The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless has been ourfavourite gaming headset for several years with its fantastic, immersive audio, vast connectivity options and clever functionality. Both Will and I have loved the bones of it for a long time, given its sheer versatility that makes it equally as home as a gaming headset for home, and a competent set of headphones for travel. Read more
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless's battery system remains unmatched.
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The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless has been ourfavourite gaming headset for several years with its fantastic, immersive audio, vast connectivity options and clever functionality. Both Will and I have loved the bones of it for a long time, given its sheer versatility that makes it equally as home as a gaming headset for home, and a competent set of headphones for travel.
For the Amazon Spring Sale, we've seen this set of cans drop to £230 from Amazon in their fetching white and silver colourway, marking out a hefty £100 saving on their £330 retail price.
The Nova Pro Wireless have a lovely fit and finish, plus a healthy dose of style and chic with their two-tone black and silver colourway. They are especially comfortable with its leatherette earcups and fabric suspension style headband. Its media controls are tactile and easy to access, split well across both earcups. The headset's boom microphone also retracts back into the headset to offer as close to a seamless look as possible.
We also rate the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless highly because of its wide soundstage, especially for a closed back headset, as well as some marvellous detail and generally engaging audio. It also has some ingenious functionality and features that other headsets at the same price point don't offer. For instance, there's some active noise cancellation to help keep you immersed in the game and block out any outside noise, and while not as strong as similarly-priced wireless headphones from Bose or Sony, it remained effective. It's also compatible with basically everything, with this PC model also being compatible with Xbox, as well as PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and more. This is because it dedicates one of its two inputs to Xbox Series or Xbox One consoles while the other retains its full compatibility - that's especially handy.
You also get the convenience of a handy base station with this wireless model, which houses an additional battery, so you have the handiness of a pair of batteries. On that note, Steelseries rates the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless to last for 20 hours per battery on a single charge, giving some excellent endurance, and wireless connectivity comes over both Bluetooth and a 2.4GHz wireless receiver - handy for use on multiple devices.
If you want to grab our top gaming headset pick in its modern, sleek white colourway for £100 off its retail price, this Amazon Spring Sale deal is a steal.