SteelSeries Nova Pro Wireless vs Astro A50 Gen 4 wireless - Great for different reasons
284Here's a comparison between the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless and the Astro A50 Wireless. These are two of my favourite headsets for different reasons - comfort, charging convenience, connectivity and more.
Related videos:
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless in-depth review https://youtu.be/jysqalvA5xg
How to setup the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro for Streaming https://youtu.be/drgKOXuWI6w
Astro A50 over 1 year later - An honest review (it's the best but also not) https://youtu.be/iaJ2S8DH1WM
SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless unboxing and overview https://youtu.be/x9BovUnWGi4
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
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Highlights of the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset include:
An AI powered noise cancellation microphone
Plush memory foam ear cushions which give passive noise cancellation
Custom sound settings and EQ profiles tuned for various games
The ability to customise audio from your friends on Discord
A really comfortable fit all day long
Active Noise Cancellation which blocks out fan noise and other annoyances
Dual Bluetooth and wireless connectivity
Swappable batteries mean you never have to plug it in
Lowlights:
As standard it picks up a lot of background noise via the mic
Compressed mic sound
Horrible sound when going too far from the base station
Expensive
Specs:
Neodymium Drivers 40 mm
Headphone Frequency Response (Wired) 10–40,000 Hz
Headphone Frequency Response (Wireless) 10–22,000 Hz
Headphone Sensitivity 93 dBSPL
Headphone Impedance 38 Ohm
Headphone Total Harmonic Distortion 1%
High-Res Audio Capable Yes (Headphone Speakers)
Active Noise Cancellation 4-mic hybrid design with Transparency Mode
Microphone Type ClearCast Gen 2 - Fully Retractable Boom
Microphone Polar Pattern Bidirectional Noise-Canceling
Microphone Frequency Response 100-6500 Hz
Microphone Sensitivity -38 dBV/Pa
Microphone Impedance 2200 Ohm
Number of Batteries 2
At Home Non-stop battery with hot-swap (within 8 seconds)
On-the-go 44 Hours - 2.4GHz Quantum 2.0 Gaming Wireless / 36 Hours - 2.4GHz Quantum 2.0 Gaming Wireless + BT (18-22 hours per battery)
Fast Charge
15 mins for 3 hours play
Bluetooth Wireless v 5.0
Gaming Wireless Low Latency 2.4 GHz
Dual Connection Simultaneous 2.4 Ghz & BT
Wireless Range 40 ft / 12m (2.4 GHz)
The Astro A50 is expensive and better in some ways, worse in others.
Here's the reasons why:
1 - Its comfort is unbeaten in my opinion
2 - The charging base station is super convenient and I very rarely need to plug it in
3 - The sound is great for gaming, music, movies or anything else
4 - It has a decent mic (not the best, but not awful either)
5 - It allows me to mic monitor my external mic setup via my GoXLR (very few wireless headsets allow this)
That's the highlights, the lowlights are:
- It doesn't have Bluetooth like the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
- It doesn't have user replaceable batteries (unless you can solder)
- The headband gets worn out over time
- The design is quite flimsy considering what you're paying
- There's no high res audio (like with the Audeze Mobius)
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Find out more about the Astro A50 Gen 4 here - https://www.astrogaming.com/en-gb/products/headsets/a50-gen-4.html
Specs include:
Open Air Over-Ear design
Cloth ear cushions upgradable to leather
40mm Neodymium Magnet drivers
20Hz - 20,000Hz Frequency Response
Tuned Astro Audio V2
Two years free access to Dolby Atmos
Game/voice balance button
Optical Pass-through, USB Power & Soundcard, USB Charging Port, AUX In / Mic out (TRRS 3.5mm) inputs via basestation
Compatible with Astro Gaming Command Center
Dolby virtual audio and Dolby Atmos
Up to 15-hours battery life
Up to 30ft wireless range
6mm uni-directional noise-cancelling microphone
Flip-to-mute functionality
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