Astro A50 Gen 2 Review

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.

Within the 2 days of owning the astro a50s i had them power off then back on for no reason. 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. Astro a50 gen 2 review. Converted to test bench 1 2.

Astro a50 base station performance even shoddy software can t hide the fact that the astro a50s are a stellar gaming headset. This year astro has moved to 2 4ghz radios as opposed to 5 8. 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 battery section of the review to better reflect a typical use case for an average user.

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. 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. However the astro a50 wears its gaming design like a badge of honor.

The various versions are exactly the same except for the small chat dongle for xbox one. 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. They were more expensive then what i originally bought the elite 800s for and come with a boom mic instead of built in. 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.