Logitech - A40 TR Gaming Headset + MixAmp Pro TR (Gen 4)

Astro a40 with mixamp, I have not tried the a50s yet. Best headset I have found.

Astros mix amp A40's are really good and buy the dolby atmos pass. They're not to expensive too.

Astro a40s with mixamp are very good. I had a pair that broke, so I tried an expensive Audeze headset that seemed good but it wasnt the same. About a year of use I swapped back to A40s, they were so much better imo.

I got the wired Astro A40 pro with mix amp almost 8 years ago. I’ve replaced pads once. They’ve been great throughout multiple consoles, and now finally on PC. Highly recommend.

8 years with the Astro A40’s + mixamp

The astro a40 with the mixamp proved me wrong. I will probably never buy something else.

There is nothing to compare it to imo, it just hits different and they clarity is out of this world. I really dont know what they use, I just play games man :p

I have yet to find an upgrade replacement for my Astro a40 Mixamp set up. Still works great if they are still available? Mines quite old now and still works wonderfully.

Yes, I had that problem too. I've had an A40 TR since 2017 (which still works perfectly) and I bought a second, latest-generation one. I found the new one inferior to the old one. I left it in the box and I'm keeping it to replace the first one in case the old one dies. But I felt a bit silly because I didn't like the sound of the new one, and like you, I forgot about the break-in period. I used it for about a week and now they both sound the same. Apparently, speaker break-in isn't just an urban legend.

Astro a40’s with a custom EQ for me

I bought an A50 Gen 5 to replace my ten-year-old A40. No problems with comfort. I could wear it for hours without any issues. It doesn't squeeze my head unnecessarily, and my ears are well supported. As for sound quality on BF6, I can hear footsteps wonderfully well (because of the update?), but more importantly, I can distinguish all sounds, no matter where they're coming from. A rather remarkable feature that I didn't have on my A40 is that if there's an explosion to my right, I'll really feel that it's coming from that direction. So, if this one lasts me ten years like the A40, I'll be very satisfied.

No, it was a closed-back headset. I'd had it for 12 years and used it with the MixAmp Pro on PS4, but it's not compatible with PS5. That probably explains the difference I noticed. However, I followed the advice of a guy who plays BF6 and is a sound engineer. He told me to avoid making too many audio adjustments at the same time. To leave the default settings and test them one by one to better hear the difference. For now, I've left everything at default; I've only activated the "Wartape" setting. Honestly, the difference is striking to me between the A40, which was plugged into the controller, and the A50 via Bluetooth. But I also got the A50 when the game update improved the sound of enemy footsteps. But where I really felt the difference was with the 3D sound. I only need to turn 360 degrees in the game to notice it. Let me explain: if the fights are in front of me, I can clearly hear all the gunfire and explosions coming from the front. If I turn 90 or 180 degrees, I immediately hear the difference in the headset. And frankly, in terms of comfort, I can wear it for 4-5 hours straight without any problem.

My top two for first person shooters are Astro a40s and now beyerdynamics, always wired usb with mic amp.