SteelSeries - Arctis Nova 7P Destiny 2: The Final Shape Edition

Headphones for game and mic, loving the Arctis Nova 7P with a custom sonar audio mix and the flex perk in game and I hear people climbing the ladder for sniper tower while I'm in grandmas house.  If you're looking for the best pure audio and don't care about mic or are okay with a cheap mic addon. Look into IEMs instead. $50 iems will give comparible audio to $200 gaming headsets Look up ArtIsWar on YouTube and watch his videos on IEMs, he also has some opinions on the Arctis and Astros as an audiophile. I have a $40 pair of Crinical IEMs that have possibly better audio than my nova 7s. However, they don't have a mic, and the addon for a mic wasnt easily available when I bought them. The pair I have also have no pass-through (most IEMs wont) and thus once they are in, you won't hear real people, door bells, kids, etc. Makes talking a little difficult too cause I never know how loud I'm being, so the GF texts me to shut the fuck up cause I'm yelling at 1am lmao

I tried a few headset last month (PC gaming) SteelSeries Nova 7P, Audiotechnica M50X, Benedynamic DT880 Pro, and HyperX cloud 2. These are my opinion as day-to-day game and music enjoyer. Not an audiophile. I’m using EQ with Steel series GG - Sonar. Nova 7 and hyperX are wireless and closed back. M50X (closed back) and DT 880 pro (semi-open-back) are wired. I settled down for HyperX cloud 2 (upgraded with wicked cushion) for wireless and DT 880 pro for wired with DAC. Nova 7 is awesome, but it falls short on 2 pain points - too small for my head and plastic hinges. I fear I’ll break it in months from my daily usage/abuse. Otherwise they are terrific. M50X is also good with crystal clear sounds… but I prefer open back of the DT880 Pro more. DT880 Pro also has bigger ear cushion, more comfortable long gaming session. Purely personal preference. HyperX cloud 2 works wonders for me. Good sound and bass. Even better when used with EQ. When compared to Nova 7, it has better omph bass in wireless mode (nova 7 is a beast when plugged in). DT 880 pro is my spare for when the hyperX ran out of battery or when I need a better sound for movie immersive-ness. It just works. As your partner wanting wireless, give HyperX and SteelSeries a try. They are both closed back with good reviews. YMMW. These are under $150. If you can spend $200+ then there are other tier of headset that’s outside of my budget range.

Exactly my problem with these headphones. They were great in the beginning, the mic quality sounded really nasally… like air traffic controllers but you could turn the side tone off and you didn’t hear the echo feedback from your own voice. Now mine has a constant delay of 0.5-1/sec and it feels like I’m talking over myself. Very annoying and they just gave up on firmware updates. At least let us keep the old firmware, where the side tone wheel ACTUALLY WORKS??? I checked around and it seems to be the consensus if you have the Nova 7P that you have no mic mixing (AKA side tone control) in the app. I can’t use these to communicate while gaming, which is so annoying given what I paid for these to be crippled by firmware smh 😡

Well I have the Steelseries Arctis Nova 7P and it's trash city... the microphone is terrible and you get a constant echo you can't fix because it won't let you turn off the sidetone settings. So I get a 1/sec delay of everything I say... also it picks up EVERYTHING in the room?! They have two mics on the boom, once facing your mouth and another facing outwards that serves no purpose and ruins the audio. I'm gonna see if I can use my Airpods Pro or dig out my old PS4 Turtle Beach wired PS4 headset. I heard the Razer Pro is good but I'm not trying to spend $200. Buying electronics these days is tricky because they don't last and break or become obsolete so quick. I just want a good mic and decent sound... but comfortable ear pads. I will say the Nova 7P is very comfortable to wear... I bought wicked cushions but I haven't put them on yet because I don't know how lol.

I think Steelseries is terrible and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The mic is terrible and everything you say is delayed by 1/sec and it's a condenser mic and it should've been a dynamic mic. So EVERYTHING in the room is heard. Keyboards clicking and literally everyone breathing in the room. It's way too sensitive and they put a 2nd mic on the boom facing away from you??? Plus the program team isn't that good, they're app needs work or a software engineer. I have to buy another pair because these are literally useless to me unless I'm playing by myself. The speakers also get muddy with the bass and there's a lot of clipping.

You obviously haven't used the Steelseries Arctis Nova 7P. That mic isn't just trash but the echo feedback is unable to be turned off in software. So you get a delayed voice echo is obnoxious

I would not recommend SteelSeries Arctis Nova Headset based on the mic quality in itself. I have the Arctis Nova 7P and the mic is unusable and they stopped supporting firmware upgrades to fix it so you can turn off sidetone because on PS5 you get a terrible delayed echo of your voice that's delayed 1/sec. There are much better headsets for that price range IMO. Steelseries is way overhyped by a huge marketing budget. I have a perfectly fine (less than 30/hrs of gaming) almost new Nova 7P wireless headphones that work fine except for the mic. Trust me there are better options and they have a weakpoint where the earcup will eventually break off. I love the mic sits flush inside the headset and the battery life is great at like 25-30/hours but the 40mm drivers don't sound the best and even with EQ to get a proper balanced sound you can't avoid clipping.

