Logitech GAstro A50 X LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset + Base Station, PRO-G GRAPHENE, PLAYSYNC across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11, Bluetooth, HDMI 2.1 Passthru, Black

After having owned my trusted Astro A50 Gen 4s for just under 3 years, I was extremely curious to see what Logitech have done to improve the original design after the acquisition.To give some context, the A50 Gen 4 were already an almost perfect set of headphones - they have amazing audio quality, have supreme comfort for long gaming sessions, full bandwidth Wi-Fi connectivity (meaning you get full quality audio in and out), handy charging station so your headset is always ready for your gaming session... Having compared them against many other headsets I was left enamoured.Having said that, they were not perfect - the battery life was short, charging times were long, the ASTRO control centre on PC was a terrible piece of software and the mic quality left much to be desired.With all that context out of the way, how is the A50 Gen5/ A50 X?I am very happy to report that they are not only as good as the Gen4s, but they also have fixed ALL of the issues that plagued the previous generation.* Sound - the sound profile is slightly different, presumably due to different drivers, however music still sounds superb on these and you can get quite some thump out of these headphones, especially if you switch the earcups to leather/leather-like ones.* Comfort - exactly as it was before, with just a smidge less clamping pressure, so should actually be even more comfortable for longer sessions, though may not stay on your head quite as well as before.As a bonus, the top cushioning no longer slips out of the headband, which was a huge problem with the Gen 4s.* Mic quality - far superior to last gen and brings these headphones in line with proper dedicated mics.* Software - now uses Logitech's G HUB software, which is leaps and bounds better than the Astro Command Centre* Battery life - Double that of the previous gen, putting these at roughly 24 hours, far in excess of what the vast majority of people would need, considering the base station now also offers much quicker charging compared to the Gen 4s.Some other honourable mentions are - uses the same accessories as the Gen 4 (for instance the modkit), can be used with both PlayStation and Xbox (instead of having to buy separate models for the different consoles (and the A50 X even supports full 24 bit audio on the consoles)), now has bluetooth functionality (so can be used with your phone if you wish)...The only controversial things about these headphones are the cost and noise isolation.Cost wise... they are very expensive.Having said that, this is a buy once cry once type of product. It may be pricey, however it has all of the accolades to make an excellent headset and for me personally this is a cost worth paying for the most premium experience possible.Also, if you only plan on using these on PC, you may as well get the A50 Gen5, which are a little cheaper and the only things you lose are the audio/voice mixing and 24 bit audio on console (PC use is unaffected).Isolation wise - these do not have great passive isolation and have no noise cancellation.If you are used to the comfort of tuning the whole world outside your headphones, these will not do it for you, though this is a matter of preference and I personally am unaffected.Overall, though, despite the cost, I wholeheartedly recommend this product.These are by far my favourite headphones currently available in the market and I hope to keep them for a long time coming.

They are really comfortable and great sound for gamers, much better than my Sony Plus headphones, which incidentally broke after just past the guarantee period ran out, these were sold as used, they had never been used the only thing they didn’t come in the original box but everything was there and brand new, I definitely don’t have any regrets on buying them.

As an owner of the astro a50 gen 2 (ps4) from March 2015 right the way up to August 2020, I was quite sad to see them come to the end of their life. Solid build quality. Not the best battery life, roughly 7 hours and getting shorter over time. The sound was amazing. They only broke because of me, thinking the headband was compatible with the mod kits. I was wrong. But overall, a very good headset that delivered what it promised great sound quality.My next logical step was the astro a50 gen 4. Better battery, better more refined sound, now wireless charging, and that was a big draw for me since the cable to charge the gen 2 was garbage. I bought several along the way and all broke at some stage lol. But we're definately on to a winner here with the new one. Absolutely NOT! The Paint peeled ALL over the headset. Felt somewhat worse build quality, very flimsy for instance and not as strong. The sound shut off when I turned off an app like YouTube or twitch for instance. Had to reset ps5 to get sound back (though I must specify this was with the astro adapter specially built for ps5. In the end I plugged the digital optical cable directly in to the TV and never had that issue ever again). But most annoyingly, the base station now failed to charge the headset when set up on the ps5 in rest mode. It worked fine for the first 2 weeks. But Sony released several ps5 firmware updates and one of them interfered with the power output to charge things when in rest mode (controllers were fine). Very annoying. Strong points were indeed better battery life, and sound quality was excellent as before.Earlier this year I spot the astro a50x. Didn't realise they were even a thing. So I was somewhat skeptical now having not had a great experience with the gen4. I watched the reviews, and they were positive across the board with one or 2 issues. So this potentially was going to be an expensive mistake. I am however very happy to report that the astro a50x, though, is absolutely excellent. Much better build quality. Excellent sound. Greatly improved battery life. Paint coating doesn't peel thankfully. No app whatsoever shuts off the sound when I close it. I can take phone calls with this one via Bluetooth connection to my mobile. I can set up the sound presets on the phone app available on the android store. But above all els, I now have a headset that finally charges on the base station 😂. Look, it's expensive. But it does however come with both xbox and pc support on top on the ps5 support all in one. I will say this, I love this headset.

Excellent headset. I've owned the previous generation Astro headsets for the past 15 years or so, and this A50X is the best one yet.Sound quality and microphone are top-notch as usual, and the fact that this can be instantly switched between XBOX, PlayStation or PC at the touch of a button, is fantastic, and makes the high price easier to swallow for multiformat gamers.For anyone who just wants a good headset and only intends to use it on one device though, this is a total waste of money. You would be paying for the HDMI pass through which would never be used. People in that scenario would be better off just buying the non-x version A50 and saving £100 or so.