Name: A50 Wireless Headset
Brand: Astro Gaming
SKU: 12304
Rating: 4.3 (40 reviews)

4.3

based on all reviews

Superior convenience
mature app ecosystem
The audio is excellent and is highly configurable

mind paying a bit more for quality
Astro A50 got a bit of a soft revamp
significant background noise while listening to the microphone

Impedance: 48 Ω
Sensitivity: , 118 dB
Frequency range: 20, 21000 Hz
Acoustic design: Open
Sound output: Surround
Style: Over-Ear

Astro Gaming A50 Wireless Headset - Pros & Cons

Superior convenience
mature app ecosystem
The audio is excellent and is highly configurable
The flip-to-mute mic is also a nice convenience
headset worked like a charm
wireless connectivity is very good overall
a fantastic feat of engineering and a remarkable gaming headset
The wheel has a rubber texture which makes it easy to control
has incorporated high quality plastic which can withstand a decent amount of pressure
Getting everything up and running was quick and easy
The headphones are well-built
the microphone on the A50 is quite good
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a very convenient base station and well-designed audio features
an easy and fast change of attachments
Adjustable design
strong battery life
Everything looks precisely coordinated and placed in a targeted manner
sound quality
comfortable
and look
Great set of Headphones all around
Great headphones
and an awesome headset
Comfort and sound quality
Range is pretty good
nicely designed and very comfortable package
The headset itself is made stable
it is incredibly comfortable
Excellent mic recording quality and noise handling capability
The charging station itself appears solid
superior recording quality and noise handling capability
The Astro are more comfortable
feel better-built
the arm is flexible and can thus be varied
a very good frequency response and have a well-balanced sound profile
better-balanced sound profile and a more consistent audio delivery across users
the hinges on the edge are robust and made of metal
The Astro are much more comfortable and have a significantly more balanced sound profile
Their headband does a good job of distributing their weight
very comfortable and have a well-balanced sound profile
The connection of the headset is straightforward
more comfortable
better-built
the exchange is effortless
Astro A50 are great for neutral sound
the shell gives us a visually attractive stand for our premium headset
size adjustment using a hinge is reasonable and engages directly and adequately
subtle styling
robust construction
high comfort levels
A50 does a great job for a set of gaming headphones
the design and construction is a solid 9 out of 10
sound quality and comfort
The battery assembly here is quite interesting
Deep
clear and crisp audio quality
simple and useful
the sound here is irresistible
build quality
and construction materials are impressive everywhere
The dock worked fine most of the time
comfortable headsets tailored to a variety of gaming needs
durable and more comfortable build
the headset seems well built
frequency response is good for electronic music and anything with booming bass
improved audio detail and surround sound creates
Setup is relatively simple
Thin
convenient charging cradle
updated 2019 version improves on the design and adds a few useful features
Sound quality is excellent and it is remarkably comfortable to wear for extended gaming
The design is clean and well thought out
A50 also doubles as a dependable pair of multimedia headphones
foam pads much better for longer sessions
excellent and immersive
wireless signal is much improved this time around
clear and accurate audio pairing with
excellent audio performance in games
they sound great and they re easy to use
nice and useful addition
standard settings are pretty good
Wireless range for the A50 is also great

mind paying a bit more for quality
Astro A50 got a bit of a soft revamp
significant background noise while listening to the microphone
need the dual sound source mixing
headset would immediately lose signal
slightly strange losing signal at relatively close proximity to my router
expensive
flimsy gaming headset
nothing s too far out of whack
too flimsy and too expensive
headset to actually charge in the cradle took a little fiddling
accidentally losing charge by forgetting to switch off the headset
A50 acts and sounds when connected to a PC
Xbox One compatibility is sometimes disrupted by unknown causes
Too many are simply trying to capitalize on affiliate revenue
color scheme is much less prominent
there are no refined settings for the frequencies here
Astro has not installed a so-called pop filter
the sound is only transmitted in stereo
This has no optical output for the sound
the headband is slightly open and a slight hollow
flimsy plastic headset marked up to the roof
cheap plastic-rubbery coating had begun to fall off
A50 Headset fail the Dolby button on the Mix-Amp box failed
it auto shuts off after 10 mins of silence
expensive headset just stopped working
optical cable and usb)
the strip that sits across the top of your head is uncomfortable
There was no support resolution as the product was not deemed to be broken
A50's sound profile can become quite congested
just whack it back into the charging station
quite big and heavy
The bass is just a little too overpowering
No cherry-picked units sent by brands
the headphones themselves have awful noise isolation capability
lack of noise isolation that has me hovering back to my Steelseries
clamp the head as tightly as the Astro A50 Gen 3 Wireless
poor isolation performance
it takes to reach 100% feels slow at over three hours
it s a little inconsistent
s a very significant under-emphasis in the bass range
directional effect is definitely a little on the light side
Nothing s too far out of whack
boys dealt with everything thrown their way
lack of playback controls on the A50
gaming headsets aren t nearly as disappointing
bass-heavy would be the understatement of the year
This mic setup does not retract and cannot be removed
A50s is not as snug as some headphones we've
stone-still while playing
the audio bleeds a bit
the microphone is activated when lowered to your mouth
No wired option for mobile devices
None of these headsets have convenient charging bases
you can even dim the lights on the base station
this cannot be swapped over to the other side
the headset dropped back in its charging bay
bad Bluetooth and annoying charge cables
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large and relatively bulky
controls are harder to find and use
old
grumpy and more than just a little cynical
getting a bit old now
PS4 headset does not work with Xbox One and vice versa
the headphones will turn themselves off
Sony game is less than 24 hours away
the headset seems to take a very long time to charge
headset cannot be used for any other device and you cannot remove the microphone arm
steep price tag means high expectations
turning the surround sound off help a bit
Astro A50 falls a little flat when listening to music
weird measurement markings along the side of the headset
a lot of the details in the higher range is lost

Astro Gaming A50 Wireless Headset - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Impedance	48 Ω Best: Stax SR-L500 Impedance: 145000 Ω
Weight	363 g Best: Cyber Acoustics ACM-7002 Weight: 0.11 g

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Astro Gaming A50 Wireless Headset - Full Specifications

Sound output	Surround
Style	Over-Ear
Headset (integrated/enclosed microphone)	yes

Weight	12.8 oz

Inputs supported	3.5mm USB
Cable length	1.5

Colour of product	Black Black,Green
Acoustic design	Open
Category	Gaming

Impedance	48.0 Ω
Sensitivity	< 118
Frequency range	20 - 21000
Total harmonic distortion (THD)	1.0 %

Battery life	10.0 h

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Astro Gaming A50 Wireless Headset Astro Gaming - Editorial Reviews (16)

4.2

Based on 16 reviews

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4.3

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4.0

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Published: 22.11.2016

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4.2

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4.0

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Review

4.2

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5.0

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