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Reddit Reviews
davidoomagooAstros have been my go to forever. I just replaced my A40s from 2017 this past month with the new A50s. I only replaced them though because the mix Amp couldn't attach to the bottom of my new Gamesir controller. The A40s still work perfectly fine. Quality brand
PrimeTimeMKTOI've been kicking around the idea of getting some Sennheiser's for years. Problem is my 2016 Astro A40s won't die.
2LG1TAstro 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.
AlaskanHamrI 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.
atbthsAstros. I have a40s that are over 10 years old, used daily for zoom & games.
BakeDizzle77I’ve used Astro A40’s with mixamp for like 7-8 years then just recently got the wireless Astro A50’s about 2 years ago and I have never had a problem with them
Barry_McGockinerBig on the Astros. Have the A40s and they’ve been phenomenal going on 6 years.
BroadpupYou 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.
Rankings by Use Case
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Best for Competitive FPS footstep tracking
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Drop + EPOS / Sennheiser - PC38X
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HyperX - Cloud II Series
Best for Hybrid work and gaming
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Drop + EPOS / Sennheiser - PC38X
Best for Large heads and glasses
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SteelSeries - Arctis 7 Series
Best for Marathon gaming sessions
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SteelSeries - Arctis Nova Pro Series
Best for Mic isolation in shared rooms
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Astro (Logitech) - A50 Series
