GoKawiilThe Astro A50 X is a comfortable, great-sounding wireless headset, but you probably don't need it unless you have multiple consoles at one station. And you can't use it unless you're near the base station.
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The best gaming headsets are often set up to connect to multiple devices — after all, if you've got a PC and a console (or two), you don't want to have to buy a separate headset for each. And some gaming headsets are designed to connect to multiple devices at once, like Logitech's Astro A50 X.
The Astro A50 X is a wireless over-ear (circumaural) gaming headset designed for multi-device use — it comes with a powered base station that acts as a wireless charging dock and can connect to your PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox at the same time. It has a lightweight, comfortable design with easy-to-replace parts and offers simultaneous dual-wireless connectivity between any of those three devices and Bluetooth, but with one (big) caveat: All connections, including the Bluetooth connection, are routed through the base station, which means that you need to be within range of the headset’s dock for it to work. It's a great-sounding headset, thanks to Logitech's 40mm Pro-G graphene drivers, and the multi-device situation works seamlessly, but it's pricey for something you can only use in one place — it retails for $400, and even its current sale price of $350 is still far above that of most premium gaming headsets.
Design and Comfort of the A50 X
The Astro A50 X is a wireless over-ear (circumaural) gaming headset with a flip-to-mute boom mic and a wireless base station designed to connect to multiple devices at once.
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The A50 X has moderately large, angular earcups that swivel (90 degrees), tilt, and are independently height-adjustable. The earcups are attached to the headband with a sturdy metal cylinder, and slide up and down for adjustment — approximately 1 inch (25mm) of adjustment on each side, for a total internal headband measurement of just over 12 inches (300mm). The headband is a lightweight plastic frame with fabric-covered foam padding at the top. It's very flexible, and the padded part is inside the frame, which allows it to tilt to better accommodate the shape of your head. It allows for a very comfortable fit, as long as your head isn't too big. The padded section is designed to be easily replaceable, and it just snaps out of the frame.
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The foam-padded earpads are covered in fabric, which isn't uncomfortable but looks and feels a little cheap. I also found that the fabric kept snagging on my earrings (granted, I have several piercings on the surface of my ear; specifically, this kept snagging on my forward helix and double flat piercings). While this was definitely due, in part, to the jewelry and the piercing locations, this is the first time I've had it happen with a gaming headset, ever. The earpads are super easy to replace — they're attached magnetically — which is nice, though the headset doesn't come with alternate earpads like the Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed . This feels like a let-down, especially given how much the headset costs.
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