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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite

Sage & Gold · Over-ear · Released 2025

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite, product view 1

Specifications

Closed-back

Acoustic design

Active

Noise cancelling

Retractable boom, Built-in

Microphone

2.4 GHz wireless, Bluetooth

Wireless

3.5 mm, USB audio

Wired

Overview

Noise-cancelling wireless gaming headset

SteelSeries' flagship wireless gaming headset, with carbon-fibre drivers, ANC and a GameHub base station that connects and mixes PC, console and phone audio. At 380 g it is heavy, and reviewers found it can slip when you lean or move quickly.

  • Carbon-fibre drivers

    Its carbon-fibre drivers, which the Arctis Nova Pro Omni lacks, play certified Hi-Res wireless audio at up to 96 kHz/24-bit. Most reviewers rated the sound among the best from a wireless gaming headset.

  • Four sources at once

    The GameHub has three USB-C inputs, one of which handles Xbox, and mixes two USB sources with Bluetooth and a line-in at once. One headset covers PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.

  • Hot-swappable batteries

    Two batteries take turns: one charges in the GameHub while the other runs the headset. Reviewers found a swap interrupts the sound for a few seconds at most.

Battery

Each battery is rated up to 30 hours. A 15-minute USB-C charge gives up to 4 hours.

Hi-Res audio

96 kHz/24-bit playback needs a PC or other system that outputs it; PS5 and Xbox play at 48 kHz.

Wired listening

A 3.5 mm jack on the headset allows wired listening without battery power; in that mode EQ, ANC and mic settings do not apply.

Family guide

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro and Elite headsets

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