SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7X Wireless Multi-Platform Gaming Headset — Neodymium Magnetic Drivers — 2.4GHz+Bluetooth — 38Hr USB-C Battery — AI Mic — Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS5, Switch, VR, Mobile - White

Just an initial review having gotten these a few days ago. My Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Max died after a few months, and I wanted to try something else. They were heavy with too much clamp, full of connection issues. I was trying to find a backup that had good sidetone. It's hard to find any documentation on what headsets have any sidetone, so I wanted to add to this for anybody else looking for it. The Arctis Nova 7x does have a fairly good sidetone, but it requires a few tweaks to use it well. This walkthrough is mainly for Xbox, I haven't refined the sidetone for PC play. Could be the same, I'm guessing. You'd just be using your system volume mixer. First, when you get these, install Steelseries GG software from their site. Go into the Engine tab and click on your headset. No need to plug them in wired, just use the USB setting on the dongle. Turn the sidetone to max. You might notice it's still not super strong. But a good way to boost it is when you get back to your Xbox, turn your main volume dial up fairly loud. You'll notice the sidetone increases too. At higher volumes you can whisper to yourself, and it sounds great with no lag. But now your game is probably going to be too loud. Turn your game/chat mixer on the other ear, almost down to no game sound, the lowest setting you can find. I found this to be a good balance. The chat mix wheel I find is pretty sensitive, because of its 0-100-0 functionality. So if you bump it, your game can easily get too loud. I have found though that once you get a friend on the other line in a party, the sidetone does get a little more muffled than if you're playing alone, but still better than none at all. I think the sidetone could still use a boost on the headset settings side. Overall I'm super happy with these so far. No connection issues whatsoever. You will need a dongle adapter for the USB-C dongle on your Xbox. They're super light, and VERY comfortable, 10x more comfortable than Turtle Beach's. The dials are a little loose and plastic feeling, but not bad. I do wish the mic could extend about another half-inch, I think this would make the sidetone even more effective.

Bought to replace a Turtle Beach headset that my brother had from Xbox One and had given to me. Set up: The Nova 7X headset was easy to set up; simply adjusted the headstrap where I needed it, plugged the dongle into my Series X with the extension cable provided, and turned on the headset. Just make sure that the toggle on the dongle is set to Xbox for Xbox and USB for everything else (PC, PS5, Switch, etc.) The headset sounds pretty good out of the box, however, seem to be what I would call "tingy" without making adjustments on PC. After I connected to PC, I set up the headset using Sonar on the Steel Series software that's free to download from their site, but I don't think that translated to the xbox. What did, however, was the EQ settings because I set it to Bass Boost and it seems to have gotten rid of the "tingy" sound I was experiencing previously. Battery life: The battery life is phenomenal. I would say getting 38 hours or more is absolutely possible. I have had the headset for over a week now and charged it for the first time last night and it only seemed to take a couple hours to get to full charge. I was wearing the headset throughout the week watching youtube, playing games, etc. trying to get it to die. May vary from person to person as I typically work 9-10 hour days and worked 4 days last week while obviously not using the headset. Microphone: It's a mic. My brother says that he can hear me more clearly than when I wore my previous headset, but it is a Steel Series mic, so take that with a grain of salt. Features: The volume and chat mixer rollers (volume on left ear, chat mixer on right) are recessed which is great for sitting back in a recliner or on a couch and not having to worry about volume getting messed with by previously mentioned furniture (which was a problem for me with the Turtle Beach headset that I upgraded from.) Power, Bluetooth, and Mute buttons respond well and do exactly as they are meant to. Mic retracts into the left ear which is great when you want to watch something and not have a mic in your face. The headstrap and ear cushions have been great in my experience. I wear glasses and the headset feels very comfortable despite this. (In contrast, the Turtle Beach headset kind of dug into and rubbed the top of my head during extended gaming sessions. I also felt the part of my glasses just above my ear getting pushed into my ear by same headset.) Customization: I like that the headstrap, ear cushions, and magnetic side plates can be swapped out. Not only for the customization of it, but also the longevity of being able to swap the headstrap and ear cushions in the event of wear and tear. Weight: Comparable with the Turtle Beach headset, but I'd say the Nova 7Xs are a bit lighter. Conclusion: I am really enjoying the Nova 7X headset so far and I would definitely say it's an excellent choice for a headset, especially at $150 USD. Sound quality, battery life, and comfortability seemed to definitely be in mind when they designed this headset. It certainly feels like a lot of thought was put into this headset by Steel Series. Good job, Steel Series. I look forward to buying more of your products in the future, especially if this much thought of the user's experience is put into them. 10/10. Amazing headset. Amazing experience.

