Is the cheaper one better? / SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 VS Arctis Nova 7

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWZYA2gkj68

Sintesi

TLDRThe video compares the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 and Nova 7 headsets. It highlights the Nova 7 as the all-around favorite for its comfort and sound quality but points out the advantages of the Nova 5, including app control and price. Key features like microphone performance and build quality are also discussed, with the Nova 5 offering superior mic audio. The headsets are both recommended on their respective merits, depending on user priorities for flexibility or enhanced features.

Punti di forza

  • 🎧 The Nova 7 is the top all-around headset.
  • 💸 Nova 5 is more cost-effective at around $130.
  • 📱 Nova 5 features app control for easy settings adjustment.
  • 🔊 Nova 5 boasts superior microphone quality compared to Nova 7.
  • ⚖️ Both headsets have interchangeable ear cushions.
  • 🔄 Only Nova 7 supports simultaneous Bluetooth connections.
  • 💨 Nova 5 is lighter, enhancing comfort during long use.
  • 🔋 Nova 5 offers up to 60 hours of battery life.
  • 🎮 Both headsets perform well across platforms.
  • 🔀 Nova 5 is recommended for gamers prioritizing app features.

Linea temporale

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The speaker discusses the upcoming Turtle Beach products and emphasizes their favorite headset, the SteelSeries Arctic Nova 7s, while comparing them to the newer Nova 5s model. They highlight the versatility of the Nova 5x version, which works across all platforms and is app-controlled, making it a recommended choice.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    In the comfort comparison, the Nova 5s are noted for their lightweight and better clamping force, leading to a more comfortable fit than the Nova 7s. The review also covers the build quality, noting that both models share similar adjustability but differ in material, with the 7s being metal-reinforced and the 5s being lightweight plastic.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:17:37

    The review dives into features where the Nova 5s offer app control for EQ settings, whereas the Nova 7s provide simultaneous Bluetooth connectivity. The Nova 5s, priced lower, offer significant advantages, including longer battery life and better microphone quality, ultimately leading to a recommendation for the Nova 5s for those prioritizing app control and budget.

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Video Domande e Risposte

  • What is the main comparison point between Nova 5 and Nova 7 headsets?

    The main comparison involves their comfort, build quality, features, and audio performance.

  • Which headset do you recommend for all-around use?

    The Nova 7 is recommended for all-around use, but the Nova 5X is favored for its app control and lightweight design.

  • What is the price difference between the Nova 5 and Nova 7?

    The Nova 5 is priced around $130, while the Nova 7 is typically $180.

  • What does app control allow for the Nova 5 headset?

    App control allows for EQ customization, firmware updates, and easier access to settings.

  • How do the microphones of Nova 5 and Nova 7 compare?

    The Nova 5 has a more improved microphone, providing clearer audio compared to the Nova 7.

  • Can the ear cushions be swapped between the Nova 5 and Nova 7?

    Yes, the ear cushions and headbands can be swapped between the two models.

  • Do both headsets provide simultaneous Bluetooth functionality?

    Only the Nova 7 provides simultaneous Bluetooth; the Nova 5 does not.

