Outstanding audio quality
DAC allows for considerable EQ customisation
Comfortable
Also works with PC and PlayStation
Mic is not retract-to-mute
Questionable earphone cup material longevity
Expensive compared to other wired sets
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The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro For Xbox is the latest wired addition from the well-regarded peripherals manufacturer to enter the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming headset market. At home on Xbox consoles and PC primarily, this set is aimed squarely at the premium end of the market for gamers who t🐬ake their audio seriously.
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The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro for Xbox has a minimalist, somewhat 🌱gamer-industrial aesthetic with a brushed metal headband complemented by brushed metal detachable side plates, and an adjustable fabric support headband – both of which can be swapped out for other colours if you have them. Overall the headset is generally wel♔l made and a good combination of sturdy yet lightweight.
The earcups house 40mm Neodymium drivers with a 38Ohm impedance and the microphone is of a retractable design that lives in the left-hand earcup. It isn’t a "retract to mute" design, however – there’s a button on the rear of the ear𝄹cup for that, not far from the headset's general volume control knob on the earcup’s underside.
The Digital-To-Analogue Converter (DAC) unit is well made and sized, and comprises of a very large dial with an accompanying offset LED screen. The dial does double duty as a push button (much like on a late 2000s car stereo) to facilitate menu navigation and s🐬election.
I can confidently say the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro for Xbox gave an outstanding account of itself during our testing and is easily one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Xbox Series X headsets and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Xbox One headsets on the market right now.
The sound quality and depth, both in stereo and surround modes, was ju😼st superb, being clear, rich, and detailed on both Xbox and PC. I was impressed with the bass levels too, being deep enough to provide the "oomph" I like from the assorted explosions and gunfire-related events one encounters in the likes of Sniper Elite 5 and Doom Eternal, but not overwhelming the rest of the audio experience either. Other sounds were reproduced extremely clearly and distinctly, including dialogue, in-game audio cues, and ambient sounds such as rainfall in open-world games like Ghost of Tsushima.
While the headset is comfortable to wear, regrettably the leatherette-ty🐟pe material for the earcup cushions feels extremel🎉y thin and I am concerned it will eventually split or degrade, especially under heavy use.
The DAC was pretty strওaightforward to use and I liked the fact that once I set things like the EQ (which can be fine-tuned across a number of frequencies), volume, and chat mix how I liked them, they stayed set, even after the unit was turned off.
I can confirm from the testing we did that the Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro For Xbox is, as advertised, also compatible with PC and PlayStation 5. In fact, I was able to connect an Xbox Series X and a PlayStation 5 simulta🌊neously (there are even two USB cab꧑les in the box) to the DAC and switch between inputs – essentially allowing one headset to be used for both consoles without having to plug in or reconnect anything else when switching between them.
The audio quality on the PlayStation 5 was not quite as good as on the Xbox or PC in my testing – it lacked the same depth and richness – but was still more than decent. (There is a dedicated PS5 version of the Nova Pro, so that'll be the one threatening those on our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best PS5 headset list.) The PC sound was as good as the Xbox, however, making this especially appealing for anyone running both the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft platforms, or anyone looking for a multi-functional 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PC headset for gaming.
Provided your console or PC isn’t more than about 3m away from wherever you like to sit and you don’t mi൩nd the wired setup, then the Nova P🔯ro for Xbox gets a hearty and resounding recommendation for us.
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro For Xbox is easily one of the very best wired headsets we've used on Xbox and PC and offered crystal clear, finely tuned audio experience across the bo꧅ard, paired with a꧙ comfortable fit and sturdy build.
Caveats are slight, as, while the sound quality and general offering is excellent, it is very expensive, and the cables can get in the way if you’re having a particularly e♔ne🍃rgetic gaming session.
Ultimately, I believe the audio quality and the cross-compa♚tibility with most other systems (particularly PC and PlayStation) outweigh the relatively minor negatives and make the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro for Xbox a standard-setter for Xbox wired gaming headset audio.
We tested the unit by using it as a primary headset for an Xbox Se🅺ries X, using the supplied USB and 3.5mm audio cables which came in the box, and tes🐠ted with several games including Minecraft, Forza Horizon 5, Sniper Elite 5, Strange Brigade and Yakuza: Like A Dragon.
To test the advertised compatibility with PlayStation and PC,⭕ the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro was connected to a PlayStation 5 both separately and in conjunction with the Xbox Series X (using the second USB output in the DAC), again using the supplied USB and 3.5mm cables, and tested with Ghost of Tsushima and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
The supplied USB and 3.5mm cables were also used to connect it to my gaming PC and tested with Doom Eternal and Age of Empires IV as well as general audio listening via Spotify, YouTube, and Netflix.
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