The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset With Infinite Battery Life Drops to a New Low

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset (Xbox, PS5, PC)

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The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro has lengthy been considered one of IGN’s highest rated wi-fi gaming headsets. IGN’s Kevin Lee gave the Nova Pro a ten/10 “Masterpiece” evaluation and I imagine it nonetheless holds immediately. I’ve clocked effectively over a thousand hours on mine to the purpose that my earcups had been worn by means of (I changed them with the superior WC Freeze gel earpads). I now use the Arctis Nova Omni and I will likely be trustworthy with you, I can not actually inform the distinction, in all probability as a result of I exploit 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 persist with the Nova Pros.

The one characteristic that undoubtedly makes the Nova Pro stand out amongst the group 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 approach, 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 usually.

The base station deserves further point out. Not solely does it cost your battery, it additionally incorporates a clear and legible OLED show and a helpful quantity management knob. On the rear are USB inputs for connecting to your PC in addition to an elective 3.5mm passthrough do you have to wish to join your audio system on to the bottom station.

Of course a excessive finish gaming headset is not any good if it will probably’t produce nice sound and ship vocal readability. The Nova Pro is initially a gaming headset, and it delivers massive sound with its massive 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 increase mic is evident with none static and does an ideal job of canceling out ambient noise. My pals frequently 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 snug 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 internal core. I’ve tossed mine round extra occasions than I ought to have and it is nonetheless functionally good.

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