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    always been that so I understand and
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    we're going to be taking a look at again
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    are the Nova 5ivs I have the Nova 5x
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    which is the version I recommend you get
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    because again you can use it on every
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    single platform and now that they're app
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    controlled you don't have to worry about
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    again does this work on this console or
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    that console it's going to work across
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    all of them so again I highly recommend
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    you go with the X version of the fives
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    but over here we have the regular sevens
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    with the regular Don that can't switch
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    and then over here with the 7x which I
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    primarily use which you can switch over
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    and snugs kind of got a hold of this
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    dongle a and yes as you see I have my
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    Nova 7s decked out in my Wicked cushions
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    gear I have the replaceable plates on
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    both of them over here and then of
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    course my Wicked cushion freeze pads I
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    just love the style of this now this is
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    The Phase Clan Edition H the reason for
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    that different headband but again steel
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    series does make custom headbands for
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    these as well but gosh these just look
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    accessories links for Wicked cushions
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    down in the description all right so
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    let's dive into the comparison here and
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    to keep it fair again we're going 5x and
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    I'm going to go against the 7x here
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    because again both of these can be used
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    on every single platform so kicking it
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    off with Comfort they're both pretty
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    much the exact same you do have your
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    headband up here on the sevens which is
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    more or less a silky material you can
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    pop it out on the arms right there and
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    it does adjust in like that you got that
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    full swivel ear pad going in and out now
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    coming over here to the fives again you
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    do have that adjustable headband which
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    by the way people asked if the headband
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    from the sevens in the pros can work on
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    these yes it can I'll show you right
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    here I'll snap it right in we got on the
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    highest adjustment right now and you see
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    it fits in there perfectly fine so if
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    you want to buy one of those replacement
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    kits from steel series and maybe get a
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    different color or a different headband
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    cuz I personally do like the headband on
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    the higher end the sevens or the pros
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    it's got that silky material over over
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    here you kind of have more or less that
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    elastic bit and then these hard plastic
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    bits on the side so I do prefer that
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    headband better and yes you can switch
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    them and as far as adjustability on the
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    new fives it's the exact same as the
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    sevens you got those tension arms going
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    in and out right there you got the forks
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    moving around your ear cup goes in and
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    out so again they both have full swivel
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    and the same adjustability as far as ear
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    cushions they both come with the exact
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    same ear cushions again I have my Wicked
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    cushions over here and yes the same pads
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    that you use on a seven will it on fives
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    they simply peel right off bam right
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    there you can see they have the same
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    type of deal for them to attach and you
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    can swap pads if you want but again the
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    pads that come on the fives are the same
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    that come on the sevens very comfortable
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    but a little bit shallow now before I
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    close out the comfort and let you know
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    which one wins I want to roll right into
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    the build because this does play into
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    the comfort of both of these headsets
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    over here on the sevens the headband up
