Astro A40 TR with MixAmp vs Astro A50 [Review and Comparison] 

Love it when you get a genuine guy like this who just speaks the truth. I ran into those exact problems with the A50,s and I thought the auto switch off was a huge issue. Love the video bro keep it up.

I bought the A40TR and was about to return it for the A50 (I like to walk around prelobby) but deciding to just keep the A40TR after watching this. Thanks for the very in depth review!

What can i say...one of the best reviews i saw on entire YT. Not like those 500 000+ subs channels that i feel like they are just paid to say things. I wish u manny subs soon! But i hope u dnt change the way how u review things. Because this is top notch. Straight forward honest...Thank you!

This review was extremely helpful in getting me to pick out a headset. Really happy with the A40 TR, thanks man.

Great video and you helped me spend my money right. I love how in depth you went with all of the specs that you needa know. Great energy too💪

Good review love that you genuine about going trough the specs you just give the review a strait forward info.keep up good job bud.

This is such a solid video!! Great job. Helped me decide on getting a A-40!

This is awesome and very helpful! So many people review stuff and can't explain the audio experience in detail. I'm picking up the A40 to finally have something decent. I use "Still Dre" to test my sound quality lol

Literally one of the best reviews I’ve seen in so long.🙏

Cheers BadIntent, I copped a pair of A40 TR's in the Black Friday sale. Muchos Gracias.

I saw a lot of reviewers recommending this one after the insane $1800 Sennheiser HD 800S (amazing sound, but has no mic). I was looking for a new headset and I'm SO glad I picked these. I found a Reddit post with some EQ settings for the MixAmp Pro for Gen3 and Gen4 and it really lets the sound shine on these.

You are the best tester I have met on RU-vid. I am French, I have the impression that all French testers are paid by the brands, the tests are never objective. France takes pity on you. Thank you for your test and for sharing your opinion with a lot of work and comparison. Nt

Loved the in the depth review. You've definitely made me decide between the two - A40 it is! 👌🏽

I'm so happy I saw this video. The issues you had with the A50s would be dealbreaker for me. I have Astro A40s from 10+ years ago that work great, but they do have some wear and tear. They held up so good I wanted to get the wireless A50s since everything else I have is wireless. I will be going to with A40 TR when i buy in the future. Thanks!

Great in depth review of these products, I am in the UK and the A40s come with the AMP no option to NOT get it. So I have chosen the A40s after watching this :) I will update my comment when I have them and tried. Again Thank you for this very detailed review, keep it up my man!

this channel is so underrated. these are some of the best reviews.

Review I was searching for. Thank you. Ill get A40 TR without Mixamp, I just need Good soundstage for FPS games to locate enemy. Great Video.

Great video bro, really helped me make a decision on which one I should get. Keep it up my guy!

True. The dolby mode on the mixamp isn't too good. Optical solution on PS5/XSX definitely had folks troubleshoot more to regain EQ settings on it. Dolby access app kinda helps to get some equalizer settings in place.

Honest and good review. You’ve earned my sub 😎👍🏽

i want a wireless headset really bad, but the clarity of the a40 makes it my decision...THANKS for the review u gave us what we needed

I chose the astro a50. For the sake of convenience and space, thank you for this honest review.

I think a video of you recommending different headsets at different price points would be really nice, great vids regardless!

Awesome Video, Really helped me choose if i wanted to upgrade or not

Nice and honest review, you earned a sub, plus can i ask you how they compare to "non gaming" headphones like sennheiser or akg? I've read that they are much superior to gaming headphones even to astros wich are one of the best gaming headhpones

Great video 👍👍 i got the A40 and i was planing to buy the A50 also but if the A40 are a lil bit better i won't buy the A50...thanks for the video 💪🏽💪🏽👍👍

What a great review, I decided to pass on the astros both versions. I love had the a40 years ago and wanted to see if I wanted them again but maybe not. Especially at those prices

