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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] vs Astro A50 X

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    Main Differences
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass Profile: Target ComplianceMid-Range Profile: Target ComplianceTreble Profile: Target CompliancePeaks/DipsStereo MismatchGroup DelayCumulative Spectral DecayPRTFHarmonic DistortionElectrical AspectsVirtual SoundstageTest Settings
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Isolation
      Noise Isolation - Full RangeNoise Isolation - Common ScenariosNoise Isolation - Voice HandlingANC Wind HandlingLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      Wired ConnectionBluetooth ConnectionWireless Connection (Dongle)PC CompatibilityPlayStation CompatibilityXbox CompatibilityBase/Dock
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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox]
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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Picture
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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
Bass Amount
Slightly Emphasized (1 dB)
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Treble Amount
Slightly Underemphasized (-2 dB)
MicYes
Sound Signature
Warm
TypeOver-Ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureSemi-Open
Bass Amount
Slightly Underemphasized (-2 dB)
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Treble Amount
Slightly Underemphasized (-2 dB)
MicYes
Sound Signature
Balanced
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Our Verdict

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

Astro A50 X

The Astro A50 X are ever so slightly better wireless gaming headphones than the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. The Astro have a more balanced sound with a controlled mid-range that more accurately reproduces dialogue and soundtracks. They also sound more or less the same, even if you wear glasses or have thicker hair. That said, if you plan to use these headphones in more casual settings, the SteelSeries are the better pick, since they have ANC that does a good job blocking out noise around you, while the Astro block out almost no sound. The SteelSeries' mic is also a bit better at separating your voice from noise around you. 

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  • 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)
  • A50 X (Black)
  • A50 X (White)

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Main Differences for
Sports And Fitness

Threshold 

0.10

Sports And Fitness 

6.6
7.0

Comfort 
 

7.0
8.0

Portability 
 

6.0
5.3

Full Comparison

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

650 Hz
800 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Slightly Emphasized (1 dB)
Slightly Underemphasized (-2 dB)

Treble Amount 
 

Slightly Underemphasized (-2 dB)
Slightly Underemphasized (-2 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

Warm
Balanced
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.3
8.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Std. Deviation 
 

1.22 dB
0.73 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.6
9.7

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.1 dB
1.2 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-0.09 dB
-1.1 dB

Mid Bass 
 

2.09 dB
0.19 dB

High Bass 
 

2.21 dB
-0.99 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
9.4

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.77 dB
0.97 dB

Low Mid 
 

-2.33 dB
-0.61 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.3 dB
-0.27 dB

High Mid 
 

1.14 dB
0.41 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.4
8.6

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

4.84 dB
2.79 dB

Low Treble 
 

-3.77 dB
-3.11 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-0.76 dB
-1.92 dB

High Treble 
 

-4.84 dB
-5.47 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.1
8.1

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.55 dB
1 dB

Dips 
 

2.47 dB
1.72 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

5.9
8.2

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.37 dB
0.2 dB

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

1.42 dB
1.0 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.1°
1.7°
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Group Delay 
 

7.3
6.6

Group Delay  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

1.0 ms
1.2 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] CSD
Astro A50 X CSD

PRTF 
 

3.0
5.5

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

3.88 dB
1.97 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

7.18 dB
3.06 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

1.39 dB
6.22 dB
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.8
9.4

Harmonics Levels  

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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

0.10%
0.06%

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

0.30%
0.11%
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

115.1 dB SPL
N/A

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

N/A
N/A
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
4.1

Virtual Soundstage  

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

Windows Sonic Spatial Audio
Dolby Atmos
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

0.3.82
1.2.18

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 
 

Default
Default (Flat)

ANC 
 

On
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

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

7.0
8.0

Comfort Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Comfort Picture
Astro A50 X Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.75 lbs
0.8 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
0.7 lbs
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Controls 
 

8.5
7.6

Controls Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Controls Picture
Astro A50 X Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

Multi function
Bluetooth + Multi function
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Portability 
 

6.0
5.3

Portability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Portability Picture
Astro A50 X Portability Picture

L  

7.5" (19.0 cm)
10.3" (26.1 cm)

W  

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

H  

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

Volume  

100.51 in³ (1,647.00 cm³)
213.34 in³ (3,496.06 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
Yes
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Case 
 

5.0
N/A

Case Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Case Picture
Astro A50 X Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
No case

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  

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

6.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Angled Picture
Astro A50 X Angled Picture

Side Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Side Picture
Astro A50 X Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Front Picture
Astro A50 X Front Picture

Rear Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Rear Picture
Astro A50 X Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Top Picture
Astro A50 X Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] In The Box Picture
Astro A50 X In The Box Picture
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

7.5
2.2

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-19.30 dB
-5.05 dB

Bass 
 

-13.09 dB
1.42 dB

Mid 
 

-15.85 dB
-0.23 dB

Treble 
 

-30.67 dB
-18.18 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

6.3
2.2

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-14.87 dB
-4.07 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-15.98 dB
-5.17 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-16.55 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  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A
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Leakage 
 

8.3
5.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

31.9 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

Recording Quality 
 

7.7
8.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
151.02 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.91 dB
1.52 dB

HFE 
 

7,136.96 Hz
11,166.8 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.625
0.114

Gain 
 

23.15 dB
10.57 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.7
6.4

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

37.47 dB
16.6 dB

Noise Gate 
 

On/Off Toggle
On/Off Toggle

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5
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 
 

8.7
8.6

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

25 hrs
26.4 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

1.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

50 hrs
26.4 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.8 hrs
2.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

8.5
7.5

App Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] App Picture
Astro A50 X App Picture

App Name  

Steelseries GG
Logitech G Hub

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

Yes
Yes

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Parametric + Presets
Parametric + Graphic

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
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 
 

9.9
0.0

Cable Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] Cable Picture
Astro A50 X Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
No

Length 
 

4.13 ft (1.26 m)
N/A

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRRS
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 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 
 

6.9
7.3

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.010
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 
 

155.84 ft (47.50 m)
228.02 ft (69.50 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

236 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) 
 

7.3
8.1

Line Of Sight Range 
 

120.73 ft (36.80 m)
257.55 ft (78.50 m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

38 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 + Microphone
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 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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Base/Dock 
 

8.8
5.2

Type 
 

Wireless Dock
Wireless Dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

Yes
No

Line Out 
 

Yes
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB-C
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