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    here is reinforced with metal going all
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    the way around it and then as far as
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    your forks you can see you got one Loop
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    right over there some people have issues
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    with this how it dangles it's never
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    broken on me over time if you use these
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    for a year or more this does loosen up
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    quite a bit more it's never broken on me
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    again but again it does start to loosen
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    up there quite a bit but as far as the
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    build it's really just that fork and
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    then this is metal over here on the
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    fives you see you got both Forks going
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    over and the entire headset is plastic
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    which is incredibly incredibly
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    lightweight now yes I do have my Wicked
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    cushions over here which are a little
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    bit heavier but even with that without
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    that you notice the weight difference
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    over here on the sevens compared to the
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    fives these things are feather light and
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    when we take both of these headsets and
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    put them on our head again take into
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    account I have my wiked cushions over
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    here the clamping force on these are
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    definitely a lot lighter and I think
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    that goes in to play with that metal
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    headband again you're taking it you're
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    putting it on so that's stretching out
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    and kind of holding its position plus
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    you only have that one arm right there
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    so again the ear cups are going to flex
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    out a little bit more so the clamping
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    force on the sevens are definitely on
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    the light end coming over here to the
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    fives you know I'm going to put these
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    right on that line of light to medium
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    cresting right into medium there no
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    pressure it's not hurting my glasses or
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    pressing in or anything but they stay
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    put a whole lot more and again that goes
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    into multiple areas you got the full
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    Fork going over here rather than the one
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    arm you have the plastic headband so
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    it's going to really hold its tension
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    over time and it's incredibly
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    lightweight like no joke if I was to
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    give one the Winford Comfort here hands
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    down it is the Nova fives like these
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    things are amazing the sevens are
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    incredibly stinking cozy as well but the
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    lightweight of the fives is fantastic
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    Now features and functions is where
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    things start to get a little bit juicy
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    with these headsets again as far as the
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    dongles talking about the X version
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    again you can swap them from Xbox PC
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    PlayStation switch whatever just switch
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    it over USB or Xbox if you go with the
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    P's or the regulars you do not get this
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    option so again I repeat myself go with
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    the X version now talking about the
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    sevens over here you got mic mute your
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    volume all the the top bottoms down
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    retractable microphone with the LED
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    light down there you also have a 3.5
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    Port here USBC charging which I believe
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    on these guys you're only getting 36
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    hours or up to 36 hours you have your
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    game to chat dial power button Bluetooth
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    which this is simultaneous Bluetooth so
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    you can get game audio and music or
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    video Whatever two audio sources at the
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    same time via again 2.4 or Bluetooth
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    coming over here to the five a lot of
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    the similar buttons you got your mic
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    mute your volume top bottom to lowest
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    now over here just mild thing you can
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    see the buttons on the five or the
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    volume wheel is much smaller than the
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    one over there on the sevens and it's
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    also placed in a different location on
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    the fives is down here on the lower lip