Great review, keep up the great woek

Ok ive decided to go for a40 gen 4 because i dont want to have battery issues, sound delay due to wireless and your review about a40 sound being better convinced me to go for a40. I upgraded from my a40 gen 3 and did not have high expectation in difference in quality of the sound. But wow did i get this one wrong. What an impressive difference it was. My gen 3 was superb already, but it went from impressive to godly. The sound quality is just out of this world. Its much louder than gen 3, mixamp is just way better than gen 3. Dolby surround sound makes just so much difference. Music is just much clearer, noise isolation is waaaaaaay better than i thought it would be. It just destroys gen 3 in that regard, even rivals my sony xm4 in noise isolation. Bass is not godlike like xm4 but pretty impressive tbh for a gaming headset. Imersivness is just different level. The upgrade was huge from gen 3. I would say was a little more comforable to wear because it was a bit less tigthe. Still this one is super comfortable. Everything is great, but overall i was incredibly surprized how incredible the sound quality was on this headset. I always looked at frequency level on headsets and thought it was a defining factor. Nope i can confirm its not. My bros corsair virutoso has much higher frequency. 20 to 40000 on virutoso compared to astros i believe 20-24000 hz. But nope this headset just sounds way better and clearer. Night and day Honestly 0 negativity i can give this headset. Absolutely out of this world. MY bro has both senheiser wireless pro and corsair virtuoso wireless and they cant even come near this headset. In the end of the day Astro is Astro. Just the best in the market hands down. Well i cant even describe the design. As usual looks like something out of a transformer movie. 10/10 headset. No wonder they dont make gen 5 Astro. Because its still not time, this headset just destroys everything out there. Looking at your review a50 is probably close on par. They dont consider gen 5 because this beauty still is a top dog. Man among boys.

So I don’t need the amp box if I have the a50s because that technology is built-in to the headset?

How would you guys compare the A40 TRs to the wired Arctis Pro with Game Dac? I had that on my PS4 and it impressed me with its mic and audio quality.

I have the gen3 A50s. While I they don't turn off instantly when perfectly vertical, the auto off feature has saved me when I was in a rush and left them on the bed without turning them off. The issue I have with the A50s is interference. I live in an apartment complex so I get a lot of interference from neighbors using wifi and other devices. When this happens, the A50s completely lose connection to the base station. This happens usually in the worst time of a match. It does come back in as soon as possible, which sometimes is instantly, other times it could be out for 5 to 10 seconds which is eternity when the last thing you heard was gunfire nearby.

Honest review, no BS. Keep it up

I don't know how often you read comments, but the Astro A40's are on sale RN for $100 and I just bought the Hyper X Cloud Alpha S yesterday for $80 on sale as well, as far as audio quality is concerned and long term wear is concerned would you recommend I go for the A40's instead at the current price?

Can you still use custom EQ's on the a40 without the mixamp? (Im coming from Gen 3 a50s and am also a little worried about losing that volume difference if i go without the mixamp pro)

I've had many issues with the a50 4th gen, the mic wont turn on, the headset has to be hard reset almost everytime i use it, sometimes the charging base messes up and wont charge the headset, I had the a40 gen 3 now i've bought the a40 gen 4 and I really like it.

AND BadIntent, the new A30 that has just arrived, will you test it too?

Do u think a40 have slightly better sound ? Are they a bit better in fps games ?

So I ordered the mixamp pro to connect the stream aux to my capture device and get game chat recorded. I have the m80 but it has mini hdmi, so have to get game chat from tv which ruins game/voice control. Which is essential when needing to clutch and people wont stop talking. A couple points youd missed.

Do you think the Astro A40TR is better than HyperX Cloud 2 wired?

Astro A40 vs HyperX Cloud 2 in FPS games, which is better ?

Just subbed. I like your steez

Love my A40s best headset ever I would not trade them with anything

if you could reply as soon as possible as im making a purchase tonight. i see ur review on the hpyer clouds. would u recommend the a40 tr over the cloud 2 and aplhas? especially for warzone and fps games competitively??

Would it matter which Astro a40tr I buy ? I have a pc but I know there is the PlayStation version and the Xbox version of the Astro’s but both are compatible with pc. I would assume the Xbox maybe???

I have the old 2015 Astros that I still use today and was looking at getting the new replacement for it since the one that I have now is aged SO badly and been glued together twice now, but for 8 years it's working just fine, other then the rubber is had it's day and whatnot. Needs to be replaced.

Thank you 😁

Already have the A50 but came here to see if its worth buying the A40 TR or getting a new base station for my xbox series x. The turn off for me is the mic turn off that can fail, they're wired, the back ground cut off and having to put about $150 to get them. Like I could try my chances with the mic and if it breaks I can call customer support, I already have to use a wired A10 (left cushion is gone.....) so used to it, the mic audio seems fine on streamer mode when you showed, and my A50 look pretty old at this point (mic doesn't stay in place, paint peel and skin and oil on cushions).... Also the A50..... omg yea that auto turn off by having them tilted, tilts me lol I just wanna listen to some beats while laying down....need to fix that in later models. Its cool....as a power saver option I also like to point out the A50 has some weird connection problems sometimes. One moment it says its decently charged, the next it does a pop sound and then I have to recharge them. They still work fine just don't know if spending a extra $50 and having more pairs of headsets in my room is worth the buying of A40.

I know that the surround sound that comes headsets are not good, but what about the windows sonic and dolby atmos that come as options on the xbox. Would you recommend those or stereo uncompressed?

