Gaming just found its voice.
MASTER YOUR SOUND, MASTER THE GAME
Pinpoint your enemy's location long before you see them with Sonar, a breakthrough in gaming sound. Hear what others miss.
Windows 10+
NO SWEAT SETUP
01
SELECT AUDIO DEVICES
Set your game, chat, and microphone sources through a simple setup wizard.
02
BEGIN WITH PRESETS
Apply separate presets for your game, chat and microphone. Get pro audio in seconds.
03
TWEAK TO PERSONALIZE
Fine tune presets to your unique hardware and in-game preferences. Save to use again.
PARAMETRIC EQ
HEAR BEHIND ENEMY LINES
Amplify or reduce specific in-game sounds to hear real-time footsteps, potion slurps, and bomb plants clearer than ever. The entire spectrum of audio is yours to remaster for victory in every game.
PRO PRESETS
POP HEADS
LIKE THE PROS
Ease into Parametric EQ with the click of a preset—each carefully designed by our sound engineers with input from pro players and game developers. Try one on for a competitive edge or a cinematic experience.
AUDIO MIXER
PART THE SOUND STREAMS
Why tune one and sacrifice the other? For the first time ever, you can set separate equalizer effects for both game and chat, then send the mixed sound to your headset in real-time.
ChatMix
Adjust the balance between your game and chat sound. Hush the gums of a rage quitting teammate or dial in to hear that clutch callout.
MICROPHONE & CHAT
SPEAK AND THEY WILL LISTEN
Call the shots and stay in contact with your squad. Optimize your mic for crystal clear comms and reduce team noise without even having to ask.
SPATIAL SURROUND
POSITION YOURSELF FOR GLORY
Surround yourself in 360° detail with Spatial Audio that sends real-time audio to your headset for cinematic gaming. A bullet drop. A head pop. Hear it all in transcendent fidelity.
WHO WOULD YOU QUEUE WITH?
| Features | STEELSERIES Sonar | THX | DTS | Dolby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSRP | ||||
| MSRP | Free | $19.99 | $19.99 | $14.99 |
| Individual Audio Stream Effects | ||||
| Individual Audio Stream Effects | ||||
| Headphone EQ | ||||
| Headphone EQ | Parametric 10-band | Graphic 10-band | Graphic 10-band | |
| Microphone EQ | ||||
| Microphone EQ | Graphic 10-band | |||
| ChatMix | ||||
| ChatMix | ||||
| Audio Mix Panel | ||||
| Audio Mix Panel | ||||
| Ease of Use | ||||
| Ease of Use | ||||
| Surround Sound | ||||
| Surround Sound | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3D Spatial | 3D Spatial |
ARCTIS NOVA HEADSET
HEAR GAMES LIKE YOU
NEVER HAVE BEFORE
SONAR FOR STREAMERS
SOUND PRO WITHOUT
THE BIG PRODUCTION
FAQ
OS
Windows 10 RS4 or newer
CPU
Intel Core i5-2xxx or newerAMD FX-4xxx processor or newer
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Video
—
HDD Space
700MB
Video RAM
—
RAM
8GB
VICTORY IS
IN THE DETAILS
Windows 10+
