Logitech - A50 Gen 5

HyperX Cloud 3 s wireless. They’re on sale on Amazon right not for like $120 I think. Astro A50x. People will shit on these but I always end up coming back. Feels pretty open, so not as immersive. Audeze Maxwell. if you like heavy things on your head. I don’t think the directional audio in my experience is as good with these than the other two. Nova Pro Elite. If you want to throw $600 at your problem and get sound a little worse than the Maxwells

Not good Do the maxwells use planar magnetic drivers which are designed to be inherently flat and play audio in its purists form with little to no enhancements. You’ll get bass but not the rumbling/thumping bass you are probably use to hearing in standard dynamic drivers which 99.% if headsets use If you want bass I’d recommend the Astro A50x, Arctis nova pro wireless ore the Arctis nova 7ps. The turtle beach stealth 700 gen 3s are also a good choice The above will give you balanced audio with both bass and clarity/detail. The a50x and turtle beach headset are a smige more bass heavy but not overbearing though

Get the Arctis nova 7ps or the Arctis nova pro wireless headset if you want balanced audio that has clarity/detail as well as rumbling bass If you value extreme clarity/detail and don’t really care for rumbling bass or treble get the audeze maxwells

Checked pretty much everything there is on the internet, but most posts are too old now. What I need the most is it to be wireless and preferably have Game/Chat mix. I’m planning to use in only for my PC (for PS5 I have been using Astro A50 gen 4 for 5 years, they are still fine, but I want something new and better + I’m tired to take them from my PC to PS5 every time, so I need one dedicated headset only for my PC). So, out of all headsets here are my picks: - Logitech G Pro X 2 (not sure about the sound, tried them, Cloud 3s sounds better IMO) - Hyper X Cloud 3s (no game/chat mix and 3,5mm unfortunately) - Astor A50X (there is no A50 gen 5 in my country and + I don’t want to have 2 almost the same headsets LOL) - Razer BlackShark v3 pro (not a fan of Razer overall, but noise canceling sounds amazing) - Arctis Nova Pro Wireless (heard that it has connection and cracking sound, same as I have on Arctis 7 back in a day) I also had Audeze Maxwell and sold them, unbearably HEAVY, but sounded the best out of all BY FAR. If you have any other recommendations, please, feel free to share. For now I like Cloud 3s the most, probably. But lack of Game/Chat mix and 3,5 jack is what holds me back. I also have HD6xx and I love them, but I hate wires when playing.

Hello! You get diminishing returns very quickly, so it depends what you value. At the $200 range, Nova 7 Gen 2 and Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 are the best picks for FPS. The Blackshark V3 Pro (newest version) has some improvements at the $250 range like ANC and simultaneous BT which is nice. It can also save multiple on board EQ profiles. For $300 and FPS, I still think the Astro A50 Gen 5 is an amazing option, and still my go to. The stock pads are a little small, but I made my own called the StealthZ pad, sold by WickedCushions. The A50 Gen 5 takes full parametric EQ and has a class-leading mic and bass response. It handles EQ really well. The Nova Pro Wirless is still a great option to this day, but the mic performance is just okay, and as you said, EQ is more limited but still very capable. Overall I think you'd be performing at a very similar level with any of these. It comes down to preference on design and features. Nova Pro has leatherette pads and ANC with more isolation, whereas the A50 is very open sounding (does not block external noise).

Take a long look at the Astro A50s Gen 5. They’re compatible with everything, sound AMAZING with bass that can literally rattle your head, have easily the best mic of any gaming headset (I recorded a sung vocal track into Pro Tools with it yesterday), are extremely comfortable, easily modded, come with a USB-C dock/ switching station, and can stream a Bluetooth signal while connected to your PC or console. Dolby Atmos comes free with them for PC and Xbox and if you do streaming there’s sliders for all of that routing in the G-Hub software. I’m a headphone junkie and connoisseur and own many sets including really nice reference monitors for my recording studio and these fifth generation A50s sound better than anything I’ve ever used. There’s also a large community of users that upload EQs that they’ve made for both the speakers and the mic that are specially tuned for specific games and adding them and uploading your own is really easy in G-Hub. They’re [$293 on Amazon](https://a.co/d/iYPlJHc) but I bought mine in a sealed box on EBay for $180. Best purchase I’ve made in a long time.

I didn’t care for the Gen 3 and Gen 4 versions but these Gen 5s are something else. New DAC, new Graphene drivers, really nice sounding. I just realized I posted in a real connoisseur sub Reddit so I feel a little silly. I don’t know how they would compare to what people in this sub are used to but they’re really great to my ears.

Years ago I would agree, but now they are light years ahead of what they used to make. I’ve also tried the Astro A50X and the Steel Series Arctis Nova Pro. For me these worked the best hands down. They also definitely work with your phone & platform of choice simultaneously, I hope you find what you’re looking for.

I love my Astro A50s (Gen 5)

Astro A50 gen 5 amazing headset, great audio and mic quality, it’s never died on me and I’ve had mine for a year now so the 24+ hr battery life is a pretty nice bonus

Audeze Maxwell's 100%. You have to physically try them every day for at least a week to adjust to fit (they were comfy and not fatiguing for me personally), but if you want sound that is on another league of its own in that price range (handles EQ's like a champ), then its a no brainer IMHO. I've tried them all, went down the spending rabbit hole to find "the one" pair that gives me that "wow" factor and fits my use case the best and I always end up going right back to the Maxwells after all the comparisons! Products tested: A50X, Arctis Nova Pro / Elite, HD 490 Pro, DT 880 Pro, several IEMs (recently tried the Kiwi Ears Astral and found them too bright for me), HyperX Cloud III, etc. etc. Get the PS5 version ($30 cheaper; USD) or wait for a sale. Audeze main website had a B stock sale for amazing discounts but they're selling out fast. Just grabbed a pair of Maxwell's for $199, so be on the lookout! Worst case scenario, the sound quality doesn't outweigh its flaws for your taste and you go back to square one after returning them.

Just got Astro A50 gen 5 today, upgraded from pro x 1’s, and the sound quality is so clean and rich. I prefer the fit of pro x, but sound is way better on a50s. Can’t go wrong with pro x v2, if you wanna spend less money