Customer Ratings & Reviews

I understand that these headphones are expensive but you do get what you pay for in sound quality. These headphones sound like they are not even on your head and the sound is coming from a speaker in the distance which is very cool. It doesn't sound like the sound is right on your head like normal headphones. The sound is very natural. The other reviews are correct if you're looking for something that sounds good for music you would be better off with regular headphones in this price range but this headphone is specifically for gamers and has a lot of chat features which makes it perfect for gamers. The best features are the flip up microphone for mute and the large buttons on the side of the right headphone can to adjust between game volume and voice volume this is the mixer. The worst thing that I can say about this headphone is that it can get uncomfortable on the top of your head after long gaming sessions and when you have your head against a pillow or soft recliner it can actually touch the right headphone can mix button and adjust it by pushing on it accidentally. There's also an auto power-off feature that engages and turns the headphone off sometimes in the middle of playing if you hold your head really still. Once in awhile if you hold your head really still you have to move your head to get it to turn back on or turn it off and back on again. This is a bit annoying and there may be a setting to disable this feature as I always put my headphones back on the charging base when I'm done with them. The battery has an amazing long life and I don't think I've ever gone down more than two bars and have played for hours. Of course I mostly play games like Minecraft that aren't too noisy so this may be a factor to the louder the sounds the more battery it will use. One thing that I like about this headphone is that I bought the other base for $99 on line that matches it with the PS4 so all you have to do is set the headphone in the dock for the system you want to play with, just let it sit there for about 2 seconds then left it off and it's paired to the other system! I don't know of any other headphones that can do this and since I have both an Xbox One X and PS4 Pro these are the perfect headphones for me. If you are trying to decide between these headphones and some other headphones and you have no problem paying the price of these just get the A50s you will not be disappointed.

Audio quality - 9/10 Build - 8/10 Mic - 4/10 My previous headsets were Astro A40, Tritton AX Pro, Turtle Beach PX4 and Elite 800. I can honestly say that with respect to audio quality it would be a tossup between the AX Pro and A50's for my favorite sounding cans. The A50's just sound amazing whether I'm playing the last of us, division, Titanfall 2 it all sounds awesome. My last pair was the PX4, while good it wasn't great. The bass was lacking and the highs were overly sharp sometimes. With the A50's the bass is low and strong but not distorted even at high volumes and treble sounds nice and sharp if not a bit warm. The great thing is that all this is adjustable with the downloadable software(WIN or OS X). My main gripe is with the mic, like with my old a40's great audio mediocre mic. I've checked my connections, settings, firmware and what not but I still come through like I'm in a tunnel while crinkling newspaper. Maybe I got a bad mic but I'll never know since the mic is no longer user replaceable. I have a pretty big head and these fit great but when I go to put them on the base stand they don't seat properly when fully stretched out. So every time I put them on the base station I need to push them in a bit and then refit my massive dome again when I put them on. When the power switch is physically in the off position and the A50 is in the base station it still plays audio. I only play play on PS4 but if your a multi system user say XBOX1 and PS4 you'll need a specific base station for each system but you can use the same headset. As is it'll work with the PS4 and a PC. For $300 I expect things to work and things like the mic to be user replaceable. If I only played by myself and was never going to talk to anyone then I would keep them. My friends and I are scattered all over the world and we play games to keep in touch so mic quality is very important to me. The A50's will be going back and I'll probably get the SteelSeries Siberia 800.

I was a turtle beach fan that is all I ever had so I switched because I've heard from people how great Astros and so they came out with their first all wireless headset the comfort is great the sound is awesome the battery life is outstanding I can play for hours the headset is built great compared to my other headsets that I've owned they don't feel like cheap plastic customer service has been great I've had to get ahold of them because the headset wouldn't get assigned by the Xbox but that's not a problem with the headset it's the Xbox because turtle beach did the same thing. The headset is great

Love this headset. I have tried A LOT with no luck at meeting my expectations. This headset is comfortable, sounds great, and the friends I game with say that I sound good too. I love that it is wireless, so I don't have to plug it in to my controller. Charger works great, not as difficult to set in the cradle as some reviewers make it out to be! Only complaint is it does tend to cut out occasionally. It's only occasional and only for a second and it comes right back, but that is why I took one star off.

This headset is great. I love the all wireless feature. It sounds good and the battery life is great. It's super comfortable. I wear glasses and this is the only headset I've owned that doesn't hurt my head with them. Ive had turtle beach and tritton. Only problem I've encountered is if you have a router that has 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi channels. The 5ghz channel will interfere with this headset. I use mine right by my router and had to turn the 5ghz channel off. It would be 5 stars if it wasnt for that.