I have the arctic nova 7p and the Xbox version one. I love them both and I can recommend the Xbox ones for that price. They also feel a bit tighter then the nova which I prefer

In my experience SteelSeries Arctics Nova 7P headphones have excellent build quality & comfort but sound quality & connection stability can be wonky. Recently got Sony headphones which work great & have decent build & sound quality. My only two complaints with those are comfort(I ended up installing some foam padding on the speakers under the pads mesh to solve this issue) & the dual connection Bluetooth feature in the app has issues. Also you can't use them while charging which was a real bummer since every other headset I've had before allowed you to use them while charging. I was kinda surprised to find out $100 Sony headphones weren't capable of this.

The ones that aren't gaming headsets. I've been getting by just fine with my Sony headset which is comfortable & has good noise canceling & the microphone works just fine for both chatting on PC & my phone. I guess gun to my head I'd be between Steel Series Arctics Nova headphones or Turtle Beach but Turtle Beach headsets can be pricy. Tried Arctics Nova 7P before. The build quality & comfort is really nice & being able to connect to both a Bluetooth device & with a USB C dongle is handy but no noise canceling is kind of a deal breaker & connection & sound quality has its ups & downs.

Yes they do

Well to be more specific I got the Steel Series Arctis Nova 7P Wireless - came out to ~ $157 after taxes and fees. That’s over $100 more than I had ever spent on a set of gaming headphones. At the time it definitely felt pretty steep, but going from $30 Turtle Beaches to these was a game changer. Like “Omg have footsteps always been this loud???” eye opening. Absolutely no regrets and would buy again. If you’re looking for a little lower priced compromise you could always take look at the slightly used ones for sale from Amazon. A set of Slightly used ones in very good condition are going for $100. I’d def take that deal.

And just to add to this- A cool little feature I’ve really enjoyed is the dual Bluetooth connection. I could be connected to my PS5 AND to my phone at the same time and it’ll be playing both audios. So I could be playing Apple Music from my phone while playing and listening to my game, pretty awesome.

I got the arctis nova 7p for my ps5 but they work with my pc very well. $150

My arctis 7P just up and stopped charging. Followed all their guides on the website and it didn't work. Probably gonna look at either the pulse elites or the explores for the portal and playstation link. I dunno if I'd like having the explores in my ears for extended gaming sessions because my other cheap ones make my ears itch.

They're comfortable. But my God I could not get consistent audio with them on any of my devices. Constant garbled sounds. Constant pops and crackles. I had them for a week but I'm returning them today for something else. I'll stick with my arctis 7p since despite being 4 years old they sound better and have way better consistency in quality.

I’ve had the arctis 7p’s since launch day of the ps5 so either you’re treating your equipment like garbage or you just have the worst luck possible

I like the Steelseries Arctis Nova 7P or 7X if you're multi platform. USB C fast charging and they have Bluetooth functionality to connect to your phone while you're playing.

I haven't had that issue with mine.

Did you have issues with them echoing. 

I also couldn’t use the Hyper x Cloud 2 because of my hair and the headset couldn’t sit all the way down to over my ears, I got the Arctis Nova 7p and I’ve been using it for over a year now. I’m pretty sure there’s a cheaper wired version too

I bought the Arctis Nova 7P and have yet to manage to get the mic to work, and their support is just atrocious. I wasted $150 on this piece of shit. I'm going back to my Sennheiser Game One tbh, those have lasted 8 years and worked perfectly

Same. Mic has been having so many issues and now ive got an issue with it not giving me stereo sound- im ready to be done with this. I don't like having to fiddle with software to get basic functions to work

Nova 5 is pretty new ATM so I'm not really sure but it's design is definitely better but also I heard the overall sound quality is better with nova 7 since also you can fine tune it using the equilazer. I'd say 5 is best for it's intended purpose which is playing on console. If you are exclusively going to use them on a console yeah then buy 5 but if you also plan to use them with a PC then look for other options.

If seven and if you have console go with nova 7X But like I said the question of nova pro or nova 7 highly depends on which one you are going to get more use out of, if you play guitar and if you are going to use the soundmixer, the deck etc alot then pro is excellent for you but if you don't have a use for the deck then just go with the 7 either way I think you'll be satisfied with your purchase either way.

Facts. My Arctis Nova 7’s are awesome. Except for the software lol. It’s a pain in the ass to have to set sonar as the primary source every time.

I got a Steel Series Arctic Nova 7 recently. It’s great but my Audio Technica M50x with a mod mic is better audio quality wise. The wireless is hard to beat. The SS software sucks so I use Dolby Atmos instead. In general you should get some traditional 2 speaker headphones and use directional sound processing software to get directional sound (like the Dolby Atmos for headphones).

I went from playing on Sony MDR-7506 (studio cans) to Steel Series Artic Nova 7. They both sound great but the benefits the gaming headset are too many to justify being tethered to my PC with no mic. Surprisingly the Sony had good bass but the Nova 7 has pretty solid bass extension into the 20 Hz range. I realized this when I heard some super low rumbling in-game. Pretty weird to hear low bass and not feel it.

