
SteelSeries
Arctis Nova 7 Series
Multi-device audio & comfort king, but buggy software.
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I can share some insight on choosing the nova over the maxwell. I did not choose the Elite, but the pro. In fact, when I purchased my pro, I did not know the elite existed. But at the 600 price tag it would not have made a difference. The reason I returned my maxwell is simple: weight and bulk. They're huge and heavy. I have chronic lower back issues that my mid and upper back compensate for. The maxwells did sound incredible, but they were so heavy they would make me very sore after an extended gaming session. Also, they caused a hotspot right at the midpoint of the leather strap on the top of my skull. They are also very bulky to consider for a mixed use that's 80% gaming at home-20% travelling for work, where I don't use them for gaming but listening to music and seminars for work. So I chose the nova pro for the much lower weight, and honestly didn't lose much that's noticeable in terms of quality. The comfort is night and day, I could wear those in any context. I'm not an audiophile and I can't tell the difference most of the time. Also, my previous headset was the asus rog strix go, which was average at best. Shave 200g from the maxwells and I would have kept them gladly.
I have used: Steelseries RoG Sony Elite and Turtle Beech out of all of them - Steelseries = best for features / compatibility \[works on my xbox too\] and has great sound and battery.
I still have the Sony and Rog - the Sony = many, many issues with the dongle RoG = wired and uptil the Steelseries = one of the better sounding I like steelseries wireless so much - I also have their gamebuds - just for my PVSR2 ;)
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SteelSeries
Arctis Nova 7 Series
Multi-device audio & comfort king, but buggy software.

Drop + EPOS / Sennheiser
PC38X
Unrivaled open-back sound for price, but lacks isolation.

SteelSeries
Arctis 7 Series
Durable comfort, long battery, but buggy software.

HyperX
Cloud III Series
FPS positional audio & comfort, but buggy DTS software.

HyperX
Cloud Alpha Series
Long battery & durable, but some sound bleed issues.

Ranked #1
Drop + EPOS / Sennheiser - PC38X

Ranked #1
SteelSeries - Arctis 7 Series

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SteelSeries - Arctis Nova Pro Series

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SteelSeries - Arctis Nova 7 Series

Ranked #1
SteelSeries - Arctis Nova Pro Series

Ranked #1
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