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Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Compatible with PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The wireless A50 Headset is ready to invade the living room. Experience Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound with clarity and performance powered by KleerNet's strongest 5.8Ghz solution available. Hear the difference that professionally tuned audiophile-grade sound makes. Whatever your audio needs are, the A50 Headset comes with 3 different EQ modes for movies, hardcore gaming, and competitive shooters. When finished, simply charge your headset from your transmitter and the included display stand. Take over your gaming and home entertainment with the wireless A50 Headset.
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15 out of 2171%of customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Review 1 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
If you have the money just buy them
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Posted on:4/28/13
justaredneck
Age: 13-18
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me
First off the sound in this headset is just unbelievable. The quality and depth as well as the surround sound are all top notch. You will be amazed at how clear the sound is and how well you can tell which directions sounds are coming from. There is ZERO interference, no pops, crackles, or static. Mic is sensitive but not to much which is nice you never have to yell. The build quality is impressive, its made of metal and quality plastic components. The firmware is super easy to update as well. Just follow ALL instructions and they work great. These blow turtle beach sets out of the water. All the bad reviews were from 2012 when there were some early problems, but i assure you that Astro has fixed everything. If i could give this headset a 100 out of 10 i would do it. Seriously if you have $300 bucks for a headset, go buy this headset now!
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Review 2 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Do not buy these
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Review 3 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
buggati veyron of headsets
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Review 4 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
BEST HEADSET PURCHASE TO DATE
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Posted on:2/18/13
bo2phenom
Age: 18-24
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me
Before this headset, I had the one that Sony had come out with last year and I thought those worked pretty well. They worked fine, but didn't exactly satisfy my audio and gaming needs. I figure that I should up the ante and see what else they had out in a slightly higher price range and I found the always popular turtle beaches, the tritons and the astro headsets. I looked at the price of this headset and cringed inside (as I'm sure most of you did), but I thought why not at least ask. I bought a pair of these and I haven't regretted it yet. The design is remarkable with very comfortable ear pads that even after hours of play do not leave your ears sweaty. The sound quality is the best I've ever heard and the mic( from what I've been told of course) is crystal clear. I definitely recommend this for avid gamers, but if it's casual gaming you're into, I would opt for a less expensive pair.
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Review 5 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Best headset on the market!
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Posted on:1/15/13
Thekinnay
Location: SandySprings,GA
Age: Under 13
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me
The astro a50's have a sleek design and amazing 7.1 surround sound. Also they feel like a cloud. Besides the xbox chat cable ( its required dont blame astro ) the headset is completely wireless on xbox, pc, and ps3. These are better than any tritton, turtle beach, or any other company, these are AMAZING. You cant use the a50's for tournaments though, so if you do tournaments then I would suggest the a40's. P.S. All the people who rated a low grade were people that didn't wait for the update, so dont listen to their reviews.
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Review 6 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
awesome but pricey
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Review 7 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Great headseat for hardcore gamers.
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Review 8 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
The worst headset ever.
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Posted on:12/20/12
VGSandman
Location: North Augusta, S.C.
Age: 45-54
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me
The purchase was originally for my PC. The headset I had before this was a g930 Logitech 7.1 headset. I really love the spatial and positioning sound quality. The A50 quality was substandard and the spatial acuteness was lacking. I had to connect the mixamp to my sound card with a short (less than a foot) optical cable. The charging cable that came with it was also less than a foot in length.
After charging the headset, I discovered the sound quality was stereo. I swapped the sound from my creative recon 3D to my onboard 7.1 sound card and received the same results.
I tried contacting Astro Gaming. They do not offer phone support, the only support avenue they have in order to contact them with technical problems or billing questions is a ticket system. They promise on their web site a 24 hour delay for a response. The first ticket I put in did not receive a response from them. Five days later, I placed another ticket where I received a response in 3 days. The last ticket I placed with them was that I was returning the headset and they didn’t respond back for 12 days.
When I did get a response, it was “try it on a console”. That was it. Their product and service is terrible. Since then I have ordered the corsair vengeance 2000. In my opinion it’s far superior to the a50 and cost a third of the a50. Also, Astro says they have Dolby 7.1 surround sound. This cannot be achieved on an Xbox 360. Only Dolby 5.1 is supported from the Xbox 360.
My recommendation is to stay away from this one.
After charging the headset, I discovered the sound quality was stereo. I swapped the sound from my creative recon 3D to my onboard 7.1 sound card and received the same results.
I tried contacting Astro Gaming. They do not offer phone support, the only support avenue they have in order to contact them with technical problems or billing questions is a ticket system. They promise on their web site a 24 hour delay for a response. The first ticket I put in did not receive a response from them. Five days later, I placed another ticket where I received a response in 3 days. The last ticket I placed with them was that I was returning the headset and they didn’t respond back for 12 days.
When I did get a response, it was “try it on a console”. That was it. Their product and service is terrible. Since then I have ordered the corsair vengeance 2000. In my opinion it’s far superior to the a50 and cost a third of the a50. Also, Astro says they have Dolby 7.1 surround sound. This cannot be achieved on an Xbox 360. Only Dolby 5.1 is supported from the Xbox 360.
My recommendation is to stay away from this one.
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Review 9 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Not wireless
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Posted on:12/14/12
ASneakyFatman
Age: 18-24
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The most comfortable headset I've ever tried on but not in any way wireless. Shouldn't have a 300$ price tag and not be full wireless when there are two options out there.
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Review 10 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Only headsets you'll ever need
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Review 11 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
WELL WORTH IT!
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Review 12 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Better than i though.
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Review 13 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Wow.... a rating of a 2 get out of here.
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Review 14 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
This headset is the best headset ever .
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Review 15 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
best headset ive used
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Posted 11/11/12
Are the A50's any good i like my Turtle Beach Xp500's because you don't need a chat cable from the controller to the headset
Review 16 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Horrible.
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Review 17 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Top of the Line
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Review 18 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Not as Good as A40
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Posted on:10/29/12
Gottop
Location: Dallas,TX
Age: 25-34
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else? For me
I had 2 sets in 2 days Fail.... and FAIL on astro attempt at wireless... I love my A40's 2 years I have used them and will keep using them... I wanted a Wireless set up... I said oh Astro made the A50... Well they should have kept them a while longer... ( Now I play PS3 so that might be why).... The mic is in and out and the mix amp is all over the place its either to much 7.1 or to much chat... Never get it correct truct me I tried... I was sure that the Astro where ok and it was me.. Put on other headsets and they are fine... Back to the A50 still not working... This happened 2 times... 2 different headsets... I had told My friends online that they were ok not as Good as A40... Well of course 1 thinks I'm crazy and goes out and buys a set... He had the exact same problem and He lives in a completly Different state... So I knew then it was Astro... I hate to Write a bad review for them.. But I am a customer not a Fanboy that doesn't really own either set up... I have tons of good reviews on my MLG A40's...
Well Bad news I still wanted complete Wireless set up... So I went with Turtle Beach Tango... I hate Turtle Beach I mean can't stand them.. They are cheap and break easy... I hate to say it the Higher end Turtle Beach... Closest I have heard to A40s.. ( I am on PS3 so cant say Tritton Warheads arent up there I just can't use them on that system)... If you want A awesome headset Astro A40 all the way.. Maybe The TB Seira... If you want a Wireless Ps3 Headset.. Try The TB Px5, Xp500 or The Tango... These are just my thoughts
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Review 19 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
A40 Sound with great Wireless Technology.
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Review 20 for Astro A50 Wireless Headset
Best HeadSet Ever Made.
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