Expensive as ever astro s redesigned a50 nevertheless makes a case for its sticker price with a sleeker charging cradle a return to the more reliable 2 4ghz band and a refined audio profile.
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.
We ve updated the line of sight wireless range result after finding a discrepancy with the results of the astro a50 gen 4.
Astro a50 base station performance even shoddy software can t hide the fact that the astro a50s are a stellar gaming headset.
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.
However the astro a50 wears its gaming design like a badge of honor.
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.
Still the garish multi colored design of years past is gone replaced with a more modern all black design.
They were more expensive then what i originally bought the elite 800s for and come with a boom mic instead of built in.
The various versions are exactly the same except for the small chat dongle for xbox one.
This year astro has moved to 2 4ghz radios as opposed to 5 8.
For gamers not interested in connecting to xbox live however the astro a50 gen 2 is easily one of the best wireless headsets for pc gaming.
Converted to test bench 1 2.
Build quality is very good.
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.
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.
Within the 2 days of owning the astro a50s i had them power off then back on for no reason.