A while back I was looking for a wireless headset and I eventually settled on the Astro A50. My previous headset was a Creative Labs Rage 3D which broke. Alas, I had to buy my A50 directly from Astro (now Logitech) rather than OCUK. So now I've had it a while, I thought I'd share my opinion.
My hearing isn't the best. I suffer from tinnitus, so I'm not an expert audiophile by any means. So don't expect expert tone analysis.
The wireless capability is fantastic. In the past, I've damaged headsets by pulling cables etc. Audio-wise, the sound is noticeably better than the CL, playing music, watching videos, and playing games. And it's much more comfortable on the ear. Extended sessions used to get rather sweaty; now they do not. That said, the headset is only just big enough.
Where the A50 fails is the docking station, the connection between the headset and the PC. My CL headset worked flawlessly every time. With the A50, the PC too often refuses to detect the headset unless I unplug the USB cable from the docking station and reinsert it; and getting the headset to sit just right in the docking station so it recharges is very hit and miss. Fortunately the headset has a USB input so I can plug in a USB cable to recharge it directly, just like my old CL headset, so the latter is an annoyance rather than the disaster of the former. I want it to just work and it just doesn't. It is, in fact, a major embuggeration.
Call it 6/10 or 9/10 if they fix that flaw.
My hearing isn't the best. I suffer from tinnitus, so I'm not an expert audiophile by any means. So don't expect expert tone analysis.
The wireless capability is fantastic. In the past, I've damaged headsets by pulling cables etc. Audio-wise, the sound is noticeably better than the CL, playing music, watching videos, and playing games. And it's much more comfortable on the ear. Extended sessions used to get rather sweaty; now they do not. That said, the headset is only just big enough.
Where the A50 fails is the docking station, the connection between the headset and the PC. My CL headset worked flawlessly every time. With the A50, the PC too often refuses to detect the headset unless I unplug the USB cable from the docking station and reinsert it; and getting the headset to sit just right in the docking station so it recharges is very hit and miss. Fortunately the headset has a USB input so I can plug in a USB cable to recharge it directly, just like my old CL headset, so the latter is an annoyance rather than the disaster of the former. I want it to just work and it just doesn't. It is, in fact, a major embuggeration.
Call it 6/10 or 9/10 if they fix that flaw.