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    on the sevens is up here on this upper
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    lip which I do prefer because if you sit
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    on a couch it's never going to again
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    touch that roll or let it slide back a
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    little bit over here on the fives again
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    if you're leaning back you can get that
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    accidental slip of the volume wheel
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    which they would have put it up here
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    anyways you got your microphone retracts
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    you got that light for muting which
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    would do do the mic test here shortly
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    over here on the other side you got your
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    quick switch or Bluetooth button power
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    button and then game to chat again the
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    wheel is placed down here on the bottom
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    rather than up here as it is over on the
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    sevens now the Bluetooth on the fives is
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    not simultaneous it's one of the other
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    hence the reason for the quick switch
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    button if you get a phone call it comes
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    right over and takes priority but again
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    you're not going to get two audio
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    sources it's going to be straight up
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    phone call straight up Bluetooth music
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    or whatever or straight up game when
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    over here on the sevens you can get both
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    and the battery life over here on the
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    fives is increased to up to 60 hours via
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    Bluetooth and I believe it's 50 hours
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    via 2.4 so uh significantly longer than
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    the sevens now the biggest difference
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    with the Nova 5S to the Nova 7s is the
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    app control for the Nova 5ivs I love
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    this I wish every game in headset was
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    controlled via an app it's so convenient
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    you're in game bam come down here get a
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    custom EQ these are all the sonar preset
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    eqs if you want to get a saved EQ or
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    your custom EQ you have to be on PC save
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    the sonar and then to the headset then
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    it saves over here to the app so that's
  • 00:08:05
    a little inconvenient but I never caught
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    myself needing that again whatever game
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    I was really using these sonar ones are
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    dialed in really good not excessive or
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    goofy by any means so really cool and
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    then of course you got different
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    settings for Bluetooth if you want a
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    different EQ for Bluetooth in 2.4 you
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    switch it like that again some other
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    settings as far as your microphone your
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    side tone the mute LED and then your
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    basic settings over here as far as
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    firmware and stuff now as far as update
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    in this headset it does have to be
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    plugged into a PC I wish steel series
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    would add two things to this app number
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    one over the a uh updates via Bluetooth
  • 00:08:38
    on the app and then also being able to
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    set a custom EQ on the app rather than
  • 00:08:42
    having to go to PC and then to this but
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    at the end of the day this is
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    gamechanging again I've stated it in
  • 00:08:49
    many headset videos razors Turtle
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    Beaches which they all do I think every
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    gaming headset should have an app
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    function of course if the headset has
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    Bluetooth and it's in that price range
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    app functionality just makes headsets so
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    much more convenient and a pleasure to
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    use cuz you just swipe a finger pick
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    what you want as you're jumping around
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    game to game now for the test that I am
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    incredibly excited about because if you
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    watch my standler review of the 5x they
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    talked about the updated chipset the Gen
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    to whatever and it lets 16bit audio go
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    from the microphone we're all familiar
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    with previous steel series headsets I
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    stated in just about all of my videos
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    and we all know their microphones are
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    bad they're just tiny they're Airy like
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    an old cell phone or walkie-talkie or
