Wireless Headphones for all forms of media

Couple weeks back the arm on my SS Arctis Nova 5s snapped (dropped them). Didnt bother me as i was leaving for a while but now im back i have been looking at replacing them but ideally with an upgrade.

Currently they are priced around £100, in an ideal world id spend up to £150 but if something was that good id be willing to go to around £180.

As simple as it may seem, i have already bought and tried a few models and nothing seems to compare to the quality i have. So far i have tried:

Turtle Beach Stealth 700 gen 3 - Sound was muddy and thin, CS2 sounded terrible. Quite heavy and uncomfortable

Truthear Pure IEMS - Music sounded great but cs2 felt thin, also wired so more inconvenient

A20X - Worst of the bunch, music, cs2, media all sounded very muddy and dull

I never put much thought into buying the nova 5s but i use them for everything (movies, youtube, music, games) and to me they out perform all of the above in each catergory (with the exception of music on the IEMs).

Im just looking for something to use for everything that would be better than what i currently have, at this rate given prices of strong audio performance im half tempted to just buy another pair of nova 5s so i dont have to keep putting tape on the arm. I've never had issues with hearing footsteps or enjoying good music with them but everything else ive tried just doesnt come close.

As my final attempt at looking for a change, i have delved into open back headphones (heard they are great for media and music but not sure about competetive games) and looked into better Steelseries versions (Pros are too expensive and nova 7s seem to only benefit people who want simultaneous connections)

Anyone who can help out if much appreciated, i live in the UK so if anyone also has any shops with the proposed headphones on display that would be even better. I know it may be a big ask so thanks for any help in advance!

Posted Sep 11, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC

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