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  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 2019 vs Beats Solo Pro Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019
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Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Picture
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Variants

  • A40 TR + MixAmp 2019 (PS4, MixAmp)
  • A40 TR + MixAmp 2019 (Xbox One, MixAmp)
  • Solo Pro (Black)
  • Solo Pro (Dark Blue)
  • Solo Pro (Gray)
  • Solo Pro (Ivory)
  • Solo Pro (Light Blue)
  • Solo Pro (Red)

Our Verdict

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019

Beats Solo Pro Wireless

The Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 and the Beats Solo Pro have different strengths, and you may prefer either one. The Astro are more comfortable gaming headphones, have a virtual soundstage feature, and their boom mic offers better overall performance. Their companion software also has a graphic EQ and presets to help you adjust their sound to your liking. However, some users have encountered issues using it. Conversely, the Beats are better for casual use. They have a wireless design, have a more neutral sound profile that some users may prefer, and have an ANC system that can block out more ambient noise around you.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.6
7.7

Passive Soundstage 
 

8.3
3.0

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

4.1
7.4

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.4
9.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Design Picture 2
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
On-ear

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
6.5

Comfort Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Comfort Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.82 lbs
0.59 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
1.2 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.2
7.7

Controls Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Controls Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

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
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Breathability 
 

6.4
8.4

Breathability After Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Breathability After Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.1 °C
1.7 °C
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Portability 
 

5.3
5.7

Portability Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Portability Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Portability Picture

 

7.2" (18.3 cm)
7.5" (19.1 cm)

 

7.5" (19.1 cm)
6.6" (16.8 cm)

 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
2.8" (7.1 cm)

Volume  

216.00 in³ (3,539.59 cm³)
139.00 in³ (2,277.79 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
6.0

Case Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Case Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Case Picture

Type  

No case
Soft case

 

N/A
6.6" (16.8 cm)

 

N/A
5.2" (13.2 cm)

 

N/A
2.8" (7.1 cm)

Volume  

N/A
96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.0
7.0

Stability Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Angled Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Side Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Front Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Rear Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Top Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 In The Box Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

750 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

-1.7 dB
0.95 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-4.3 dB
0.19 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.1
7.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.6 dB
0.45 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
8.8

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.2 dB
1.68 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
10 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-4.44 dB
2.72 dB

Mid Bass 
 

-0.84 dB
1.73 dB

High Bass 
 

1.45 dB
0.75 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.4
9.0

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.57 dB
1.28 dB

Low Mid 
 

1.09 dB
0.23 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.59 dB
0.66 dB

High Mid 
 

-2.07 dB
1.46 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

4.1
7.4

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.87 dB
3.85 dB

Low Treble 
 

-6.69 dB
2.57 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-1.17 dB
2.41 dB

High Treble 
 

-10.52 dB
-2.82 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.4
7.9

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.5 dB
1.43 dB

Dips 
 

1.83 dB
0.74 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.4
8.6

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.17
0.15

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

7.8
3.02

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.93
0.68

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.86
2.33
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Passive Soundstage 
 

8.3
3.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.79 dB
3.46 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

4.37 dB
0.7 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

16.94 dB
5.75 dB

Openness 
 

9.1
2.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

7.6
1.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Virtual Soundstage
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Dolby 7.1
No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.3
8.2

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.333
0.215

WHD @ 100 
 

0.196
0.073
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

36797
Unknown

Power 
 

USB
On

Connection 
 

USB
Bluetooth 4.2

Codec 
 

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

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Natural Bass
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

2.4
7.7

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-5.41 dB
-23.18 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

0.07 dB
-11.23 dB

Mid 
 

-1.18 dB
-23.13 dB

Treble 
 

-16.70 dB
-36.34 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

2.6

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-4.64 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-4.75 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-5.11 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A

Leakage 
 

3.4
8.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

56.31 dB
31.54 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
No

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

8.3
5.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
687.92 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.46 dB
3.5 dB

HFE 
 

3,948.06 Hz
7,671.33 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.238
54.571

Gain 
 

28.71 dB
3.21 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.3
7.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

41.84 dB
13.86 dB

Noise Gate 
 

On/Off Toggle
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
7.2

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
24 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
24 hrs

Charge Time 
 

N/A
1.2 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
No

Charging Port  

None
Lightning
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App Support 
 

6.0
4.5

App Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 App Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Astro Command Center
Beats

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
No

ANC Control 
 

No
On/Off

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.7
0.0

Cable Picture  

Astro A40 TR Headset + MixAmp Pro 2019 Cable Picture
Beats Solo Pro Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

USB Type A
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
No

Length 
 

6.80 ft (2.07 m)
N/A

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

0.3 ms

Latency - USB 
 

10.6 ms
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

USB
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
7.1

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
5.0+H1 chip

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
277.00 ft (84.43 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
216 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 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

No Bluetooth Audio

AAC Support 
 

No

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

88 ms

Android Latency 
 

101 ms
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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
No

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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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
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