Great headsets, great sound, but yes, pricey... very comfortable to wear, lots of sound presets you can download to it from your PC. Battery lasts about 10-12 hours for me.. I also tried out but ended up returning the TB elite 800x. The 800x's imo have better surround sound then the A50's with more features like Bluetooth, aux in. BUT the darn 800x's clampped down on my head so much that i couldn't wear them for long... With that being said these are great all around, everything about these feel premium. The surround sound gives you an edge in MP games

I went back and forth for a while about buying the Astro a50s. They’re extremely comfortable and they have great battery life but the reason I wanted them was that they are actually wireless. This headset isn’t tethered to the console or the controller. I can set my controller down and go into another room with my headset still on. The range in other rooms is limited, but I can’t really complain about how well a wireless gaming headset works when I’m not near my console... I’ve had them for nearly a month now, and I’ve had several 7-8+ hour gaming sessions and the headset hasn’t dipped below half battery life. The docking/charging station for it is pretty cool as well, it has a display on the front that tells you when it is charging and the remaining battery. The one issue I have, and I’ve encountered this with other Astro headsets as well, is that although they have super sensitive mics, the mic feedback/monitoring (ability to hear yourself through the headset) is very quiet. I could see how that would be an issue if you were using it in a quiet environment and needed to be conscious of your voice level. The fit is fantastic (my head is larger than average) and although the product page says they are synthetic leather, the ear cups feel like a very breathable microfiber-type material. Very soft and light, not heavy and hot like your run-of-the-mill leather ear cups. I’m not an audiophile so I can’t comment on nit-picky differences in the audio but both the chat channel and game channel come through crystal clear. One thing I ran into was that since I had chat output set to both speakers and headset, I was getting a very bad echo initially, but once I switched that to headset only, no problems. Overall, I’d say, if you have the money to spend and you want a good quality headset, this model looks like a good buy. I upgraded from a four year old Turtle Beach XO One model, nothing wrong with it other than it wasn’t wireless. But after trying my friend’s Astro a40s, I realized I wanted the quality and comfort of that headset, only wireless. Boom! The a50.

This is my first pair of gaming headphones, and what a product to pick as a starting place! The most comfortable out of any headphones (music, etc) that I've ever owned, fairly simple setup instructions, awesome charging method (just throw them on the base and that's that), battery life? Well, the only reason I can't comment on battery life is that I haven't actually played for more than 4-6 hours at a time. And the sound? Yeah, Bose, eat your heart out--they're that good. Totally worth the price tag. After all, you do (generally) get what you pay for.

What can you really say, you want the best you’re going to have to pay for the best. These GAMING headphones are exactly built for what they’re supposed to do. They’re built well, excellent sound, long battery life, charging dock that’s the wireless transmitter. Download the Astro software and you can change your settings to how you like them. What isn’t there to love. It’s an amazing package! Astro A50 you’re the king! I’ve had Turtle Beach Stealths, Razer Thresher, and these A50’s are in a league of their own!

I went through multiple 2.4GHz wireless headsets, however they all picked up interference from my neighbors wifi in adjacent apartments. The Astro's however, work on a 5GHz network and have had no issues after a month or so of heavy use. The mic is crystal clear and and the battery lasts a very long time. They are comfortable, and the surround sound is much better then other virtual surround headsets. They may be one of the more expensive options, but after trying out lots of competitors I can say I found them worth the cost.

I replaced my 2nd gen A50’s due to the battery life slowly getting worse and worse. I was getting about 2.5 hrs per charge. I think I was originally getting 8 hrs when I first purchased them. Now I get 15 plus hrs with the 3rd gen. These feel better and the materials seem to be improved. One nice bonus is that you don’t need to plug the headset into your controller to use the mic. True wireless from console to controller. As usual, the audio is excellent.

I have been using wireless headsets for over 10 years. I have owned turtle beach, Astros, and now SteelSeries. I only buy upper end equipment. Turtle beach has great sound but their made of plastic and do not last. Astros were made with quality but the battery life sufferers and issues developed around transmitting. I got the steel series after reading reviews and how most customers raves about them. So far I’m impressed. The are superior in design and features. 2 batteries for quick swap or you can stay plugged in with a micro usb. The audio presets are suitable and you can adjust through the eq. Chat vs game audio is also adjustable which I like for multiplayer lobbies. One thing I did not notice in the unusually small owners manual was how you can select adjustable parameters by using the volume control wheel as it also rotated through the menu by simply depressing it. You dont have to get up to adjust any of the controllers features. The controller draws power from the ps4 eliminating the need for an adapter. But their is an a/c adapter port on the back. The company does not include one. So far the audio has been crisp and clean on both receiving and transmitting. My online gaming buddies have noticed a difference in audio quality as having improved. The retractable mic has a red led that illuminates when the mic is off. Like that a lot. The headset is robust and quite comfortable. You can tell a lot went into the design and quality materials, not just plastic was used in their manufacture. Specifically around the ear cups and swivel points. Alloys were said to be used in these areas. I cant really attest to that but they seem strong. Not like loose fitting wobbly plastic headsets. Im impressed.

