Evaluate: MetalSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni is The Finest Multi-Console Gaming Headset

If you need the unbelievable luxurious of utilizing one wi-fi headset for 3 or extra gaming techniques without delay, your greatest guess was MetalSeries’ $600 Arctis Nova Elite. Now, you’ve got a less expensive various within the Arctis Nova Pro Omni, a $400 headset that gives the identical spectacular connectivity choices, plus a twin battery system, high-res audio help, cellular app and energetic noise cancelling. It’s a bundle that’s complete overkill to be used with a single PC or console, nevertheless it makes extra sense because the variety of linked techniques will increase.

As nicely as being a neatly lower down model of the 2025 Arctis Elite that eschews the extra superior supplies of that luxurious headset, the Omni can also be a giant improve over the unique Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset, which was launched in 2022 and revised in 2025 with a Gen 2 mannequin. For an inventory worth that is $50 extra, you get a cellular app that unlocks handy, game-specific EQs for console gamers, an additional USB enter and a brand new navy blue colourway. And for those who’re evaluating towards the unique Gen 1 mannequin, there’s additionally a profit to battery life – as much as 30 hours per battery – plus charging pace and mic high quality.

As the identify and price ticket recommend, the Omni is meant to be the one headset you will ever want, an answer for all sources and all seasons. As nicely as connecting to 3 USB gadgets, one 3.5mm supply and Bluetooth (as much as 4 sources concurrently) for gaming or working at house, it’s also possible to take it on flights or to the fitness center, aided by the comfy ski-goggle-style headband, rotating ear cups, low weight, direct USB-C charging and ANC. Whether or not you like an over-ear design for these extra life-style use circumstances is as much as you, however the Omni is a cushty possibility that does not really feel misplaced while you’re out of your home.

For me although, the killer use case for the Omni is the expertise at house. I’ve already gotten used to with the ability to join a number of PCs and consoles to the Arctis Elite I reviewed final yr, so swapping within the Arctis Omni was the work of a second. The Omni has the identical helpful GameDAC hub because the Elite, although the knurled quantity wheel is definitely nicer on the cheaper Omni. On the facet, the battery charging slot lets you preserve one battery topped up whereas the opposite is getting used contained in the headset. That means you by no means want to attend for the headset to cost at house, you simply swap the batteries and the headset routinely powers again on inside a couple of seconds.

Around again, you will discover three USB-C ports which can be utilized with PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Switch 2, and of those three, considered one of them additionally has the particular sauce that lets it work with Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles. There’s additionally a line-in port for pre-USB electronics and line-out to attach your audio system to the identical system. It all works seamlessly, with as much as two energetic USB-C sources being chosen routinely, plus the line-in and Bluetooth 5.3 connections. When the headset is turned off, the sound routinely routes to the line-out port so you’ll be able to hear in your desktop audio system. It’s a superb system, and is for me the only largest cause why the Arctis Nova Omni sits above different high-end wi-fi headsets.

While you can also make a shocking variety of modifications on the GameDAC itself, utilizing the massive wheel and a again button to enter varied menus, the PC and cellular apps are extra succesful.

The PC app is a little bit complicated for my tastes, particularly when “streamer mode” is enabled, however you do get a pleasant parametric EQ, loads of pre-made EQ profiles that go well with particular video games, plus the flexibility to route audio to and from varied gadgets. You cannot management the amount utilizing the OS-level quantity controls and the additional audio gadgets are a little bit annoying, nevertheless it all works fairly nicely.

The Android or iOS cellular app is arguably a greater expertise, with a extra rigorously thought-about characteristic set and the flexibility to make modifications dwell over Bluetooth whereas the headset is linked to consoles by way of USB. That’s superior for activating game-specific profiles, one thing console gamers have not traditionally had entry to, and even the default Arctis Nova Pro Wireless cannot do. The app can also be helpful for Linux, the place the Windows app does not run by default – although it’s theoretically potential to install it via Lutris.