It took me a long time to select headphones for XBOX gaming & on-line webinars with the added bonus of bluetooth connectivity to my cellphone. I did a tremendous amount of research which is really difficult because the majority of manufacturers website descriptions are geared towards teenagers - all glitter and noise with meaningless videos. Maybe I am old fashioned but I want specifications like the range of the 2.4ghz connectivity - simple questions right? Can I go outside for a smoke or get a cold soda from the frig without dropping my connection - the vast majority did not list the range of their connectivity or if their app for sound adjustments carried over from PC to console (in my case the Xbox). Fortunately, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7X has excellent range - I found that standing next to heavy duty electrical devices - like my Samsung Refrigerator caused interference but not a total disconnect, 75' from the plug in dongle. Moving the Dongle from the XBOX 1X to the PC (2' from each other) and flipping the XBOX/PC switch was a breeze, syncing the headphones was a no brainer, just turn headphones on they sync immediately, on board headphone controls took a little getting used to especially the bluetooth on/off and the headphones on/off dual switch is poorly labeled with some raised symbols - they should have used some paint to distinguish which position is bluetooth vs headphone power - I have to get a flashlight and glasses to see the markings. Other than that the headphone mute is a locking pushbutton with a audible tone and a red LED on the microphone to let u know if mic is on or off - REMEMBER to SHUT MIC OFF if you are retracting the microphone back into the headset or all kinds of weird feedback will occur - obviously since mic will pickup what's coming from that side of the headset. I found after messing around with the app that out of the box flat setting was great for most purposes. I have a very high end Dolby ATMOS/DTS:X 7.3.4 surround system so even though the headphones sound decent as compared to a pair of studio quality recording headphones - nothing compares with my home theater speakers. I could wear these headphones for several hours before my ears started to get too warm. Microphone quality on group IP based teleconferences and via bluetooth for telephone calls is excellent and being able to connect to both the Xbox or PC via Quantum 2.0 over 2.4Ghz and to any bluetooth device, in my case my Galaxy phone simultaneously is a welcome feature. Answering a phone call automatically mutes the microphone to the 2.4Ghz connection whether it be the Xbox or the PC. Finally the battery life is pretty amazing - @38 hours for the USB connection only or 26 hours if you have both the USB (2.4Ghz) and the Bluetooth on together. The USB C fast-charge connection on the headphones is very fast with 15-minute charge providing 6 hours of USB time if u are dealing with a completely dead battery - which is an almost impossible situation considering the 38 hour capacity. A real world example is using the headset for 5 hours it took about 15-20 minutes to get it back to 100%. You can customize the appearance of the headset with optional matching metal earcup plates and headband in 4 colors Cherry Red, Mint Green, Lilac & Rose Quartz. It comes with all the cables you will need to charge (USB C male to USB A male - 5'), connect USB C Dongle (including a short USB A male to USB C female to connect to Xbox or to a PC if dongle interferes with PC/Laptop USB C port and other connections), and even a 3.5mm to 3.5mm (4 pin to 5 pin) 4' audio cable to connect headset in analog mode to Xbox controller or other analog audio input/output headphone/mic jack. If you need a splitter cable for the analog connection to separate mic/headphone you would need to purchase that separately it is on Steelcase website as is the color upgrade options. It also comes standard with the breathable cloth earpieces which can also be replaced with the vinyl cups if u wish also optional on Steelcase website. A rather cheap clothlike storage bag comes with headset - it will at least keep dust and pet hair off your headset. I rate this headset 9.5 of 10 considering reduced Amazon price, excellent sound, range, positive connectivity (no disconnects for me at all), battery life, dual simultaneous connectivity 2.4Ghz & Bluetooth, best microphone quality and best software-controlled sound and microphone control - this after trying and returning other major brands in this price range, and comfort/fit, finish. The only minor complaints are the cheap storage bag and the somewhat difficult combination bluetooth power and overall power on/off buttons being one rocker switch and hard to read labeling for that switch - visually the Bluetooth LED indicator is Blue and the overall power button for the 2 way dongle LED is green - so u know u made a mistake after the fact if wrong color LED is lit. BTW the room I use this headset is LOADED with wi-fi "smart" devices including 8 ceiling LED lights, 4 wall sconce LED lights, 2 wi-fi controlled window shades, Amazon Firecube w/Alexa, LG 77"C1 OLED TV. Xfinity 4K cable box, Xbox1X, all Alexa controlled via 2.4Ghz wireless & hardwired. The key to having all of this in one room is to hardwire as much as possible (main wireless router is in basement, hardwired remote 8 port switch behind A/V racks) - so all of the A/V equipment is hardwired - the lights and shades are 2.4Ghz wi-fi, nothing seems to interfere with the Steelcase 2.4GHz Quantum 2.0 Gaming Wireless connection dongle which is 15' from where I typically sit with headphones.

