Astro recently introduced the A10 Gaming Headset to offer the quality and allure of the brand’s pricier, surround sound offerings at a much lower price. And now, the Astro A20 Wireless Headset finds itself between those two extremes.
As the name suggests, it’s wireless like Astro’s higher-end offerings, such as the excellent A50, and it’s a hair more stylish than the A10s. However, it also drops surround sound from the more expensive headsets and lacks the MixAmp technology for subtly tweaking your audio output.
Even so, much like the A10, it still feels like you’re getting a very strong, quality offering without the incredible expense of the pricier Astro headsets. That said, however, the $149 (£149, AU$249) price point elevates the Astro A20 into a more crowded field of also-premium competition.
Design
The A10 looked like a super-simplified take on the familiar Astro mold, including the rounded rectangular cans, but the A20 brings a little bit more flair back into the build.
Here, there’s a visible colored wire running up from each cushioned can to the adjustable arms of the headband, plus there’s a gap between the arm and the can where the taut cord is visibly exposed. It’s not dramatically …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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