Get insider access
Preferred store
Your browser is not supported or outdated so some features of the site might not be available.
  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 vs Bose 700 Headphones Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Feb 13, 2024 06:35 PM

SEE PRICE
Walmart.com

Tested using Methodology v1.8

Updated Feb 10, 2025 03:33 PM

SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Picture
  1. Recommended in 2 articles:
  2. Wireless
  3. Bose

Variants

  • A40 TR + MixAmp (PS4, MixAmp)
  • A40 TR + MixAmp (Xbox One, MixAmp)
  • Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (Black)
  • Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (Silver)
  • Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (Soapstone)
  • Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (Triple Midnight)

Our Verdict

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless

The Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 and the Bose 700 Headphones Wireless are designed for different uses, but they're both great at what they do. The Astro are wired gaming headphones that come with an amplifier designed for mixing audio channels while streaming. The Bose are Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones geared towards business professionals who need good mic quality on-the-go.

0

Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.6
7.6

Passive Soundstage 
 

7.6
3.7

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.2
8.7

Peaks/Dips 
 

6.9
8.1

Treble Accuracy 
 

6.9
7.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Design Picture 2
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

Show text

Comfort 
 

8.0
8.0

Comfort Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Comfort Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.83 lbs
0.58 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
1 lbs

Show text

Controls 
 

6.2
7.4

Controls Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Controls Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Okay

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

No
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Presets + Surround Sound
Voice Assistant

Show text

Breathability 
 

6.7
6.6

Breathability After Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Breathability After Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.1 °C
5.4 °C

Show text

Portability 
 

5.3
5.5

Portability Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Portability Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Portability Picture

 

7.2" (18.3 cm)
8.0" (20.3 cm)

 

7.5" (19.1 cm)
6.5" (16.5 cm)

 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
3.6" (9.1 cm)

Volume  

216.00 in³ (3,539.59 cm³)
187.00 in³ (3,064.37 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

Show text

Case 
 

0.0
8.0

Case Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Case Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Case Picture

Type  

No case
Hard case

 

N/A
8.6" (21.8 cm)

 

N/A
7.2" (18.3 cm)

 

N/A
2.0" (5.1 cm)

Volume  

N/A
124.00 in³ (2,031.99 cm³)

Show text

Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Build Quality Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Build Quality Picture

Show text

Stability 
 

6.0
7.0

Stability Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Stability Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Stability Picture

Show text

Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Angled Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Side Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Front Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Rear Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Top Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 In The Box Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless In The Box Picture

Show text

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Normalization Frequency 
 

750 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

2 dB
2.9 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-4.29 dB
0.8 dB

Show text

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.8
6.9

Consistency L  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Consistency R  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.03 dB
0.65 dB

Show text

Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Raw FR R  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.2
8.7

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

4.43 dB
3.3 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

1.7 dB
1.26 dB

Mid Bass 
 

5.01 dB
3.95 dB

High Bass 
 

5.99 dB
4.24 dB

Show text

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
8.3

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.74 dB
1.64 dB

Low Mid 
 

2.05 dB
1.48 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.13 dB
-0.28 dB

High Mid 
 

0.58 dB
-1.45 dB

Show text

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.9
7.9

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

4.63 dB
2.56 dB

Low Treble 
 

-4.52 dB
0.88 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-0.17 dB
0.64 dB

High Treble 
 

-11.58 dB
-6.85 dB

Show text

Peaks/Dips 
 

6.9
8.1

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Peaks 
 

2.12 dB
1.13 dB

Dips 
 

1.35 dB
1.44 dB

Show text

Imaging 
 

8.7
8.0

Group Delay  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Phase Response Mismatch  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.17
0.38

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.69
5.93

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.16
0.88

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.25
2.55

Show text

Passive Soundstage 
 

7.6
3.7

PRTF  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

1.39 dB
5.83 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

3.76 dB
5.01 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

9.37 dB
3.23 dB

Openness 
 

9.2
1.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

7.4
3.0

Show text

Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Virtual Soundstage
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.1
7.5

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

WHD @ 90 
 

0.388
0.374

WHD @ 100 
 

0.296
0.149

Show text

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
1.8.2-11524+e0F7590

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wired
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Default
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
Maximum

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Integrated

Show text

Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

1.8
9.0

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-5.36 dB
-23.89 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-0.2 dB
-17.51 dB

Mid 
 

-0.61 dB
-21.11 dB

Treble 
 

-15.08 dB
-34.72 dB

Show text

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

8.0

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

See details on graph tool

Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-18.43 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-18.76 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-20.24 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Show text

Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

See details on graph tool

ANC Wind Noise 
 

Show text

Leakage 
 

3.6
7.4

Leakage  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

55.68 dB
37.33 dB

Show text

Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
No

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Show text

Recording Quality 
 

8.1
7.5

Microphone Frequency Response  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
232.91 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.46 dB
4.27 dB

HFE 
 

4,627.75 Hz
6,933.79 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.29
0.036

Gain 
 

21.13 dB
17.77 dB

Show text

Noise Handling 
 

8.3
8.3

SpNR  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

SpNR 
 

58.27 dB
39.83 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5
8.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

Show text

Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
8.4

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
20.7 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
20.7 hrs

Charge Time 
 

N/A
2 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Yes

Charging Port  

None
USB-C

Show text

App Support 
 

6.0
7.0

App Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 App Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Astro Command Center
Bose Music

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic

ANC Control 
 

No
Adjustable

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
Yes

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No

Show text

Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.5
7.4

Cable Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 Cable Picture
Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB Type A
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

6.80 ft (2.07 m)
3.50 ft (1.07 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog 
 

17.6 ms

Latency - USB 
 

20 ms
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog

Show text

Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
8.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
5.010

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
235.00 ft (71.63 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
185 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A

Show text

Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Show text

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio Only
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Show text

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Show text

Base/Dock 
 

7.8
0.0

Type 
 

Wired USB dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
No

Line In 
 

Yes
No

Line Out 
 

Yes
No

Optical Input 
 

Yes
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
No Base/Dock

Show text

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless

Comments

  1. Comparison

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2017 vs Bose 700 Headphones Wireless: Main Discussion

What do you think of these products? Let us know below.


Looking for a personalized buying advice from the RTINGS.com experts? Insiders have direct access to buying advice on our insider forum.

PreviewBack to editorFormat guide
No comments yet, refresh to see new ones