I’m a gamer and so is my son. I own the Audeze Maxwell and they are dope. They are planars and they sound fantastic. However, they are really heavy and too big for my kid to borrow. Not to mention they are way too expensive for me to trust him with them. Lol. So I was looking for something great at around $120. These fit my budget and they are good for ps5 and pc. About the headphones- My 10yr old loves they. Didn’t have to pair them. They worked right out of the box on pc. Even though they say Xbox, the dongle has a switch. Move it over from Xbox to usb-c and you are ready to go on other devices. Compared to my Audeze, these were great sounding. They don’t compare fully to mine but they are really good. I’m impressed! I know there’s not a lot of reviews out there for good kids headphones so I wanted to share and help you guys out. They are easily sized by the headband and the extendable arms will do the final tweaking for a perfect fit. Like others have said. The mic is not the best but it’s good. My kid hears his friends fine and there’s no feedback on the mic so far. So in all for the price…. I give it a 10! I did purchase the insurance and from personal experience, it’s always good to have. It’s only $20 extra and these electronic devices will eventually break! Just a piece of mind in my opinion and it’s cheaper than buying another a year down the line. I will update if anything changes.

Sound is very clean a decent out of box but lacks bass. I'm a console player and in order to make the sound perfect you have to know how to update and use on PC. I'm disappointed theirs no sound mode on 7x like their was on my 9x that's my major complaint. I may change the ear cushions because I was expecting to get the ones that come w nova pro. Good sound out of box comfortable and works with both consoles so best wireless I've found over all I just wish for sound modes and a little more console friendly. Definitely would buy again. May buy the doc for fun Update you have to use the software to manually turn on presets like bass boost once I tweaked bass boost to my own custom everything was improved. So sound is very good but takes some work especially if you're not use to using computer software

Been a gamer for 20 years, listened to all kinds of different audio devices across multiple platforms and for the price, the versatility and comfort you can enjoy from multiple hours of gaming with these headphones is unmatched. The 50mm drivers will knock your eardrums off. You will hear the footsteps you wanted from every angle. And that’s just out of the box with no actual tuning. Wait til you get them updated and throw down a couple presets for Call of Duty, Battlefield or other FPS favorites. When you’re done playing Search, flip them over to BT mode on your phone and get the same acoustic bass quality if not better than your Bose QC2 quiet comfort headphones at half the price. At first I wasn’t sure about these, never owned a pair but after about 6 months of pretty heavy use I am very happy with my purchase. Battery lasts forever and they’re super quick to charge. Mic range is pretty dang excellent and if you have a radio DJ kinda voice, multiplayer lobbies are going to drool for you to talk more. So I’d say, hop on this if you’re looking for a great headset at an affordable price point with all the necessary features plus some. Controls on the earpieces are super intuitive and the most important thing, comfort. Again you can wear this thing and it doesn’t get too hot on the ears for hours and game comfortably. Super adjustable. Best headset purchase I’ve made in years.

I have had these headphones for a little under a year and half and have had a horrible experience almost every time I use them for the past year. These headphones have been nothing but trouble since I have gotten them. For the first month or so, they were fine and had no issues. However, within a few months, I started to have issues with them connecting or even working properly. They would say they are connected and on the correct sound setting, but would not work. Sometimes my mic would work and my headphones would not, sometimes my headphones but not my mic, sometimes neither would. I had to reset my system, unplug my headset plugin, turn off and on, etc. so frequently. Over time, it has only gotten worse. I have been troubleshooting them at least once a week for the past year. About 6 months in, they started having issues with charging so I had to do a hard reset which did fix it, but the problems only got worse from there. They constantly were having connection issues, charging issues, and sound quality issues. I also would frequently have problems hearing other people when no one else did. Truly just so disappointing. I upgraded from my $30 headphone/mic set hoping I would be set for years. Instead, they are so much worse than any cheap headphones I have ever had. I have heard great things about this brand but after this experience, I do not want to ever purchase a product from them again. It is possible it is just a defective pair but regardless, it has been such a frustrating experience for the amount of money I have paid. I would recommend NOT spending this kind of money for such an awful pair of headphones when you could get so much better for less. PLUS: They are not very comfortable and the volume/voice control sucks. So not only do these expensive headphones have frequent, huge issues but they also are just... not great headphones for the price. So disappointed with my purchase.

