

🎮 Elevate your game with sound that wins — don’t just play, dominate.
The Arctis Nova 5X Wireless headset combines cutting-edge audio technology with gamer-centric features: 100+ customizable game presets, a powerful 60-hour battery with rapid USB-C charging, dual wireless connectivity (2.4GHz and Bluetooth 5.3), premium Neodymium drivers for high-fidelity sound, and a next-gen ClearCast Gen2.X mic for crystal-clear communication. Compatible across Xbox, PC, PlayStation, and mobile, it’s engineered for the modern multitasking gamer who demands both performance and versatility.
















| ASIN | B0D1KD9NG8 |
| Age range (description) | Kid, Teen, Adult |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 60 Hours |
| Batteries | 2 Lithium Polymer batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | 324 in PC & Video Games ( See Top 100 in PC & Video Games ) 7 in Xbox One Gaming Headsets 10 in Xbox Series X & S Headsets 11 in PlayStation 4 Gaming Headsets |
| Cable feature | Without Cable |
| Charging time | 15 minutes |
| Compatible devices | Desktops, Gaming Consoles, Laptops, Mobile phones |
| Computer Memory Type | DIMM |
| Control method | Touch |
| Control type | Volume Control |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (499) |
| Date First Available | 14 May 2024 |
| Delivery information | We cannot deliver certain products outside mainland UK ( Details ). We will only be able to confirm if this product can be delivered to your chosen address when you enter your delivery address at checkout. |
| Form Factor | Over Ear |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Included components | 2.4GHz dongle, Cable |
| Item Weight | 267 g |
| Item model number | 61676 |
| Item weight | 266.7 Grams |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 20 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 21 Grams |
| Manufacturer | SteelSeries |
| Material | Plastic Metal |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 1 |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Package type | Rigid/Cushioned Packaging |
| Product Dimensions | 8.95 x 17.46 x 18.59 cm; 266.7 g |
| Recommended uses for product | Gaming |
| Specific uses for product | Gaming |
| Style | Nova Black |
| Water resistance level | Not Water Resistant |
| Wireless communication technology | Bluetooth |
K**D
Decent lightweight headset for Consoles.
Great lightweight headset, works flawlessly with my Xbox Series X. Comfortable to wear, decent battery life and a good selection of volume controls and application features. Connects via Bluetooth and 2.4. Not as good as my Hyper X Cloud Alpha wireless with it's 300 hour battery, but I needed a decent lightweight headset for playing on the console lay down so this headset doesn't get in the way or make my head/ears really sweaty. It's not the most premium quality but it feels durable enough, only time will tell. Not sure if the microphone is replaceable if it breaks which is a negative if not, I do prefer detachable microphones. The receiver dongle is atrocious quality and a very strange shape, would be much better if it was USB-A and shaped like the usual stick receivers, that way it could plug directly into the console, not sure why they picked USB-C. The receiver is extremely flimsy and feels like it won't take much at all to snap it. I have mine plugged into the back of an RGB console stand and I've not noticed any audio delay or reduction in quality over running a cable from the Xbox and plugging it into that.
G**T
The greatest gaming headset I've ever used
This headset is so good its mental extremely good mic really comfortable ear pads 310 presets if u download the mobile app the audio is also really good 60 hours of battery life AND you can get a full charge in like 1 ½ hours
A**M
Great headset let down by too much plastic
Honestly the steelseries line of headsets are fantastic for the feature set offered BUT the build quality is definitely not what I'd recommend especially at this price point it's made of plastic everywhere no metal for ridgidity or strength. The sound is the signature steelseries sound and mic is of great quality, some of the best. The mic is clear and crisp the speakers are clear but not too overpowering in the bass like a beats speaker or turtle beach for instance. These are good headphones for console but the feature set really comes alive on pc with steelseries GG Comfort wise they are very light due to all the plastic used and are relatively comfortable although I would say sizing wise made for smaller heads. Functionally the Xbox variant works on all systems, connecting to Xbox playstation and pc with the flick of a switch on the dongle.
J**Y
Great headset for the price
Great for Xbox fits well and comfortable with great battery life, only problem I had was with the Party/game volume option which I have to set to minimum to still hear my Party while the game will still be pretty loud. This may only be affected on certain games as I play arc raiders still works fine however. Great audio quality!
