Astro A50 Gen 4 vs Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT

Which Headphones Are Better?

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Astro A50 Gen 4
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT

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Our Verdict

Astro A50 Gen 4

Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT

The Astro A50 Gen 4 are better wireless gaming headphones than the Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT. The Astro come with a dock that also acts as a charging station. They're more comfortable, their boom mic offers better overall performance, and their base station ensures lower wireless latency. However, the Corsair have a better battery performance and support Bluetooth.

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Variants

  • A50 Gen 4 (PC/PS4)
  • A50 Gen 4 (PC/Xbox One)
  • VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT (Slate)

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A50 Gen 4
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A50 Gen 4
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VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
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VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
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VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
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VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 
 

6.6
No major differences between these headphones for neutral sound. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Sound Profile
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Sound Profile

Normalization Frequency 
 

950 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Slightly Underemphasized (-2 dB)

Bass Amount 
 

-3.71 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.03 dB

Treble Amount 
 

Balanced (0 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

Flat
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.2
5.4

Consistency L  

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Consistency L
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Consistency L

Consistency R  

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Consistency R
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Consistency R

Std. Deviation 
 

0.78 dB
1.35 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Raw FR L
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Raw FR L

Raw FR R  

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Raw FR R
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Raw FR R

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.8
6.5

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Bass Profile: Target Compliance
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Bass Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

4.3 dB
4.89 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

38.05 Hz
93.77 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-5.86 dB
-9.35 dB

Mid Bass 
 

-0.18 dB
-3.28 dB

High Bass 
 

1.77 dB
1.26 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.8
7.5

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.61 dB
3.36 dB

Low Mid 
 

0.3 dB
-3.34 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.5 dB
-3.28 dB

High Mid 
 

1.48 dB
-0.01 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.2
6.3

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Treble Profile: Target Compliance
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Treble Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.12 dB
5.37 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.42 dB
-2.45 dB

Mid Treble 
 

1.22 dB
-7.1 dB

High Treble 
 

-5.63 dB
-14.08 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.0
6.8

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Peaks/Dips Graph
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks 
 

1.71 dB
2.15 dB

Dips 
 

2.19 dB
1.69 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

8.3

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Frequency Response Mismatch

Phase Response Mismatch  

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Phase Response Mismatch
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.03 dB
3

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

1.35 dB
2.64

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.7°
8.02
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Group Delay 
 

6.3

Group Delay  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Group Delay

Weighted Group Delay 
 

1.3 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD  

Astro A50 Gen 4 CSD

PRTF 
 

5.6
5.6

PRTF  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 PRTF
 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

2.23 dB
3.48 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

2.51 dB
3.74 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

7.77 dB
12.9 dB

Openness 
 

6.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.7
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.0

Harmonics Levels  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Harmonics Levels

THD Ratio  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 THD Ratio
 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT THD Ratio

WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

0.18%
0.577

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

0.63%
0.232
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

Astro A50 Gen 4 Impedance

Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

N/A

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

N/A

Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Virtual Soundstage
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT 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
Dolby Atmos
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

39964.43
5.11.88

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

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

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Studio
Pure Direct

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Imaging 
 

7.0

Group Delay  

 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Group Delay

Phase Response Mismatch  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Phase Response Mismatch
 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.24

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.7°
8.02

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.03 dB
3

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.35 dB
2.64
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Weighted Harmonic Distortion
 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90 
 

0.18%
0.577

WHD @ 100 
 

0.63%
0.232
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Design Picture 2
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT 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 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Comfort Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.8 lbs
0.85 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.3 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.2
7.0

Controls Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Controls Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Decent

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Presets + Surround Sound
No
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Breathability 
 

6.6

Breathability After Picture  

Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.5 °C
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Portability 
 

5.4
5.9

Portability Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Portability Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Portability Picture

 

10.2" (25.9 cm)
8.0" (20.3 cm)

 

7.9" (20.0 cm)
7.8" (19.7 cm)

 

2.6" (6.7 cm)
1.9" (4.8 cm)

Volume  

211.79 in³ (3,470.60 cm³)
117.17 in³ (1,920.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

Yes
No
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Case 
 

0.0
5.5

Case Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Case Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Case Picture

Type  

No case
Pouch

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Build Quality Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
6.5

Stability Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Stability Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Angled Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Angled Picture

Side Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Astro A50 Gen 4 Side Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Astro A50 Gen 4 Front Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Front Picture

Rear Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 Rear Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Astro A50 Gen 4 Top Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 In The Box Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT In The Box Picture
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

2.3
3.7

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-5.23 dB
-11.45 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

1.54 dB
0.86 dB

Mid 
 

-0.99 dB
-5.44 dB

Treble 
 

-18.11 dB
-30.09 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

2.6

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph

Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-4.35 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-5.16 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-4.89 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 ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A

Leakage 
 

4.2
7.6

Leakage  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Leakage
 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Leakage

Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

53.37 dB
35.79 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

No
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

8.6
8.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 Microphone Frequency Response
 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.36 dB
1.01 dB

HFE 
 

6,267.15 Hz
6,177.3 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.105
0.391

Gain 
 

16.63 dB
24.27 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.3
7.8

SpNR  

 Preview Graph
Astro A50 Gen 4 SpNR
 Preview Graph
Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT SpNR

SpNR 
 

39.29 dB
26.39 dB

Noise Gate 
 

On/Off Toggle
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.0
8.5

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

17.5 hrs
18.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

17.5 hrs
18.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

4.4 hrs
2.6 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C
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App Support 
 

6.0
7.0

App Picture 
 

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Astro A50 Gen 4 App Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT App Picture

App Name  

Astro Command Center
Corsair iCUE

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

Yes
Yes

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + 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
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
6.4

Cable Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Astro A50 Gen 4 Cable Picture
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Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
USB Type A

Detachable 
 

No
Yes

Length 
 

N/A
5.05 ft (1.54 m)

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
1/8" TRRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
175 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
8.3

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
311.68 ft (95.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
228 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
233 ms

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) 
 

221 ms

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

70 ms

Android Latency 
 

68 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

8.5
7.8

Line Of Sight Range 
 

57.00 ft (17.37 m)
52.49 ft (16.00 m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

11 ms
49 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

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
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

9.0
3.4

Type 
 

Wireless Dock
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

Yes
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

Yes
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB
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Check Price

PC/PS4
A50 Gen 4
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Slate
VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
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PC/Xbox One
A50 Gen 4
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Amazon.com
Slate
VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
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Slate
VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
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Slate
VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
B&H
 
Slate
VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT
Corsair

Astro A50 Gen 4

Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless XT

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