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SteelSeries
Arctis Nova Elite - Obsidian
37 positive 0 neutral 14 negative
Based on 51 Reddit mentions
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Sidetone Help - Nova Elites
The sidetone is abysmal, on both the Nova Pro Wireless and Nova Elites. One of the reasons I sent mine back. Had the sidetone been usable I’d have probably kept them and tweaked the audio, but sidetone is an absolute must have feature on a headset with leather pads. The Nova 5 series & 7 series have
...EmperorRosko in r/steelseries
November 7, 2025 7:24 AM
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Worth the upgrade to the new a50x headset from a 2014 a40 with tr mix amp?
Astro A40s are the best period. ive has these since 2019 and they have been great. i use it for various tasks. i play games, i can play Arc Raiders and hear footsteps from a player in Call of duty lol. My friends have steel series and i can hear stuff they cant. they rely on me for call outs and im
...XOCYZM in r/AstroGaming
April 23, 2026 1:56 PM
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Nova Elite = WOW
"far more control" How so? I've had both the Nova Pro and Arctis Nova Pros, the new software is awful (SteelSeries GG is shit compared to the old software, they took away a load of customisation & control), and these don't use anything different, right? So saying "far more control" just sounds like
...Professional_Idea812 in r/steelseries
October 5, 2025 11:33 AM
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