SteelSeries - Arctis Nova 1
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Last updated: Sep 24, 2025 Scoring
They're terrible. Literally Temu trash. Good headphones plus the DualSense mic are definitely better than this, and that goes for all the GameStop branded headsets. That said, there really aren't any half decent headsets at that price point. If you move up to the $30 to $65 range you can find a lot of good stuff like Astro A10, Logitech G432 or G435, HyperX Cloud III or Cloud Stinger 2, or SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1. But keep in mind that these are still budget headsets with the quality to match. They'll beat out the DualSense mic, but might not match the audio quality of your headphones depending on what you have. Edit: Also worth noting that everyone who has said anything positive about these so far have a vested financial interest in convincing people to buy this garbage. Stonkbros love anything GS puts out regardless of quality.
r/GameStop • Is this headset good or should I splurge for the $25 one? ->SHP9600 with vmoda boom pro for open back or Arctis Nova 1 for closed back
r/HeadphoneAdvice • Best headset for rainbow six siege/competitive fps gaming? ->I use a steelseries arctics nova. I got it fairly recently (like a month ago) and i can hear the smallest of sounds when I play pretty darn well. It's also fairly lite weight and has a long battery life.
r/Rainbow6 • Gaming Headset you use ->I would avoid Arctis Nova, as other people already said they don't last very long, go for HyperX-Cloud-Alpha, the metal beam is not going to break on you and they sound great!
r/gamingpc • Best pc gaming headset ->I'm replacing my virtuouso with the nova. The v's cups are too small for my ears and the headband fatigues my skull, they are super heavy aswell. I did like the build quality and the detachable mic though. Battery has been dieing much quicker after a year but that could be my fault.
r/steelseries • Is the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for Xbox the best wireless headset on the market right now for Xbox headsets ->Hey I'm so sorry but I have to ask. What headsets would anyone recommend with huge heads. I got the arctis Nova and stealth gen 3 700 and both hurt my head bigtime. Use Sony XM5s currently.
r/gamingpc • Best pc gaming headset ->Are you still enjoying them as much? How fast do they recharge if they run out? I use my headphones quite a bit and one of the best things I find with the arctis novas is I can just fast swap the battery, but I'd love having a smaller (and portable) solution in general.
r/steelseries • Got my Arctis Gamebuds yesterday. They have made a fantastic first impression and could very well be my favorite gaming headset. ->If music is a bit of a primary focus I'd say go Maxwell, if you know how to EQ and want to use Sonar. Then Nova do get good quality sound.
r/steelseries • Is the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless still one of the best wireless gaming headset out there, or is there any other better one? Also, is it good for listening to the music? ->Arctis steel series. I can hear more than my teammates typically with incoming cars etc
r/PUBGConsole • What headphones are ya’ll using to hear those footsteps? ->This is the best answer. I went steel series arctis until i upgrad
r/PUBGConsole • What headphones are ya’ll using to hear those footsteps? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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