Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Nova 7X Gen 2 hits that sweet spot between comfort, versatility, and performance. From the moment I picked it up, the build felt premium with sturdy plastic, a reinforced metal band, and a soft elastic strap that keeps the headset snug without creating pressure points. The earcups use a mix of fabric and leatherette that stays breathable even during long sessions, with the right amount of force (I sometimes use glasses, and they have a good give to avoid temple pressure). Every control, from the volume wheels to the mic mute toggle, feels well placed and tactile. It is the kind of headset that disappears on your head after a while, which is exactly what I want when gaming. Sound quality is clean and immersive rather than overly bass-heavy, but also a little distorted from a music standpoint. The spatial audio provides real directionality in games, and the EQ tuning options let me adjust the sound for whatever I am playing, whether I want tighter mids for shooters or warmer lows for cinematic games and music. The app is a nice touch and much easier to use than other brands’ apps as it’s simple with a lot of game presets to choose from. I really like the microphone design as it’s retractable, but I found that this is the Nova 7X’s biggest weakness. It’s perfectly fine for chatting, but out of the box performance is very lacking on any low-end, while I also found there to be noticeable white noise and hiss coming from the audio signal. You can adjust the EQ, which can help in the overall sound profile, but it’s still not great. The connection flexibility is good, though most brands have something similar and is par for the course. I can run a low-latency 2.4 GHz wireless connection through the USB-C dongle while staying paired to my phone over Bluetooth, making it easy to answer a call mid-game without interruption. The battery is improved over the previous 7X, and that’s good. There’s also a fast charging feature, which came in useful for me. This enables you to get around 4-6 hours of use on 15ish minutes of charging, so should your headset be dead, you won’t need to wait around 30+ minutes just to get into your gaming session again. SteelSeries’ app support rounds things out nicely, as previously mentioned. On desktop, Sonar software lets me fine-tune EQ settings, adjust mic noise gating, and create custom profiles for specific games. The mobile app mirrors that setup with quick access to EQ presets and easy profile switching. It is not as deep as the PC version, but it is practical and straightforward. At around $199, the Nova 7X Gen 2 is a good value proposition if you don’t need/want ANC and can live with a subpar mic, but it feels like money well spent. The combination of strong build quality, balanced sound, seamless connectivity, and long battery life makes it one of the most complete wireless headsets around for a reasonable price.

I have always kind of sought the perfect gaming headset for me, mainly because spending a lot of time gaming is like spending a lot of time listening to music, you want comfort, clarity, a rich and immersive experience, and something that will stay out of the way. Brand wise, I have tried many, but I believe this is my first set from SteelSeries that I have actually used for a time. In the past I wasn't super excited with the microphone sound of my voice and the sound was good, but didn't really impress me. The Arctis Nova 7X (7X for short) has surprised me. First, I would say the most important factor for comfort when wearing something on my head is weight, followed closely by clamping force. I have a larger sized head circumference, and clamping force tends to be an immediate thing for me. But weight is a long term issue sometimes. On both accounts, the 7X excels for me. I immediately noticed the very cushiony ear pads were enough to wrap around my ears, giving me great passive isolation, but also sunk enough that the clamp on the headset itself was not pushing on my temples. The band attached to the overland gives me enough of a shock cushion that I don't feel it pressing into the top of my head. The 7X is also incredibly light, so much so that I was worried about how good the sound would actually be (more on that later). This made the 7X a headset I was happy to put on, and have spent hours enjoying while playing games on my handheld PC and my laptop. You have three ways to connect the 7X, Bluetooth, a 2.4GHz radio connection, and wired. I found all three lag free for my uses and so I maintained the Bluetooth for convenience. The microphone is retractable style, neatly going away into the left ear cup when not being used, and the voice pickup is still a little too "machine" for my taste, but clear and people have no issues understanding me. The button controls on the sides are ok, I have had to remove them from my head a couple of times to see what I'm pressing, but the volume and mic volume are dials which is nice. Overall, not a dealbreaker, and muscle memory will win the day. The sound. The sound is where these shine the brightest. Again, I have tried many gaming focused headsets and many of them have been good. These surprised me. Again, they are light, fun to wear, so I was figuring a decent sound, but kind of mid. First thing I noticed out of the box was how immersive they are naturally. The app gives you many customizations for this, to help with whatever content you need, footstep locating, environmental sounds, etc. I tinkered a little with this, but overall I didn't need to do much. So, I have found a lightweight, great sounding, flexible headset that I can carry with my mobile gaming setup and have immersive gaming anywhere. I love this headset!

