u/Impossible_Farm_8953

Hey everyone,

I recently bought the Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro wireless and could use some help with a couple of issues I'm facing.

First off, the sound quality for movies and music is fantastic, and the headset fits really comfortably, so I’m happy with it in those areas. However, when it comes to gaming—especially PUBG—I’m having trouble with the surround sound.

In Surround mode, the sound feels "muddy." My own gunshots are too loud, while enemy gunshots are too quiet. Everything sounds muffled, almost as if it's coming from behind a wall. This is in stark contrast to my previous headset, the EPOS H3 Pro Hybrid, where the sound was crystal clear in both Surround and Stereo modes. Unfortunately, that headset developed a loose connection in the right ear, which led me to switch to the Arctis Nova Pro.

I thought switching to Stereo mode and using HRTF (Head-Related Transfer Function) might solve my positional audio issues, but here’s the problem: Steelseries Sonar automatically creates virtual audio devices that run on 8 channels (Surround mode), while HRTF only works in Stereo. So, I can’t use Sonar to play PUBG with stereo sound and proper spatial audio at the same time.

I know I can disable Sonar, which switches the headset to 2 channels and allows me to enable HRTF, but that means I lose out on the custom audio features Sonar provides, which I’d like to keep.

Has anyone else run into this? Is there a way to make Sonar work in Stereo mode, or does anyone have suggestions on improving sound quality in this setup?

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,

I recently bought the Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro wireless and could use some help with a couple of issues I'm facing.

First off, the sound quality for movies and music is fantastic, and the headset fits really comfortably, so I'm happy with it in these areas. However, when it comes to gaming—especially PUBG—I'm having trouble with the surround sound.

In Surround mode, the sound feels "muddy". My own gunshots are too loud, while enemy gunshots are too quiet. Everything sounds muffled, almost as if it's coming from behind a wall. This is in stark contrast to my previous headset, the EPOS H3 Pro Hybrid, where the sound was crystal clear in both Surround and Stereo modes. Unfortunately, that headset developed a loose connection in the right ear, which led me to switch to the Arctis Nova Pro.

I thought switching to Stereo mode and using HRTF (Head-Related Transfer Function) might solve my positional audio issues, but here's the problem: Steelseries Sonar automatically creates virtual audio devices that run on 8 channels (Surround mode), while HRTF only works in Stereo. So, I can't use Sonar to play PUBG with stereo sound and proper spatial audio at the same time.

I know I can disable Sonar, which switches the headset to 2 channels and allows me to enable HRTF, but that means I lose on the custom audio features Sonar provides, which I'd like to keep.

Has anyone else run into this? Is there a way to make Sonar work in Stereo mode, or does anyone have suggestions on improving sound quality in this setup?

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,

I recently bought the Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro wireless and could use some help with a couple of issues I'm facing.

First off, the sound quality for movies and music is fantastic, and the headset fits really comfortably, so I’m happy with it in those areas. However, when it comes to gaming—especially PUBG—I’m having trouble with the surround sound.

In Surround mode, the sound feels "muddy." My own gunshots are too loud, while enemy gunshots are too quiet. Everything sounds muffled, almost as if it's coming from behind a wall. This is in stark contrast to my previous headset, the EPOS H3 Pro Hybrid, where the sound was crystal clear in both Surround and Stereo modes. Unfortunately, that headset developed a loose connection in the right ear, which led me to switch to the Arctis Nova Pro.

I thought switching to Stereo mode and using HRTF (Head-Related Transfer Function) might solve my positional audio issues, but here’s the problem: Steelseries Sonar automatically creates virtual audio devices that run on 8 channels (Surround mode), while HRTF only works in Stereo. So, I can’t use Sonar to play PUBG with stereo sound and proper spatial audio at the same time.

I know I can disable Sonar, which switches the headset to 2 channels and allows me to enable HRTF, but that means I lose out on the custom audio features Sonar provides, which I’d like to keep.

Has anyone else run into this? Is there a way to make Sonar work in Stereo mode, or does anyone have suggestions on improving sound quality in this setup?

Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone, I encountered a problem after buying Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headphones, the sound in PUBG as if from the barrel is not clear, the enemy is close or far, I can't do anything with these, please help