MG20

Sound. Nova Elite represents one of the worst values in the gaming headset market at the moment. Outside of I/O, 90% of the value the Elite's bring to the table could be had by going with the cheaper Nova Pro Wireless. Everything else is just tuning, and can be achieved via PEQ. Weighing the Maxwell

Steelseries Nova Elite Most of the value of the Nova Elite can be had with the Nova Pro Wireless. It does not compete with the Maxwell for sound quality; I would argue it doesn't even compete with the much older and even cheaper (at this point) Master & Dynamic MG20. And, frankly, I do not think the

Nova Elite strikes the best balance Quite the opposite; it's the worst value of the sets you've listed. If you need multi-source mixing (it sounds like you don't), there's some argument for that use case, but 90% of the value in the Elites is available in the Nova Pro wireless. If sound quality is y

90% of the value of the Nova Elite can be found in the Nova Pro Wireless, unfortunately. Besides the adjustment to frequency response, and an improved driver that you'll never really get to push to see the benefits of, at least in a gaming context, an improved mic and better I/O aren't enough to jus

A headset is a headset due to the presence of a mic. If you want the best sound quality, get a Maxwell and remove the mic -- which is subpar anyway. If you're looking for a headphone, the only wireless planar headphones (like the Stax Spirit lineup) are in the consumer headphone segment of the marke

I use Master & Dynamic MG20. Great headset for gaming or general use that doesn’t feel or look like a headset. One of the best quality and sounding headsets I ever had, Always use them on the plane since I travel a lot for work aswell. I also got a pair of KZ ZS12 Pro X IEM’s when I don’t feel like

Nothing wrong with old threads; they need love too. Most of the above still stands, with a few caveats. I would not consider the GX. What I said above still applies, it sounds great, but it's not worth the asking price. If you can find one used, that can be a better option; but at MSRP there have be

Compared to the Nova Pro, the Maxwell 2 is a fairly substantial upgrade in sound quality; it's also much more passively isolating than the Novas. Where the Maxwell's fall behind is mic and sidetone performance. If those aren't as critical to you, the Maxwell is the better buy, over the GX. As for th

That’s the main hang up. I would too. I’ve spent much more. But that $300 price point is very hard to push further in the market; the Master & Dynamic MG20 is a perfect example of this in action. Until the VZR Model One, and then the Maxwell after it, the MG20 was the best sounding headset on the ma

There's not really an equivalent to Maxwell at its current price point. You can mitigate some of the comfort/fit issues by adding a CapraAudio comfort strap and the Dekoni Elite pads; this will make the set much more usable over longer gaming sessions. The Dekoni cups are more plush, and the Capra s