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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

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless vs Astro A50 X

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless
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Variants

  • Arctis Pro Wireless (Black)
  • Arctis Pro Wireless (White)
  • A50 X (Black)
  • A50 X (White)

Our Verdict

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless

Astro A50 X

The Astro A50 X Wireless are better gaming headphones than the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. While they both have a similar continuous battery life, the Astro are more comfortable and have more consistent audio delivery. They also have more modern connectivity options housed in their base station, with USB-C and HDMI inputs that are optimized for HDMI 2.1 passthrough. However, if you need line in/out and optical ports, the SteelSeries might be the better bet. They also have a much better noise isolation performance and can be used wired.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.3
8.2

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.7
9.7

Peaks/Dips 
 

6.7
8.1

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.4
7.6

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.5
8.6

Imaging 
 

8.8
6.9

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.5
9.2

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Design Picture 2
Astro A50 X Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Semi-Open

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
8.0

Comfort Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Comfort Picture
Astro A50 X Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.8 lbs
0.8 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.2 lbs
0.7 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.8
7.6

Controls Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Controls Picture
Astro A50 X Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Great
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Bluetooth Sync
Bluetooth + Multi function

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Breathability 
 

5.3

Breathability After Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

8.5 °C

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Portability 
 

5.5
5.3

Portability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Portability Picture
Astro A50 X Portability Picture

 

7.5" (19.1 cm)
10.3" (26.1 cm)

 

6.9" (17.5 cm)
7.9" (20.0 cm)

 

3.5" (8.9 cm)
2.6" (6.7 cm)

Volume  

181.00 in³ (2,966.05 cm³)
213.34 in³ (3,496.06 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
Yes

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Case 
 

0.0
N/A

Case Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Case Picture
Astro A50 X Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A

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Build Quality 
 

6.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Build Quality Picture
Astro A50 X Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Stability Picture
Astro A50 X Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Angled Picture
Astro A50 X Angled Picture

Side Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Side Picture
Astro A50 X Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Front Picture
Astro A50 X Front Picture

Rear Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Rear Picture
Astro A50 X Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Top Picture
Astro A50 X Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless In The Box Picture
Astro A50 X In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

500 Hz
800 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

4.0 dB
-0.7 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.5 dB
-2.6 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.5
8.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.18 dB
0.29 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 
 

7.7
9.7

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.0 dB
1.2 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

0.82 dB
-1.1 dB

Mid Bass 
 

6.48 dB
0.19 dB

High Bass 
 

6.31 dB
-0.99 dB

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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.5
9.2

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.52 dB
0.97 dB

Low Mid 
 

1.4 dB
-0.61 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

1.55 dB
-0.27 dB

High Mid 
 

0.48 dB
0.41 dB

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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.4
7.6

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.79 dB
2.79 dB

Low Treble 
 

-0.71 dB
-3.11 dB

Mid Treble 
 

2.14 dB
-1.92 dB

High Treble 
 

-3.02 dB
-5.47 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.7
8.1

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.88 dB
1 dB

Dips 
 

2.56 dB
1.72 dB

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Imaging 
 

8.8
6.9

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.37
0.17

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.15
3.68

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.42
3.88

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.52
2.77

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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.3
6.3

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.43 dB
1.97 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

7.72 dB
3.06 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

22.05 dB
6.22 dB

Openness 
 

5.6
9.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
5.3

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
4.1

Virtual Soundstage  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Astro A50 X Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Yes
Dolby Atmos

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.8
7.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.316
0.579

WHD @ 100 
 

0.106
0.210

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

MCU 1.7.0.0
1.2.18

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

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

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B
Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Off
Default (Flat)

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

4.3
2.2

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-10.15 dB
-5.05 dB

Bass 
 

6.94 dB
1.42 dB

Mid 
 

-11.44 dB
-0.23 dB

Treble 
 

-29.42 dB
-18.18 dB

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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

3.5
2.2

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-7.06 dB
-4.07 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-6.85 dB
-5.17 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-8.32 dB
-3.14 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  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless ANC Wind Handling Graph
Astro A50 X ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A
N/A

Leakage 
 

7.0
5.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.37 dB
47.83 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

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Recording Quality 
 

8.4
8.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
151.02 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.56 dB
1.52 dB

HFE 
 

6,639.82 Hz
11,166.8 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.305
0.114

Gain 
 

30.11 dB
10.57 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

8.3
6.4

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

48.8 dB
16.6 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
On/Off Toggle

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5
6.0

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 
 

8.8
8.6

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

15.3 hrs
26.4 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

1.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

30.6 hrs
26.4 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.3 hrs
2.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C

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App Support 
 

7.5
7.5

App Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless App Picture
Astro A50 X App Picture

App Name  

SteelSeries Engine
Logitech G Hub

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

Yes
Yes

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

Yes
No

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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

7.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Cable Picture
Astro A50 X Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
No

Length 
 

4.10 ft (1.25 m)
N/A

Connector 
 

Mini B 8-Pin
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

26.5 ms
N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
No Wired Audio

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Bluetooth Connection 
 

6.8
7.3

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
5.010

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

187.00 ft (57.00 m)
228.02 ft (69.50 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

256 ms
257 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 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC
SBC

AAC Support 
 

No
No

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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

8.9
9.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

175.00 ft (53.34 m)
257.55 ft (78.50 m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

22 ms
29 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

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Base/Dock 
 

9.6
5.2

Type 
 

Wireless Dock
Wireless Dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

Yes
No

Line Out 
 

Yes
No

Optical Input 
 

Yes
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB-C

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