Hello man, i've been watching like all of your videos about headsets reviews, and it helped me a lot. I have a question about the A40: i saw a lot of people on internet saying that you NEED to use the opctical cable on pc to get the best experience, and my pc doesn't have an optical port, so I want to know your opnion about this. Othre point is that people are really saying that the mixamp is a "must need", but i want to know you opnion too if it changes the sound, the mic, or no (i will use it most on PC), because the version without it is much more cheap. I'm looking for a headset with good audio quality, decent mic and durability, so that i dont need to change it every year, because I live in Brazil, and good headsets here are very expensive. Finally, I just want to make a suggestion for the channel: try to make a rank with the products that you have tested, it would be interesting to see, since you have tested a lot of differente products. Sorry about the big text and questions. Your reviews are awsome, thank you!

You say that fake surround is trash which is fair. However, what is your opinion regrading spatial audio formats such as Dolby Atmos, Windows Sonic, and DTS Sound Unbound?

I gotta test my Astro a40s tr +mixamp pro and gotta see which gen is this... Thanks for this helpful video about Astro a40s vs a50

Ive had multiple A40s since 2013 with minimal complaints, and I am looking to buy a new headset now. I was thinking of buying the hyperX cloud alphas to maybe try something new and see if I like them more. Do you think I should stick with A40s? Are they more comfortable than the Alphas?

Hey brotha. I got a gen 3 a40 mix amp for about 6 years now. No complaints they work amazing. I just copped the a50 gen 4 and I really don’t notice much difference. My question is do I really need the a50s if the sound quality is almost identical. Practically paid 250 just to make my headphones wireless it feels like

Would u recommend using a splitter or not?

So what would be your hands down go to headphones

Wich is the best A40 tr vs cloud 2 for xbox series x ?

Hey sir thank you for the 26 min full review 💝 one question please i bought the astro a40 and i think is not as loud as i expected from my previous hyperx headphones you think if i buy the amplifier will change anything thank you again for the effort 💝

Thank you for the review, do you know how the A40 stack up against the DT 770s?

the fact that the a40 is open back style while the a50 is closed back is all one needs to know as far as performance. the a40 will be a better sounding headset especially in terms of directional audio every single time. This is because the sound stage is so so SOOOO much larger. It offers a sound so much more natural. its like actually being there. The Immersion is so much better. Still the best option is a pair of true open back headphones with a mod mic. a 100$ set of open backs will perform better than any 300$ gaming headset by any brand. That being said I love the a40s and just wanted to include my 2 cents as i believe the open back style is a point worth mentioning.

Dope hundreds hat 💣

Great video, Thanks! Do you have any video about audio settings? For warzone if possible.

I play nothing but WarZone and i been through about 10 headsets in a year trying to find the perfect one for me. I went ahead and got the A40s with mixamp with the plans on returning them cause they're so expensive but i ended up keeping them. I don't know if it's the A40s themselves or the mixamp, or the preset i put in mixamp for better accurate sound location but it's the 1st time ever I'm able to recognize if a enemy is running around above me or below me or same level floor as me. I just ordered the cloud alphas to connect to the mixamp to see if I get the same accurate sound.

Hey question bro, can both of the headsets turn down in game warzone chat in just the headsets itself rather than in game. I stream and want the chat audio to stay loud in my stream. Lmk thanks🤙🏽

My A50s died after the first week. They just wouldn't charge as far as sound quality I believe my astro40s with the Amp pro are definitely a bit louder. I play on series X that might have something to do

Thank you

So when you adjusted the setting of the headphone with the computer did the headset sounded better?

Can u use an astro a40 TR on a old mixamp

Hey bro I just got my a40s and the mix amp is turning down both the game and voice chat, can u please help me out I been dealing with this for about 2weeks and still can’t figure it out.

It’s 2022 should I still get this headset ?

Nice video as always. Took them for myself. A retail one and bought mod kit. Dude, everything else I’ve tried in this price range is dogsh*t in comparison(just my option).

I have the a10 is it worth the upgrade

So torn because I want a wireless headset soo bad but I don’t wanna lose sound quality and from what I’ve been seeing the a40 trumps the a50, but man do I really want a wireless headset. Leaning more towards the a40 but every time I’m sure about getting them I just start thinking about how I hate wired mics.

