Logitech - A50 Wireless Gaming Headset & Base Station Gen 4

Eh. I ended up with the Arctis and not bad. Still miss my Astros but more control and better audio with Arctis. Mic quality on my end is kinda ass and it sometimes disconnects when I first turn the PS5 on.

Astros will be the most comfortable by far. Steel series will probably last the longest because you can swab batteries. That's the only reason I gave up my astros and changed to the steel series. But astros are definitely way more comfortable. Sound and mic quality are basically the same between the two

You’ve already ran astros you said, but Gen 4 A50s have a wireless base and no software needed. Been running them for a while and the mod kits they sell for a comfier headband/ear pads are a nice touch. Haven’t died on me while using them one either, they shut off if you set them down and turn back on automatically when you pick them up.

I'll weigh in... I have 2 sets of Astro A50 Gen 4s. The first set I bought 2nd hand from a friend that wanted to go back to wired headphones.. I was in a pickle and needed a gaming headset and checked out the A50s and they were PRETTY SICK. They're THX certified, which I cant say means anything, but they do sound very, very good. The second set of A50s I bought for my work computer, and I got them used off Ebay.. they were a sick deal.. but Ive noticed the work set has a high pitch noise that can be heard in the speakers.. so theyre basically trash. Theyre okay to wear for meetings but you cant just have them resting on your head unless you want to experience what its like to have tinnitus. So I think I got what I paid for, as I only paid 140$ CDN for the second set, and they retail for $400-500 CDN so yeah, just shouldnt have expected them to be perfect. They were good for a few months and passed the initial sound testing but yeah they failed out to have the high pitched noise. I would even consider getting a replacement set of headphones to use with the base as I do enjoy them, they have excellent range, excellent mic and without the high pitch tone they are insanely nice sounding, best sounding headphones Ive had. That being said, I did buy a pair of Sensieser (sp?) at one point that I did really enjoy, but one of my dogs got to them and that was the end of them.

I think likely you dont need to spend near the amount on Astros to get similar sound quality, but that being said, I think my A50s are really nice. I know for the A50s the pads are replaceable.. not sure about the a10s but maybe look into it if you want to be budget savy

I've switched to Astro years ago and never looked back. Amazing audio, comfort and durability. Have both the a40 tr (10+ years old) and the A50.

Caveat, I'm a PC gamer that doesn't use headsets these days, but I have a sorta big head, I've encountered this SO much lol. But when I did still opt just for headsets before I switched to PC and set myself up with a boom arm mic rig + studio headphones, I loved HyperX's headsets for fit & comfort. I had a Cloud II and I wore those things to DEATH even after I started playing only PC. They fit just right and have really big cans so they don't squash my head like a lemon. I also tried a friends Logitech's Astro A50's recently and they're pretty nice, they don't feel like shit on my ears, but, the price tag leaves a lot to be desired. At least for me, anyway, but I'm on a really tight budget.

I have the a50s and a pair of audeze maxwells , I would go for the audeze because their sound is better than any headset on the market for gaming

This is a problem I faced a month ago, my first Xbox and i learned the bad way that you cannot connect anything good directly, you need a DAC approved by Microsoft, I think only the mix/amp (I got it and I could never made it work, no updates available anymore) and the steelseries gen 2 (this is the one that worked for me)… then you can connect anything non-Xbox approved (everything made for Xbox is shit)… then you can connect any headphone… unfortunately the dac itself is about 100 USD… with a very basic iems you will get a much better experience ( around 20 usd) vs any “gaming headphone”… over ear I suggest you go for an open back headphone (maybe kiwi ears altruva) but it would never be close to 50 usd with good quality… you would love the IEMs, it is a game changer vs any gaming headphone you ever tried. I had the Astro a50 and they are awful compared to a 20 usd iem… a good overear headphone made for high quality music will also be a game changer but you will need to invest a bit more… I almost forget, mic is a challenge, you can connect the iem to the controller directly but the mic might not work…. That is why I needed a dac… also consider to do some tuning on Xbox Dolby atmos depending on what you are playing… some IEMs have a very high treble which can be a bit annoying. Chat gpt can make the work for you. Good luck, I wanted a simple wired headphone with a mic and I ended up spending 200 usd to make it work (dac, cheap IEMs, trrs splitter and a boyu mic) … I was that happy that I upgraded immediately to a better IEMs and good over ear headphones

Went from a40s to a50s.. best headset I’ve ever had, the Bluetooth to listen to your phones music at the same time as gaming is insane, being able to walk away with a wireless headset is nice, it’s comfy, sound is insane, mic is insane, no problems if you have the money 100% a50s

I use A50s too, and love them everywhere else, but there's so much sound leakage that I have to turn the sound up so loud to hear footsteps. It's actually annoying