Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have had this product for about 2 months, the first too months were fine but suddenly when booting my system I could no longer hear voices in videos, be heard, or hear well on discord. It began sounding extremely low quality while playing. I attempted to reinstall my audio drivers, reinstall the SteelSeries app as well as reset the headset. I tried various ports on my PC and nothing has fixed it. As a consumer I expect a headset to be used to at least be able to listen to music or talk through. I would rather use skull candy headphones than use this headset to listen to music.

This is a top of the line headset and rightfully so. I'll start with the only knock I could find and that is without making any eq adjustment the bass is a little weak - actually not quite as good as some mid line earbuds, that being said you can use the equalization in the software for the base to more than over come this. Now the good - it's plug and play was able to connect it to the PC and gaming system (PS5 in my case - sure it would work with XBox just didn't try it). Lots' of adjustments in the software and you can adjust by game - nice feature, as a said earlier the out of the box bass leaves something to be desired so I would recommend spending some time on the adjustments. They are very comfortable to wear for extend period of time - the most I did was about six hours and didn't have any discomfort, did get a little warm a couple of times but not any more so than others I have tried. The function on the headset work easily and don't require to much action to engage- really good when you're emersed in game play. This is a great headset and I would highly recommend it

I got these headphones because I wanted to use them while gaming on my PC and my PlayStation 4, and I have to say they work great on both. They are easy to setup and are easy to just unplug and move to whichever platform I am using. Since I have kids, it is nice that I can listen to the game audio without having to worry about if it is kid friendly. The audio quality is also fantastic. I even forget that I am wearing them sometimes and feel like things sound better than when I am using the regular television speakers. One thing I really appreciate is that the Arctis Novas use standard cables. Like I said before, I use these with my PlayStation 4 which is about 15 feet away from my couch. Since they use a standard usb cable, all I had to do was get a 15 foot cable that reaches all the way to my couch. Overall, I really love the Arctis Nova headphones and would recommend them to anyone looking for a pair of gaming headphones. They are comfortable and sound great. They are some of the best headphones I have had in a while.

Loved the wired version compared to wireless, but after using these for a few months, I went with the gen 5 a50s for wireless and better sound, including bass.

Do not buy. Audio quality is extremely tinny, mic monitoring is overwhelming and cannot be turned off, and unless you get the buggy software, which requires you to make an account, you cannot adjust your levels beyond 5 preset options that barely make a difference.

Little tight at first even though I have a small head.. trust the process though. It gets so comfortable over the course of 2 or 3 days and the quality is so good. 10/10 recc

Great sound quality, very comfortable for long periods of time. Easy setup.

Decent sound. Not disappointing. Light on my head.

Best ever headset! Comfortable and noise cancelling !!!

Great headset and customization! Wished they would be a little more with base

Initially, I was pretty excited to use this headset. Coming from an Astro A40, this Arctis Nova Pro seemed to be on par with the A40's and, maybe, I might have to switch up headphones when gaming. However, after using these headphones for a couple days, I got a nasty rash on both ears. So, pretty good headset but I can't even use them without getting a rash. As far as performance, these offer a really great sound to them. The big selling point here is the software which you can utilize a bunch of game specific presets which I thought was pretty cool. I am playing Destiny 2 so i figured I try those presets out. At first, it didn't even sound that great when the game booted up. However, once it came time for action, the sound really kicked in. The highs/mids were spot on and the bass, while not as thumpy as I would've liked, did kick in and provide some good low end sound. The control knob is quite useful as well. Aside from changing volume, you can use it to update settings on the headset which is helpful. Overall, a very nice headset that offers great range of sound. My biggest issue with these was that, after using them for a couple days, I developed a major rash on both ears. It got to the point where both ears were swollen and I had a red ring rash on both sides of my head. I've used numerous other brand headsets like Astro, TurtleBeach, Logitech, etc., and I NEVER had this problem with any of those headsets. It's been about a week now and the rash has subsided but, man, I never expected this to happen from wearing a headset. Really a bummer since I wanted to give this headset a little more playtime. Now, though, I can't as I don't want to risk getting another rash from these. I'm not sure if there was something coating the earpads or if there was some chemical used in the tanning process for the earpads or what, but I could never figure out what the issue was with this headset. I contacted SteelSeries support however I got NO response from them on this issue. YMMV may vary with these, and I hope it does, but for me, this was a huge pain (literally) when using this headset.

amazing headphones, extremely pleased with the wired version

The headset seemed like a great headset fit comfortably. My issue was that it never said i needed a pc to get it to work at all so i was introuble there because you need to have a newer version of windows.

I figured out that you need to turn the dial on the headset to max then use the dac.

Garbage, don’t waste a thought on this junky, try out headset. Had to bring it back asap after trouble shooting this junk. Thought it might be my new computer… nope. Bought that A50 X with no problems at all.

Great purchase, bought as a gift and they were definitely a hit!

I have a couple reasons why I think this pair of headphones is not worth the money what so ever. First of all, there is a nob inside of the headphones that stabs against my ear whenever Im wearing it. It is the most uncomfortable thing ever. Also, the battery back was put in backwards into the base station, and now its stuck there and unable to be taken out. The audio quality isnt anything special, the noise cancelation is weak, and not work anything over $100