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Reddit mentions of ASTRO Gaming A40 TR Gaming Headset for PC, Mac - Black (2017 Model)

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We found 21 Reddit mentions of ASTRO Gaming A40 TR Gaming Headset for PC, Mac - Black (2017 Model). Here are the top ones.

ASTRO Gaming A40 TR Gaming Headset for PC, Mac - Black (2017 Model)
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Tuned for Gaming with ASTRO Audio: optimized by ASTRO audio engineers and pro gamersSuperior Fit & Finish: premium materials and construction, highly adjustable and lightweightMod Kit Ready: go from an open-back to a closed-back noise isolating headset with swappable Mod Kit components (sold separately)Customizable Speaker Tags: personalize your headset with our magnetic speaker tag system; Host Interface: Mini-phoneSwappable Precision Microphone: Highly sensitive omni-directional mic that focuses on your voice and minimizes background noise. It can be positioned on either side of the A40 TR headset.
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ColorBlack
Height8.7 Inches
Length9.4 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateOctober 2015
Weight0.7936641432 Pounds
Width4.4 Inches

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Found 21 comments on ASTRO Gaming A40 TR Gaming Headset for PC, Mac - Black (2017 Model):

u/blondjokes · 3 pointsr/xboxone

Just the Astro headset without the mixamp is $100.50, and it is much better quality than the xo four. If you get the mixamp it does make it over 3 times better, and you can create your own audio presets using AstroCC.

Edit: if you don't believe me look for yourself https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B014LH5LH4/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1506294116&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=astros+a40+mixamp

u/Ganrokh · 3 pointsr/WorkOnline

I've been working from home for a little under two years now. My setup is a little pricey, but I've paid for it working completely online, so that's a nice feeling.

I currently don't have a desk (won't have room until I move in with my girlfriend in a few months), so I work on a laptop for now. The laptop is a gaming laptop. I have a gaming laptop because, I'm not looking to simply "work" for an income. During the day, I work online while my laptop mines a cryptocurrency in the background. Crypto mining has definitely been a profitable venture for me. In the evening, I stream for a few hours on Twitch. I'm not a big established streamer, but I've made a little bit of income from streaming.

Because of not having a desk, I don't really have room for a second screen. However, I do have a Acer R11 Chromebook that I usually keep a couple Chrome tabs open to monitor various things. The touch screen is really nice as well.

My mouse is a Razer Naga. I am a man of efficiency and I believe that, for online workers like ourselves who are usually getting paid by getting work done and not by the hour, efficiency and productivity are key. The keypad on the side of the mouse work wonders. Being able to program different keys and even scripts to them is amazing. Some people prefer the Logitech equivalent to it.

The headset is going to ultimately come down to personal preference. There are many, many different headsets out that that come in all sorts of shapes and styles. Do you want over-the-ear? On-ear? Do you want the band to go over the head? Behind the head? Do you need a wireless headset because you have kids at home and you need to get up often? Reviews may not be too reliable as well. For example, with gaming headsets, if you go to any gaming forum or subreddit and ask about gaming headsets, people will have you believe that the HyperX Cloud II Headset is the greatest headset put on God's green earth. It just wasn't for me. It was a little tight on my head and the audio was a bit too "in my head", which gave me headaches. I much prefer the Astro A40 TR Headset.

Finally, you're going to want to protect your eyes. If you work online, you're going to be staring at a screen for hours on end. If you're looking at a screen, you're exposed to artificial blue light. Artificial blue light is meant to emulate sunlight. Exposing your eyes to it will strain your eyes, which can disrupt your sleeping patterns, cause headaches, elevate stress, etc. That's only in the short term. In the long term, well, screens emitting blue light haven't been around long enough yet, so we don't really know what the long term effects of it is. Still, you need to protect your eyes. There are a handful of companies that make glasses designed to specifically filter out blue light. When I used to wear specific glasses for this, my preferred brand was Gunnar Optiks. I say "used to wear" - I had to get prescription glasses recently and my eye doctor offered blue light protection in my glasses. I believe it's called "Prevencia". If you have to wear prescription glasses, ask about it next time you see your eye doctor.

Hope this helps!