S**E
Not perfect, but very good for the price
EDIT: If you're using this headset on PC there's a little switch on the back of the dongle, change this from XBOX to USB and you will now have the option for Discord Certified inside the Discord audio/video options, this avoids all the issues I had in the beginning. I've been using the AN5X for a few days now, which replaced my broken Blackshark V2 Pro 2023 and overall I prefer it over the more expensive Razer headset. I'll get the bad out of the way first though, and that's the microphone, it's slightly above average for a wireless headset but it's a noticeable downgrade over my Blackshark, it's not even in the same league. I also had major issues with it on Discord, all of my friends commented on how awful I sounded, but when I recorded myself it sounded fine, after a lot of frustration I discovered that I needed to disable noise gate and noise suppression built into Discord, as they seem to conflict with the Sonar software, after doing this my microphone improved 100x, but as I said earlier, it's still not amazing. I would also advise enabling compressor in Sonar and maxing it out, otherwise you'll be extremely quiet on Discord even at 200% volume. I would like to see Steelseries and Discord work together to add the AN5X to the certified list, this would remove the frustration I initially went through. Now onto the good, the headset is very comfortable, the ear pads are extremely soft and even with my big head they fit perfectly with almost no clamping force at all. I can game all day without any ear or head pain at all. Sound quality is good and bad, out of the box they're okay but luckily the Sonar software has the best EQ I've ever used, you can very precisely customize the sound and really bring out the potential of the headset. I would highly recommend that you check out the Youtube channel GadgetryTech, his EQ settings for music made a massive difference, music went from sounding decent to incredible, it was truly night and day. You can also switch between Bluetooth and wireless with a press of a button, so you can use your headset on PC or console and instantly switch to your phone for a call or to listen to music, this works much more seamlessly than on the Blackshark. The Sonar software is very competent and feature rich (on PC at least, you get far less features if you're using the headset on Xbox), and the AN5X comes with over 30 pre-installed EQ presets for different games, with some hits, and some misses. I personally use the Diablo IV, Call of Duty and Fallout 76 ones and they've all been great. I would recommend leaving spatial audio off though, as with all fake surround sound it just doesn't sound right, turning it off keeps the audio pure. I would also increase the clearcast AI noise cancellation to 75%, as my friends could hear me doing stuff in the background at the default 50%. I can't speak to the build quality or durability as I've only had the headset a few days, but it does feel very cheap as it's almost all plastic, which does make it very light (which is a positive in my book), but I cannot say if it will hold up to the test of time, my advice would be to treat it like a newborn baby. One last thing is noise isolation, this is personal preference whether it's a positive or a negative but it doesn't have the best noise isolation, so you can hear yourself speak and other noise around you, which I personally prefer, but if you want full isolation this isn't the headset for you, that being said it does cancel out a decent amount of background noise, just not all of it, and noticeably less than my Blackshark. I think it's the perfect middle ground, where you're not hearing every little thing but you can still hear someone speaking to you or the doorbell ringing. Overall for the price it's a great headset, you could make an argument for a high 4/5 or low 5/5. With a better microphone it would be an absolute slam dunk 5/5. I would have preferred it to retail at £150 MSRP with a better mic, but I'm very conscious of how my mic sounds so I don't become the "bad mic" guy on Discord.
E**A
cuffie comode e durano tanto le uso per la ps5,si sente beneLe cuffie offrono un comfort eccezionale, rendendole ideali per lunghe sessioni di gioco. La durata della batteria è notevole, garantendo un'esperienza senza interruzioni. L'audio è nitido e immersivo, migliorando significativamente l'esperienza di gioco. Sono una scelta eccellente per gli utenti che cercano qualità e affidabilità. Consiglio vivamente questo prodotto per chiunque utilizzi una console di gioco.
E**N
Sehr leichtes gutes Headset. Viel Tragekomfort und sehr lange Akkulaufzeit. Wird an der Xbox und am PC verwendet. Schritte kann man damit auch sehr gut hören. Kann ich nur empfehlen
C**É
Casque très léger performance superbe, mais après quelques utilisation les mousses du casque jaunisse et donne un aspect de mauvais goût 👎
F**N
Los uso tanto para PC como para la PS5 y van de maravilla. La batería dura muchísimos y son supercomodos de poner.
V**N
Très satisfait
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