I have the nova 7, not surprised that it’s decently rated

I have the nova 7’s they good

Arctis Nova 7 here. No breakage and I share it with my kids at my single gaming pc station.

I also am a big fan of arctis headsets. Currently have the nova 7s and it’s the most comfortable gaming headset I’ve ever owned. Also like that it uses a dongle for pc, but also has Bluetooth if you want to use it with your phone. Can also use both audios at the same time but I’ve never had a need for that. 😂

How much does running both at same time reduce the battery?

Yeah I've had great luck with both of my Arctis headsets. Had the Arctis Pro with gamedac for almost 5 years and they still work great. Been using the Nova 7 for about 6 months and they are also fantastic. No complaints at all

Ive been enjoying the arctic nova 7, being able to play on pc then my friend ask me to join a playstation party and still game on pc has been such a quality ability

Hell I bought the Nova 7's as a "quick budget" headset before buying a standalone mic and quality headphones. They're such a good, tight (but not too tight) fit, the audio is really good. The only downside is the mic isn't exceptional quality, but I'm just playing with friends, so it doesn't need to be perfect. At this point if I upgrade again in the next couple years I'll do a standalone mic and keep these headphones. I could never go back to wired.

Oh shit you're correct thank you. Edited.

I got a pair and it was great for about a week. Kept disconnecting and the magnetic drivers were defective. I had to return them and get a refund. I ended up going with the Arctis Nova 7. Better headset overall imo but the Pulse Elite is a bit better in spatial imaging.

ive had a few headsets recently and none of them have checked every box, its always something either great sound and voice but comfortability 0/10 others reversed next purchase is the artic nova 7, didnt like the astros or the hs80 corsair

I read about how good these were but to me they felt so cheap and hollow and didn’t even sound that good. The volume wheel felt loose and gave no tactile feedback of how much you were spinning it. The software also kept freezing and crashing while trying to set up a custom sound profile so I just returned them. They felt like a downgrade from my Hyperx Cloud II wireless I was replacing.

I bought steel series and I regret it, they broke fairly quickly even changing the cable didnt help they are garbage

The only thing I hate about my steelseries Nova 7 is the bloatware it forces on me to keep my eq settings. Why make a good product and then ruin it for the user with atrocious software?

currently using Arctis Nova 7 and it's amazing. been using steelseries for a long while, never had any issues.

Yeah I use a nova 7 and while the sound is great the mic sucks lol

Steelseries artcis nova 7/7p/7x are pretty good, i have the 7p (difference is mostly in colour). These are kinda new, released last year i think and really good quality sound and material too. Some advised the logitech pro, i’d not recommend it, it has a pretty bad earcup holder design and it usually breaks after a while

I second the steel series brand too, If you can flex the budget a bit, Nova 7’s are good. If it’s mainly for pc Nova 7s are good or for Xbox or ps5 respectively get Nova 7X or Nova 7P

I can only comment on the Nova since I have both the Xbox and ps5 version. They are both amazing in my opinion. I came from Astro a50s after the whole fiasco of using them on the ps5 and I didn’t want to have the hassle of messing with a lot of settings just to use it on ps5.

The Maxwell had some good sounding for a wireless headset, but didn't last long. The plagnar broke twice. They replaced it, but I quickly sell my third new pair after cheking the sound and quality. The Logitech Pro X2 has one of the worst mic of the last two years for the asking price. If he have to choose in the list the Nova 7 would be the one by default, but there's so many out there. I bought the Bang and Olufsen Portal PS/PC for a very cheap price on Amazon and it's not perfect, the mic is basically useless, but the audio quality is more than fine.

steelseries nova 7, amazing

Same, although I have an Arctis Nova 7. For some games the closed design fits better, but for music and movies the Sennheiser is much, much better in every aspect.

I haven't had any issues at all with my Nova 7s. I think the build quality issues are behind them.

Whichever steel series arctis is in the range. I've had mine for 4 years and still going strong

It's kinda meh for me. I can dodo like the built in eq for games. It's kinda makes me have superpowers in CoD. I can hear footsteps across the map.

Yea SS is kinda overpriced for what it is. But it's also plug and play and easy to hook up to a PS, Switch, PC, or phone. I've had no issues with the headphones, but the keyboard I got is absolute crap. They marketed it as mechanical, but it's a clicky button that hits a membrane. Only took one year to die because the mechanical part broke the membrane. I won't be buying any steel series only because of the false advertisement from that. I love these headphones but there are other options since I only use them on my PC 90% of the time.

I use it when I'm playing games on my phone between matches. Or listening to music etc. it's a feature I didn't need until I tried it

Not really noticeable. Considering it already gets like 20 hours it might be an hour less. Of course it's a little lower due to age... But I can't complain.

The steelseries Arctis nova series is pretty nice

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 have 2, 4 and 10. Sennheiser for PC, Artic Nova for PS5, and Hyper X for work

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!

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.

I've heard steelseries arctis novas are really good, I use one myself and it's really good

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.

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