SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Review - The King of Gaming Headsets 16

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Review - The King of Gaming Headsets

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Value and Conclusion

  • The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is available online for $350/€380.
  • Great sound quality, especially after equalization
  • Built-in speaker drivers respond very well to equalization
  • Parametric equalizer available
  • ChatMix feature as useful as ever
  • Wireless base station equipped with two USB-C inputs
  • Effective Active Noise Cancellation
  • Useful Transparent mode
  • Excellent build quality
  • Terrific wearing comfort
  • Good microphone quality
  • Suitable for outdoor use
  • Dual-battery system results in infinite battery life
  • Over 20 hours of wireless playback on a single battery
  • Fast charging supported
  • Supports dual wireless and Bluetooth connectivity
  • Stable and lag-free wireless connectivity
  • Powerful software features
  • Expensive
  • SteelSeries GG suite has to be more streamlined
Let me start the conclusion by saying that the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is likely the best and most complete gaming headset on the market. It offers an impressive list of features and, more importantly, almost all of them are implemented well. It looks and feels like a $350/€380 gaming headset, which is a serious amount of money. That having been said, you can be sure you won't have any regrets if you decide to splurge for the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless.

With its stealthy design, superb build quality, and built-in Bluetooth connectivity, the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless can double as a set of travel headphones. SteelSeries also equipped it with capable active noise cancellation technology, so there's nothing left to desire when using the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless on your daily commute.

The headset lasts over 20 hours on a single battery charge, but if you're using it at home, battery life is something you'll never have to worry about again. SteelSeries supplies it with two batteries and a wireless base station with an integrated battery charging dock. Once the battery inside the headset is close to depletion, simply swap them and keep using the headset. If you do that in under eight seconds, the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless will even automatically turn back on. Fast charging is supported, so you can get up to three hours of runtime after only 15 minutes of charging if caught in a pinch.

Add to that a good-sounding microphone with a full 10-band equalizer and excellent overall sound quality and there's very little left for me to conclude other than that you should seriously consider buying this headset if there's any way you can fit it into your budget. Of course, it's next to impossible for me to say that the microphone or sound quality justifies such a high price tag, but considering everything else the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless brings to the table, I'm not sure I'd call it too expensive either.

If wireless is not something you're interested in, a $100/€100 less expensive USB version of the Arctis Nova Pro is available. It offers everything the Nova Pro Wireless does except for the wireless base station and batteries. I have it on me, so expect its separate review soon!
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