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what's going on guys a trappers consumer and today we've got a doper note of the 2016 version of the Astro a 50s these a fifties are the latest addition to the Astro line and it's safe to say that upgrades are welcome but we've got to see if the latest generation is worth the crazy price tag my eight fifties are the ps4 version and as I mentioned in the previous video that's what I've been playing a ton of Final Fantasy 15 on so they have this black and electric blue color scheme the ear custom headband have a matte black finish which is nice since it balances out the really shiny plastic blue on the side on the right is where you'll find all your controls like your party and game rocker and that allows you to adjust the balance between the two I switch the power of the headset on and off a button for Dolby virtual 7.1 surround sound a 3-way eq switch which has software to customize your gaming experience and a dial for volume control and on the left ear cup we have an adjustable mic that's able to be raised up so that it mutes the headset and this is great in case your parents or your nagging wife comes in and tries to tell you to turn off the game you can raise it up to the rest of the party that's add to hear it and there's also an xbox version that comes in gray and green now if you happen to own both consoles instead of having to buy two completely new headsets all you'll have to do is buy the base station for the other consoles and you'll be able to use your headset between both systems now the separate base station goes for about a hundred bucks and I was able to order mine today so I think they're officially available and speaking of the base station I think one of the most notable features about the new a fifties is just that the base station has a really clean look to it and will most likely have no problem being display it on a standard size desk or TV stand but looks aside the dock is actually really useful when you're done gaming with the headset you can simply dock them in and recharge the battery which is super easy since the ear cups also contain magnets that helps to stay in place the station also contains a switch that allows you to use your headset seamlessly on your console or PC it also contains a battery life display which should help to avoid those situations where you end up hearing that warning beep because you didn't charge your headset enough with this it's easy to see if the headsets ready for use and just how long you've got before you need to throw it on the charger and something that Ash will put a lot of effort into here is making it seem like the HPPS are always ready to go and that comes in the form of easy charging and some new battery saving features the new way CFCs have an accelerometer which is a really good move with this it can detect when the headset is vertical and in use on your head and also when the headset is rested on inside and in those moments the headset will turn itself off in about 20 seconds or so so imagine you're in the middle of playing and you want to go make yourself a snack or maybe go answer a call instead of having to go and put these back on the dock all you have to do is rest them down and they'll shut off and what's great is that when you come back the heads it'll turn on and reconnect itself by the time you lift them up and throw them on your head which is honestly really seamless and probably one of the coolest features on the FFPs and what's great is that it has all of this and a 15 hour battery life and I've been able to have some pretty long gaming sessions without having these dire on me so with a 15 hour battery life easy charging and that accelerometer feature it's no surprise that these things feel like they're always ready to be used I find these to be really comfortable they feel pretty average in weight and the ear cups while plush provide a very nice feel for some immersive gaming but something to note though is that these ear cups have a cloth like material around them so I could imagine someone complaining about their ears getting hot after a really long gaming session but that hasn't been my experience and if the ear cups just don't work for you you can always switch them out for the leather ear cuffs on the $40 mod kit these ear cuffs will add some extra noise isolation which is nice but wasn't really necessary for me I personally really like to feel to 850 and rank them pretty highly in comfort now as for the mic I'm not really too sure what to think I got a ton of party cats and everyone said I sounded pretty good but when you look online there are tons of people complaining saying the mic sounds like straight-up trash and even though nobody complained in my parties I still wanted to hear the quality of the mic for myself and I did a couple of recordings and I gotta say guys for $300 gaming headset I definitely expected more the a fifties also have a noise gate setting that allows you to keep the outside noises to a minimum so if you've got kids running around on some music playing in the back you don't have to worry about your party members hearing it and based on what I've been told in my test it works pretty well now of course we've got to talk about the sound I think this sounds great for gaming but not much else and I'll explain why in a second and as I mentioned before the hex that comes with three different EQ modes there's the Astra mode that's tuned to give you precise bass and pretty balanced everything else and these are the settings for Astral's chosen to give you the best audio experience they think is available and then there's also the studio mode the studio mode has a pretty flat EQ and they intend for people to use this with listening to music and watching movies and last but not least we've got the pro mode that's tuned to give you less bass so that you can hear things like footsteps and enemies all around you and that's supposed to help with that surround sound feature so if you're a professional and let nobody can go up on you so it's cool to switch between those three settings and honestly I really do like to audio experience you get from these but really just the audio experience for gaming and it's cool to ask your included escutia mode for listening to music and watching movies but I wasn't too crazy about the listening experience for music if you're looking for a game you had said that will also work as a pair of headphones I said look somewhere else it's safe to say I really do like these with a three hundred dollar price tag though that is a lot of money especially considering there are cheaper headsets out there like the logitech g930 threes that can do an awesome job for about half the price if you have the money burning a hole in your pocket and you're really bad about keeping your headset charged then this heads is for you so for the everyday person and it really hurts for me to say this but I'm gonna have to give you the note now these are great-looking headphones they sound good decent mic on them but there's no real groundbreaking features it does have the base station which is cool in terms of charging it but when you've got these on which is what really counts you're not getting anything that you can't find on another less expensive gaming headset personally I think these are solid the base station is cool but $300 is a lot to ask for especially considering you can get a console for less but that about wraps it up guys hopefully you enjoyed this video if you did be the cool guy girl that gives it a thumbs up I'll catch you guys in the next one till then it's your average consumer pace