available) The overall design is fairly simple, except for one thing: the mic boom. Instead of a flip boom (which normally auto-mutes the mic), this one pulls out form the front left earcup, and is pushed back in for storage. The additional difference is that it isn't muted when it is pushed in. That is handled by a toggle button on the lack of the left earcup. The entire headset isn't too heavy, not does it clamp my head too tightly when wearing it. For the top head rest, it has a cushioned elastic band that connects to up to 2 pegs on each of the lower sides. For me, I had to move the top head rest band to only the last snap-on peg as, even though it is lighter weight, it was putting a little too much pressure on the top of my head (don't know why, but the top of my head is very sensitive to pressure, which has caused issues with other headsets I have tried out). My heavier, corded main headset even feels lighter on my head. The earcup cushions are very comfortable, with a soft foam covered in a softer fabric (which I prefer over some of the leatherette earcup cushions. The are also just big enough to fit my taller ears. They would be just fine wearing for long periods of time. It comes with two cables, one being an extension cable to plug in the USB Type-C 2.4GHz dongle, and the other a Type-A to Type-C cable to charge the headset. It can connect to any device with Type-C port or via Bluetooth. And it can also connect to two devices at the same time using both methods, such as to the PC for gaming and a phone for taking calls. It cannot, however, play sound from both simultaneously. There is a button on the left earcup right next to the power button that changes the source between 2.4 and Bluetooth. I installed the SteelSeries GG app on my PC, and was notified that there was a critical firmware update available, which required the dongle to be connected and the headset to be connected to the PC via the USB cable. After the update was complete, it said to turn the headset back on, but when I did, it had issues with connecting to the 2.4 dongle. After connecting using Bluetooth and testing everything out, I decided to reconnect the headset with the USB cable, and the app showed the critical update again. I ran that, turned it on as it instructed, and this time it reconnected to the 2.4 right away. Several audio settings can be modified in the PC SteelSeries GG App as well as Arctis Nova 5 Phone app. Watching both apps at the same time (when connected to my phone via Bluetooth and the PC via the 2.4GHz dongle), you can see a setting change on one in real-time when changing it on the other. The only thing I have found that you can only fully change on the PC app is the Equalizer settings. On the phone App, you can only change to one of the ones that are included (all the game-related ones) or a personalized one that has been created on the PC. There is also a Sidetone setting that can be turned off or at any volume level to allow you to hear your own voice. After updating the equalizer to my norma preferred level, I was able to get pretty decent sound, even though it wasn't quite as good as some other headsets or wireless ear buds. When testing the mic out with my son, he mentioned that the sound quality wasn't bad, but it seemed it was auto detecting my voice, so it was really quiet when not talking, then when it detected me talking, he said he could hear some sound, almost like static when it turned on. So far, what really stands out is the battery life, with up to 60 hours available on a single charge. While I may not have had the best of experiences with, you will still want to keep it in mind when considering wireless gaming headsets.

Two batteries is great. Sounds quality is also top notch

good sound, excellent comfort and battery life. Loving this so far

Bluetooth Dongle feels extremely fragile. Dialogue and general music listening: “S”s hurt my ears. Low-end was very quiet (no bass; it was very hard for me to hear. I’m a basshead and love to hear that depth of range but it felt really shallow). I’m not sure if it’s to balance out the fact that it has a built in mic… the general quality for voice was 8/10. Buttons are easy to use and the thing has a lot of solid features. Paired to my pc, ps5, iphone, and switch with relative ease. Just make sure whatever you’re trying to pair has a USB-A or USB-C port. Soundscape was decent but again, the depth felt shallow with the bass range even when plugged in. great headset to get on sale.

As the review title says the audio quality when gaming, watching movies, during work phone calls and/or meetings is all great. However, the mic ALWAYS pipes through the headphones even when it is fully retracted into the headset itself. Which means when I wear a hoodie & game and the mic brushes across my hoodie I can hear the audio of it looping back through the headphones. Not a good experience really. I have played around with the app on iOS and Android both and it doesn't appear like there is a way to stop this from occurring. Bummer. I really love the various EQ settings for the headphones though. It has a long list (I'd even venture to call it a huge list) of EQs for specific games & scenarios. These range from specific to music, to specific for movies, to NBA, to numerous CoD games, to CS:Go, CS2, Cyberpunk2077, FIFA, iRacing, Minecraft, World of Tanks, War Thunder, World of Warcraft (WoW), and so on. It is insanely robust and really nice. I wish my various other headsets had this functionality. I just cannot get over the mic audio loopback even when retracted and muted on my end. Maybe I am doing something wrong and just haven't figured it out, it's possible. But if that is the case then surely others have the same problem too? I have even turned down the microphone volume to 0 within the app and still no resolution. It is really disappointing. I wanted to love these, and the truth is I just barely even like them and it's because of the vast array of EQs found within the app. I guess it will be back to searching for a 7.1+ Surround Sound headphones, with a good mic, that doesn't cause my ears or head to experience fatigue and that will last. *Sigh*

excellent noise cancelling. sound quality is great.

Sounds great, my friends say my mic comes in clear. Definitely a good headset for games.

The images are extremely deceptive and this product is actually alot smaller than tge images give off my 10 year old can wear this but no one else in the houshold can even attempt to put it on without looking ridiculous.

Bought this headset, coming from the arctis steel series 7. Can 100 percent confirm this thing sucks. Constantly disconnects, mic sometimes is horrible. Nothing about this headset is good. The older steel series were way better, they tried to do too much.