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Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless vs Astro A50 Gen 3

Which Headphones Are Better?

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    Main Differences
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsBreathabilityPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass AccuracyMid AccuracyTreble AccuracyPeaks/DipsImagingPassive SoundstageVirtual SoundstageWeighted Harmonic DistortionTest Settings
    Isolation
      Noise IsolationLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      BluetoothNon-Bluetooth WirelessWiredPC / PS4 CompatibilityXbox One CompatibilityBase/Dock
    Comments

Products

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless
Astro A50 Gen 3

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Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Picture

Track

Astro A50 Gen 3 Picture

Track

TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes

Our Verdict

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless

Astro A50 Gen 3

The Astro A50 Gen 3 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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Variants

  • Elite 800 (PS4)
  • Elite 800 (Xbox One)
  • A50 Gen 3 (PS4)
  • A50 Gen 3 (Xbox One)

Review

See Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Review
See Astro A50 Gen 3 Review
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Main Differences for
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Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Design Picture 2 Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Design Picture 2 Sample

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Type  

Locked
Locked

Enclosure  

Locked
Locked

Wireless  

Locked
Locked

Transducer  

Locked
Locked
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Comfort 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Comfort Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Comfort Picture Sample

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Weight  

Lock lbs
Lock lbs

Clamping Force 
 

Lock lbs
Lock lbs
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Controls 
 

N/A
N/A

Controls Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Controls Picture Sample

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OS Compatibility 
 

Locked
Locked

Ease Of Use  

Locked
Locked

Feedback  

Locked
Locked

Call/Music Control  

Locked
Locked

Volume Control  

Locked
Locked

Microphone Control  

Locked
Locked

Channel Mixing 
 

Locked
Locked

Noise Cancelling Control  

Locked
Locked

Talk-Through 
 

Locked
Locked

Additional Controls  

Locked
Locked
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Breathability 
 

N/A
N/A

Breathability After Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Breathability After Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Breathability After Picture Sample

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Avg.Temp.Difference  

Lock °C
Lock °C
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Portability 
 

N/A
N/A

Portability Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Portability Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Portability Picture Sample

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L  

Lock"
Lock"

W  

Lock"
Lock"

H  

Lock"
Lock"

Volume  

Lock in³
Lock in³

Transmitter Required  

N/A
Locked
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Case 
 

N/A
N/A

Case Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Case Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Case Picture Sample

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Type  

Locked
Locked

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 
 

N/A
N/A

Build Quality Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Build Quality Picture Sample

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Stability 
 

N/A
N/A

Stability Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Stability Picture Sample

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Angled Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Angled Picture Sample

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Side Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Side Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Side Picture Sample

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Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Front Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Front Picture Sample

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Rear Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Rear Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Rear Picture Sample

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Top  

Top Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Top Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Top Picture Sample

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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless In The Box Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 In The Box Picture Sample

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Frequency Response Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Frequency Response Sample

SAMPLE

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Frequency Response  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Frequency Response Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Frequency Response Sample

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Bass Amount 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Treble Amount 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

N/A
N/A

Consistency L  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Consistency L Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Consistency L Sample

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Consistency R  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Consistency R Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Consistency R Sample

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Raw FR L Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Raw FR L Sample

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Raw FR L  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Raw FR L Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Raw FR L Sample

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Raw FR R  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Raw FR R Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Raw FR R Sample

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Raw FR R  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Raw FR R Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Raw FR R Sample

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Bass Accuracy 
 

N/A
N/A

Bass  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Bass Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Bass Sample

SAMPLE

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Bass  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Bass Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Bass Sample

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Std. Err. 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

Low-Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid-Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High-Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

N/A
N/A

Mid  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Mid Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Mid Sample

SAMPLE

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Mid  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Mid Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Mid Sample

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Std. Err. 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low-Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid-Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High-Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

N/A
N/A

Treble  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Treble Sample

SAMPLE

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Treble Sample

SAMPLE

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Treble  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Treble Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Treble Sample

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Std. Err. 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low-Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid-Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High-Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

N/A
N/A

Peaks/Dips Graph  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Peaks/Dips Graph Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Peaks/Dips Graph Sample

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Peaks/Dips Graph Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Peaks/Dips Graph Sample

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Peaks 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Dips 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Imaging 
 

N/A
N/A

Group Delay  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Group Delay Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Group Delay Sample

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Phase Response  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Phase Response Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Phase Response Sample

