SteelSeries - Arctis Nova 5X Wireless

I have an Arctis Nova 5X and works perfectly on Linux. I paid around 200EUR.

9x, 7p, and Nova 5x.

If you don't need audio from phone and Xbox in the same time (you can still answer your calls) then Steelseries Arctis Nova 5X.

I'm on the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X. Genuinely the best headset I've ever had. Slight pain in the ass getting it working, but otherwise they work incredibly well

Please tell me what I’m doing wrong. I have had so many problems getting them to connect to my Xbox that I’m thinking about buying new ones.

It would be helpful if you could list your preference for wireless or wired, and a rough idea of your budget and what region you're in. But personally, I recommend the Steelseries Arctis 5X or 7X. Steelseries makes several headsets in their Arctis Nova line, but the ones with the X next the number are Xbox compatible. I think they're a much better headset than the official Xbox Wireless headset, the biggest one being compatibility. The Official Xbox wireless headset is convenient in that it connects to the console using the Xbox Proprietary Wireless Protocol, so you pair it to the console like a controller. You can also pair it to a phone at the same time for music and taking phone calls. The Steelseries Arctis Nova 5X and 7X headsets come with a wireless USB dongle that you need to plug in the console, but the benefit of this is that they work on waaaay more than just Xbox. They are one of the few headsets that works on all platforms, meaning it can be used on Xbox One/Series, Playstation 4/5, Switch/Switch 2, PC, android, etc. On top of that, while the Nova 5X lets you toggle between the transmitter and bluetooth, the 7X supports simultaneous bluetooth like the Xbox headset does, so you can pair it to a phone and take calls while you are gaming. They also both have excellent battery life, and my favourite feature: they have retractable boom mics. That means when you're not gaming, you can tuck the boom mic into the headset and they look like normal headphones that you can use for things other than gaming.

Returned mine as well for Steelseries 5X, which for 200 bucks less were infinitely better. I messed around with the maxwell settings for hours and just had zero bass/treble balance.

I have steelseries nova arctis 5x and are amazing! I recommend getting the Dolby atmos as well.

I just got the steel series nova 5x and I like it a lot. The mesh feels great. I’ve had a leatherette ear cup before and it breaks down.

Alright so I -just- upgraded from Nova 5x, and honestly its a fantastic headset, very comfortable to wear for long periods and the sound was good quality. No qualms about the headset at all, except a small bit of it lacking a good bass, but you can EQ that. However I did have an issue with the dongle/cable. Something went wrong with my extention cable that almost shorted out my motherboard on my PC and started fucking with my Series X ability to charge controllers (other USB slots stopped working when Dongle was plugged in) My PC threw up a warning I say, a year into owning the headset, that it was drawing more power than I had, and was going to fry my mobo. OTHER THAN THAT, generally a great headset. Returned it and got the Nova 7x after the cable fiasco