SteelSeries - Arctis Nova 5X Wireless

I have the previous official set and the 5x, the 5x is much better.

I was debating whether to get these for my new series x, but ultimately I chose the steelseries arctis nova 5x, mainly for the cloth earcups since I can’t stand leather or pleather earcups, they make my ears sweat so fast. Also 3 times more battery life. But, not being able to simultaneously be connected to two separate audio sources, but I doubt I’ll miss that since the xbox supports discord calls anyway, so I can talk with friends on other platforms. But anyhow, I’ve also had wired steelseries headsets in the past and been happy with them, so that pushed me also to them.

I have such a hard time with the pairing on these things. It seems extremely buggy. But my god do they sound great when they DO work.

Oh no it pairs with the Xbox (and PS5) great. It's all the other bluetooth devices that give me hell.

I just bought the Steelseries Nova 5x, it’s on sale on Amazon. Good headset. I’m someone who doesn’t use a headset unless I’m playing with others and wanna talk. But I think a headset is great to have, honestly a must if you’re a real gamer. Doesnt mean u need to use it all the time, but having one is always a goos idea.

Ok so…………..I fell down a rabbit hole lmao. My 2’s got delayed so I ordered some 3’s just to try them & ngl the 3’s really do lack bass but the overall fit of them feels a lot better than the 2s (mine are the HP). So….i ended up returning both & picking up the Arctis Nova 5X. It’s a lil more pricey but they sound waaaaaay better than either of those 2 & are almost as comfy as the 3s so overall I’m happy 😅

Dude they’re SO great I’m ngl 😅 well worth the increase in price for the quality imo. Plus the EQ presets are insane!! There’s a good video on it by this guy who nerds out heavily on EQ. [YT video](https://youtu.be/mFvyf3Mll0s?si=btct8W6Xj3Aa-GWu)

Steal series arctis 5x 50 hours battery life, charging them up once a week is nice compared to the original Xbox headset charging it every 6 hours

It’s really up to you. I myself used just the tv for years. This year I do actually online game so I did chose to get a nice wireless headset. I went with the steelseries arctis 5x and are perfect. They’re meant for the Xbox but can connect to a PlayStation no issues and they feel perfect.

The steelseries are light weight have noise cancelling and support Dolby atmos. Also the microphone is hidden on the steelseries which I find to be a plus it’s there if needed or not.

I like that Steelseries 5X headset has multiple EQs lightweight. Alienware headset is a nice one I really think the open back Atlas Air from TurtleBeach is a sleeper man I like that one. Are you playing solo or friends? IEMs are a crazy good budget pick $50 gets you great audio. Tell you what watch Gadgetry Tech on YouTube and get an idea of the idea headset and watch his review every headset (35+) I've waited till he reviewed and gave me a custom eq for FPS Music and SP to start with and you can hmu if you need an extra opinion on top of his.Rog Delta II another one i enjoy 

I have the SS Arctis Nova 5X for my PS5 PRO and they are fantastic! Mic is great and the companion app for iPhone is great too Not that cheap but Best bang for buck headset out there.

Me too, picked them up for Xbox and sound great, love the presets on the app as well!

I've been in the same position as you OP and I ended up getting the Arctis Nova 5X and I've been absolutely loving it.

That's odd I didn't have any issues pairing with the Xbox or my phone they've been amazing. I had the 9x and the 7x+ before this and these were better than both I feel

I don't have any complaints with the Steelseries except for updates. I don't have a PC so I don't have any way to get any software updates

For a Logitech headset look at the: - G435 - G535 - G Pro X wired or wireless (version 1, not 2) Other gaming headsets include: - JBL Quantum One - Sennheiser Game One - HyperX Cloud III - Razer Barracuda - SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X or 7X - Turtle Beach Atlas Air. The tradeoff on all of this are the same: buggy apps, poor audio/mic quality and/or poor longevity. If you want a better experience I suggest getting a USB mic like the JLab Talk and pair it with audiophile headphones like: - Philips Fidelio X2HR - Sennheiser HD 560S - Philips SHP9500 - Sennheiser HD 599

I LOVE my Arctis Nova 5 wireless but yea that fucking app blows. I uninstalled it after like 10 minutes.

Just got those haha. The Arctic Nova 5 wireless.

If you are looking at the Arctis Nova 7, consider the Arctis Nova 5 instead. Contra-intuitively, it is more recent, cheaper and you trade some potentially useless features of the Arctis 7 (such as simultaneous BT and Wifi) for much longer battery life and a companion mobile app that you can use to manage sound profiles, including pre-built for popular games.

Ive been really enjoying my Arctis Nova 5

Don't forget with the SteelSeries of software you can create and add custom EQ and custom presets as well

Eh, as someone that's been using headphones with a standalone mic for years: just grab a mediocre gaming headset if you don't want hassle. A desktop microphone can be annoying to setup (mine is Scarlet Solo + AT-2035) and typically hang out in your peripheral vision. Bluetooth headphones have noticeable latency that disorient me. So I've been using wired headphones with an Antlion ModMic (wireless) attached. Works, but honestly I hate cables. Been waiting for years for a decent 2.4GHz set of non-gaming headphones but no one wants to make them. Finally caved a couple days ago on a SteelSeries Nova 5. Yeah it's worse than my old setup but completely useable and I still have my old setup if I ever want to go audiophile for something. It's not a big deal.

I’ve had my steelseries nova 5 for about 7 months. The usb doesn’t work anymore. It just makes a nonstop sound screeching sounds whenever a sound it played through them. That happened within the first month of having them. I’ve been using the Bluetooth bc it still sounds amazing. For the last two months, the quality drops sooo much randomly. It also likes to randomly make all the sounds seem very far away. I’ve tried to figure out how to fix it and haven’t been able to. I do not recommend this one in particular. I’ve heard a lot of people have the same problems as I do. My bf has the pro and it seems to be amazing. If you’re going with steelseries, just save for the pro

I’ve been rocking the Steelseries Arctis wireless headphones since XSX launch day and they are still going strong after 4 years of heavy daily use. https://preview.redd.it/cu27k04b3ewd1.png?width=1722&format=png&auto=webp&s=7ccc4a2d0e5b776a9a1314b937ed58560f805fe4

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wireless the way to go. I have a wired Razer Kraken 3 which has good sound and comfort but not so much a quality build. Headband snapped, wire wore out, pleather wearing out. Good thing I got it as a gift. +1 for any Steel Series Arctis wireless as well. I ended up buying cheap $30 wireless from Amazon which works fine but not the same as a headset that has software to go with it. Even with Razer Kraken, the sound quality is better if you have a Dolby Atmos license (~$10?) for the virtual surround sound enhancements vs the Windows Sonic which is built into Windows.

Arctis steel series. I can hear more than my teammates typically with incoming cars etc

This is the best answer. I went steel series arctis until i upgrad