It was 2012, and the original Avengers was just hitting theaters. “Call Me Maybe” was tearing up the charts. And Astro had just released its first wireless headset, the original Astro A50 Wireless.

In a market dominated by names like Turtle Beach and Tritton, Astro Gaming has established a reputation as a boutique purveyor of premium gaming audio products, beloved by enthusiasts and professional ...

[Rather than giving you a review packed full of benchmark numbers and charts, our Field Test series is all about taking technology out of the box and out of the lab. We use it in our everyday lives, ...

The Astro A50 wireless Xbox One headset can change the way you play with impressive 7.1 channel sound that helps you figure out where your opponent is, and multiple settings to best handle first ...

Alright, so you've been successfully pwning n00bz in Battlefield and Call of Duty, but lately you've decided your rig could benefit from one of those surround sound headsets that everyone says will ...

At Logi Play, Logitech G, a brand of Logitech, announced the release of the ASTRO A50 5th Generation Wireless Gaming Headset and Base Station. This new model complements the existing A50 X, expanding ...

Born in the 8-bit era, raised by the 16-bit era, and perfected by the 32-bit era, Cory's roots grew from the likes Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man to the world of Resident Evil and Castlevania. Owning ...

Finding a good gaming headset really shouldn’t be as hard as it is. And yet for the longest time, I couldn’t find a decent set of gaming headphones. Until Astro came along, that is. It seemed simple ...

Astro Gaming's A50 has long stood as one of our favorite wireless gaming headsets. The 2016 version was an Editors' Choice in its category, and the updated 2019 version improves on the design and adds ...

Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, based in the Australia office. His passions include bourbon, video games and boring strangers with photos of his cat. Gaming headsets run the full gamut of ...

Astro Gaming's A50 has long stood as one of our favorite wireless gaming headsets. The 2016 version was an Editors' Choice in its category, and the updated 2019 version improves on the design and adds ...