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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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. While both are wired headphones, the SteelSeries also support Bluetooth, so you can use them more casually or receive audio from your phone while simultaneously gaming.

The earpads are now wrapped in a soft, breathable fabric instead of felt, with generous and soft memory foam under it. The Astro perform more consistently across different users, but their sound signature isn't as well-balanced. However, they're decently comfortable, and their wired-only design ensures that you don't have to worry about battery life during long days on the go.

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. It's a flexible, angular mic that extends down when you need it, or it can lay flush with the band when you don't want it in front of your face. The Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE are slightly more versatile headphones than the Astro A10 Gen 2.

While both headphones are comfortable and well-built, the Astro headphones have a more neutral sound profile, which some users may prefer, and their passive soundstage feels larger and more immersive. They don't do a good job isolating you from background noise, like chatter from nearby coworkers, which can be distracting. Astro has made a really fun headset here, with a sound signature that falls right in line with their more expensive A40.Check out the open-backed Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 if you want a more immersive soundstage. I’m an ISF-certified TV calibrator and a THX-certified home theater professional, and I’m here to help you understand 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and even 8K (and to reassure you that you don’t need to worry about 8K at all for at least a few more years).