Once all the pieces is ready up, you are free to benefit from the Omni as a headset. I performed by Diablo 4’s Lord of Hatred growth on PC utilizing the Omni and was impressed by each the great thing about the soundtrack and the disgusting meatiness of the on-screen motion. (I’ll always remember the moist sound of slain goatmen within the authentic Diablo, and Diablo 4 brings me proper again there.) The headset on its default EQ does not really feel overly bombastic, with a extra clear, impartial and detailed sound signature, however bass remains to be current and proper – and there is room to embiggen it barely if that is what you like. Sounds that you just’re meant to listen to distinctly, like the upcoming explosion of a slain foe or the “ting!” of a uncommon merchandise, come throughout clearly, and it is clear that MetalSeries has tuned the Omni to stress essentially the most helpful frequencies for gaming fairly than have a strictly impartial presentation.

It’s an identical story in additional aggressive video games. I loaded up Counter-Strike 2, Battlefield 6 and Marathon, and in every of those titles it is potential to listen to necessary appears like footsteps pretty simply, even in acoustically busier moments, and particularly with a game-specific preset loaded to bump up these frequencies. Communication is extra vital right here, and the mic constructed into the Omni is obvious – if not as full-bodied or flattering as correct desktop mics. The AI noise cancelling that was solely obtainable by way of the MetalSeries software program on PC is now constructed into the headset, so it really works on all platforms. I additionally admire the truth that the controls on the facet of the ear cups are straightforward to tell apart by contact, so you can also make fast changes both on the headset itself or utilizing the massive wheel of the GameDAC.

The Omni can also be a high-res succesful headset, so I resumed my Tidal subscription that I wheel out to check such headsets now and again. As with the Elite, the sound high quality right here is superb for a streaming service, however I’m not sufficient of an audiophile to level to a selected benefit from participating the 24-bit 96kHz connection versus the usual 16-bit and 48kHz.

The sound right here lacks a little bit of the fullness and richness that made the Elite such a robust possibility even towards higher-end headphones, on account of utilizing extra bizarre 40mm neodymium drivers versus carbon fibre drivers and brass surrounds, however the Omni definitely holds up as a nice listening companion. Bass is managed, mids are barely restrained, and treble is obvious and detailed. It handles most musical genres fairly nicely, with solely tracks that emphasise sub-bass element or mastered with fairly a vibrant signature feeling ill-suited to the presentation right here.

What do you consider MetalSeries Arctis headsets? (122 votes)

1. I’ve one and prefer it68%
2. I’ve one and do not prefer it4%
3. I haven’t got one however I might think about one19%
4. I haven’t got one and I’m not taken with one9%

To sum issues up, the Nova Pro Omni is a stable gaming headset that balances good consolation and usefulness, succesful ANC, a high-quality microphone and detailed sound. As a gaming system although, it’s completely very good, and ranks alongside the Elite as the best choice for simultaneous use with a number of gaming techniques. The upgraded GameDAC is the important thing right here, with its successfully infinite battery life, handy controls and help for as much as 4 audio sources offering an enormous quantity of utility for anybody juggling a number of PCs and consoles in a single room.

With that in thoughts, I’d simply take the Omni over its closest competitor, the Astro A50 X Lightspeed, which is a great headset however not fairly as handy or versatile because the MetalSeries due to its extra bizarre drop-in charging dock. The Turtle Beach Stealth Pro 2 additionally runs alongside comparable traces and I’ve it in for evaluation, so I’ll have to attend and see if it will possibly examine.

The authentic Arctis Nova Pro Wireless remains to be nice and value contemplating for folks with two techniques, however going for the Omni with its third USB supply and cellular app help feels nicely value an additional $50. However, for those who primarily sport on only one system, there are many alternate options across the $100 to $150 mark that may do the job for a lot much less, together with Razer’s BlackShark V2 Pro, Logitech’s Pro X Lightspeed or Corsair’s HS80 Max.