Okay, I should preface this review by saying I’m not a pro gamer and have very little experience with headphones—none with purpose-built “gaming” headphones. With that said, I’ve used these pretty extensively for the past several weeks and have developed some definite “likes” and “dislikes”. Here’s my two cents: - - - Things I DON’T like - - - THE POWER BUTTON The power button is small and hard to find. On that very small button is a tiny little bump that lets you know it’s the power button, since it’s literally right next to the Bluetooth button. For me and my hands, it’s so small, I can barely feel it. When the power button is pressed to turn on the headset, it makes a single beep sound. That’s supposed to tell you it’s turned on, but there is no recorded voice inside that says “power on”, and you get the same sound when you push it again to “power off”. I have a much cheaper pair of wireless headphones that DO give that audible message, so maybe I’m just spoiled. The only way to discern “power on” from “power off” (besides noise in your ears if you’re listening to something) is that the dongle light gets brighter when powered on. But if it’s plugged into the back of your PC, that’s not going to be any help. THE DONGLE The dongle seems to work fine on my PC, after I made sure the tiny switch on it was in the “USB” position (it shipped in the “Xbox” position). I haven’t tested how far I can get away from it, because I only use it at my desk, and my PC is literally on the desk next to me. But here’s the bad thing about the dongle: it’s so wide that there’s no way to plug it into my machine—in front, or back on the MOBO—without using the included extension cord. It would have been nice if the engineers had designed it so that it was either skinnier, like a thumb drive, or at least had a little longer neck, so you could plug it in next to other plugs. CHATMIX VOLUME MIXER I love the concept, and I do appreciate a way to turn up or down (or off) the team chatter, while increasing or decreasing the actual game sounds. But the wheel used for that is very loose and has very little resistance. There is a tactile “notch” when the wheel is in the very center, indicating equal chat and game sounds, but it would be nice to have more resistance, and an easier-to-feel notch when centered. REMAINING POWER The primary way to know how much power is remaining in your headphones is to remove them and look at the slowly flashing light next to the power button. Green is 100–50%, Yellow is 49–15%, Red is 14–5%, and fast-blinking Red is 4-1%. The only other way is to open the GG software, and then near the bottom there is “Engine”. Click on that, then under the “Gear” category tab, you will see your headset with a remaining power indication in percentage, which is much more accurate than guessing where you are based on the green indicating 50 to 100%. It would really be nice to have an audible “low power” indication in the headset to warn me, as well as a percentage of remaining power upon startup. But from what I can tell, there is none. If there is, I haven’t heard it, and it’s not listed in the very minimal “user manual” or the manufacturer’s website. THE STAND There is no stand that comes with the headphones, but I did find a really nice one here that works great for me. It’s magnetic, inexpensive, and folds up. SOFTWARE If you choose to download the GG software, you’ll have some more options to tweak the headphones. But I still can’t get the mic recording and playback testing functions to work in the software. Clicking the record button does nothing. No biggie, I’m able to use the Windows device test, but that part of the software is definitely a fail, despite removing and re-installing the program. Also, I was confused about many of the settings; for example, should I use the clearcast AI noise cancellation, or the more tweakable noise reduction settings? I couldn’t tell any difference at all, but if you’re someone who likes to fiddle with settings, this is for you. DEVICE CONFUSION When the GG Sonar software is installed, it generates a half dozen different ‘devices’ in the device list, and you have to switch to one of them to turn on the headphones. And there is no information anywhere to tell you which of these devices to switch to. Most of them will let you hear through the headphones, but which do you choose? Will one or more activate the GG Sonar software, while others will not? It’s infuriating to spend $200 on a pair of gaming headphones but have no information on how to properly use them. There is no way to have your PC automatically switch to the headphones when you turn them on, nor is there a way to have your PC switch back to the default speakers when you power them off. Again, this should not be hard to do. The last nitpicky thing I can whine about is that there are no L and R indicators anywhere. So when you pick up the headphones, you need to search for the little retracted mic, which goes on the left side. It might have been nice to print a big L and R in the headphone, so I wouldn’t have to scrutinize it before putting it on. Yeah, I know that’s being really picky, but I’m trying to relay everything. +++ Things I DO like +++ COMFORT The headset is very comfortable, and it doesn’t squeeze my head. I have an average-sized brain bucket, size 7¼, so those with a bigger noggin might feel differently. The ear cup pillows are fabric-covered foam (not memory foam, just regular foam), so my ears don’t get hot and sweat like some leatherette ones do. But that comfort comes at a cost, which is that the outside noise pretty much just comes right in. My PC is on my desk next to me, and I can hear my CPU and GPU fans screaming right through the headphones. My much cheaper headphones with active noise cancellation and leatherette pillow seals block out 100% of that noise, while these block out about 40%. THE MIC I do like the mic, and how it retracts. It comes out pretty easily, is easy to adjust, and stays where you put it. Although it’s not going to beat a dedicated studio mic, it sounds pretty good. There’s an easy-to-find button on the back of the left ear cup about halfway up that mutes the mic. The button pops out when muted, and a light comes on at the end of the mic that is easy to see, but not obnoxious. INTEROPERABILITY I absolutely love that these 7x headphones can be used on just about any device. Between the ‘tooth capability and the Wi-Fi dongle, you can use these on the PS5, Xbox, Switch, cell phone (Android or iOS), PC, Mac, or pretty much any other Bluetooth device. They even come with a 3.5mm cable, which adds even more possibilities. I am not aware of any other headphones that are as versatile as these. BOTTOM LINE Although I listed a lot of dislikes, overall I do like the headphones, so I kept them. But honestly, I have a much less expensive set of headphones with ‘tooth and Wi-Fi, as well as ANC, that are just as comfortable and sound just as good to me. For those and the above reasons, these Arctis Nova 7x headphones get an average score of three stars. I hope some of this helps!

