21% of 400 verified SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wirelessowners don't recommend it, and 1 describe specific problems — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 66% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“Looks like they didn’t change the hinges that are famous for breaking”— @mannyfresh7065 on YouTube
“the balance was an absolute deal breaker for their previous headsets”— @Soulindex on YouTube
“for $350 that mic is unacceptable”— @Tanner_Teves on YouTube
“I wouldn't recommend these anymore.”— @katawonga on YouTube
“Absolutely overpriced.. the sound... nothing special...not bad but.... nothing special.”— @ivogeorgiev9277 on YouTube
“Mine failed within 4 months. Couldn't play anything with wireless.”— @napalmninja45 on YouTube
“the plastic case between the ear speaker and the headband keeps breaking, because it's cheap plastic”— @nikkolaus on YouTube
“the artics pro wireless are still better. WAY better mic”— @iangonzalez6171 on YouTube
“I've also had a lot of audio glitches like cracking and distortion.”— @jeremyventurino9481 on YouTube
“this headset is totally unusable to me. I had to return it”— @Knomis_ on YouTube
“there's no using it anymore, and it does break because of how ridiculous the design is”— @ABluebery on YouTube
“I played a lot of Overwatch and when 2 came out my headset just stopped working with it.”— BludOfTheFold on Reddit
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“Theres no way to connect the headphones to consoles other than using the 3.5mm jack to the controllers so I have a pair of steelseries arctis nova pro wireless and some astro a40 tr's for gaming.”— Light598 on Reddit
“In my case I’ve got a dell Thunderbolt dock, Logitech g pro wireless, keychron keyboard, brother printer, rode microphone, LG 175hz ultrawide, schitt dac and amp, and steelseries Arctis nova pro wireless and they all work fine.”— Bacender on Reddit
“SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless could also be in the conversation, but their ANC is not particularly strong, and I did have to EQ them with the SteelSeries GG software to get them balanced for music listening (not using Sonar). This is the most expensive one and I don’t think I felt as though it has a strong advantage except in having a lot of customiza”— Vliger2002 on Reddit
“The Arctis Nova Pros were pretty good, but crappy mic, and I'm just not a big fan of using Sonar to fix it”— GR8-Ride on Reddit
“My dedicated gaming headset is the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro which comes with its own DAC and the ability to select and mix channels... so the capability is there. However I don't really use it.”— Erkhooah on Reddit
“now I run aux from the base station on my SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless (so that it knows which speakers to prioritize automatically based on if the headset is on or off) and it still hasn't given me that issue.”— JoinTheBattle on Reddit
“my Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, that outright has recharging (in the dock that it uses to connect to your PC or console) replaceable batteries so that the headset dying is a 7-second inconvenience once every few days, has a USB-C port for charging on it if you *really* wanted that.”— gk99 on Reddit
“I now use the "SteelSeries - Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Multi Gaming Headset for Xbox" in part because I wanted something for ALL of my systems.”— Pyromethious on Reddit