Customer Ratings & Reviews

This headset is absolutely Amazing! First off if you got this model than obviously you know that it is WIRED. Beside all the wires and not being able to carry them around, the headset is a real upgrade to the OGs. They are light as a feather, soft as a bee. The microphone is a bit annoying to adjust but i believe that with time it will become much more adjustable. It sounds good with stock adjustments. I am sure if you mess with the equalizer you can definitely achieve your goal. It is such a cool gadget, if you are tired of recharging your headset well this is your solution to your problem. Believe me that the hype is real. I own literally all the PS5 headsets available for this console and this by far takes the crown!. It will not disappoint.

Dont sound well the setup give me hard tome if you dont setup software it will not work well why people guve such starts when this is the worst is great lightweights but i plug ut and use cod asap tp see i cant hear the team i was wishing to brake it asap but i can return so i will orther the razer hypersense even i need to wait

really nice sound and very light it works great for gamming

PROS + Lightweight & Extremely Comfortable + Fantastic Sound For Both Gaming & Music + Good Mic Quality + Solid Build Quality + GameDAC Gen 2 Sounds Fantastic & Clear + GameDAC Gen 2 Has a Sleek, Easy to Use Interface with OLED Display + Easy to Adjust EQ Settings on GameDAC + Great Software on PC + Can be Used Across a Variety of Platforms + Works Great With PS5 Tempest 3D Audio + Sonar Spatial Audio Works Great on PC CONS - Soft Earcup Material Can Get Warm - Wasn’t Able to Get the GameDAC to Work With My Phone BUILD QUALITY With the exception of the magnetic metal earcup plates and a few accents, the headset is made-up of largely hard plastic, which feels very sturdy to the touch. The benefit of this build is that the headset is very lightweight, which when coupled with the elastic material on the headband, means that it is very comfortable to wear these headphones for long periods of time. The GameDAC likewise feels premium, with a soft rotating dial which controls all of the functions, and an OLED screen which looks great. As for the mic quality, it sounds good and retracts into the headset when you are not using it, which is a really nice feature that makes this headset great for non-gaming use cases. Combined with the noise-canceling software, you get a very clear vocal presentation when using the mic. All-in-all, this is marketed as a premium headset and it feels like one through and through. GAMEDAC & SOFTWARE The software on offer with the Arctis Nova Pro is great, both with the GameDAC, and with the Steelseries Sonar Software on PC. With the GameDAC, you get hi-res 96KHz/24-Bit audio, EQ adjustments, ChatMix control, volume control, and more. All of these are easily adjustable using the rotating dial on the GameDAC front panel, with different push controls to navigate the menus. The GameDAC itself is angled at around 45 degrees, so the screen is always easily visible, and the brightness can be adjusted up and down depending on how bright of a room you are in. If you are gaming on a PC, you can download the Sonar Software system for controlling the headset’s audio profiles, downloading firmware to the GameDAC, and adjusting the Spatial Audio settings. Being targeted at audiophile users, the software suite allows for a lot of control over the audio tuning of the headset, with custom EQ alongside several presets (I prefer the default flat preset). For the Spatial Audio, you can adjust the “immersion” level of the surround sound, as well as the virtual speaker locations, how close to your ears they should sound, and more. Personally, I found the Spatial Audio to work largely great. I have used a lot of virtual surround sound systems, from Windows Sonic, to Dolby Atmos for Headphones, to various headset proprietary software, and I personally found the Sonar Spatial Audio to perform very admirably. Like many software surround sound solutions for headphones, it is hard to localize sounds in front of you and above you, but the left, right, and back virtual channels largely worked very well in the test demos. When playing games, I found the spatial audio to be very immersive, and while occasionally some sounds can feel out of place, I tended to prefer to leave spatial audio on for many games, especially FPS games. I also tested the headset with GameDAC using my PS5, and found that it worked great with the PS5 Tempest Audio Engine for 3D sound in supported games. SOUND QUALITY If I had to describe the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro sound quality in one word, it would be “pristine”. Between the high quality drivers and GameDAC Gen 2, the audio from high-quality sources sounds incredibly clear and distortion free, with plenty of detail to take in. For music, with the default flat preset, you get very balanced audio with good mids and a smooth, but not overpowering, bass presence. This results in a fairly neutral profile that should please most, but if you want to tweak the EQ, you certainly can, which can help set the headset for your music preferences. However, while music is very pleasant on this headset, it is gaming where it really shines. That hi-res audio means that you can pinpoint a lot of the small audio cues, like footsteps, and pickup on a lot of texture in the sound mixing. I personally play a lot of single player games, and when using the spatial audio with a high immersion setting, I would quickly forget I was wearing the headset and become lost in the soundscape of the game. When playing multiplayer FPS games, I could very easily pinpoint where enemies were coming from, and react accordingly. All-in-all this is definitely an audiophile gaming headset, and it shows in the performance. Really very impressive. A FEW CONS Honestly, there is very little I don’t like about this headset, it really is fantastic, and as an amateur audiophile, it is even more impressive. Really, there are only two things I want to note. Firstly, I found that the soft, leatherlike earpads did get warm pretty quickly. It wasn’t enough to hamper my experience, but depending on how much your head sweats, or how warm you keep your home, your mileage may vary. Secondly, while certainly not the intended use, I do wish you could use the GameDAC with your phone. It might work for some devices, but for my Pixel 6, I couldn’t get the GameDAC to work when trying to play audio. It would work briefly, but the DAC would then quickly shut off and lose audio. It’s not a dealbreaker by any means, but would be a nice bonus to be able to use the GameDAC when listening to music from my phone at my desk with the headset while I work. But given it works great with PCs, for most people this probably is a non-issue.

