Astro A50 Gaming Head set, and Klipsch Image X10

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berman002

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#115564 30-Mar-2013 10:11

Anyone own one of this?
personally i think the A50 for gaming is very good.
and X10 for music are excellent.
but i am a newbi for sound.
would like other more experience user to discuss more about their good and bad.

berman002

44 posts

Geek

#795345 9-Apr-2013 08:01

Oh???? really no one using A50 or even A40 in NZ? i know it's not common in NZ and PlayTech was the only source, now JB Hi-Fi selling those as well. i got it from JB for $300. and it's damn good compare to Logitech G930.
but actually the Image X10 with my Sound Baster Z sound card did pretty good as well.

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plas

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Ultimate Geek

#795690 9-Apr-2013 15:44

I have a pair of A50s, for the price I expected much better.

Using the mic causes a buzzing noise in the right ear, they turn off after 5 minutes of silence or low volume with no way to over ride, there is no way of controlling the sensitivity of the mic and it picks up everything which causes the buzzing to start, the pairing drops and no custom EQs.

These appear to be common issues.
http://forums.astrogaming.com/forumdisplay.php?25-Community-Support

berman002

44 posts

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#795975 10-Apr-2013 08:54

go to upgrade your A50 firmware, i have a mic issues as well for the first few days but after firmware update everything works fine.
http://www.astrogaming.com/firmware

the mic sensitivety is control by the software, if i use teamspeak i need to use teamspeak to control the mic sensitivity.
the only problem i have is, i use SB Z soundcard and A50 come with it's own sound device(USB), sometime it's hard to know i am using USB or using SPIF.

they said they will release EQ control for A50 later.

plas

451 posts

Ultimate Geek

#797019 10-Apr-2013 11:04

Already running the latest firmware.

The mic sensitivity isn't controlled by third party software, changing those settings only sets the point at which the application will broadcast. The issue is with the noise gate in the headset.
So you can set Vent/TS to broadcast at normal voice levels, yet the mic still becomes active (causing the buzzing and monitoring) when you click your mouse or type but vent/ts doesn't broadcast.

Its a problem they keep saying will be fixed in an up coming firmware so we can adjust but it never comes, just like the EQ.

berman002

44 posts

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#797079 10-Apr-2013 12:02

oh i see, so you go thought all of those already.
but for me it seems fine, i am running pretty happy with what it is now, may be i am upgrade from an $100 to $400, so it's a lot better for me.
so have you compare it with your other headset?