SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gen 2
- Light and comfortable
- Up to 54 hours of battery
- Dongle and Bluetooth at the same time
- The mic sounds thin, and Xbox needs the 7X version
Updated 20 Oct 2026
Best gaming headsets
Most gamers should get the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2: light, long-lasting and it plays your phone alongside the game. On Xbox, the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3; on a budget, the wired HyperX Cloud III.
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Best premium
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
- Excellent, warm sound
- Two swappable batteries
- Noise cancelling and a desk control base
- Fiddly with consoles, and the ear cups don't suit every ear
Best for competitive play
Razer BlackShark V3 Pro
- Crisp, clear boom mic
- Very low wireless lag
- Adjustable noise cancelling
- The wireless dongle needs a USB cable to plug in
Best built
Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed
- Sturdy, comfortable build
- Warm, bassy sound
- Battery lasts beyond 50 hours
- The mic is only average, and there's no noise cancelling
Best value wireless
HyperX Cloud III S Wireless
- Very comfortable
- Battery rated for 120 hours
- Big, immersive sound
- No Xbox version and no wired option
Best for Xbox
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3
- Great sound
- Two dongles plus Bluetooth at once
- About 80 hours of battery
- Bulky and heavy, with a thin headband
Best budget
HyperX Cloud III
- Very comfortable
- Works with every console and PC
- Good detachable mic
- It's wired, and blocks little outside noise
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SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2vsLogitech G Pro X 2→SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2vsHyperX Cloud III S Wireless→SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro WirelessvsSteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2→SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro WirelessvsRazer BlackShark V3 Pro→Razer BlackShark V3 ProvsLogitech G Pro X 2→HyperX Cloud III S WirelessvsHyperX Cloud III→Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3vsSteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2→Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3vsRazer BlackShark V3 Pro→HyperX Cloud IIIvsLogitech G Pro X 2→
How we reached this verdict
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Sources: RTINGS, Tom's Hardware, PC Gamer, manufacturer specifications.
Updated 20 Oct 2026How we decide