Arctis Nova Elite - Obsidian

If this helps, my top 3 headsets are, in no particular order (rankings below), the Astro A50’s, the Audeze Maxwell and the new SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Elite - with the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless right behind ‘em. Here are my breakdowns, as someone that owns all of them (well, minus the Nova Pro Wi

It's basically a cheaper Nova Elite. AFAIK, isn't this the only other headset that supports simultaneous audio output and microphone input via USB? A splitter can't achieve that. It's an awesome feature for anyone who uses multiple systems since you don't have to fiddle with any settings or the dac

You can fix it, kinda, just by turning off hands-free in your PC settings, but it would be better just to buy a standalone mic with this headset. If you wanted it all in one package you should’ve spent the extra hundred dollars on the steel series nova elite

I use the Steel Series Arctis Nova Pros. Sound quality is excellent, the mic sounds good, and it comes with some pretty easy-to-understand software. I have a large head and ears, and I have no complaints about the fit. Edit: I tried the Arctis Nova Elites. Although they're outside of your budget, I

It depends entirely on what features you want in a headset. The Audeze Maxwell is widely regarded as having the best sound quality in a gaming headset. Its planar magnetic drivers have great detail and clarity. You also get an 80-hour battery life, Bluetooth connectivity (not simultaneous), and AI n

As somebody considering the Nova Elites, I would never go back to Astros for the following reasons: Heavy Swappable batteries I used to have a50 and were great until they weren’t. The battery eventually stopped holding a charge forcing me to always have them plugged in. Also for extended play, they

Note: I know you’re requesting this for Xbox. I’m a PS5 and PC guy, But…all of these headsets work for Xbox equally as well! All headsets that I recommend below work on everything - with the exception of the Audeze Maxwells. For those, you’ll just need to make sure to get the Xbox version. 😬 If this