SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7P Wireless Gaming Headset

Super clear, the best headphones ever.
Definitely worth the money.

I have had the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7X Wireless Headset for several months now and can say with confidence that is is a great gaming headset. It has several great features.
1. Battery last as long as they say it does, around 38 to 40 hours compared to my previous Official XBox Wireless Stereo Headset which could only last from 12 to 15 hours. It’s great because you can go a bunch of days without having to recharge the headset, even with 12 hour use a day you’re still getting at least 3 days of use before you have to recharge.
2. Fast recharge times. I don’t know exactly how long it takes to recharge to full but it seems to be within just a few hours. You can recharge the set to several hours of use just within an hour. I have it set up where I run a braided usb c cable from my powerbar with usb charging to my chair 10 feet away, and withing a couple of hours have what seems to be an almost full charge.
3. Works with the Dolby Atmos app on XBox. I am able to set several different sound types in the app and they pretty much all sound great on these headphones. The only thing you may notice is they do not have the same base as some higher end headsets, but they usually cost double what these do.
4. Comfort. The headset is easy to adjust on the side arms and will stay in place. The flexible headband can also be adjusted in 2 increments for different head sizes and tightness levels. The ear pads are special type of padding from SteelSeries and have good air flow so you’re ears will sweat very little. The fact that they are removable and replaceable is also a great feature and will probably increase the usefull lifetime of this headset. It did take me a little while for me to wear in the ear cushions for them to get comfortable but they have been great ever since then. The only problem you may find, depending on the size of your head, is that they do not seem to get as tight on your head as some gaming sets do, so they may slip around depending on what you are doing.
5. Quality of construction. The different materials used in this gaming headset feel very high quality, much higher than a lot of low priced sets that I have demoed or seen used by friends. The plastic seems quite sturdy as I have dropped mine on the floor a couple of times and they don’t even show any marks on them.
6. Mic quality. I like the fact that the mic arm is retractable into the headset so it gets out of your way when not in use. I have not tested the mic on a professional sound unit like some people have for streaming, but I can say that my friends always say I sound crisp and clear to them when talking and that the noise reduction seems to work quite well as people say they can barely hear a fan that I usually have running near by.
7. Connection to XBox. This headset is very easy to connect to the XBox with it’s included dongle and cable. I have mine plugged in to a little 3 port multi-usb 3.0 box that I attached to the front usb port on the Xbox. The headset was immediately recognized and paired. Very easy setup, you can also use this headset on a PC by switching the slider on the back of the dongle into PC mode when it is plugged into a usb port on your PC. The SteelSeries site also says this will work with a Playstation 5, I do not have one but I would assume it should work quite well. You can also use blue-tooth devices with this headset by pressing the button on the right ear phone.
8. Sound Settings. If you really want to get into the nitty gritty of setting up different sound parameters you can use SteelSeries excellent Sonar software for Win 10 & 11 PCs. From their site you can also update the firmware on the headset itself with the included cable which you just plug into the recharge port on the headset and then your PC. From this page on SteelSeries you can also adjust the mic, noise reduction and it has a graphics equalizer that you can set up that will be saved in the headsets internal memory.
9. Buttons & dials. There are 2 buttons on the right ear pad, one for the headset power and one farther back and up for bluetooth connection. The dial for chat and game mix volume is also on the right ear pad and is very easy to adjust.
There is a push in button on the left ear pad for turning the mic on and off, the main volume dial is also on this ear pad along with a 3.5mm stereo jack.
10. Conclusion. I do not have tones of money to throw around on multiple headsets so I spent months doing research online watching at least over 100 hours of review videos of different headsets for the Series X-S before finely settling in on this headset. For my use the SteelSeries Actis Nova 7X Wireless Headset has to be one of the best headsets I have ever owned. It is more expensive than some but you get what you pay for. There are also better headsets out there, but you would have to pay at least C$500 to C$600 to beat this headset I feel. For a lot of people that’s just to much money, and the Arctis Nova 7X hits just the right sweet spot price and performance wise.
Definitely recommended.

El headset se siente de muy buena calidad, es muy ligero, se escucha muy bien y como se comenta en la publicación se puede sincronizar al mismo tiempo el bluetooth con el dongle. Cómo tip, al menos a mi me sucedió jeje, hay que dejar apretado 8 segundos el botón bluetooth para poder emparejar, inicialmente yo lo dejaba apretado unos 3 o 4 y como empezaba a parpadear pensaba que ya estaban listos para la sincronizacion pero no, nunca los detectaba, pensé que estaba defectuosos jeje. Recuerden 8 segundos para sincronizaron bluetooth. Buenos headsets!

I purchased these to use with my newly built pc so I didn’t have to keep disconnecting and reconnecting my SS Arctis 9X between that and my Xbox Series X. And also because my 9X cannot use wireless and Bluetooth simultaneously on PC. I will start by saying that these sound excellent. And my friends have told me the mic sounds great. I was already a fan of Steel Series because of my 9X’s, and these have lived up to my expectations easily.

Pros:
1. Wireless and BT! I love being able to hear my game/chat and also listen to something on my phone at the same time. Or answer a call while playing.

2. Lightweight/Comfort. I can wear them all day and it doesn’t bother me at all. And the headband is super comfortable.

3. USB C charging. I have a lot of USB C cables for all my other devices and my 9X is the only thing that uses Micro USB so I’m glad they updated these

4. Build quality feels solid. Some people complain about them breaking or feeling cheap, but mine feel great. Though I do take very good care of them.

5. Battery life/charging. The battery lasts pretty long and they charge pretty quick.

Cons:
1. They aren’t quit as comfortable as my 9X are. Though they are still pretty comfortable so I don’t even like counting this as a con.

2. The buttons (power, BT, mute) and volume control/chat mix wheels aren’t as easy to find or control while I’m wearing them as my 9X.

3. The mic isn’t as flexible as I’d like. It always pulls out into the same position and doesn’t adjust as easily as the 9X.

Conclusion: Overall I am extremely happy with these. I couldn’t afford the go with the Nova Pro Wireless or even the Arctis 9 which would have been my first two choices. And I got these for $130 which is $50 cheaper than you can get them most other places. So far, they have been worth every penny and all of the cons I listed are just me nitpicking and none of them are even close to a big enough deal for me to rate them any less than 5 stars. I have only had them a week so far, but I am currently going through a pretty aggressive treatment for cancer and can’t work so I am home all the time and use these almost all day everyday. But if I do run into any issues, I will update this review.

I would highly recommend these if you are in the market for a mid-high range wireless headset for PC. My only other non-SS headset in the last few years is the RIG 800 PRO HX, which was also an excellent headset, but I would take the Nova 7 anyday over those.