Great product. The Arctis app that accompanies it is phenomenal!

Everything Amazing except the mic quality picks up everything

Great headset I have no complaints as of now would recommend

Honestly am super happy with the headsets switched from turtlebech and i hate they have connection issues but should of just chose these in the first place

Best headset I’ve ever owned must have for wireless Xbox nothing better

I recently upgraded from a RIG headset and I’m very happy with the sound and quality that comes from this headset

Great headphones for work and gaming! I use them in Teams meetings.

I love how i am able to change the game preset sounds to any game i play.

The Actic Nova 7X Gen 2 headphones have truly set a new standard with SteelSeries headphones in my opinion as this headphone has some really clear sound to them with the SteelSeries GG software while using the Sonar feature of the software your able to distinguish footsteps clearly more so that ever along with hearing other types of sound in games such as whispers from spirits among other that I honestly haven't heard in games before When I heard these sounds I had to try them with a YouTube video just to see how clear the sound was when someone was singing and omg the one video that the group Disturbed put out a few years ago with Sounds of Silence never sounded so crisp with before to me. That's just some of the pros that I personally really like, other than the fact that they are comfortable, fit snug, battery when charged fully last up to 51 hours,fast charging,very comforable ear cushions and the fact the mic is one that you can push into hide when not in use along with true noise canceling. Also from what friends have told me while playing some games with them the mic is very clear. The only con for me is the colorof the set I got being white and to me it means constantly cleaning them in the long run when they do start to get dirty if they do lol other than that Steel Series came out with anouther great set of wireless headphones. For any gamer that want clear sound to the point of hearing footsteps clearly or for just listening to music theis is a 100% get in my opinion

Works great for gaming no lagging no issues perfect performance

To start, I like the build. They are light, which I personally like. There is a lot of plastic, but the headband is metal and it all seems like it will hold up over time. The cushions also have some nice padding. I also like that the mic is retractable. That is a first for me. I typically like a removable option, but I found this works for me as well. I also found all of this comfortable, which really is a make-or-break thing for me. As for the styling, they are plain and black. This is really what I prefer, but nothing really stands out. Getting them connected was very simple. More or less just plug and play. I also found the connections to be solid in every way and on every device I tested. It is definitely worth it to grab the apps as you gain a good level of control over presets, EQ, and kind of everything. I also think it is worth it to spend some time dialing things in here, as you can really make things sound the way you want. As for the sound itself, I found it quite good. The low end is there, maybe a tick less than I would like, but the highs and mids were there and clean. It was all very clear. As was the performance of the mic. All in all, again, I think it was very good. I didn’t walk away thinking the sound was best I have ever heard, but it made everything quite immersive, and I really have zero real complaints. In the end, I think these are fantastic well-rounded headphones. They work with everything, are easy to use, should hold up to some heavy use, and perhaps most importantly are both comfortable and sound good.

Works very well with my pc and my xbox, somar is an awesome feature

Decent headset for gaming on ps5 / xbox series x i use this almost everyday

Got my boyfriend the headphones as a gift and he absolutely loves them!

Great quality headset works very well. Highly recommended.

Love them so far! I've only had them for a month or so but they've been exactly what I was looking for.

Works great, was kind of confusing at first to set up but got them working fine!

I like the headphones a lot just know you’ll need a windows computer to fully use them how they should be