That’s why we’re here right? We want it to sound like we are in the game. Game sound is like “real life, as heard through an action movie”.)īut the whole point of surround sound headphones is immersion. (Music has, for various reasons, more balance to the frequencies that you hear simultaneously.
ASTRO COMMANDER CENTER EQ MUSIC SOFTWARE
I used the downloadable configuration software (Astro Command Center) to blank one of them and make a flat EQ preset. The Gen 3 Astro A50s come with 3 EQ presets mapped to a physical switch on the back of the right cup. This means there is neither boost nor cut to any frequencies. While I wouldn’t claim that you should use a pair of A50s as reference cans for mixing music, they will keep your head nodding between gaming sessions.įor this test, and any test with new speakers/headphones, I like to set the EQ to flat. The music became fresh, yet familiar as new tones came through revealing effects and subtleties that I had missed in my previous hundred listens.
And that’s just what happened with the Astros. If you’ve ever significantly upgraded your speaker setup, you’ll be able to relate to “hearing parts I never heard before”. If you are going to listen to music on Astro A50s, do yourself a favor and turn off Dolby. I was stunned by how well the A50 headset reproduced the low end. I use them to try out all new speaker setups. They also have a huge range of frequencies being employed, deep bass, mid-range, snappy high-hats. They have the cleanest electric bass guitar sound I have ever heard. My first sound test was to play a few select tracks from the band Twelve Foot Ninja. Fortunately, Astro Gaming has experience in this field.
Next to comfort, the most important feature of a gaming headset is sound quality. Lastly, set the switch on the base station to “Xbox”. Connect the included optical cable to the Xbox One optical out, and to the Astro base station optical in.Īll that is left is the USB cable, which must be plugged into an Xbox One USB port. If you, like me, use HDMI, then connectivity is simple. With the Astro A50 headset, you don’t need an A/V receiver, but if you have one you would just pass the optical into the base station and then back out to your receiver. The base station has several ports optical in optical out aux in micro USB (for powering the base) and a full-size USB port for charging devices. The key to connectivity is the base station. Connectivityīefore enjoying the Astro A50 Dolby Gaming Headset, you’ll have to connect it to the Xbox One. Now it’s just my Astro A50 headset, my smelly Xbox One Elite controller, and me. This means that instead of running a cable from the headset to the controller, all chat happens wirelessly through the base station. The new A50 headset seeks to increase the comfort level another notch by finally providing wireless chat. If Astro Gaming headsets are known for one thing, it’s comfort. Thankfully, comfort isn’t a concern with the Axx series, including the new A50 Gen 3 Gaming Headset.
They did true wireless chat before Astro Gaming did, thanks to an early partnership with Microsoft. If not for that fact, I could recommend the 800x headset. In my experience with the Turtle Beach Elite 800x headset, they sounded great, but the tops of my ears would ache after 15 minutes. It doesn’t matter how good a gaming headset sounds if it’s not comfortable. The green contrasted with the dark gray have collected compliments and they don’t look as tacky as I had first imagined.īut more importantly than look is comfort. And there seemed to be a bit too much green, and the shade of green…Whatever, it’s not like you can see them when you’re playing anyway.īut the look has grown on me. I also was not a fan of the ear cup posts that stick up vertically on sides. But a standard black would have been fine with me.
ASTRO COMMANDER CENTER EQ MUSIC PS4
I understand that PS4 products are branded with blue and Xbox is branded with green. At first, I was a little disappointed in the new visual style of the A50 headset.
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