SteelSeries - Arctis Nova 7 Wireless
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Based on 1 year's data from Jan 28, 2026 How it works
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"I have the ear shape where in-ear headphones always make a loud bumping sound when I'm moving, so AirPods 4 give the benefits of noise cancelling and great sound without the in-ear effect. ... AirPods 3 always fell out my left ear but they dialed in the size perfect for the 4's, they sit perfect and I've never had it fall out or shake loose doing sprints and a full marathon."
"Took them on a 2hr walk with my dog today and had no issues. First IEMs I can actually wear laying on my side in bed."
"after 80+ miles on our last trip, I was the only one without foot problems of any kind."
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"astro A10s were so much better for hearing footsteps"
"I can hear more things than everyone i play with - footsteps etc.."
"I instantly heard a difference in them over my Arctis 7s. ... Like, instantly, I heard differences in the surround field that I had not been hearing in the 7s ... and in the first game I brought up I was hearing ambient sounds that I have never heard before, same game, no changes other than switching from the 7 to the Novo Pro."
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"It's been awesome for the month i've had mine and is able to connect to xbox/ps5 at the same time as your PC and can have dual-channel audio going on at the same time."
"easy to... pair with 2 devices at once. ... I use it to connect with my pc and my iPhone and it handles the audio switch really well."
"internal connections for example i use Sunshine & Moonlight to game stream to my living room TV or my bedroom projector and I get the full 2.5gig speed test to my desktop from the tv, projector and my phone that are on wifi"
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"I am a power lineman, so I needed a rugged watch that could get banged around, be exposed to energized high voltage, and very harsh conditions. The TREX has worked flawlessly through all that."
"Altimeter and barometer and compass (ABC). More butch design and more shock, cold, heat dust and dirt resistant. Feature set more for stuff INCLUDING running. More suited backpacking and hiking which I've used it for a fair bit. Great tool watch"
"it’s super durable. ... The watch clasp has gotten scratched up but the face is still fine after nearly a year of climbing inside with it. ... instinct is very durable"
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"I live in a 2700 square foot cookie-cutter tract house. First floor is laminate with an office that has carpet. Then there’s the stairs which leads to 5 carpeted bedrooms, two tile bathrooms, a laundry room, and a walk-in carpeted closet. I can get all of that done one charge."
"very nice battery too ... lasts quite a while ... is quick to charge."
"one of the best things I find with the arctis novas is I can just fast swap the battery"
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"And it leaks. Consistently. It sometimes even manages to flood things."
"it seems to be failing on me entirely after only two years of ownership."
"at least half of its fails are because it gets stuck trying to get on its own docking station (which is in an easy to reach and clear spot) to charge. ... I've sat there and watched it back up, go back forward, miss, back up, spin around, miss again. It literally does this until it either manages to get itself stuck on the dock, or just runs its power down."
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"bad connection with pc vía USB (im not making the de mic work)"
"I had many times where sonar audio devices flat out wouldn’t work properly and required a restart or reinstall to fix, and I got tired of it."
"The one problem I have with them is when they go into a standby mode and come out of it, the mic stops working, both on Bluetooth and with the dongle. ... So like if I'm in a Discord chat and I mute for 20 minutes and come back, I have to put the buds back in the case and take them out for the mic to work again."
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"In addition, when i press the front button to access the menu it resets and cannot get into the menus on the base station. ... Upgrading the firmware caused this and I dont think they've released any more since."
"The headset would randomly restart, disconnect from the base and cause a loud distrotion sound to come across until I BOTH powered down the headset AND disconnected the USB cable from the back of the hub. Pair that with the headset just randomly disconnecting at times (typically when critical to HAVE it) and you have a recipe for disaster."
"It’s a pain in the ass to have to set sonar as the primary source every time."
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"only downside is that after a while (2+ hours for me I think) it does get a bit uncomfortable on the ears ... idk why but I think its cuz the ear cups are a bit small."
"too small for my head"
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"it lacks in subbase and highest highs"
"I prefer the sound and bass of the JBL."
"the highs are a bit wonky ... can't pinpoint the issue but there is a little something making the audio a touch weird."
Adjustabler 1.0I’ve been gaming on my PS5 with the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7P for a few months and it’s been solid.
AlaskanHamr 1.0I personally use Astro a40s and they work great. A lot of people recommend the steelseries arctis nova 7, so if I were you, I'd go for those if you're able to afford them.
Altered_Madness 1.0Ah ok ok. Well I wouldn't say it's a bad purchase. I see the nova 7s are on sale here for a similar price which in my opinion sound a little better it's just not as big as a battery so that's also a decent alternative
Alternative_Cup9097 1.0Eh. I ended up with the Arctis and not bad. Still miss my Astros but more control and better audio with Arctis. Mic quality on my end is kinda ass and it sometimes disconnects when I first turn the PS5 on.
Altruistic-Low-4726 1.0I’ve been using the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7P on my PS5 and it’s been the sweet spot for me.
Atomheartmother90 1.0As someone who owns wireless nova 7’s and wired 7 pros, no fucking way would I spend 600 on these. Sonar GG is arguably one of the worst peripheral softwares on the market and I won’t spend another dollar on steelseries until they develop something better
blodokun 1.0I use the steelseries arctis nova 7, while it’s not bad…I personally haven’t like it, I had hyperx cloud alpha before…they were ok, the volume was very low for some games, I’d probably try the sennheiser epos pc38x or the beyerdynamic mmx 330 pro for good sound quality
Borg34572 1.0The Arctis Nova 7 isn't just way better build quality, it also sounds miles better than that shit especially when you load a custom EQ profile using a PC. It also has comfort Max tech which makes the headset feel great.
brunostborsen 1.0I went from gaming headset to a DT770 about 10 years ago, went through all sorts of different headphones, amp stacks and went down the rabbit hole for a bit. A couple years ago I sold my DT1770 and Schiit stack in favor of the Audeze Maxwell. great headset but it has some issues. Not at all as good as the hype wants you to believe.(Music is amazing, gaming is OK, Durability of those drivers is shit, software is even shittier) Started using that at work for music listening and calls instead and got a basic Steel Series Arctis Nova 7 at home. Also decent, especially for the price. Recently I got an audio interface to fuck around with my guitars and amp plugins. And I tried my old DT770s again through that. The sound is so much clearer so I’m back to using studio headphones again. Thinking I’m gonna get the DT700 and throw those old DT770’s back into my drawer, always nice with a backup I guess.
CashEquity 1.0I’ve bounced between a few PS5 headsets and the one that’s stuck with me is the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7P.
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