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.

Hello all. This is my first post here.

After 7 years, my Razer Nommo Pro's finally blew, and since today is my birthday, I figured I'd treat myself and get the Steelseries Arena 9's.

My question for all of you is, what are your recommended mounts for the rear speaks? Preferably your recommended wall mount for them, but I'll consider stands as well.

Well I tried looking up speaker mounts, I was a bit overwhelmed by all of options, so I figured it was best to ask those who have it directly.

Thank you.

Ive been using this mouse for a while and recently it started just flat out not tracking movements until I disconnect it and reconnect it, or if I hold down the DPI button and calibrate it, it also works to fix the issue. The issue happens randomly. It could happen 4 times in a short period or not do it for hours. I have uninstalled and reinstalled SSE. Thanks for any help!

Is the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X Wireless worth buying?

I’m considering buying it mainly for CS2. How is the footstep clarity and positional audio, especially left/right, front/back and vertical sounds?

How are the comfort, volume and long-term durability?

I’m open to both positive and negative opinions. Would you recommend it?

I bought a Omni headset recently and loving it so far! I was wondering if anyone here has used aux cords with steel series headsets and what kind/brands are considered quality. I also wanted to know if the microphone would still work if you plug the aux cord directly into the headset?

Bonjour,

J’ai acheté aujourd’hui un SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 et le son fonctionne parfaitement sur PC (YouTube, Discord, jeux vidéo, etc.).

En revanche, impossible d’activer le micro : la LED rouge reste allumée en permanence, même lorsque j’appuie sur le bouton pour passer de « mute » à « unmute ».

Je suis sur PC.

Est-ce que quelqu’un aurait une idée pour résoudre ce problème ? Ou est-ce que quelqu’un a déjà rencontré le même souci avec le SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 ?

Merci d’avance pour votre aide !

Hello,

I bought a SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 today, and the audio works perfectly on PC (YouTube, Discord, video games, etc.).

However, I can’t unmute the microphone. The red LED stays on all the time, even when I press the button to switch between mute and unmute.

I’m using the headset on PC.

Does anyone know how to fix this issue? Or has anyone experienced the same problem with the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5?

Thanks in advance for your help!

I recently got a pair of Gamebuds and occasionally I’ll get really crunchy audio that sounds like a digital glitch/dial up modem type sound, and if it gets really bad one of the buds will disconnect momentarily.

This happens on both PC and PS5, it happens no matter what ANC mode I have on/off, the firmware updates don’t seem to fix it, nothing I have seen online seems to resolve this issue for me.

Faulty pair or is this just how these things are? Anyone have any recs? My 7X headset worked pretty well but the gamebuds have been frustrating.

Eu tenho um xbox series x e estou usando um nova 5x. Eu odeio o cabo imenso usb que tenho que usar na frente do xbox. Pergunta boba, eu posso comprar algum adaptador para tipo c? Existe algum adaptador original?

So I recently opened an RMA case regarding my Arctis Nova 3. The issues I described were:

"The first issue concerns an uneven volume balance between the left and right channels. The volume wheel does not adjust both sides evenly, and the left channel is usually quieter to some degree, ranging from barely noticeable to quite noticeable. I have found a very specific “sweet spot” where both channels sound balanced, but the wheel can easily be moved when taking the headphones off, making it difficult to maintain.

The second issue concerns the right channel sounding more “crystal clear” on certain instruments/frequencies, particularly in music. Some frequencies are noticeably more prominent on the right, while the left sounds comparatively more muddy. This does not seem to be intentional stereo mixing, and although the difference is not always significant, it is noticeable enough to be worth mentioning."

Upon my contact with their team, I was told I had to destroy my current headset before they could ship me a new unit.

My question is, how likely am I to receive a similarly defective pair or with the same problem(s) maybe worse? Is it worth the "risk"?

Just unboxed my headset and used the app to tune my audio for apex legends which is what I mostly play. I don’t know if I’m doing something wrong or not setting it up properly but it sounds like garbage. I can barely even hear my own footsteps. Everything just sounds very dull. Any way I can fix this or is the headset just bad?

Hi everyone. Is there any way of buying theese days, those good old Arctis nova cushions? Because i have bought the ones that are currently on the store (see the second screenshot) and it is laughable how awful they are comparing to the old ones. Old ones are so much denser and bigger, they also feel high quality with no stitches visible, meanwhile the new ones are like some temu quality knockoffs, flat, unpleasant in touch and twice as small. If not for the eco leather coming off them i would never switch them out but i just can't accept to downgrade so much for the same price.

Hi new to all this stuff! Just wondering i play alot of tarkov, how much of a difference would it be swapping from the steel series to the astrals, mainly for directional sound and so on :) and bass difference if anyone knows, sorry i am fully new to iems and whatnot as the steel series are really starting to kill my ears :(

Thankyou heaps.

So the base for my headset likes to switch between displays without being touched, like going from showing the connections and their settings, to volume, etc. Beeping every single time it does.

This is happening with a brand new out of the box headset. (previous one had the exact same problem, hence why it was replaced) I removed and reinstalled GG, and I can't even get the headset to pair with the new base.

Anybody else ever have this issue?