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ASTRO Gaming A50 Wireless Headset

$109.99
Condition: Refurbished
Model: Playstation 4 & 5
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First Impressions
By RoderickB on Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2020
First impressions: -Nice packaging, everything is brand spanking new with really nice plastic peels. Awesome new smell too. -Connecting the headset to my PC with the included optical and USB A to Micro USB cables work instantly, all I needed to do was switch computer output to optical out for my sound card. -Did some preliminary testing with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare + Warzone. Sound profile is differently from my recent Sennheisers, will have to play around with EQ and Dolby Sound settings. Sound's fine, just a really wide soundstage compared to the Sennheisers with Dolby Sound on, which I'll be getting used to. -Its taking a long while to charge the headset by today's standards, where you can almost fully charge a smartphone in less than 45-minutes. ~25% in an hour is not bad for something that will sit on the charging base for like 16-18 hours out of each day, though. -Almost the same as my old Gen 1 Astro A50s, with some really nice improvements. I like the comfort and the removable foam on the ear cups and head band for easy cleaning/replacing. Also nice to have a button to switch EQ profiles on the fly. And I now have again my favorite feature from my old headset, the rocking right ear cup plate to balance game and chat audio I've had many headsets over the years, always tried to get something nice and comfortable for long sessions, and tried to go for the best quality+comfort+features balance I could find for my PC+PS4 desk setup. I've had these headsets over many years, and in this order: a Logitech G700, Corsair Vengeance 2000, a refurbished gen 1 Astro A50, cheap Logitech G33 when my Astro was stolen during travel, Steelseries Arctis 5, Sennheiser Game One, Sennheiser GSP500. Out of all these, the Astro A50s and both Sennheisers are easily above the rest, these three are high quality headsets with satisfying sound. Steelseries Arctis 5 is easily the most comfortable of the bunch, and had lots of really nice features, but a faulty proprietary connector and the bad customer service experience that followed turned me off their brand forever, even if Amazon made things right in the end when they didn't have to(Thanks Amazon!). I loved my old Astro A50s, and these feel like coming back home, with some really nice improvements. I like the removable foam on the ear cups and head band for easy cleaning/replacing. Also nice to have a button to switch EQ profiles on the fly. The charging base is also really nice to have, and the expected 15-hour battery life should make life much easier compared to the 3 hours I used to get on my old refurbished ones. I now have again my favorite feature from my old headset, the rocking right ear cup button to balance game and chat audio I'm really looking forward to enjoying my Astro A50s with my PC + PS4, and hopefully PS5 when it comes out. I'll be updating my review to reflect my user experience as time goes by, Especially if any issues pop up.
Top critical review
1 people found this helpful
Worst headset I've used in 15 years
By The Maynes on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2025
I normally go with wireless headsets around $75-$125 for PC gaming. I decided to try this one since it boasted comfortability, battery life, sound quality, etc... 1. Top of the headset broke in 2 weeks. Every other headset has lasted 5+ years before having any sort of issue. This one literally has a flimsy piece that goes on the top of your head and it literally snapped off. I tried to super glue it back on but it refuses to stay on due to the way the headband is built. 2. Charging station after 6 weeks stopped working properly. It will connect (charge) and disconnect every 2 seconds unless I use a power cord plugged directly into the headset. 3. Sound quality and software - horrendous. I had calls over zoom, Discord, google hangouts, etc and the common theme was my mic quality was poor compared to when I used any other headset. Additionally, the sound changes drastically when you push a button next to the volume wheel making this a horrid experience. Please spend your money on something that will actually last and work as promised. A $75 Logitech headset works 10x better than this disappointing piece of garbage.

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