Any console users used the Astro A50's?

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Looking to pick up a pair in the near future, but looking for peoples opinions on either these, or alternatives before I make the plunge post Christmas! :)

So, discuss people! :)
 
anticonscience said:
I use the A40's with the mixamp and love it. I imagine the A50's are just as good.

However Kreeee will be along to say you should buy the mixamp and PC360 headset as it's better and the best available, I cannot comment as not used it.
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Any issues with the A40's?

I'll check out the PC360's too, but ideally wanted an all in one solution :)
 
Also to mention, I looked at the Tritton Warheads which are licensed and the only true wireless xbox headsets (no wires to the controller for the mic), but apparently the quality isn't as high as the Astro A50's.

Though they do have removable batteries and inbuilt functions within the xbox (headset charge when the guide button is pressed for example).

Any one used these who'd care to comment please? :)
 
anticonscience said:
Touchwood no issues, other than not being able to figure out how to activate the main mic when I first got them and spent the evening talking to myself. Lol.

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:D

They've changed it in the A50's I think, to mute it you move into the up position. This the same on the A40's?

Ideally, I'll get back into PC gaming once I've completed my man den, so they'll be cross platform hopefully!
 
tech radar, ign have reviews.

The issue with the Warheads for me, is that they are xbox only. I'd want to use a headset on the PC (when I get mine sorted anyways)
 
Kreeeee said:
Very nice set of reviews for gaming headsets here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad-lust-envys-headphone-gaming-guide-updated-1-1-13-yuin-g1a-added

The A50's have a nicely detailed section.
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Thank you, it'll give me something to read at work! :D


The__Malteser said:
The Astro A40s (I can comment on that, and I assume the A50s are similar) are one of the most used headsets for console. The Astro A40s and Mixamp pairing is what many top eSport players use.

If you feel that the price of both of them together is a bit too high, you might want to opt for a SSv2 + mixamp pairing.

If price is still too high, then just go for the SSv2. I hear that the A40s are pretty crap without the mixamp, but the v2s are good even without a mixamp (although they lose their surround capabilities).

i have the v2s, and they are my first and only headset, and I like them. They are great headsets and they do the job. I use them on PC too.

Would recomend (even though they break very easily, so be extra careful)
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Thanks for this; If i was going down the Astro route, I think I'd just get the A50's, saves the hassle. But I do appreciate what you've said, so thank you!! :)
 
Sorry for the bump - I've decided to go for the PC360's now, the reason why is there are too many inconsistent reviews of the A50's (some say they're great, some say they're horrible) and pair it up with the Mixamp. The next question is: which mixamp to go for? The mixamp 5.8 the one which most people take the plunge for? :)

How does the mixamp connect up? Headphones into the headphone slot, mic into the mic slot, USB into the front of the xbox? Then meaning I'd just need to swap the out over to change this over to the PC? Is there any way of having this connected to both devices at the same time?
 
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Thanks Kreeeeee; The above is for the xbox, then just take out in the input and swap that to the PC? Is tehre a way of having it all in one?

http://www.astrogaming.co.uk/mixamp-58-rx - This mixamp the one I need too? If so I'll pick one up at the end of the month. OcUK are meant to be getting the 360's in too, so I'll pick them up from here when I pick the PC up :)

Sorry for the nubbin questions :p
 
D'oh :/

Looks as though they're restocking for the 2013 version, so I'll have to wait. No big deal :)

Thansk Kreeee, apologies for daft questions!
 
http://www.astrogaming.co.uk/mixamps/mixamp-pro-2013-edition

New mixamp is up on the site, waiting for a couple more reviews first before taking the plunge;

Don't quite understand how the mix amp supports more than one device; Say Xbox and PC. USB to PC, with Co-ax, and optical to xbox? Does that sound right? Not sure how it distinguishes between both sources - It's a bit like voodoo for me! Any one make sense of this? :)
 
Jase said:
I use my A50's with the Xbox & PS3 and love them, the sound quality is spot on and the wireless is brilliant..

I had (and still have) the A40's before which were amazing but the A50's are actually a fair bit better imo
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Thanks for this; I've been checking out the reviews and I see a good review, then a meh review. Really putting me off going for the A50, as I'd prefer them really as it's an all in one package which appeals. But most reviews point towards the pc360 as being a better headset all round.

Any experience of the pc360's?
 
Thanks for that Jase; Throwing the cat right amongst the pigeons! :p

Any pics of your A50's? :)

Do you have any recommendations of an optical switch, as I might as well just use that! :)
 
Lovely, thanks :)

Did you purchase your A50's direct?

is that the Lindy 4 way optical switch too? :)
 
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There's no too many 4 way optical switches around, so the choices were limited! :D How do you find it?

A great shout Jase; I might pop up. Thanks for the advice, very helpful and appreciated! :)
 
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