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SteelSeries - Refurbished Excellent - Arctis Nova 1 Wired Gaming Headset for PC, PS5, and PS4 - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(83 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 83 reviews
5 Stars
57
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Star
2
92%of customers recommend this product.
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72 out of
78)
Customer Reviews for SteelSeries - Refurbished Excellent - Arctis Nova 1 Wired Gaming Headset for PC, PS5, and PS4 - Black
Customer Rating
4
Quick, easy but imperfect
on February 12, 2026
Posted by: Ferdinandre1
from Wommelgem, Belgium
Frequency of use:Daily
Gender:Male
I bought this a little over a month ago to replace my ten year old headset from steelseries, due to damage to the earpieces. I am very happy with the nova 1 which arrived very quickly after ordering. The instructions are clear and user friendly. And the headphones are compatible with almost every platform imaginable. But sadly the nova 1 is imperfect, the standard cable, not the splitter, is too short for my liking. I often find myself in situations where the short cable prohibits my comfort while utilising. Nevertheless still a good reliable product!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting steelseries.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent quality and price
on February 16, 2026
Posted by: Anonymous
from Washington, United States
Frequency of use:Daily
Gender:Male
I bought this while it was on sale, but even the full price would leave nothing to be desired. Once these headphones were plugged in and set up, I had not only crystal clear audio, but also had excellent microphone audio quality and pick up. Plus the method of microphone stowage is simply genius. When I don't need it, the microphone is tucked away into the left earpiece. The cords which come with it are also of excellent length and quality. If you are looking for a good set of wired headphones, these are the ones for you. I love it especially with the Steelseries Drivers heing so user-friendly.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great functionality and performance!
on February 18, 2026
Posted by: chantag
from FL
Frequency of use:Daily
Gender:Male
Got this a few weeks ago to compliment my mini keyboard, and it works like a charm! It's a comfortable headpiece that sounds great, and the built-in mutable microphone and volume wheel make silencing everything as I go AFK a lot easier. Also, being paired with the Steelseries GG app, I don't have to worry much at all about my fan being a constant annoyance with voice-chat!
Albeit there are some minor problems with the speaker sometimes getting seemingly muffled temporarily when handling it slightly roughly. But it's not permanent, and it seems to pop back to normal after several seconds.
Overall, a great choice for the price!
9.5/10
Albeit there are some minor problems with the speaker sometimes getting seemingly muffled temporarily when handling it slightly roughly. But it's not permanent, and it seems to pop back to normal after several seconds.
Overall, a great choice for the price!
9.5/10
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting steelseries.com
Customer Rating
4
Good for price
on February 21, 2026
Posted by: Taes
from Zagreb, Croatia
Frequency of use:Daily
Gender:Male
Seems very good for price, sounds is very good, mic also, little bit inconsistency
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting steelseries.com
Customer Rating
5
Great
on February 23, 2026
Posted by: Pierro
from Wieliczka
Frequency of use:Daily
Gender:Male
I bought a Monty ago and I AM happy, i eould recommend to others
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting steelseries.com
Customer Rating
5
Overall Fantastic Headset
on February 23, 2026
Posted by: waev142
from Cumbria, UK
Frequency of use:Daily
Gender:Male
This is my second pair, rebuying because I damaged the microphone a while ago and I was again in need of one. My first pair lasted years and is still in use as a secondary pair. The sound quality is fantastic, they're comfortable, and fantastic value for money. I cannot find a single fault in them and was more than happy to buy again. I haven't had a single headset this good for anywhere near the same price, they're absolutely fantastic.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting steelseries.com
Customer Rating
5
Perfectly satisfying
on February 23, 2026
Posted by: Dom72
from Washington
Gender:Male
I needed to replace a headset I'd had for a while due to a damaged cable and these worked great out the box. Most importantly they have a replaceable cable so I shouldn't have that issue again.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting steelseries.com
Customer Rating
4
Good sound quality
on February 26, 2026
Posted by: Nmra
from Lisbon, Portugal
Gender:Male
I really like the sound quality, they are very comfortable and i can really appreciate the compatibility with the PS5 Tempest 3D sound, the sounds look more clear.
The microphone has good quality but the cable is too short, instead of being in front of the mouth, it stays on the cheek, it still can be heard by other but looks far way.
The microphone has good quality but the cable is too short, instead of being in front of the mouth, it stays on the cheek, it still can be heard by other but looks far way.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting steelseries.com