SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 Wireless Gaming Headset Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2024-07-31

After working a bit with the settings in Sonar, we fired up The Callisto Protocol, DOOM, Wolfenstein: The New Order but also Escape The Backrooms. Even if we are dealing with 40mm drivers, the audio quality is well balanced, with clear highs and well represented bass. We did enjoy the spatialization, while the microphone quality really impresses in terms of clarity.

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There are lots of filters we can enable and play with, such as the ClearCast AI Noise Cancellation, Noise Reduction, Noise Gate and Compressor:

 

 

 

Media and Aux modes are identical to the Game source:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mic section is similar to Chat and we can also configure a different sound source here:

 

 

 

 

We can work with plenty of presets, available from the application:

 

 

 

The Engine part of the software does show the detected devices or previously used hardware with saved presets and prompts for firmware upgrades when available:

 

 

 

 

Here we will be able to configure a separate EQ (when working with Sonar it is desired to leave this to Flat preset), for both 2.4Ghz and Bluetooth interfaces:

 

 

 

The Settings application allows the user to modify the power management options, but also enable Extended Range Mode:

 

 

 

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