SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite vs Arctis Nova Pro Omni

Jun 03, 2026 03:19 PM By  Matthew Lopes

Hi again Jim25, I can’t guarantee we’ll update the Elite review right away, but we will have some discussions internally on how we want to approach the Elite and Omni since they’re sibling products. For now we’ll start with retesting the Omni to make sure it aligns with our testing philosophy and user sentiment. But there’s room for better comparability between the two, so your feedback in that regard has been incredibly helpful! Thanks, Matt

Thanks, Matt!

Jun 01, 2026 02:45 PM By Jim25

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That would be greatly appreciated. If the Omni review gets updated as a result of new findings, I can only assume the review of the Elite would also be updated accordingly? Thank you, Matt!

Hi again Jim25,

I can’t guarantee we’ll update the Elite review right away, but we will have some discussions internally on how we want to approach the Elite and Omni since they’re sibling products. For now we’ll start with retesting the Omni to make sure it aligns with our testing philosophy and user sentiment. But there’s room for better comparability between the two, so your feedback in that regard has been incredibly helpful!

Thanks, Matt

That would be greatly appreciated. If the Omni review gets updated as a result of new findings, I can only assume the review of the Elite would also be updated accordingly? Thank you, Matt!

Hello Jim25,

Thank you for your feedback. We’ll set up a retest to have another look at the Omni and investigate the points you’ve brought up in comparison with the Elite. We’ll update the review where relevant with new results or conclusions, so stay tuned for that.

Cheers, Matt

Hello, here are a few notes I’ve gathered from the comparison of these two headsets.

Comfort

Omni has the lower weight and lower clamping force of the two and so should be higher than the Elite’s rating of 7.5

Controls

To my knowledge the controls are identical on both headsets. Should be the same score but Omni got an 8.7 to the Elite’s 8.6.

Portability

Elite is smaller in every measurement yet received the same portability rating of 5.8. Should be higher for the Elite.

Recording quality and Noise Handling

The general consensus seems to be that the Omni’s microphone is the better sounding of the two headsets. Your results don’t indicate this. I understand this could be subjective but perhaps the Omni’s microphone should be tested again to be sure?

Omni’s microphone was tested with Clearcast AI Noise Cancellation set to 50 (no mention of the on-device microphone Noise Control found in in the microphones settings within Engine or directly on the Gamehub)

Elite was tested with Noise Control feature set to off and not tested with Clearcast AI Noise Cancellation.

Considering both headsets offer the same Clearcast AI Noise Cancellation and Noise Control features, the Noise Handling ratings of 8.6 (Omni) and 8.2 (Elite) are misrepresented.

I believe both headsets should be retested with only Noise Control set to high directly within the Gamehub microphone settings or within Engine inside the GG app. This would represent what console players can expect.

A separate test with only Clearcast AI Noise Cancellation set to 50 and 100 can be performed to give an example of what is possible on PC.

Battery

The Omni (listed at 26.75 hrs) was tested with ANC enabled (level setting not specified) but no mention of Bluetooth.

The Elite (listed at 18.5 hrs) was tested with ANC on high with both non-Bluetooth Gamehub and Bluetooth connections established.

These headsets have identical features and should be tested with identical settings.

Thank you!