8 reviews for Arctis Nova 5 Wireless Gaming Headset

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   Tech Guru – February 28, 2026

   Can’t recommend these enough
   Casual gamer here, but these are incredible value. Fit and feel is second to none. Connectivity is solid, retractable mic is unexpectedly appreciated. The mic has an LED indicator when it’s muted which is a nice touch.Sound quality punches above its price point and even has an app that allows you to choose from basic presets and game specific presets and the list is HUGE. Usually play for about an hour or two at a time and never feel discomfort.Setup was straightforward with the wireless dongle on Xbox. Came from wired Astro A20’s and feel like they’re in the same realm in terms of quality, but more customization and WAY lighter.

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   Dennis – February 28, 2026

   Please read review before ordering anything else from this good company😉👌
   These headphones, which are the arctic nova five X wireless have the same exact drivers as the series 7 pro wireless. Nova has a 50 to 60 hour battery life. The seven has two interchangeable 20 hour batteries. Nova get one gold star lol. The nova has a companion app for your cell phone that allows you to control the equalizer and over 260 different presets for all different sounds. The series 7, requires you to connect to your computer with a wire via an extra peripheral called a gameDAC , and this thing would be convenient, but can’t hold remotely as much presets as the companion app for the cell phone for the nova. The nova can also be connected to your computer to add custom presets to your app which allows even more diversity, but you don’t need to. Nova gets another gold star. This year the nova introduced a new microphone that blows the series 7 microphone out of the water as far as sound quality And that’s another gold star for the nova. The nova has double wishbone suspension as a pull it to hold the cups firmly on the ears. The series 7 has only one arm on one side of each headphone cup. This can fatigue, the arm after a while, causing the cup to become a little relaxed, and it does not grip the head as hard. The nova is not too tight, but it is snug to keep the sound in. The series 7, also costs almost 3 times as much as the Nova 5x. The series 7 is made with aluminum and nicer materials, but they are also all interchangeable except for the main solid headband that goes across the top. Where as the nova five is made out of material and a thick plastic, it depends really on if you like aluminum or not, but you can’t tell by looking at it that’s just another difference. I have two friends now that bought the seven after I bought the five and they are very upset. I think I got mine on Amazon for under $120 and they spent a little over $300 for theirs. they are happy with the headphone because they’re a good headphones but they’re not happy that they spent the money not realizing that the series 7 is definitely going to be refreshed this coming year. Save yourself the money do you research steel series versus steel series on YouTube you’ll find everything you need to know about the two of them versus each other. This way to save your money for some more video games.. PS because of the 2.4 GHz/Bluetooth dongle. I was able to get the Xbox version faster and still connect it to my PlayStation five. Using the 2.4 GHz dongle. The only difference between the seven and the five is that the seven can connect to your console or computer and still using 2.4 GHz use two channel Bluetooth to also answer the phone. Then number five I believe has 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth, but you have to switch between the two of them when using the game console at least but the phone will ring in your ear to let you know you have a cold you just have to switch with one button on the side of the head. I think you’ll find the pricing a little confusing as the pros seven series also seems to fluctuate in price between the Xbox, the PC and the PlayStation version as much as $50 difference between them and there is no difference between them literally so I don’t know why there’s a fluctuation in pricing. Somebody knows I’m not sure if you can reply to my review but let me know? I hope this all helps. Just make sure if you do get the Xbox version for the PlayStation five that you have the 2.4 GHz dongle. It’s a long rectangle. It’s about 2 inches at best but it has a toggle switch. I got the Xbox one because it shipped immediately. I was gonna have to wait a few days more for the PC or the PlayStation version. I’ll tell you that the companion app on the cell phone does wonders using the 260+ presets for the EQ switch instantaneously and on the flight consistently without having to plug into the computer. And without having to worry about a gameDAC or two separate rechargeable battery packs that you have to swap into your ear every 20 hours when you just plug in the series 5 and get 60 hours worth of play. It’s not standby time by the way that’s playtime. You can play every day for eight hours a day for a whole week and still have some hours left over the sound quality is great and you’re just listening to music using your phone they pound. !!!

3. 

   Nick – February 28, 2026

   If you’re looking to purchase something in the middle these are a great option
   I had used the PlayStation exclusive headphones for the PS4 and PS5, and at the end of that journey I’m quite disappointed. Both pairs made my ears uncomfortable after having worn them for maybe 30 minutes. They would always cut out whether the dongle was plugged into the back of the PlayStation or into the front. I know that Sony’s pretty good about updating their firmware so there shouldn’t have been any issues in that regard. I spent so long asking people and reading through reviews until I finally settled upon these. So far I’m not disappointed! The ones that are labeled for Xbox are $50 cheaper than the ones labeled for PlayStation, and they’re the exact same thing. And the “Xbox” branded ones are compatible with PlayStation, Switch, PC, and mobile. They can also switch to Bluetooth mode if you don’t want to use the dongle, and the sound quality for music using my phone was actually pretty decent for middle of the road. The retractable microphone and alleged up to 60 hours of battery life makes the fact that they’re lightweight even better. And the most important part, they’re comfortable. They adjust to accommodate most head sizes I would assume. These gaming headphones are a great recommendation from me! I did read one review where somebody complained about the mic quality. After doing a mic test on my PlayStation I haven’t had any complaints from people that I’ve spoken to. Decent quality, design, and volume control

4. 

   Client d’Amazon – February 28, 2026

   Bon son, agréable à porter

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   Ahmet Mert – February 28, 2026

   Eskiden arctic 5 ve 7 kullandım çokta memnun kalmıştım ve online oyun aynamayı bıraktığım zaman 7 yi yiğenime hediye etmiştim şimdi hyperx razer v2 ve v3 denedim bu kulaklıktan sonra onlara elimi bile sürmem o kadar iyi ve harike bir kulaklık bir de güncelleme geldi oyun da sesi 68 72 civari açıyordum şimdi 24 26 seviyelerine indi fps oyunları için sonar’ı kapatarak eq ayarını düzgünce yaparsanız adım dinleme o kadar zevkli oluyor ki anlatamam bir de alırken siparişi iptal edecektim iyi ki amazon iptal etmedi.

6. 

   Victor – February 28, 2026

   Mon fils l’utilise tout les jours et apprécie sa qualité. C’est un jeune adulte aux études qui vit sous son casque 😉

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   Cliente de Amazon – February 28, 2026

   Es sonido es muy bueno, no he tenido ninguna problema técnico, es difícil ecualizar si deseas conectarlo a consola pero una vez que lo consigues es realmente eficiente, lo único no agradable fue que llegó destapado, no se si fue por la aduana o desde proveedor venían asi pero llegó con completo

8. 

   Alex – February 28, 2026

   The headset itself is of good quality with no issues of product. The headset is also only suitable for those with a smaller head.The main issue is with the support that comes with the steelseries app which is needed to update the headset. The app simply doesn’t work as of the time of this review.