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    something which is probably what you're
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    getting here I'm going to keep this fair
  • 00:09:32
    I got it right about a thumbs length
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    from my mouth so we're going to make
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    sure we get the same distance over there
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    now you do
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    have that mute light function on the
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    microphone here it's retractable again
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    you get that tone in the headset
  • 00:09:45
    whenever you mute it but as far as sound
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    of the microphone this is the Nova 7s
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    which is pretty much what you're going
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    to get across all of them the Nova Pros
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    any of the other novas this is what the
  • 00:09:54
    microphone sounds like let's see if the
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    updated one is truly better than the old
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    one and now you're hearing the
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    microphone on the Nova 5x again I'm
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    right at that thumb length maybe a
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    little bit Clos let me bump it out there
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    a little bit so now we're right at that
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    thumb length distance and as far as in
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    the app I went ahead and set the
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    microphone to right at 75% and in my
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    recording device the volume is set to
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    the same of the Nova 7s here and I will
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    tell you what just looking at my graph
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    here like holy SCH smokes this headset
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    is not nearly picking up as much as that
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    headset was so I think it's canceling
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    out some of those other sounds when you
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    hear me talk I have a lot of PS and T's
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    right so that'll depend on how you talk
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    there but it's just a subtle down more
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    clear graph that I'm seeing when it's
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    recording here so again listening to One
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    to the other we're going to hear that
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    difference there and there's no tweaking
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    no editing or anything this is straight
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    plugged in played of course you do have
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    that app control in here which I have
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    set to 75% just so we're clear on that
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    and the mic difference you do have the
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    mute button
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    here which you do get a tone it's a much
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    quieter tone in this headset then
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    compared to the sevens and you also get
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    that LED indicator so again mic to mic
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    let's see which one sounds better so I
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    just listened to both of those
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    microphone test there and clear as day
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    the Nova 5 sounds significantly better
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    there's more body in it they sound a
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    little bit more full a little bit more
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    natural when over here again it just
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    sounds tiny Airy like a walkie-talkie or
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    just something bad like that you know is
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    this mic perfect this is the best gaming
  • 00:11:25
    microphone you're going to find on a
  • 00:11:26
    headset no it's not again those P's and
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    t's for me still a little bit more
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    prominent I've experienced ones from
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    like Razer and uh Logitech one or utsy
  • 00:11:34
    some of their mics are a little bit
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    better but again they do also have those
  • 00:11:38
    wind screens on them you don't get that
  • 00:11:39
    light indicator so it's kind of like I
  • 00:11:41
    sit here thinking in my head like will I
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    sacrifice a windscreen over this which
  • 00:11:45
    you can put it over for like you can get
  • 00:11:47
    pack of windc screens for like five
  • 00:11:48
    bucks on Amazon but would I sacrifice
  • 00:11:51
    that wind screen for that mute indicator
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    I love that mute indicator so I know my
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    microphone's muted right there you know
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    so I don't know maybe hopefully in
  • 00:11:59
    future iterations of Steel series
  • 00:12:00
    headsets they can find a way to
  • 00:12:02
    implement maybe a little pop filter
  • 00:12:05
    little windscreen inside the microphone
  • 00:12:06
    and still give us that that one I'm
  • 00:12:08
    going to give you for free steel series
  • 00:12:10
    any other ideas after that I'm going to
  • 00:12:11
    charge you 5% for each unit sold so how
  • 00:12:14
    about sound is there a difference
  • 00:12:16
    between either of these headsets well
  • 00:12:18
    I'll tell you what they're both using 40
  • 00:12:20
    mm drivers with a freak range of 20 to
  • 00:12:22
    22,000 when you pop the ear cup off and
  • 00:12:24
    look at the drivers which the camera's
  • 00:12:26
    not going to pick up they even look the
  • 00:12:28
    exact same and and yes they sound the
  • 00:12:31
    exact same briefly summarizing the sound
  • 00:12:34
    here which I've talked about so much um
  • 00:12:36
    it's the same as the sevens it's the
  • 00:12:38
    same as the previous arcst where you can
  • 00:12:39
    get into different Sounders when you