I’m looking for a good headset to be able to hear footsteps in siege and most cods which do you prefer the most because I’m quite deft I need clear loud audio that I can distinguish where people and footsteps come from

My A50 GEN 4’s have this high pitch ringing or buzzing that’s constantly there in the left driver and will not go away no matter what I do. I see I’m not the only one this has happened to after looking through Reddit and some other forums. Going to return for a new pair and if I have the same issue I don’t think I’ll be using any Logitech products anytime soon

Hi nice look . Ich have thr A50 gen.4 but problems with the connection . The headset is in Warranty . Ist the modkit , the earbunds comp. To the A40 ? So i will change to the A40 with cable and mix. Sorry for the English🤣 Greets from Germany

I bought the Astro A40 headphones with the mixamp with same day shipping. Now I need to figure out if I have to buy the Astro HDMI adapter or if any cheap HDMI adapter will work for my ps5. I'm hoping any HDMI adapter will work because the HDMI adapter made by Astro looks overpriced & shipping is 4+ days.

I have already bought the a40 + mixamp for 1 week, unfortunately as you describe the microphone is really bad no clear sound also too much bass and no sharp tones at all. I do not understand why they put such a bad microphone on a premium headset. I say u honestly my previous headset is the Razer BlackShark V2 X Gaming Headset (retail price €54) this microphone is really much better than on the astro a 40. Now the experience I have with the sound of both movies game and music the astro a40 is real unbelievably good. I've never had a headset with this beautiful sound. Now there is a solution to possibly connect a better microphone to it.I can't stream with this bad mic sound. ps : you are the first reviewer on the astro a40 + mixamp who is really very honest about all the + s and negatives about this headset

Hello, I am from Peru, my English is not very good. I have seen that you say that the astro a40 are the best gaming headphones. I have the hyperx cloud 2, I'm thinking of buying the sound blaster g6 dac. Do you think it's a good idea to buy the dac or better the astro a40? Thanks

Are you using the logitech brio in this video?

How many you got a new sub, am still not sure what’s best to go with for my Xbox series x. I plan to play at 1440 120hz so think I need a work around to achieve this, or is there a better headset out there for Xbox

I wanted the a50 because it's wireless but I want the a40 since it has a clean looking mix amp plus you can customize it

If you connect the headset to USB it will not turn off. Ridiculous that there is not way to disable this but there is a work around.

I prefer the a40 as it has more bass and a larger soundstage. I bought the A50 for the wireless but was disappointed with the sound

I got the a40 and mix amp for 150 bundle deal on amazon

Will the a40s still perform good without the amp? I really don’t feel like spending the extra $100

I have had the Astro A50 Gen 4 since its release in 2019 and I can definitely say I have never encountered a problem with the self-turn-off. However, some problems I have encountered over the years are slim. 1. Sometimes they will randomly not want to play audio, and the fix to that is just turning them off place on the base station unplugging them plugging them in, and turning them back on; that usually fixes it... if not you have to reset them with a button or something i can't remember been a while. 2. The other problem that I have is that the battery life has decreased quiet a lot as off just recently and is very annoying. I haven't tested how much it depleted but it definitely isn't the 15 hrs or something they claim... but id still say thats pretty decent for 5 almost 6 years.

Hey fantastic review and comparison!! I am probably going to exchange my a50 gen 4 for a40 tr + mixamp. Before I do I was wondering, I understand that sound quality is a bit better on the a40 tr but could you tell me in which way? I notice the a50 are really good for spatial audio and hearing things like footsteps. Is the a40 tr better in that regard as well? Because thats all I really care for in a headset. Thanks in advance!

A refurbished A50 with a mixamp and ps5 adapter is the same exact price as the refurbished A40 TR with a mix amp and ps5 adapter on Astros website lol idk if they did that by mistake but its hilarious seeing how the same two when brand new have a $80 difference..

Do u need the hdmi adapter for ps5 to use the astros a40’s?

What's the song you mentioned to test the base

I was close to buying the astro a40 & mixamp combo for $200 until I saw this video. I might buy gaming earbuds to game with on my ps5 because headphones, even astros are too low for me. Hopefully I can find a earbuds vs headphones video on this channel, also a top headphones video because this is 1 of the 1st videos I watched that wasn't full of bias cap.

Do you add any eq to them pluged straight into the pc without the mix amp?

14:25 this is the point i would like to buy a40 heatset only,its really a good deal now only 30dollars

I cannot tell which way anything is coming from with these!! What do I do???

I've had so many problems with a50s. Stay away. Bluetooth won't connect,mic breaks,chat audio is buggy. I'm getting a40s now

Is a40 tr worth without mix amp? I need them to hear footsteps good because i play a lot rainbow six sige

For the A50 do I need an HDMI pass through?

What is the best wired headset in your opinion? I'm looking to buy the best of the best for gaming with 500$ max

So these headsets. If I want to boost the sound of foot steps. I don’t have to plug these headphones into a pc do I? I don’t have a pc. Can I do everything with the headphones alone? No apps? No need of a Pc?