#ASTRO A50 WIRELESS MOD#
#ASTRO A50 WIRELESS PS4#

The charging station has plenty of ports. If you plan on using it with your Xbox One, there's another model of Astro A50 that's compatible with that console.

#ASTRO A50 WIRELESS PS4#

Lastly, there’s a switch that alternates between PC and PS4 mode. Around back, there’s also a USB-A pass through for charging, optical audio in and out, Aux in and a Micro USB, which you use to connect to your PC. This charging station also houses most of the ports, which the Astro A50 has plenty of them. Unlike a lot of gaming headsets, you don't have to deal with that existential dread of wondering when your battery is going to be depleted. All of this information is visible at a glance. Not only does this let you wirelessly charge your headset, but it will show different statuses of the headset – that includes battery level, whether its connected to your PC or PS4, Dolby status and EQ preset. It’s very easy, and we wish more headsets would work in a system like this.įinally, you have the USB charging station.

#ASTRO A50 WIRELESS MOD#

The default ear pads are more than comfy enough, but if you want to buy the synthetic leather A50 Mod Kit, you just need to pop off the magnetic ear pads and pop in the replacements. One of the best parts of this headset is its removable ear pads. On the bottom of the right ear cup, you'll also find a micro USB port for charging – although we typically just use the charging station for that. You'll also find a power switch, a button that turns on Dolby virtual surround sound, an EQ button and volume. When you connect the Astro A50 to your computer, it will actually register as two USB sound devices, and these buttons allow you to adjust the sound balance between them: you can balance the sound from your game and your friends talking on Discord.

On the ear cup itself, there are two buttons marked 'game' and 'voice'. Over on the right side are all the Astro A50 buttons and dials. It works fine in practice, but it does mean that you'll always have a rubber mic sticking out somewhere on your head. It's neither removable nor retractable – instead, it rotates upwards for when you want or need it out of the way. On the left ear cup, you'll find the mic. It can pop out easily, and while that makes it easy to replace it without hassle, we can also see the headset being dropped and this part going missing. At the top of the headband, there's a really flimsy feeling piece of plastic that houses the padding for the top of your head, alongside an Astro logo.

Astro a50 wireless