Astro A50 (2019) review: Convenience costs money

Last month we took a look at Astro’s A40 TR, the latest redesign of its venerable wired headset. And that can only mean one thing: A redesigned A50, hot on its heels. Astro’s flagship and its most expensive offering, the A50 was once probably the most capable wireless headset on the market.

Does that hold true in 2019, though? Can the A50 possibly justify its increasingly conspicuous $300 price point? As with the A40, Astro’s got an uphill battle—though I think the A50 comes a hell of a lot closer.

On a pedestal

Like the A40, the core design of the A50 is essentially identical to what we saw back in 2016—and in 2014, and in 2012.

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