Astro Gaming - A40 TR Wired Stereo Gaming Headset for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC with MixAmp Pro TR Controller - Blue/Black

Been wanting to upgrade to a Astro Headset for a long time. Finally had the money to buy the A40s. And they do not disappoint.The sound quality is rich and full. The Dolby technology combined with the mixamp, which allows endless customization thought the Astro Command Center application, are what really put this headset above its direct competition. Save for buying a pair of Sennheiser headphones, you’d be hard-pressed to find a gaming headset with objectively better audio quality. It even handles the 3-D audio from the PS five pretty much flawlessly.

Well it does look pricey but let me start off by saying... the price is knitting compared to the quality it gives. The sound is so crispy, you have 4 different modes that you can tweak with on your laptop or pc to lower bass, or make some frequencies higher than other. It is the best headset i’ve ever had and probably the only headset I will buy from now and on. Don’t see any signs of it breaking on me anytime soon. Good job Astro.

My first Astro headset and I’m in love with them, easy to set up, I also have a Razer headset and nothing compare with the sound with my Astro , I play Search & Destroy in Modern Warfare and Black Ops 4 and I can hear the foot steps like never before with my other headsets.

Great headphones good buy, my son loves it perfect for his gaming very durable barely takes it off his head since he he’s got it. Good volume Crystal clear, I don’t have to worry about replacing these no time soon.

Absolutely great headset and I’ve now converted 2 people over from turtle beach headsets after I let them hear, see, and feel the quality of this headset.

ASTRO gaming headsets have always been the best I highly recommend 10 out of 10 theres no other gaming headsets out there that can compete with ASTRO #FAN4LIFE #1 #TheBest

Great headset, the build quality is superb and they produce great and clear sound. Voice over mic is clear too! Install was easy on my PC. Plug the mixamp via USB, then the headset to it. It was recognized. Then, download the Astro command center FROM THE WINDOWS APP STORE (not the one from Astro's website, or you will have problems). There was a firmware update, and the I was ready to go. It comes with 4 equalizer presets, which one can modify. The volume and chat balance dials feel sturdy and made with great quality, I'm loving this setup and its helping me improve my sound positioning in Rainbow six Siege, which is vital! They were a little bit stiff out of the box, but after a 30 min gaming session, they became way comfier and no problems with my glasses. The sound quality and the surround sound is superb, as long as you follow my tips bellow, for PC users. @@@PC USERS TIPS@@@ 1-Download the Astro command center from the WINDOWS APP STORE, not from Astro's web, only the Windows app store version works ok with this gen 4 device. 2- The included Dolby audio surround on the Mixamp is only for the PS 4 (or if you output dolby digital live from your PC's sound card, in short, its only for when the mixamp is receiving audio via optical port), don't use it if you have the MIXAMP via USB!, how to bellow. 3- In order to correctly get surround sound on a PC via a USB connection, you must set the MIXAMP TO PASSTHROUGH MODE, THAT IS THE STAR ON THE FIRST BUTTON TO THE TOP. Then: Head to the Windows Settings > System > Sound > Sound Control Panel on the right hand side. Under the playback devices, right click on the ASTRO MixAmp Pro Game and select Properties. Select Spatial Sound. Change the Spatial Sound Format to either Windows Sonic for Headphones or Dolby Atmos for Headphones and enable the turn on 7.1 virtual surround sound. This is straight from the horses mouth, Astro. Unfortunately they failed to put this on their manual, but their reddit community is very active and I got this directly from an Astro rep. This is how they recommend it to be plugged in a PC via USB, otherwise if you enable the dolby audio on the mixamp all you will get is reverberation and echo but not truly positional surround sound. Also, if they wanted the above, they should have included a code for the Dolby Atmos purchase on windows, but its not that expensive, $15, but for the price of the headset, I feel a free code should have been included. I hope this helps PC users, if you follow the above, you will get great surround quality sound! PS4 users, can use the included Dolby on the mixamp, as it works fine with dolby via optical.

I’ve had these astros for exactly 3 weeks and have several other headphones and headsets to compare them to. The paint on the headband is cheap and I just noticed that it has been chipping. Not a deal breaker but for this price and this early for the paint to be deteriorating is not great.