Astro A50 Likes and Dislikes

I recently bought a pair of Astro A50's, while i love my A40's and my senns I was do, that and im tired of cords.

First off the comfort level is great, my ears do not sweat from long extended use as the cups are very roomy, and also they have some noise canceling to them.

The volume controls for game and chat are on the outside of the right cup, you can see it in the picture above. You basically touch one side to make the voice or game volume louder, probably my favorite feature.

The microphone has a plus and a minus, the plus is you can rais the micrphone vertical and it puts you on mute, very handy when i get a phone call or if the wife comes in to chat, the downside is the mic is not removable

The look and build quality are also great, and the headphones can be upgraded via patches from Astro.

It does have Dolby 7.1 and I will say that the sound is fantastically crisp with great bass that is deep and not distorted. 

The downsides.....

you cant have custom speaker tabs, because of funcionality built into the right side for volume control the tag is not removable. the micrphone side , the micrphone is not removable. This is not a deal breaker, but a small disapointment as i ike custom speaker tags.

the power button is located on the back of the headphones on the right and is extremely tiny, I have to take mine off to see the damn thing.

Also they are not 100% wireless, you still have to plug a cord in from your headphones on the left side to your controller. If you are playing a non team oriented game you could do without this and be wireless 

Charge wise they are really good, over my christmas vacation i put them thru some tough testing, I did 2 24 hour gaming sessions and an 8 hour session, they did die at the end of my 24 hour session but that is to be expected. 

There is one small issue I noticed when I first got them, it has to do with an auto shut off feature. When I first hooked them up I was in a XBL voice chat with a friend, we were not playing a game, if there is no sound for 10 minutes the heaphones will shut off, whether you are talking or not it doesnt seem to care.  A small annoyance, but im generally in game 99% time this was one of the few times i wasnt and expereinced this. 

The new mix amp that i have is the one about, its small, thin, and light, has a ton of inputs on the back, usb, dobly digital in and out and some micro usb connections for power. It is however bigger than the A40 mix amp, probably twice the width

The price for these are $300 bucks, for me they are a touch on the over priced side, most headphones ive owned like trittons, A40's, senns, are arond the 150-200 mark and are comparible in every way except for a cord or 2.