80
“The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless brings the first visual update to the Arctis 7 line in years, but is there more to it than that?”
Publisher score: 8/10
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SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless
$179.99 · Wireless / Sonar Audio Software · 3y 9m old
80
Review
Radar
8.7
User score
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Spec sheet
Key features
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Build and fit
- Weight
- 325 g
- Wearing style
- Closed-back over-ear
- Impedance
- 36 ohm
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- Driver type
- Neodymium dynamic
- Sensitivity
- 93 dB SPL
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 22,000 Hz
Wireless and connections
- Charging
- USB-C; 15 min fast charge = 6 hrs
- Battery
- Up to 38 hrs (2.4 GHz); 26 hrs with Bluetooth active
- Connections
- 2.4 GHz USB-C dongle; Bluetooth 5.0; 3.5 mm analog
- Microphones
- ClearCast Gen 2 retractable boom; bidirectional; 100 Hz - 6,500 Hz
- BT codecs
- SBC
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
Review evidence
Audio specialist reviews
Review evidence
Tech publication reviews
90
“SteelSeries continues to impress with its latest Arctis Nova 7 headphones by adding simultaneous Bluetooth audio, increasing battery life, and redesigning the headset to be sleeker and more lightweight.”
Publisher score: 9/10
80
TechRadar
“Though not perfect, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless gets pretty close”
Publisher score: 4/5
70
Tom's Hardware
“The look feels familiar, but the sound disappoints.”
Publisher score: 3.5/5
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Buying notes
Value todayStrong buy
High review score for the money. 80/100 at $180. Uses the lowest in-stock retailer price we can see.
Worth checking
Verify wireless latency in milliseconds, sidetone delay, and mic compression during voice chat.
Score distribution
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Highest90
Median80
Lowest70
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