Edit: I forgot to mention F.lux. F.lux is a program that reduces the amount of blue light your screen emits based on the time of day, emulating a sunset. At night, it gives your screen a red/orange lighting. At night, after the sun has set and F.lux kicks on on my screen, I take my glasses off. It's a very nice program.

u/RankedCasual · 2 pointsr/xboxone

ASTRO Gaming A40 TR Gaming Headset for PC, Mac - Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014LH5LH4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Kr-WAbA9YG1P7

I use these for both my Xbox and PC and they work great

u/Syris226 · 2 pointsr/pcmasterrace

I've owned a few headsets and I will say that right now I'm loving my Astro A40. Sure the sound quality isn't Studio but they're very comfortable and they perform well. I've had 2 pairs of Steelseries Siberia V2 + V3 and 5H v2 andI like these a lot more. Not only for comfort but also for build quality. That's my suggestion.

Good luck with your purchase!

u/Adjective_Pants · 1 pointr/pcmasterrace

My Hyper X Cloud II just broke and I'm looking into getting a new headset. Are the Astro A40s good? I did research online and I saw some people recommend getting the mix amp as well. However, this makes them much more expensive, is there a real advantage to having it?

u/Aim4thejuicebox · 1 pointr/headphones

Thanks for the info. So if I buy the PS4 A40's I can just plug the headset into the controller and the mix amp into my Xbox? I also saw that I can buy the PS4 headset (black) and the Xbox mix amp separately on Amazon but it seems fishy because no where else sells the headset alone so I am wondering if they really are Astros. Here is the link for the PS4 (black) headset http://www.amazon.com/ASTRO-Gaming-A40-TR-PC-Headset/dp/B014LH5LH4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1451349170&sr=8-3&keywords=astro+a40+tr

u/JustSomeGoon · 1 pointr/xboxone
  1. It's Audio Technica

  2. The headset adapter was discontinued because it was a massive piece of shit that broke after a week and it wouldn't help you anyway because all it had was a 3.5 jack and volume controls. Your controller has the jack anyway.

  3. Not sure if a splitter will work but it's worth a try. If it doesn't work I love my HyperX but Astros are also popular.
u/Asneakycrow · 1 pointr/xboxone

These are somewhat pricey but they work with the PC and Xbox One. I recommend the version without the mixamp.

http://www.amazon.com/ASTRO-Gaming-A40-TR-PC-Headset/dp/B014LH5LH4/ref=lp_3015405011_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450759303&sr=1-12

u/Brebix · 1 pointr/xboxone

ASTRO Gaming A40 TR Gaming Headset
these right here

u/raptors13jays · 1 pointr/PS4

They seem to be pretty pricey,i found one for $150 but i don’t know If that one also works for ps4

u/ssmahony · 1 pointr/GlobalOffensive

Yeah at northern arena they forced should have forced the players to use noise cancelling "3m earmuffs" (like these) which don't put out any audio. The only way to get audio would be to use earbuds. I know stewie2k uses generic Apple earbuds, however some pro's decide to go with higher end earbuds. Either way you don't really want to be using earbuds at home.

But if you are just asking about what headset to get for CS, the most common headset among pro's are the Senhizer's, if you are looking for something cheaper though Astro's, Hyper X Cloud II's , and Logitech G430's are also very popular.

I'm also going to take this opprotunity to point out that you shouldn't be using the default CS:GO sound settings, but you can read more about that here

u/Wolf_Down_Games · 1 pointr/gaming

I'm sorry, but what??

Unless you're thinking of a different brand

u/AutoModerator · 1 pointr/GameDeals

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u/CureMelons · 1 pointr/steelseries

idk what your price range is but ill name a list of headsets iive know are good.ive tried a couple and i personally own the astro a40 tr https://www.amazon.com/ASTRO-Gaming-A40-TR-PC-Headset/dp/B014LH5LH4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468999233&sr=1-2&keywords=astro+a40+tr

Razer man o war te edition Very comfortable and has a good bass response
http://gear.blizzard.com/overwatch-razer-manowar-headset

Logitech g633 amazing sound ive tried these i absoultely loved them but i was able to buy keep these at the time i had them
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Artemis-Spectrum-Surround-Headset/dp/B013P0K8OE/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468999270&sr=1-1&keywords=logitech+g633

Hyper x cloud ii/revolvers basically an audiophile headset called takstar something idk remember the numbers with a mic
https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-PS4/dp/B00SAYCXWG/ref=sr_1_2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1468999356&sr=1-2&keywords=hyper+x+cloud

https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Revolver-Headset-HX-HSCR-BK-NA/dp/B01CIEBU54/ref=sr_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1468999397&sr=1-3&keywords=hyper+x+cloud

