SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3

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Sentiment score70% positive
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Last updated: Apr 16, 2026

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Reddit Iconarkaprava
4 months ago

Logitech G Pro X (wired) EPOS H6PRO (open or closed) HyperX Cloud Alpha (or Cloud Stinger 2 if on tighter budget) SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3 (wired USB‑C) the EPOS H6PRO is the strongest single recommendation. If you want to save more cash but still avoid trash mics, the Logitech G Pro X (wired) is the next best bet, especially if PC play and Discord are a big part of your usage.

Reddit IconFinancialApple8803
5 months ago

I have the nova 3p and I love them. Steelseries makes gooood stuff

Reddit IconIAmPandaKerman
5 months ago

So this is from my experience a few years ago so I'm not sure if it's been fixed or if it's just user error(very possible). But I had an artix or whatever it was with the Dongle, sounded OK, but had one big thing I hated. When I turn on pulse, the audio output gets switched from the tv to the headset, and tv goes quiet and headset has sound. Same thing happens when I turn headset off, audio gets routed to tv and tv starts playing sound. As it should work, all automatic With the artix it didn't seem to work this way. I would plug in the headset, turn it on, and tv would still play sound. I would have to go to settings and select output to headphones. When I turned headset off, it wouldn't auto switch either. I would turn headset off, tv would still be quiet, I would have to go to settings and change output from headphones to tv. I know it seems silly but it's an important bit of user interface for me. And like I said, that's just how it worked for me, maybe it's been fixed sense. I know some folks have had durability issues with the pulse, I haven't. Just had hot earmuffs so I put some cotton covers on it and now it breathes fine

Reddit Iconjayswag707
5 months ago

I have the Steel Series Arctis Nova 3. They're comfy, the sound is pretty good, and people compliment my mic when I'm chatting with randos. They do have a plug, which I know some people don't want. I think they're about $95.

Reddit Iconsmoothsac_007
4 months ago

I have the Steelseries Arctis Nova 3P. It's like $80 on amazon. So far so good, and more comfy than the original Playstation 3D Pulse headset.

Reddit IconFloppycakes
4 months ago

I had the official one and hated it so much I returned it and bought an arctis nova. The SteelSeries headset connects quickly and sounds perfect. I love it. If you can afford the arctis nova 3, it’s a worthwhile upgrade.

4 months ago

I had the official one and hated it so much I returned it and bought an arctis nova. The SteelSeries headset connects quickly and sounds perfect. I love it. If you can afford the arctis nova 3, it’s a worthwhile upgrade.

Reddit IcongetShookerino
about 2 months ago

7 years strong for me. I've been using the arctis nova 3 daily for work and gaming, only have replaced the earpads.

Reddit IconGloomy_Information51
2 months ago

I've got arctic nova 3 and it's pretty good

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