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ASTRO Gaming A10 Wired Gaming Headset, Lightweight and Damage Resistant, ASTRO Audio, 3.5 mm Audio Jack, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mobile - Black/Blue

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In any case gray covers the majority of the headset, with your color of choice appearing only inside the earcups, plus a logo on the left headband and right ear. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. It is predominantly made out of plastic, but it does have a good solid weight to it and doesn't feel overly flimsy.

It sits further away from your mouth than the previous generation's, but still offers a decent overall performance, so your voice sounds clear, even if you're talking in a moderately noisy environment like a busy office. Their wired-only connection ensures low latency and compatibility with both Xbox and PlayStation consoles and PC. Stepping up a little more to the HyperX Cloud II, meanwhile, and you also get extra earpads, a carry case, a USB sound card, and 7. When the track properly kicks in, the A10 properly balances the mix's many elements, with the bassline settling just slightly in the back to give the guitar, drums, and vocals plenty of space. The PC version we tested has red accents, the PS4 version has blue accents, and the Xbox One version has green accents.If there’s one thing saving you from having to go through all this, it’s that no one else really wants to either. They're still pretty basic headphones, and unlike the HyperX Cloud Alpha S, which are also budget-friendly gaming headphones, they don't have any customization features, so you can't customize them to your liking. The cloth padding is different, and when you're wearing the second-gen, the padding feels cooler against your skin.

Voice chat comes through clearly, though it easily picks up breathing unless you find a sweet spot for the arm. They seem very durable, and if a younger (or particularly angry) gamer uses them, they should be able to withstand the inevitable rough handling. The Astro A10 headset offers audio reproduction that’s a little all over the place, but not necessarily in a bad way. Settle down for all-night gaming sessions thanks to its ergonomic construction, with closed-back design, supported with sturdy construction and an ultra-durable headband that may just outlast your old favourite headset.

The microphone isn't as good as on some headsets we have used, mainly because it picks up a lot of background noise, but it isn't unusable. channel sound or a software-based simulated surround system like DTS Headphone:X or THX Spatial Audio delivers better results.

Their microphone quality is much better than the Logitech's, and they feel much more sturdy and durable.The A10 has excellent audio, though, with its bass presence especially surpassing what competitors offer in this tier. The test recordings sounded clean, and picked up no stray fan sounds from my notebook or its cooler. I’ve reviewed dozens of headsets over the years and let me tell you: No button compares to the ease of simply pushing a microphone out of your face when you want to mute it. Music doesn't hold up as well with the Astro A10, neither do films, but the headset is not so bad to be unusable for these. Normally you’d be missing out on surround sound for a game like Fortnite, but Fortnite doesn’t even support the feature on Switch in the first place.

Unlike most gaming headsets, this doesn’t over-emphasize bass range sounds, so the deep rumblings of explosions won’t come across louder than they should and drown out any more sound than appropriate. Highs are bright and clean and a touch strident, and emphasized in a good range for detecting footsteps. This extends to the A10’s cable, a cheap rubber-clad affair with a bizarre triangular control hub that only exists to house a thin volume wheel. While both headphones are comfortable, the HyperX have a significantly better boom mic performance, and they're able to reproduce low-bass with more thump and rumble.However, it’s not like the company doesn’t make anything worthwhile—The A20 (Gen 2) is a totally fine Xbox-centric gaming headset. It's somewhat annoying that one isn't included, as it would only cost a few pence for Astro to include this cable, and it improves the functionality a lot. These affordable wired gaming headphones have a lighter design than their predecessor and don't clamp as tightly on your head. Unfortunately, they also don't block out the low rumble of bus engines, and they leak audio at high volumes, which can annoy others around you.

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