Astro Gaming A20 Wireless Headset Review
Astro Gaming is known for expensive, high-end gaming headsets, which is why it surprised us earlier this year with the A10. At $60 it was by far the most affordable Astro headset yet, and still managed to offer excellent performance. Astro has taken the premise of the A10 and gone wireless, in the form of the $149.99 A20. Just like the A10 was a scaled-back, less expensive version of the wired A40, the A20 wireless headset is a scaled-back version of the Editors' Choice A50. It isn't quite as premium in feel or sound, but it only costs half the price.
Design
The A20 headset is a new design that's chunkier than the wired A10, but without the metal frame of the A50. It's a blocky, gray plastic headset with a stark U-shape design and a few trace color accents (green for Xbox One and blue for PS4 versions; we reviewed the Xbox version). The earcups are big and rectangular, and connect to the headband on a flat, straight strut that slides up and down to adjust for size. The headband c...
Astro's least expensive wireless model, the A20, is a well-designed and comfortable gaming headset that delivers solid sound quality.
Clear, powerful, well-sculpted sound; Comfortable fit
Slight hissing when the microphone is lowered; No in-headset surround processing