Great sound and really cuts out background noise. Fair priced, light weight and comfortable.

I have about 5 PC gaming headphones. Compared to the other expensive headsets these are by far the best. They are very light, the sound is customizable and my ears stay cool. The set was very unique and easy as well.

This is the best headset I’ve purchased in my years of online gaming. The headset itself feels amazing not too heavy. The sound quality is better than anything I’ve used before, having the amp is a huge bonus, having one usb plugged into my console and one plugged into a PC makes changing the audio interface a breeze. The audio options on the amp for PC are amazing, having the option to switch audio preference between chat and game make it so much better. Definitely worth the money

Definitely worth every dime of these headsets. Great quality grade sound very comfortable around the ears not too heavy on the head my husband enjoys them. Yes they are pricey but you definitely get the quality also. If blocks off sounds.

I have spent about the last 2 weeks trying to find the perfect headset for gaming on my PS5. And yesterday i picked up The Nova Pro Wired headset from Best Buy and it has definitely lived up to the hype. The sound is amazing and the 3D audio is impressive. No firmware update needed if you are using it on consoles. Just plug and play. The setup took less than 10 minutes, 15 minutes if you include the un-boxing. Very comfortable and lightweight.

Great headset! Sound quality is very good. Surround sound quality could be a little better, even with Amos Spatial sound. I guess I was spoiled with my Turtle Beach Elite Pro which had great surround sound, but had poor build quality. The headphones literally cracked in half and had many cracks around the speaker mounts. The Steel Series seems to be built better and is several ounces lighter than the Turtle Beach. The volume amp gives plenty of sound, much loader than the TB. The app allows for many adjustments through the equalizer.

Very great quality sound ez set up and very very comfortable on head very lightweight also stays solid on head as well

Really good sound. Light weight. Easy to unsterstand and easy to install.

I use this headset for PC only as I don't really play anything on PlayStation, but it does exactly what I was hoping for. I upgraded to these from the Arctis Pro + GameDac and I'm not necessarily sure that was worth the money, but the weight difference and the new GameDAC are pretty nice. I kind of wish that the volume numbers on the GameDAC stayed visible for a bit longer when you move the dial.

Great sound, and much lighter than the wireless version

Not a stranger to SteelSeries products. I bought this after losing my Arctis Pro. Definitely worth the upgrade, as it feels more lightweight on the head and the GameDac is easy to navigate. Would recommend this product.

The headset is awesome! It is light weight and compact so its like i am not wearing much. The comtrol box is amazing so i can mute easily. Enjoy picking the sounds.

This product is great. Lightweight and easy to set up.

Decent sound. Not disappointing. Light on my head.