When comparing the astro a50 gen 2 to the newer gen 3 model the most significant difference you ll find is that the gen 3 headset is compatible with xbox live.
Astro a50 gen 2 review.
Astro a50 gen 2 review.
I finally decided on the astro a50 gen 4 as they are just like the elite 800s in the fact they have a magnetic base to charge the headset.
However the astro a50 wears its gaming design like a badge of honor.
At s 499 us 299 the fourth gen astro a50 continues to be one of the most expensive gaming headsets on the market as per tradition.
Converted to test bench 1 2.
Armed with the handy mix of a charging dock internal gyros chat mix and great audio it looks set to be the jack of all trades of the headphones scene.
The various versions are exactly the same except for the small chat dongle for xbox one.
It s a small peeve but feel astro should be ashamed for making their product differentiation of the 2nd gen astro headsets so confusing misleading really.
They were more expensive then what i originally bought the elite 800s for and come with a boom mic instead of built in.
This year astro has moved to 2 4ghz radios as opposed to 5 8.
We ve updated the battery section of the review to better reflect a typical use case for an average user.
Build quality is very good.
Within the 2 days of owning the astro a50s i had them power off then back on for no reason.
Still the garish multi colored design of years past is gone replaced with a more modern all black design.
In this review of the 2019 astro a50 gen 4s i m going to cover the technical details the design performance and how they compare to my old gen 2s.
Astro a50 base station performance even shoddy software can t hide the fact that the astro a50s are a stellar gaming headset.