Muy buenos audífonos, se escuchan muy bien, la batería les dura bastante y si se te acaba tiene jack 3.5mm. Me gusta que puede estar conectado al xbox y al celular al mismo tiempo, lo hace muy práctico. El único inconveniente que le pongo es que si utilizas lentes después de un rato lastima la parte de la oreja por la presión, inclusive después de un buen rato de uso, sigue lastimando. Fuera de eso, excelente producto.

Fantastic audio quality. Mic quality is excellent, according to everyone I speak with over Discord. Battery life is exceptional. Range is superb. I can move anywhere in my apt and it is clean and clear. A friend has the same model and they can make it as far as their back lane and still hear us in chat! (Although their mic doesn't work from that far lol) Among the best headphones I've ever owned.

Bought this for my PC and they compliment my Xbox too whenever I use it. Love the wireless features and long battery life. But... they turned off (but actually, remove) the one thing that made their SteelSeries GG app really good. The cloud sync function. tl;dr headphones good. software bad cos of the removal of cloud sync.

First thing u wanna do is to update the headset then read my note’s 1 :The headset is soft (comfey) 2: the sound it’s loud. And it’s sharp It’s may hurt ur ears 👂 (U can use PC to increase the bass) From the EQ on pc but still too sharp 4 it’s has some decent bass Like when a car or engine sound play in the game u can feel the bass and the headset vibrate its good feeling ( u can increase it form the EQ use pc) Change it from flat to Bass booster 5: when u link it to your iPhone using blue tooth you will find the sound of music is really low ( here u must use the EQ on pc) Then turn of the Volume LIMTER Then the headset sound will be loud on your iPhone ( but is not for music is avarage ) 6: this one may not be important for some of u but the buttons are difficult to use The place of buttons are stupid U will get confused between power and blue tooth button they next one each other on the right side 7: battery is good last for long time 8: mic is ok and it has a button to turn it off on ur left side 9: u can turn of side tone (U have to use the EQ on pc) Turn it off any way it’s useless 10: u can send back to Amazon if don’t like it u have 30 days to try it and get refund That’s all this review from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 I i hope I give some good points The review of this product is 9 on IGN My rating is 8 Note u can get alternative better The ( turtle beach 700 stealth gen 2 max) This one is actually better in the sound👌

El audio es muy bueno y las perillas que controla el audio es fácil de ajustar si quieres escuchar un juego o música fuerte es bueno y cada paso y detalle se escucha y ya sea afuera o adelante y eso que sean inalámbricos muy cómodo también que el Bluetooth y el juego puedan estar conectados a la vez es bueno cumple varias funciones y son bastante cómodos la batería dura muy buen rato ya llevo 1 semana 2 días sin cargarlos y súper cómodos los recomiendo al 100