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07-12-2017, 12:30 AM
Astro's first-ever budget gaming headset doesn't skimp on sound
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Astro Gaming headsets have always been a tradeoff: you get premium audio, but you pay a high price for it — literally.
It's tough then, at least initially, to take Astro's new A10 cans seriously. At minimum, you're looking at a $150 buy when you pick up a new Astro headset. If you want the company's MixAmp — which boosts the sound while offering a greater level of control over the output — add in a**ther $100.
SEE ALSO: This is Doomfist, the 25th 'Overwatch' hero (http://mashable.com/2017/07/06/overwatch-doomfist-reveal/)
A pair of A10s, on the other hand? $60. That's less than half the cost of any other current Astro. Surely, there's some kind of tradeoff. That's what I was looking for over the past month as I tested these puppies firsthand with my gaming setup at home. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/11/astro-a1o-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Astro Gaming headsets have always been a tradeoff: you get premium audio, but you pay a high price for it — literally.
It's tough then, at least initially, to take Astro's new A10 cans seriously. At minimum, you're looking at a $150 buy when you pick up a new Astro headset. If you want the company's MixAmp — which boosts the sound while offering a greater level of control over the output — add in a**ther $100.
SEE ALSO: This is Doomfist, the 25th 'Overwatch' hero (http://mashable.com/2017/07/06/overwatch-doomfist-reveal/)
A pair of A10s, on the other hand? $60. That's less than half the cost of any other current Astro. Surely, there's some kind of tradeoff. That's what I was looking for over the past month as I tested these puppies firsthand with my gaming setup at home. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/11/astro-a1o-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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