SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Headset review

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The musical side of SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro

The musical side of SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro

The Arctis Nova Pro performs very well in music, especially considering it’s a gaming headset. With a balanced EQ setting in SteelSeries software, the headset provided a dynamic bass, relatively clear vocals, and pleasant sound reproduction. It’s best to:

  • Select flat sound optimization
  • or add a new profile and manually configure the equalizer, and then
  • Save it as the default profile

As for the testing suite, we used the following songs:



  • Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
 

  • Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
 

  • Limp Bizkit – Boiler
 

  • Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
 

The Arctis Nova Pro makes the bass adequate. The instruments sound natural, and the vocals are represented very well. Low-end instruments like the bass guitar and drums were reproduced with great depth and fullness. The extra bass doesn’t overwhelm vocals and lead instruments. Bass drum reproduction is precise and very accurate. The mid-range is good and accurate by default but lacks warmth a bit. The soundstage and resolution are on a great level. Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, and pianos came through clearly enough. Resonance felt natural. Midrange vocals had enough warmth. The upper end had no major issues with the treble (although it’s only a bit above average). The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro has a V-shaped characteristic (typical for gaming headsets), with more than sufficient bass and a bit lacking treble combined with a slightly smaller midrange. Audiophiles will definitely prefer a more neutral sound, but you are not the target for this headset if you are one. The frequency response is relatively standard, so there are no extra points.  The Arctis Nova Pro provided excellent sound quality for an Average Joe. There’s no more significant reason to complain, especially considering this is a gaming headset, not an audiophile product. The sound stage and the headset’s capabilities were much-above average, with a perfect level of depth and direction. The Arctis Nova Pro is tuned to a balance with a focus on the bass and relatively clear voices.

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