Astro (Logitech) - A40 (Gen 2)
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"The big PLUS for me on these compared to the Novas is that they have recessed 4kHz - it reduces fatigue and it’s not harsh on the ears. Especially with those high pitch gunshots and flash bangs."
"excellent imaging for FPS games ... SteelSeries has better imaging"
"I can hear more things than everyone i play with - footsteps etc.."
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"The pinpoint accuracy is insane. I played Valorant on PS5, xDefiant and Warzone. ... This was more noticeable on Valorant as it is a more sound dependent game. You won't miss anything with these. I started to watch out at angles I wouldn't watch with the others because some audio cue made me suspect a door and ... it was 100% right all the time. I could tell where they were with excellent accuracy, both horizontal and vertical."
"The pinpoint accuracy is insane. ... This was more noticeable on Valorant as it is a more sound dependent game. You won't miss anything with these. I started to watch out at angles I wouldn't watch with the others because some audio cue made me suspect a door and ... it was 100% right all the time. I could tell where they were with excellent accuracy, both horizontal and vertical."
"The ability to use 2 Channel stereo audio, excellent for FPS shooters (hearing footsteps). ... The logitech and some corsair wireless headsets force surround sound on in Windows audio settings through their drivers, which make the sound muffled and make poor positional audio."
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"It’s taken 50-60mph gusts on front, rear and side with no issues."
"Very simple design and it's built well (it has even accidentally fallen to the bottom of my pool one time, pulled it out, kept playing and has had no issues)"
"ate the rain and wind storms with no issues. ... It's a tank."
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"I believe the auto mute is just wonky because sometimes they say they couldn't hear me even tho I responded"
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"At the MSRP of $89, I wouldn ’t normally consider the Dufu —my heart usually beats for the EW300 or Titan S2. I ’d rate its value at around 3.5 to 4 out of 5 at that price."
PrimeTimeMKTO 1.0I've been kicking around the idea of getting some Sennheiser's for years. Problem is my 2016 Astro A40s won't die.
2LG1T 0.5Astro a40 with mixamp, I have not tried the a50s yet. Best headset I have found.
Yeah, the quality of the sound is just bounds ahead of other headsets and has been for years.
ak80048 0.5My top two for first person shooters are Astro a40s and now beyerdynamics, always wired usb with mic amp.
AlaskanHamr 0.5I personally use Astro a40s and they work great. A lot of people recommend the steelseries arctis nova 7, so if I were you, I'd go for those if you're able to afford them.
Awellknownstick 0.5Wired and no batteries, one that has no app to bug out. No batteries to die in 5 years. No firmware to bork and die. Oh the ancients made those it's a lost art.. Aliens showed us and we forgot. I got my MK1 Mixamp and A40s back when they were current, and with care and (replacing the stock mic entirely) are still going strong, and the surround function still just works. No firmware, no app. Just usb SPDIF and good times.
Barry_McGockiner 0.5Big on the Astros. Have the A40s and they’ve been phenomenal going on 6 years.
Broadpup 0.5You have a solid setup there, which makes my point even more frustrating. You don't have to sell the farm to achieve decent audio performance. Gaming headsets are expensive and, in my experience, perform worse. My guess is that you knew what you wanted to spend and did a decent amount of homework putting something together. I have Astro A40s, steelseries, hd800s, DT1990, Hifiman XS, HE 4XX, HE 400 I, HD 650, HD58X, K702, K7XX and lots more midrange stuff. The A40s and steelseries always perform the worst (imaging) compared to everything else that I own other than the HE 4xx and 400i.
BrutalBrews 0.5Still absolutely adore my a40’s and will be a bit sad when it comes time to replace them
DBroonie 0.5astro a40 all the way. years ago i used to run through headsets like they were nothing. got a $300 sennheiser one and despite having small ears the inner earpad was still hitting them. the a40 with the mixamp is hard to beat. have had it for over 4 years now and would never look to swap it
can still find them on Amazon. the one i have been using for over 5 years is on there for $90 USD
DroidSoldier85 0.5AstroA40 with mix amp
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