I like the larger base, and getting around the GameDAC is just as easy with a large volume wheel and a single back button. The headset is only half of the package: you also get the redesigned GameDAC. Battery life isn’t very long, much lower than the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless, but you’ll rarely have a dead headset with two batteries at your disposal. SteelSeries includes two, one of which charges in the GameDAC constantly. In most cases, though, you’ll just be swapping the battery out. This is definitely an Apple Magic Mouse-type charging situation. The USB-C is under a magnetic plate on the left earcup, forcing the cable to stick straight out for wired charging. SteelSeries clearly intends for you to use the hot-swappable battery instead of charging with a wire, but that ignores when you’re using the headset apart from your PC. I have one minor issue with the design: the placement of the USB-C port. That makes the Arctis Nova Pro a bit heavier than other gaming headsets, but thankfully that doesn’t get in the way of comfort. The plastic construction doesn’t even hint at flimsiness, and the entire shell is supported by a chunky aluminum headband. The Arctis Nova Pro is built like a premium headset, too. Replace the SteelSeries logo with a Bose or Sony logo, and you could convince me the Arctis Nova Pros came from one of those brands. SteelSeries doesn’t include RGB on the headset, either, instead going with a brushed aluminum finish on the earcups that looks fantastic. But the Arctis Nova Pro is the first pair to get that balance right.įor starters, you can retract the microphone all the way back into the earcup, transforming them into a normal headset, not a gaming headset masquerading. Corsair, Razer, and multiple other headset vendors have tried to make a headset that you can use in front of your monitor and while you’re around town. Design Jacob Roach / Digital Trendsĭesign is the biggest thing that separates the Nova Pro from the regular Arctis Pro. SteelSeries set out to beat itself with the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, and it succeeded. With a stunning redesign, excellent software support, superb connectivity options, and sound quality only worthy of a flagship SteelSeries headset, the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless sets a new standard.

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