The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset With Infinite Battery Life Drops to $250

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro has lengthy been one among IGN’s highest rated wi-fi gaming headsets. IGN’s Kevin Lee gave the Nova Pro a ten/10 “Masterpiece” evaluation and I consider it nonetheless holds at this time. I’ve clocked properly over a thousand hours on mine to the purpose that my earcups had been worn via (I changed them with the superior WC Freeze gel earpads). I now use the Arctis Nova Omni and I might be trustworthy with you, I can not actually inform the distinction, most likely as a result of I take advantage of my headset nearly completely for PC, and the Omni’s pièce de résistance is its seamless cross-platform switching. If your use-case is much like mine the place you predominantly use these headphones for one platform, then follow the Nova Pros.

The one function that undoubtedly makes the Nova Pro stand out amongst the gang is the ingenious hot-swappable battery system. The Nova Pro consists of two detachable, rechargeable batteries: one to make use of in your headset and the opposite to stay charged and able to go in a base station that doubles as a charger. This method, you get wi-fi freedom with zero downtime. Each battery lasts for as much as 22 hours of continued use so that you needn’t swap out too typically.

The base station deserves extra point out. Not solely does it cost your battery, it additionally contains a clear and legible OLED show and a useful quantity management knob. On the rear are USB inputs for connecting to your PC in addition to an optionally available 3.5mm passthrough must you need to join your audio system on to the bottom station.

Of course a excessive finish gaming headset is not any good if it might probably’t produce nice sound and ship vocal readability. The Nova Pro is initially a gaming headset, and it delivers large sound with its large 40mm neodymium dynamic drivers and 360° spatial sound results (through SteelSeries Sonar for PC, Tempest 3D Audio for PS5, and Microsoft Spatial Sound for Xbox). The retractable growth mic is obvious with none static and does an awesome job of canceling out ambient noise. My buddies often level out that I sound like I’m in a quiet room as a result of they hear nothing however my voice.

The Nova Pro is comfy to make use of even throughout gaming marathons because of the suspension-style headband and cozy leatherette ear cushions. You haven’t got to fret about babying it both, for the reason that headband has a metal inside core. I’ve tossed mine round extra instances than I ought to have and it is nonetheless functionally good.

Eric Song is the IGN commerce supervisor in command of discovering the very best gaming and tech offers day-after-day. When Eric is not looking for offers for different individuals at work, he is looking for offers for himself throughout his free time.