If you want an audiophile grade open back headphones you can get the phillips shp9500 with a vmoda boom pro(replaces the 3.5mm cable from the phillips with a 3.5mm cable with a mic attached to it that actually works really good ive personally have used the vmoda boom pro, and these also dont have much bass since they are open back but will give you a good soundstage and a more flat overall sound which is great)
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-SHP9500-Precision-Over-ear-Headphones/dp/B00ENMK1DW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468999443&sr=8-1&keywords=phillips+shp9500

https://www.amazon.com/V-MODA-BoomPro-Gaming-Headset-Headphone/dp/B00BJ17WKK/ref=pd_bxgy_23_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RMHT9CZPCNN63DNKGWBC

Turtle beach elite pro pretty new but looks amazing
https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Tournament-ComforTec-TruSpeak-Technology/dp/B01EM9PLVC

Senheisser game one/zero one is a closed back and one is a open dont remember which one is which
https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-GAME-ZERO-Gaming-Headphone/dp/B00KNPYAEY/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1468999133&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=senheisseer+game+one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GWU8FTK/ref=twister_B00OZP5HG8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Plantronics rig 500/500hd/500e(just little variations in between still the exact same headset one is just stereo,one is surround sound, and one issurround and comes with different sets of earcups closed and open. ive also personally used these they are fantastic but i wouldnt recommend if you have big ears normal to small ears fit inside the cups well)
http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/rig-500hc

http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/rig-500hd

http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/rig-500e

If anything is out of your price range i can probably recommend some other ones but these are the ones i can think of on the top of my head feel free to ask any questions

u/Assyneck · 1 pointr/Headsets

You can't go wrong with these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KK8ZLEC/ref=twister_B00OZP5HG8

They sound great! Better than any of my previous headsets by a lot. Would recommend them as the best option.

They are open back to get a nice sound stage for pin pointing footsteps in FPS games and they have slightly boosted bass but it isn't overpowering it just feels nice.

But if you want insane bass then you probably will not like these.

A second option would be:
http://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-PS4/dp/B00SAYCVTQ

These are closed and sound very good. Almost as good as the G4ME Ones but for quite a bit cheaper. Bass is still good but not overpowering.

Third option would be:
http://www.amazon.com/ASTRO-Gaming-A40-TR-PC-Headset/dp/B014LH5LH4?ie=UTF8&keywords=astro%20a40&qid=1465469606&ref_=sr_1_1&s=pc&sr=1-1

A lot of people say these sound terrible, but in my experience they sound quite good. I would say the problem most people have is the bass is extremely boosted and has the punchiest bass out of all the headsets I own.

Good luck on getting a nice headset!


u/BearDidIt · 0 pointsr/pcmasterrace

Sennheiser GAME ONE Black $130 - back ordered 2-4 weeks

Sennheiser GAME ONE White $150

Kingston HyperX Cloud II - $98

Kingston HyperX Revolver - $108

Astro A40 - $150

Of those I'm partial to the Sennheiser GAME ONE's, and the Astro A40. I've used exclusively Sennheiser headphones for the last 7 years and have loved them. The GAME ONE's are open back though so you will get a little less bass but a more open sounding sound stage. The Sennheisers are also far better for music than anything from Kingston, Razer, Logitech, or SteelSeries. Also in my experience, Sennheiser headphones are always quite comfortable. The mic quality is also very good on the GAME ONE.

The Astro A40's are just really good all around. Good sound quality, good mic quality, good overall build quality. Very solid option around the $150 range.

If it were me buying it, I would go with the Sennheiser GAME ONE, my second choice would definitely be the Astro A40's though. The SteelSeries Siberia 350 hasn't been getting the best reviews from actual users. I don't put as much stock into professional reviews because they never account for longevity of the device and are based more on technical specs than actual real world use.

It really depends on what your priorities are though. If you're concerned more with the sound quality, the Sennheisers or Astro A40's are the way to go. If you're more interested in extra features, some of the other brands like Corsair, Logitech, and SteelSeries will have some other features (like RGB lighting for example).

u/nophantomlimbs · 0 pointsr/Competitiveoverwatch

i noticed atmos was muddy as well, im happy with the strix soar, but now im looking into some of they 7.1 headsets too, since i spent so much on this set up, I might be able to get something like this and save about $100.

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-Performance-Surround-Gaming-Headset/dp/B008O515CK?ie=UTF8&keywords=sennheiser%20pc&qid=1465281686&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

or maybe this
http://www.amazon.com/ASTRO-Gaming-A40-TR-PC-Headset/dp/B014LH5LH4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

u/xjman349 · -1 pointsr/hardwareswap

You’re right.
ASTRO Gaming A40 TR Gaming Headset for PC, Mac - Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014LH5LH4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_n7.ZAbQ6JTQCQ