SteelSeries - Arctis Nova 5X Wireless
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"A good robovac is a life changer. Even a $350 basic S8. It is a great place to start. ... I promise you that you will not be disappointed by a basic S8. It will change your life even if it can't fit under every piece of furniture you own. ... My two S8s just finished vacuuming our entire house in about 46 minutes. ... While my floors were being cleaned, I sat comfortably on our patio in the cool shade with a slight breeze and composed my far too long response to you while sipping a diet soda and relaxing. ... I will have to spend about four minutes maintaining my two S8s. This will be my entire contribution to my home floor cleaning effort for today. Four minutes!"
"Like 500$ these robots are currently the steal of the century ... You can get a mova p10 pro ultra (cannot remove its mops), equivalent to the l40/x40 for 500$ after a discount code"
"I got the Q5 Pro for $139. ... costs $450 less than what I paid for the S6 ... it is the best value option out there imo."
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"10-15 day battery life"
"16 days battery life on my fenix. ... The other aspect I really appreciate about my fenix is the battery life. 16 days or so. With everything I have to change these days (laptops, mice, keyboards, headphones, watches, phones), I appreciate not having to worry about it too often."
"the battery lasts 2 weeks, that's with 5 days worth of tracking runs and day to day use. Incredible."
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"the JBL Tour Pro 3 sound even better than those 2."
"the JBLs seem to have the best sound"
"Sound quality is also amazing, clarity and instrumental seperation are definitely top."
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"It's been awesome for the month i've had mine and is able to connect to xbox/ps5 at the same time as your PC and can have dual-channel audio going on at the same time."
"easy to... pair with 2 devices at once. ... I use it to connect with my pc and my iPhone and it handles the audio switch really well."
"internal connections for example i use Sunshine & Moonlight to game stream to my living room TV or my bedroom projector and I get the full 2.5gig speed test to my desktop from the tv, projector and my phone that are on wifi"
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"you don’t even feel you have it simply plugged into your ears. ... It’s light ... doesn’t have rubber tips that makes your ears itchy."
"they were so much more comfortable I struggle to even put my Maxwells back on."
"open back is the only way since gaming you get so freaking hot you need the ventilation."
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"they dont DELETE YOUR FOOTAGE FOR NO REASON ... from the hero -until the 12 black every single one at one point or another simply corrupted/deleted a whole days of videos. ... i will not give GoPro another single $ until they figure out wtf happens where it corrupts/deletes videos. its a useless camera if it cant save a video."
"this one errors saying the bin is full, it's not full I just saw and heard it empty out. ... The fix we are using is to force the unit to empty the bin via the app, once that happens it goes oh yeah we're good and starts vacuuming again. ... It turns a 2 hour job into a 6 hour job as we're not sitting here waiting to mash buttons that we shouldn't have to. ... There is nowhere in the app or web portal where you can force a firmware download, I think it's what this unit needs."
"the crappy software updates, constant errors and resets broke me."
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"bad connection with pc vía USB (im not making the de mic work)"
"I had many times where sonar audio devices flat out wouldn’t work properly and required a restart or reinstall to fix, and I got tired of it."
"The one problem I have with them is when they go into a standby mode and come out of it, the mic stops working, both on Bluetooth and with the dongle. ... So like if I'm in a Discord chat and I mute for 20 minutes and come back, I have to put the buds back in the case and take them out for the mic to work again."
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"their battery isn't lasting any longer than 1h at most"
"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."
"battery died just months after warranty expired."
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"the bluetooth option is honestly not good got a lot of issues - not typing, typing in delay , keys spam - pressing a key and suddenly it keeps spamming it , not recommended ... I only have Bluetooth issue"
"the 700s wouldn’t stay connected and kept having issues ... Amazon shipped me multiple pairs until I got it right"
"constantly disconnects from the DAC, and reconnects ... The headset would randomly restart, disconnect from the base and cause a loud distrotion sound to come across until I BOTH powered down the headset AND disconnected the USB cable from the back of the hub. ... Pair that with the headset just randomly disconnecting at times (typically when critical to HAVE it) and you have a recipe for disaster."
AisybearXBX 1.0I think the issue here is that you play on pc, which desktop mics are going to be a lot easier to plug in. Gaming headsets provide a plug and play experience, especially on console where you have to go through several loops just to get a DAC working. I believe that OP is on console, so advice for a desktop mic while doable isn't the most convenient and most definitely will end up out of the budget given. The maxwells have a strong sound signature but are way too heavy to be practical if you're not a big head. In my own experience, I ran Beyerdynamics on console for a bit and actually prefered my artics 5x, as the beyerdynamics were way to quiet especially for siege and as forementioned, getting a dac working on console just doesn't feel worth it. The headset was 16 ohms as well, so it shouldn't have been underpowered. Personally, i'm currently selling both the dac and the beyerdynamic headphones and will be upgrading to the artics elite.
I run the steelseries artics 5x (5p would be the playstation version) I'll be upgrading to the artic elite pro
Bradfinger 1.09x, 7p, and Nova 5x.
Brilliant_Dig_6469 1.0I work for a gaming retailer so here’s my take Unless you’re big into your audio tech and I mean to the decimal point advantage , you really won’t be able to hear a difference between a 60$ headset and a 100$ headset. Investing in comfort will be more worth your time and money. I prefer steel series and razer product, brands like turtle beach or RIG are perfectly fine too . Personally I use the steelseries nova 5X , it’s confortable , it’s multi platform (even works with my switch ) and has a good battery life
Dominjo555 1.0If you don't need audio from phone and Xbox in the same time (you can still answer your calls) then Steelseries Arctis Nova 5X.
Do_You_Pineapple_Bro 1.0I'm on the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X. Genuinely the best headset I've ever had. Slight pain in the ass getting it working, but otherwise they work incredibly well
Expert_Tangelo_7304 1.0Please tell me what I’m doing wrong. I have had so many problems getting them to connect to my Xbox that I’m thinking about buying new ones.
FiorinasFury 1.0It would be helpful if you could list your preference for wireless or wired, and a rough idea of your budget and what region you're in. But personally, I recommend the Steelseries Arctis 5X or 7X. Steelseries makes several headsets in their Arctis Nova line, but the ones with the X next the number are Xbox compatible. I think they're a much better headset than the official Xbox Wireless headset, the biggest one being compatibility. The Official Xbox wireless headset is convenient in that it connects to the console using the Xbox Proprietary Wireless Protocol, so you pair it to the console like a controller. You can also pair it to a phone at the same time for music and taking phone calls. The Steelseries Arctis Nova 5X and 7X headsets come with a wireless USB dongle that you need to plug in the console, but the benefit of this is that they work on waaaay more than just Xbox. They are one of the few headsets that works on all platforms, meaning it can be used on Xbox One/Series, Playstation 4/5, Switch/Switch 2, PC, android, etc. On top of that, while the Nova 5X lets you toggle between the transmitter and bluetooth, the 7X supports simultaneous bluetooth like the Xbox headset does, so you can pair it to a phone and take calls while you are gaming. They also both have excellent battery life, and my favourite feature: they have retractable boom mics. That means when you're not gaming, you can tuck the boom mic into the headset and they look like normal headphones that you can use for things other than gaming.
GoonerKam 1.0Returned mine as well for Steelseries 5X, which for 200 bucks less were infinitely better. I messed around with the maxwell settings for hours and just had zero bass/treble balance.
helldive_lifter 1.0Steal 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
hobit2112 1.0I have steelseries nova arctis 5x and are amazing! I recommend getting the Dolby atmos as well.
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