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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless vs Astro A50 Gen 3 Wireless 2017
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless
Astro A50 Gen 3
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- Elite 800 (PS4)
- Elite 800 (Xbox One)
- A50 (PS4)
- A50 (Xbox One)
Our Verdict
Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless
Astro A50 Gen 3 Wireless 2017
The Astro A50 Gen 3 Wireless 2017 are better gaming headphones than the Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless. The Astro have lower latency, their build quality is far superior, they feel sturdy, and they should feel way more comfortable for most people. Their sound profile is also well-balanced and more accurate. However, you can’t use the Astro wired like the Turtle Beach, and you can’t stream music via Bluetooth while gaming. The Turtle Beach are a more versatile headset due to this and don’t have such a bulky and gaming-minded design. They are also noise cancelling and block more ambient noise than the Astro. For gaming online with friends, the Astro have a better microphone.
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Main Differences forMixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.9
6.2
Noise Isolation
6.5
2.3
Bluetooth Version
4.0
No Bluetooth
Comfort
7.0
8.0
Leakage
6.7
3.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
8.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.82 lbs
0.8 lbs
Clamping Force
1.31 lbs
1.1 lbs
Controls
7.4
6.2
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Poor
Good
Feedback
Bad
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
No
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
Yes
Mute/Unmute
Channel Mixing
Adjustable
Yes
Noise Cancelling Control
Adjustable
No
Talk-Through
Yes
No
Additional Controls
No
Presets + Surround Sound
Breathability
6.2
6.7
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
6.6 °C
5.2 °C
Portability
5.5
5.4
Portability Picture
L
7.87"
7.1"
W
7.09"
7.4"
H
3.35"
4"
Volume
186.78 in³
210 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
Yes
Case
0.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
6.5
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
5.0
6.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
0.43 dB
-1.48 dB
Treble Amount
-1.15 dB
-0.83 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.2
7.9
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.35 dB
0.42 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
8.8
8.4
Std. Err.
1.74 dB
2.13 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
40.58 Hz
Low-Bass
1.17 dB
-3.97 dB
Mid-Bass
2.28 dB
-0.47 dB
High-Bass
1.96 dB
1.66 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.4
8.4
Std. Err.
3.42 dB
2.13 dB
Low-Mid
-2.96 dB
0.04 dB
Mid-Mid
-2.34 dB
-1.94 dB
High-Mid
2.39 dB
0.59 dB
Treble Accuracy
6.4
7.6
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
4.76 dB
3.25 dB
Low-Treble
3.06 dB
-2.93 dB
Mid-Treble
-0.99 dB
2.04 dB
High-Treble
-6.38 dB
-6.09 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.5
7.2
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.28 dB
1.91 dB
Dips
2.15 dB
1.23 dB
Imaging
6.9
8.7
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.46
0.18
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
2.56
0.22
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.97
1.51
Weighted Phase Mismatch
13.91
9.19
Passive Soundstage
5.9
7.1
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
4.59 dB
1.81 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
4.21 dB
3.8 dB
PRTF Distance
13.98 dB
5.67 dB
Openness
3.5
9.2
Acoustic Space Excitation
4.1
7.2
Virtual Soundstage
2.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
On/Off
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
Dolby 7.1
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.0
7.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.322
0.259
WHD @ 100
0.494
0.165
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
On
Connection
Wireless (Proprietary)
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
Default
ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
Boom
Isolation
Noise Isolation
6.5
2.3
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-16.65 dB
-5.74 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
No
Bass
-10.01 dB
-0.08 dB
Mid
-10.82 dB
-1.11 dB
Treble
-28.92 dB
-15.91 dB
Leakage
6.7
3.8
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
41.04 dB
54.74 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
No
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
Yes
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.2
7.2
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
269.09 Hz
348.96 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
4.11 dB
1.38 dB
HFE
3,368.2 Hz
3,466.89 Hz
Weighted THD
36.142
0.334
Gain
40.52 dB
23.46 dB
Noise Handling
8.2
9.0
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
30.55 dB
46.83 dB
Active Features
Battery
6.5
7.4
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
10.8 hrs
13 hrs
Additional Charges
0
0.0
Total Battery Life
10.8 hrs
13 hrs
Charge Time
2.7 hrs
5.8 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
micro-USB
micro-USB
App Support
7.0
7.5
App Picture
App Name
Turtle Beach Audio Hub
Astro Command Center
iOS
No
No
Android
Yes
No
macOS
Yes
Yes
Windows
Yes
Yes
Equalizer
Presets
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
Yes
Adjustable Level
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Sound
Yes
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.9
0.0
Bluetooth Version
4.0
No Bluetooth
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
NFC Pairing
Yes
No
Line Of Sight Range
133 ft
N/A
PC Latency (SBC)
187 ms
N/A
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
N/A
Android Latency
N/A
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
7.7
6.7
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
98 ft
58 ft
Non-BT Latency
63 ms
99 ms
Wired
9.5
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
No
Length
4.08 ft
N/A
Connection
1/8" TRRS
No Wired Option
Wired Latency
0 ms
Analog/USB Audio Latency
N/A
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio Only
No
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
Base/Dock
9.0
9.6
Type
Wireless Dock
Wireless Dock
USB Input
Yes
Yes
Line In
Yes
Yes
Line Out
No
Yes
Optical Input
Yes
Yes
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
Yes
Yes
Power Supply
USB
USB
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Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless
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