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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 A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 vs SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox]

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Astro A50 Gen 4
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox]

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Picture
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureSemi-Open
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
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Variants

  • A50 Gen 4 2019 (PC/PS4)
  • A50 Gen 4 2019 (PC/Xbox One)
  • Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for PS (Black)
  • Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for Xbox (Black)
  • Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for PS (White)
  • Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for Xbox (White)

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Our Verdict

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox]

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless have a few more features than the Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019, which some users may prefer. While both headphones are well-built, the SteelSeries have ANC to help block out ambient noise around you. They also come with two battery packs, which offer close to 50 hours of total playback time, and have more robust customization features in their companion software. The Steelseries additionally support Bluetooth and come with a DAC, meaning you can adjust your settings on the fly. However, the Astro are more comfortable and have a better overall mic performance.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.6
7.3

Passive Soundstage 
 

6.8
3.4

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.8
9.6

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.2
5.2

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Design Picture 2
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Semi-Open
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Comfort Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.8 lbs
0.75 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.3 lbs
1.1 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.2
8.5

Controls Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Controls Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

No
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Presets + Surround Sound
Multi function
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Breathability 
 

6.4

Breathability After Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.9 °C
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Portability 
 

5.4
6.0

Portability Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Portability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Portability Picture

L  

10.2" (25.9 cm)
7.5" (19.0 cm)

W  

7.9" (20.0 cm)
6.7" (17.0 cm)

H  

2.6" (6.7 cm)
2.0" (5.1 cm)

Volume  

211.79 in³ (3,470.60 cm³)
100.51 in³ (1,647.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

Yes
No
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Case 
 

0.0
5.0

Case Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Case Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Case Picture

Type  

No case
Pouch

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Build Quality Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Stability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Angled Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Side Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Front Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Rear Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Top Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 In The Box Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

950 Hz
650 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

-2.1 dB
1.2 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.3 dB
-2.5 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.6
7.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.29 dB
0.44 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 
 

7.8
9.6

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

4.3 dB
2.1 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

38.05 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-5.86 dB
-0.09 dB

Mid Bass 
 

-0.18 dB
2.09 dB

High Bass 
 

1.77 dB
2.21 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.4
8.2

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.61 dB
1.77 dB

Low Mid 
 

0.3 dB
-2.33 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.5 dB
-0.3 dB

High Mid 
 

1.48 dB
1.14 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.2
5.2

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.12 dB
4.84 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.42 dB
-3.77 dB

Mid Treble 
 

1.22 dB
-0.76 dB

High Treble 
 

-5.63 dB
-4.84 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.0
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.71 dB
1.55 dB

Dips 
 

2.19 dB
2.47 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.0
8.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.28
0.22

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.92
3.06

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.56
1.43

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.95
1.39
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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.8
3.4

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.23 dB
3.88 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

2.51 dB
7.18 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

7.77 dB
1.39 dB

Openness 
 

9.1
2.5

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

6.8
1.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Virtual Soundstage
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Dolby 7.1
Windows Sonic Spatial Audio
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.5
7.2

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.282
0.525

WHD @ 100 
 

0.174
0.181
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

39964.43
0.3.82

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B
Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Studio
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

2.3
7.5

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-5.23 dB
-19.30 dB

Bass 
 

1.54 dB
-13.09 dB

Mid 
 

-0.99 dB
-15.85 dB

Treble 
 

-18.11 dB
-30.67 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

2.6
6.3

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-4.35 dB
-14.87 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-5.16 dB
-15.98 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-4.89 dB
-16.55 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 A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 ANC Wind Handling Graph
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ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A
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Leakage 
 

4.2
8.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

53.37 dB
31.9 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

8.6
7.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.36 dB
3.91 dB

HFE 
 

6,267.15 Hz
7,136.96 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.105
1.625

Gain 
 

16.63 dB
23.15 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.3
7.7

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

39.29 dB
37.47 dB

Noise Gate 
 

On/Off Toggle
On/Off Toggle

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.0
8.7

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

17.5 hrs
25 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
1.0

Total Battery Life 
 

17.5 hrs
50 hrs

Charge Time 
 

4.4 hrs
1.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C
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App Support 
 

6.0
8.5

App Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 App Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] App Picture

App Name  

Astro Command Center
Steelseries GG

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

Yes
Yes

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Parametric + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
9.9

Cable Picture  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Wireless 2019 Cable Picture
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
Yes

Length 
 

N/A
4.13 ft (1.26 m)

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
1/8" TRRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A
0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
6.9

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
5.010

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
155.84 ft (47.50 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
236 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

No Bluetooth Audio
SBC

AAC Support 
 

No
No
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

8.8
8.2

Line Of Sight Range 
 

57.00 ft (17.37 m)
120.73 ft (36.80 m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

11 ms
38 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Audio + Microphone
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Base/Dock 
 

9.0
8.8

Type 
 

Wireless Dock
Wireless Dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

Yes
Yes

Line Out 
 

No
Yes

Optical Input 
 

Yes
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB-C
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