A50x or...

[u/PlayfulPossible4073]

I'm looking for a gaming headset and was looking at the A50x. It would be my first gaming headset

What I need is immersion in single player story games.preferably the being there feeling

Good spatial awareness during FPS games

Some oomph in the low end without it being distorted.

I play Sim racing titles, fps games and single player story driven games.

Would the A50x be a good match? Also are there any issues that you find annoying?

Thanks?

[u/LogitechG_Vertigo]

Which platform are you gaming on?

If you're on a console, the A50 X is probably going to be the best as you're going to gain 24-bit audio and then can take advantage of the 3D spatial sound through the console or the game. If you're on PC only, the A50 X would probably be overkill, so I would step down to an A50 GEN5 as it's the same headset, it just doesn't have the HDMI ports for the consoles.

[u/PlayfulPossible4073 → u/LogitechG_Vertigo]

I only game on PC so thanks for the valuable info.

[u/LogitechG_Vertigo → u/PlayfulPossible4073]

In that case, the A50 GEN5 is going to be the best choice.

It will give you 24-bit audio over USB from your PC and you'll be able to take advantage of all the different spatial audio tools from Microsoft Sonic, Dolby Atmos, or any built into your games. Plus everything else will work too such as Game:Voice balancing, EQ profiling through G HUB, etc.

If you do decide to play on a console, it will still work through USB only, but you will be limited to 16-bit audio, as the A50 X uses HDMI to bump this to 24-bit audio.

[u/IDontUnderstandReddi]

Ok so I haven’t had the A50X, but I have an Astro A50 from when I played on Xbox. I don’t know what all the differences between the two, but they’re effectively the same headset from what I gather. If you’re looking for a premium headset, the A50/X wouldn’t be my choice. Don’t get me wrong, it’s good, the sound quality is great, but there’s a lot of background sound passing through the headphones. I also always felt like I was gonna break it.

If you’re looking for a Logitech, look into the ProX/ProX wireless. I’ve had mine for about 5.5 years and I’ve loved it. Doesn’t have ANC, but it blocks more background noise than the A50. If you have a way to try them both on, I’d recommend doing so

[u/LogitechG_Vertigo → u/IDontUnderstandReddi]

The difference between the A50 X and A50 GEN5 are the HDMI ports for consoles. On PC, they're identical, but the HDMI ports allow the Xbox to push to 24-bit audio and the PS5 to do the same on top of activating the external Game:Voice balancer. We don't tend to use ANC as it can actually remove tiny details of your audio from the game, so what you may be better with is a leather-like ear pad for the A50 X which can help block out background noise and turn the headset into a closed version.

[u/Logitech_Ariel]

In case you want to save some money the G Pro X2 are still good quality and awesome for FPS games, but I highly suggest the A50 Gen 5