5.0 out of 5 stars Decent lightweight headset for Consoles.

K.W. · 24 May 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality headphones

A. · 7 May 2025

Straight out the box they didn't sound that great but after a bit of tweaking in sonar on the desktop app and wow these are pretty impressive.The headphones themselves are really comfortable although the cups are a little on the smaller side but after 3 hours of use they were still comfortable to wear. The cushion is very soft and they don't hug your head to tightly while still being tight enough that they dont move around.I only live in a small flat so cant say how good the range is but certainly didnt have any connection issues at 15-20m through walls.The software is brilliant. I dont really have anything to compare it to as I was using a cheaper pair before with no software and routing my audio through obs to apply filters/noise gates etc. Its so convenient being able to just drag sources to a specific channel and I found the equilizer and surround sound gave me ample options to tweak my audio.It also comes with plenty of presets for games, movies and music which offer a good starting point.The microphone surpassed expectations. It's not the best quality I've ever heard but certainly up there for headphone mics. More than clear enough for voice chat and probably even content creation to begin with.I mostly have been testing using my pc but have set the app up on mobile and it looks pretty useful if you're going to be using console or mobile.

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent enough.

R. · 2 April 2025

Good enough, I suppose. Quick delivery.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gaming headset

t. · 29 May 2025

Perfect headphone replaced my wired ones as I was getting feed up with the cable in the way and freedom to just walk about with them on . I use Linux and they just worked once I changed the switch from Xbox to PC . Comfortable sound quality is perfect has Bluetooth no idea how long battery life is but some has the same and he gaming a lot charges 1 or 2 a week at most . Seems very well built .

5.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but very good for the price

S. · 7 June 2024

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great battery life

A.m. · 3 June 2025

Really comfy light headset, great sound quality and battery life.

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful don't buy!

g. · 4 April 2025

These headphones are awful to the point that the big fabric band running along the top of them is the most interesting part!The range and connection are awful. If you buy them for use with an Xbox, you will end up having to use the big long USB C to A converter. The headphones will constantly be trying to connect to every other Bluetooth device you have, even when you set them to the 2.4 mode to use the dongle.There are much better headphones out there, and for this price I expected more, have gone back to the £80 pair of turtle beach headphones I was using before and Im already feeling less stressed, wont be buying anything from steel series again thanks to the awful quality of these headphones.

Werkt perfect 👍🏻

A.V.d.V. · 12 July 2024

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ممتاز

ا. · 25 May 2025

من افضل السماعات اللي شريتها من ناحية صوت ومايك واداء ممتاز انصح فيها وبشدة بطاريتها تعيش معك اسبوعين تقريباً وصوتها صافي وحلو والله

Ecualizador muy customizable y no hacen daño

P. · 24 February 2025

Son super comodos, lo unico que le añadiria si acaso son unas almohadillas un poco mas gruesas.Los uso con gafas y no me molestan para nada, son ULTRA ligeros puedes estar horas con ellos puestos que no te das cuenta que los llevas.Tiene conexion tanto para XBOX como para PC y Movil/cualquier cosa con bluetooth.Trae un cable USB A a USB C, este lo tengo conectado al PC, y para la xbox compre un mini adaptador de USB A a USB C y lo tengo siempre enchufado. Cuando quiero cambiar de Pc a xbox simplemente quito el adaptador y lo enchufo en la xbox y se conectan a la primera.El audio es bastante bueno y no notas retraso, aparte que tiene un ecualizador de los mas completos del mercado. Trae un monton de perfiles y van añadiendo mas con cada actualizacion.Como extra, traen un modo ecualizador parametrico tambien para PC y XBOX, son practicamente los unicos que ofrecen esto. Con lo que puedes controlar todas las bandas y personalizarlo al 100%El microfono es MUY bueno en comparacion a otros auriculares inalambricos. Hay un monton de video review en youtube que lo puedes comprobar.En definitiva una buenisima compra, no me lo esperaba ya que ultimamente steelseries no sacaba cosas buenas

Casque incroyable

M. · 27 April 2025

Très bon casque Gaming r

Versatili buona fattura dei materiali e alta qualità dell’audio

T.T. · 7 March 2025

Posso dire che sono tra le cuffie più versatili che abbia mai usato. Le ho testate sia su PS5 che su Xbox Series X e funzionano alla perfezione, offrendo un suono chiaro e dettagliato senza bisogno di adattatori o configurazioni complicate.Le cuffie sono leggere e ben costruite, con padiglioni morbidi che restano comodi anche dopo ore di gioco. L’archetto regolabile le rende perfette per qualsiasi testa, senza mai risultare fastidiose.L’audio è davvero ottimo: i bassi sono presenti senza essere troppo invadenti, i dialoghi risultano nitidi e gli effetti sonori spaziali danno un bel senso di immersione, specialmente nei giochi più cinematografici.Un grande punto a favore è l’app dedicata, che permette di regolare l’equalizzazione e altre impostazioni per adattare il suono ai propri gusti. Ho apprezzato molto questa funzione perché mi ha permesso di trovare il mix perfetto per ogni tipo di gioco.Il microfono è buono per il gaming, con un audio chiaro nelle chat vocali. Il collegamento è stabile e senza ritardi, sia in modalità wireless che con il cavo.Le Arctis Nova 5X sono un’ottima scelta per chi gioca su più piattaforme e vuole un audio di qualità senza compromessi. La personalizzazione dell’audio tramite app e il comfort le rendono perfette per lunghe sessioni di gioco.