Let me first say I had the gen2 A50s and decided I wanted to upgrade. I've used several different headsets from $40-$300 and these are by far my favorite. Advantages of these over gen2 - Better battery life, fully wireless Xbox experience, wireless cradle for charging (don't have to plug headphones in to charge, magnetic base), better controls on headset with button layouts. Cons: Still has fuzzy cloth pads. Wish we could have some soft leather with memory foam inside. They have great sound and are highly customizable.

These are pretty good, just a little on the pricey side, they have there own program to adjust them which is cool and wireless is always nice with the docking station to charge them. Only issue I’m having is it takes awhile to get them to start charging on the dock because they don’t stay on there very well and they aren’t noise cancelling you have to pay more to get the separate ear pieces. Other then those little things overall good product. Hopefully they hold up overtime we will see.

Comparing these a50s to my a40s, the a50s are definitely more comfortable, better fit, and more convenient without the wires. However, I think getting the headset to properly dock for charging is a little frustrating at times .Balancing the game and chat audio also feels a little more frustrating than it is with the a40 mix amp, but the headset sounds amazing. Overall, I do enjoy the headset and being wireless. I think there's just some room for improvement, and the a40s might still be superior.

I have spent a year with these things, almost daily. The hardware itself is solid, with no issues cracking or ear piece degradation. I stayed with the cloth ear set since I can sweat in the summer and I like the cloth, but you can buy a magnetic set of leather ones to drown out sound. I never saw the need for that, let alone the additional cost. I use these for the XBOneX with XBLive. The sound quality is amazing, sweet highs, great mids, deep lows and no vibrating paper sound like cheaper headphones when listening to serious bass. People I talk to online say the mic quality is much better than the Logitech 933s (since that uses a cord), but there is no way to mute other than raising the boom... and if it is not juuuuust right, you may not be muted. Just remember than when talking smack online. One downside is these Astro headphones can only be used by a single console (unless you buy another $100 base), and using them on a PC means unplugging and re-pairing to a new machine every time, which is too much of a hassle. So they stay hooked to the XB1X. These are the best headphones I have found for my console and truely wireless. Just make sure you get them in the doc station correctly for charging. You will love these things.

This is my second purchase of Astro A50's. The new A50's are even better sound quality than the previous model and with having no wire connection it makes them even more comfortable. Each of us had dropped our controller and without the wire you don't have to worry about it pulling your headset or damaging the mic connection. The ability to modify the sound is also a plus with the A50's. On a side note Astro has excellent customer service when you have any issues with your headset.

1. I like the packaging! very nice box! 2. very lightweight! 3. these are very comfortable on the ears 4. don't like that I have to buy a "mod" kit for $$300 headphones that's just shady the stock ear covers are great though... 5. magnetic base is good 6. no problems with setup 7. the optical cable and USB cable are way too short 8. originally bought the turtle beach 800 elite. but returned it bc it was rather inconvenience to wear when reclining and gaming... these a50 do not give me that problem 9. sound is a good for the simulated 7.1 setup.. I could pick out footsteps from different ears bass is good.. 10... buy the protection plan... all I've read astro service can be not what you want it to be., I'd rather just deal with best buy return dept... 11. Happy with my purchase

This is my second pair and the battery life is so much better than my previous version. It’s pricey but the quality is also worth the price. Hard to recommmend because there are comparative headsets out there that are 100 dollars cheaper but it’s the overall package I like about this headset. The sound, the mic, battery life and other things make this one of the best overall headsets without having to make any sacrifices on features like other headsets do.

I hummed and hawed for a while after reading many somewhat conflicting reviews when these were first released, as $300 is a pretty penny for headphones. I will say I'm not disappointed with my purchase at all. Sound is amazing. The surround sound actually works and many other reviews have commented on the quality of the sound and they're right. The Command Center allows for total customization and the build quality of the set is second to none. I mostly play solo, so the mic wasn't a huge go/no go point for me. However, I will say that the times I've used the mic, I've had to pretty much swallow the thing for the people on the other side to be able to hear me with enough volume and to not sound like I'm in a bath tub. This is my first Astro set, and everything I've read leads me to believe that Astro can, and will, provide an update at some future date to address the mic issue. The range is also so-so. I like to sit right up on the TV when gaming but when I do move away from the base station, the sound goes in and out at about 15' and then totally drops at about 25'. At distance, the connection seems to "stabilize" if you stop moving around in my experience. If you have the $$ to drop on these, you'd be remiss to not at least give them a try and see for yourself.