  • 00:12:40
    step up into the pros so with the new
  • 00:12:43
    Nova line they are a little bit more
  • 00:12:44
    Basse a little bit more full they're not
  • 00:12:46
    heavy by any means or thumpy but there's
  • 00:12:49
    a little bit more body a little bit more
  • 00:12:50
    immersion right I play a Diablo en join
  • 00:12:53
    that new season I play a lot of Destiny
  • 00:12:54
    those are pretty much my two primary gam
  • 00:12:56
    I'm playing Star Wars Survivor whatever
  • 00:12:58
    not a star Wars fan but my gosh am I
  • 00:13:00
    loving that game so we got games with
  • 00:13:02
    chaos a lot going on and then some
  • 00:13:05
    dialogue and stuff you know and I can
  • 00:13:07
    get everything I want here over on the
  • 00:13:08
    fives I pretty much kept it on a destiny
  • 00:13:10
    EQ all the time which was just nice
  • 00:13:12
    because again I got detail dialogue
  • 00:13:14
    environment and music I got everything
  • 00:13:17
    right there nice and balanced now over
  • 00:13:19
    here on the sevens of course you're
  • 00:13:21
    going to be adjusting that stuff on the
  • 00:13:22
    PC which is a little bit of a pain but
  • 00:13:24
    yes you're going to get the exact same
  • 00:13:27
    sound over here now when you slap on
  • 00:13:29
    your wicked cushions it's going to hold
  • 00:13:30
    in that sound a little bit more since
  • 00:13:31
    these are pretty much fully cloth a
  • 00:13:33
    little bit of pleather inside but once
  • 00:13:34
    they compress it's pretty much full
  • 00:13:35
    cloth so if you want to lock in some
  • 00:13:37
    more of that base a little bit more full
  • 00:13:39
    sound or block out some of the sounds
  • 00:13:41
    from out there definitely get your
  • 00:13:42
    wicked cushions and slap those on but
  • 00:13:44
    that's besides the point the core sound
  • 00:13:46
    here it is Fuller but you still get that
  • 00:13:48
    detail and you can really play around
  • 00:13:50
    with the sound if you want a little bit
  • 00:13:51
    more uh detail a little more treble you
  • 00:13:54
    can get that here right so playing
  • 00:13:56
    Diablo you got all these monsters going
  • 00:13:58
    around and you got your ability ities
  • 00:13:59
    per your character your class you're
  • 00:14:01
    still going to hear the separation of
  • 00:14:02
    both you hear the monsters and again
  • 00:14:04
    your abilities from your class it's not
  • 00:14:06
    like the monsters are going to over do
  • 00:14:09
    all the other sounds which is what I
  • 00:14:10
    really like so I can still again get
  • 00:14:12
    involved with my character and feel like
  • 00:14:14
    I'm actually there same thing with
  • 00:14:15
    Destiny you got the hive and this out of
  • 00:14:17
    the other but you can still hear the
  • 00:14:19
    reloads and the sounds of each different
  • 00:14:21
    weapon if you're using a bow or rocket
  • 00:14:22
    launcher or something you know really
  • 00:14:24
    cool to get that and then it go going to
  • 00:14:26
    Jedi fall Survivor it's cool to get that
  • 00:14:29
    dialogue and then again the environment
  • 00:14:32
    and the body it was it just does
  • 00:14:34
    everything you need it's not doing
  • 00:14:35
    anything too much or too little it's
  • 00:14:38
    right here it's that sound I think
  • 00:14:39
    everybody get down with the previous
  • 00:14:41
    Arctic line was focused on highs so many
  • 00:14:44
    highs on those which is why I love them
  • 00:14:46
    back in the days because I mainly played
  • 00:14:47
    FPS games these days I really don't play
  • 00:14:50
    too many FPS games I'm looking forward
  • 00:14:52
    to ex defyant but again a lot of them
  • 00:14:54
    have gotten kind of stale so I play a
  • 00:14:56
    lot more story games or PVE uh type of
  • 00:14:59
    of games and these really do it again
  • 00:15:01
    the biggest thing that's going to
  • 00:15:02
    differentiate these two headsets is the
  • 00:15:04
    Nova fivs being able to use app control
  • 00:15:07
    just by your fingertips if you're
  • 00:15:08
    playing Destiny bam you swing over and
  • 00:15:10
    you want to play an FPS game or you want
  • 00:15:12
    to come over to a racing game you can do
  • 00:15:14
    that over here you're going to have to
  • 00:15:15
    be on PC to adjust those sounds which is
  • 00:15:18
    a bit of a stinker but at the core yes
  • 00:15:20
    they both sound the exact same so now
  • 00:15:23
    for our final showdown and maybe the
  • 00:15:25
    biggest comparison that will make up
  • 00:15:27
    your mind for you is the price the value
  • 00:15:29
    of these headsets the Nova 7s are coming
  • 00:15:31
    in at $180 MSRP and they've been out for
  • 00:15:34
    a little while so you can find them for
  • 00:15:36
    around $150 these days all day long
  • 00:15:38
    pending color and platform that you go
  • 00:15:40
    with and then the Nova fivs are coming
  • 00:15:43
    in at
  • 00:15:44
    $130 so look at MSRP to MSRP
  • 00:15:48
    180130 I say all day long go with the
  • 00:15:51
    Nova 5S it's a no-brainer right but say
  • 00:15:53
    if we look at the sale price you're only
  • 00:15:55
    talking $20 difference what is the key
  • 00:15:58
    difference here simultaneous Bluetooth
  • 00:16:01
    and then app control don't look at the
  • 00:16:03
    build as anything different I don't know
  • 00:16:05
    you know maybe I might retract that and
  • 00:16:07
    say the lightweight of this is a really
  • 00:16:08
    good selling point which I I really do
  • 00:16:10
    so let me let me retrack that and say
  • 00:16:12
    the lightweight of the Nova 5es is
  • 00:16:14
    definitely a big selling point but you
  • 00:16:15
    got to look at that is simultaneous
  • 00:16:17
    Bluetooth a big factor for you playing
  • 00:16:20
    racing games you want your music there's
  • 00:16:21
    no question you're going with the sevens
  • 00:16:24
    if it's not and you want that app
  • 00:16:25
    control you just want to be able to get
  • 00:16:26
    a phone call which is pretty much what I
  • 00:16:28
    need need and I absolutely love app
  • 00:16:30
    control the fives are the clear as day
  • 00:16:33
    winner and yes if it was me right now I
  • 00:16:36
    would choose the Nova fives they're
  • 00:16:39
    doing everything I want and I'm going to
  • 00:16:41
    save some money does that mean I'm going
  • 00:16:43
    to box up my ever so gorgeous custom
  • 00:16:45
    Nova 7s here I mean I can't change out
  • 00:16:48
    the ear cut plate on the Nova 5S but I
  • 00:16:51
    can swap out the ear pads and the
  • 00:16:52
    headbands probably going to have to get
  • 00:16:54
    with wikied cushions and customize these
  • 00:16:56
    up a bit cuz I am going with the Nova 5
  • 00:16:58
    so I hope you enjoyed this video I hope
  • 00:17:00
    it was able to help you out but most
  • 00:17:02
    importantly I hope it was able to save
  • 00:17:04
    you some money maybe you can add some of
  • 00:17:06
    that money to some of those new Turtle
  • 00:17:07
    Beach products I have coming out for you
  • 00:17:09
    so make sure to hit the bell and
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    subscribe for those videos coming up or
  • 00:17:12
    any other future videos and again I
  • 00:17:13
    thank you so much for coming by for this
  • 00:17:15
    one hope I catch you in the next one bye
  • 00:17:17
    now
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