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Compare graphs from our headphones test results in order to make a clearer and more informed decision. Home Headphones Reviews Astro Astro. Type Over-ear. Enclosure Closed-Back. Wireless Yes. Noise Cancelling No. Mic Yes. Transducer Dynamic. Enclosure Open-Back. Wireless No. Well-built designs. Astro usually makes solid and durable products, especially their high-end headsets.
Even their budget options have a good build quality with sturdy materials. The padding on most Astro headphones is very comfortable and fairly breathable. They use fabric-like suede, which feels nice on the skin and is comfortable to wear during very long gaming sessions. Great microphone performance. Astro headphones have very good microphone performance, and people you play with won't have any trouble understanding you.
The Astro have more controls and better customization support via their app, which the Sennheiser are lacking. The Astro feel better built and have a great bass performance despite their open-back design. The Astro are open-back headphones with a better soundstage, and they come with companion software that has a graphic EQ so you can customize their sound.
They're also more comfortable, with a more neutral default sound profile and better frequency response consistency. That said, the closed-back EPOS have better noise isolation and leakage performances, and they're more stable. The Astro are more comfortable, have better controls that you can tweak on-the-fly, and they have a slightly better build. Their sound profile is also better balanced, they have a more consistent frequency response, and their detachable boom microphone has a better overall performance.
However, the Razer have an adjustable surround sound feature. The Astro's open-back design also provides a far more immersive listening experience. However, that design philosophy means that the JBL are slightly more versatile, as they a much better job of blocking out ambient noise and don't leak nearly as much audio.
The Astro are more comfortable, and their MixAmp remote gives much better control options than the basic control scheme found on the ear cups of the Corsair.
The Astro also have a more neutral default sound profile, more consistent audio delivery, a much better-performing microphone, and slightly better companion software. On the other hand, the Corsair have better noise isolation thanks to their closed-back design, as opposed to the open-back style of the Astro. The Astro have a noticeably better dock that offers more inputs and more controls like channel mixing, on top of having a more spacious soundstage as well thanks to their open-back design.
The Astro also have a better companion app with more customization options. The Astro have a more comfortable design for long gaming sessions, and their open-back design reproduces audio more consistently across different users. They're also customizable through their companion software, unlike the HyperX. On the other hand, the HyperX's mic has a somewhat better recording quality, and their closed-back design means they leak a little less audio. The Astro are more comfortable gaming headphones, have a virtual soundstage feature, and their boom mic offers better overall performance.
Their companion software also has a graphic EQ and presets to help you adjust their sound to your liking. Conversely, the Beats are better for casual use. They have a wireless design, have a more neutral sound profile that some users may prefer, and have an ANC system that can block out more ambient noise around you. The Astro are more comfortable and have a mixamp that allows you to adjust their sound on-the-fly. They also have a more neutral sound profile out-of-the-box and a better boom mic.
However, the Corsair support Bluetooth and have around 24 hours of playback time. Also, you can use them wirelessly via Bluetooth or Xbox Wireless. However, the Astro are better for wired gaming, as they're more comfortable, have a more neutral sound profile, and better microphone performance. Also, their open-back design helps create a better passive soundstage. Get insider access. Best Headphones. Headphones Recommendations. View all headphones recommendations.
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The 3. I also wish Astro would put more effort into its built-in controls. But on the A40? Because Astro wants you to purchase its MixAmp—and you should. Without the MixAmp, the A40 is a much weaker offering. The previous MixAmp was oriented vertically, with one enormous volume dial over the smaller one for chat-mix.
The new MixAmp is arrayed horizontally as pictured above , with a volume wheel on the left and chat-mix on the right.
PC and Xbox, if you buy the other model. The main benefit is better cable routing. Then, the optical audio cable and the USB cable paid out all the way to my makeshift coffee table four cardboard boxes stacked side by side; I just moved recently and am waiting on a real one and connected to the amp.
From the amp, I had to run another wire across the couch up to the A40 on top of my head. That added up to three long wires draped across my living room, just begging for an unsuspecting housemate, spouse, child or pet to trip over them and drag the whole setup down in the ensuing tumble. I suppose you could mitigate this risk by taking apart the setup each time you're done using it, but that's rather inconvenient. Similarly, if your PC and PS4 aren't right next to each other, it's a pain to constantly transport the audio setup from one system to the other.
They can make full use of the amp to adjust game, chat and broadcast audio volume all at once, and they tend to have more-compact, predictable physical setups.
This headset should also work fine if you keep your PC and PS4 close together in a small space. The A40 would not have lasted this long on the market without a redesign if it weren't as comfortable as it is.
While I don't love that you have to take it off of your head to adjust the fit, everything else about this headset works very well. The ear cups are plush but not too big, and nothing presses down too hard, thanks to a padded, lightweight headband. I handed the A40 off to a co-worker, who also found the headset comfortable but noted that it's not quite as light as it looks.
This is true, and it's probably due to the metal bars that connect the ear cups to the headband. But he also didn't have any issue wearing the A40 for more than an hour, which is a promising start to any gaming session.
I tested the setup with both PC games and PS4 titles, and the results were remarkably consistent. The equalization options are robust and just begging for you to dive in and create some profiles for yourself. Plenty of headsets have excellent stereo, but the surround sound always feels a little too quiet, hollow or distant.
I still turned to stereo often — not every game is optimized for surround, after all — but I at least liked having the option.
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