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

Lock
Lock

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

Lock
Lock

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

Lock
Lock

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

Lock
Lock
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Passive Soundstage 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless PRTF Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 PRTF Sample

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

PRTF Distance 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Openness 
 

0.0
0.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.0
0.0
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

N/A
N/A

Virtual Soundstage  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Virtual Soundstage Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Virtual Soundstage Sample

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Head Modeling 
 

Locked

Speaker Modeling 
 

Locked

Room Ambience 
 

Locked

Head Tracking 
 

Locked

Virtual Surround 
 

Locked
Show Text 

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Weighted Harmonic Distortion Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Weighted Harmonic Distortion Sample

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WHD @ 90 
 

Lock
Lock

WHD @ 100 
 

Lock
Lock
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Locked

Power 
 

Locked

Connection 
 

Locked

Codec 
 

Locked

EQ 
 

Locked

ANC 
 

Locked

Tip/Pad 
 

Locked

Microphone 
 

Locked
Show Text 
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Isolation  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Noise Isolation Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Noise Isolation Sample

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Isolation Audio 
 

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Overall Attenuation 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Noise Cancelling  

Locked
Locked

Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
Show Text 

Leakage 
 

N/A
N/A

Leakage  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Leakage Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Leakage Sample

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Leakage Audio 
 

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Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Locked
Locked

In-Line 
 

Locked
Locked

Boom 
 

Locked
Locked

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
Locked

Mic  

Locked
Locked
Show Text 

Recording Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Microphone Frequency Response  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Microphone Frequency Response Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Microphone Frequency Response Sample

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Recorded Speech 
 

JOIN NOW
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LFE 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

HFE 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

Weighted THD 
 

Lock
Lock

Gain 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
Show Text 

Noise Handling 
 

N/A
N/A

SpNR  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless SpNR Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 SpNR Sample

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Speech + Pink Noise  

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Speech + Subway Noise  

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SpNR 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

N/A
N/A

Battery Type 
 

Locked
Locked

Continuous Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs
Lock hrs

Additional Charges 
 

Lock
Lock

Total Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs
Lock hrs

Charge Time 
 

Lock hrs
Lock hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Locked
Locked

Audio While Charging 
 

Locked
Locked

Passive Playback 
 

Locked
Locked

Charging Port  

Locked
Locked
Show Text 

App Support 
 

N/A
N/A

App Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless App Picture Sample

SAMPLE

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Astro A50 Gen 3 App Picture Sample

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App Name  

Locked
Locked

iOS  

Locked
Locked

Android  

Locked
Locked

macOS  

Locked
Locked

Windows  

Locked
Locked

Equalizer 
 

Locked
Locked

ANC Control 
 

Locked
Locked

Mic Control  

Locked
Locked

Room Effects 
 

Locked
Locked

Playback Control 
 

Locked
Locked

Button Mapping  

Locked
Locked

Surround Sound  

Locked

Surround Support 
 

Locked
Show Text 
Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Version 
 

Locked
Locked

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Locked
Locked

NFC Pairing 
 

Locked
Locked

Line Of Sight Range 
 

Lock ft
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

Lock 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
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

Lock ft
Lock ft

Non-BT Latency 
 

Lock ms
Lock ms
Show Text 

Wired 
 

N/A
N/A

Cable Picture  

Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless Cable Picture Sample

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Astro A50 Gen 3 Cable Picture Sample

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Analog Audio 
 

Locked
Locked

USB Audio 
 

Locked
Locked

Detachable  

Locked
Locked

Length  

Lock ft
N/A

Connection  

Locked
Locked

Wired Latency 
 

Lock ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked
Show Text 

Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

Locked
Locked

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
Locked
Show Text 

Base/Dock 
 

N/A
N/A

Type 
 

Locked
Locked

USB Input 
 

Locked
Locked

Line In 
 

Locked
Locked

Line Out 
 

Locked
Locked

Optical Input 
 

Locked
Locked

RCA Input 
 

Locked
Locked

Dock Charging 
 

Locked
Locked

Power Supply 
 

Locked
Locked
Show Text 

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PS4
Elite 800
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PS4
A50 Gen 3
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Xbox One
Elite 800
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Amazon.com
Xbox One
A50 Gen 3
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
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Turtle Beach Elite 800 Wireless

Astro A50 Gen 3

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