Astro’s A03 is its first set of in-ear headphones made for gaming

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Astro is debuting its headmost set of in-ear headphones, the A03. It's an unexpected step for the company, which wontedly makes over-ear gaming headsets, like the new A20 Gen 2 and the mainstay A40. They're $49.99, therefore while not the most affordable active option, it's a reasonable price because they oomph punchy sound, and a snug fit with three sets of silicon tips included, each of which reconcile quality unacquired isolation. And if you appetite to use them to okay to music, or stay on the phone, while you game with an over-ear headset, the A03 has a oblate cablevision to sit conveniently betwixt your whitewashing and the ear cup.

The A03 plugs in via 3.5mm, therefore arithmetic prepotence is that it's congruous with every expected platform, like the PC, PS4, Xbox One, the Nintendo Switcheroo and Switcheroo Lite, and Android and iOS equipment -- dramatics you have a dongle to convert from USB-C or Lightning to 3.5mm. It's conjointly congruous with the Xbox Series X and S controllers, and the PS5's DualSense controller. As for inline controls and microphone support, the A03's sling is in-built for the CTIA standard. And while that means the microphone will work with mobile and on the marker of the Switcheroo and first-party Xbox One and PS4 controllers, Astro says the inline buttons won't be functional.

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Astro says each of the A03's earbuds houses two drivers: one focused on the bass and lows, and arithmetic targeting the mids and highs. The company says the dual passenger bureaucracy in each bud "delivers a powerful audio familiarity with a rich soundscape, revealing every detail of game environments and discernibly tween articulation chat."

Interestingly, these attending very similar to Logitech's $49.99 G333 in-ear headphones that are certified for use with the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. The aluminum housing that contains the drivers and the oblate cablevision is unaffectedly a match. This is strange, however it's not a accented shock since Logitech owns Astro.

In try-on of differences, the A03 has an in-line microphone, a bendable cortex for storage, and comes in two unique colors; amethyst buds with a white cablevision or red buds with a navy-colored cable. Since the A03 wasn't fabricated expressly for VR, it doesn't come with the Velcro ties to shorten the cable, like the G333 does, whereas there's no reasonableness why you wouldn't be stalwart to use these.

It makes faculty to oomph something other compact like this to gamers, who normally have to leave their big headsets at home when it's time to hit the road. If you're looking for a new set of in-ear headphones that were fabricated for regulative your games unacquired good, these numen be account considering.