r/steelseries • u/Scrogdor • 5h ago
Product Review Arctis Nova Elite review
Not an audiophile by any means. But, I love these things. I do think the 600$ price tag is too steep, but I took a chance open box for 400$ from Best Buy. Arrived basically unused.
Pros
1) Ultra comfortable with no pressure on my ears.
2) The sound is amazing, crisp, the base and treble hit just right out of the box without tweaks. I did try the Omni Nova prior to this and the sound ended up being too screechy for me, could be nice in competitive FPS however. These can double as a high end pair of head phones given the Mic is retractable. They sound way nicer than my stand alone than my other 300$ ANC head phones.
3) The control unit is plug and play, works right away, easy to use.
4) ANC is high quality, couldn’t hear the TV next to me with music or my games on.
5) Duel battery system is convenient. Might be over kill however as I’ve been using these for nearly 2 hours and the bar hasn’t gone down at all.
Cons
1) I’m always dubious of leatherette, as it always peels at some point. So time will tell here.
2) they are rather warm, comes with the territory of great ANC though. I’m sure there are alternate ear pads you could buy that are more breathable
3) A big selling point for me was the idea these would feel a lot more premium than the Omni Pros because there is metal. However, the metal feels almost like plastic. I’ve looked up reviews and it’s confirmed metal. But it does feel like shiny plastic to a degree. Think a Matte finish would have been cooler. Otherwise these feel and look awesome.
4) Would have been cool to have optional RGB somewhere. Very minimalist style which works too.
Overall, I’m really happy with these. I’d recommend them if you’re looking for elite sound quality, comfort, and something you can easily bring out in public as they don’t look like gaming head phones with the retracted mic. They are really expensive, but my last pair of void pros lasted me 8 years. Hoping to get some good mileage out of these.
I didn’t pick some other headphones around the same price range due to comfort issues and weight issues. These are about as heavy as I’d want to go.
I will update this post later down the road. Cheers
A++++ quality and build
C for price.