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March 16th, 2010, 18:05
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Ah, Astro Gaming (http://www.engadget.com/tag/astro). It's been awhile (http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/26/astro-gamings-headset-hanger-needs-little-explanation/), hasn't it? After going on a year-long hiatus from crafting new hardware, the company is hitting back with an all-new headset based around the same DNA found in its A40 (http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/astros-a40-audio-system-headset-gets-detailed-on-video/). Rather than cranking out yet another pair of mic-infused headphones that do users little good outside of the LAN party setting, the A30 Cross-Gaming actually boasts a street-style design that enables them to double as vanilla headphones. The boom mic is removable (though an in-line mic allows for communication in any situation), and you'll find interchangeable speaker tags if you're scouting a way to "be yourself." It's up for order today at $149.95, but if you're looking to pick up a Dolby-powered Astro MixAmp -- which is said to "seamlessly blend voice and game sounds" -- you'll be looking at a grand total of $229.95.
Gallery: Astro A30 Cross-Gaming headset (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/a30blackexploded_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805308/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/a30blknomic34mixamp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805309/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/a30whiteexploded_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805310/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/a30wht34mixamp-2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805311/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/backplaying_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805312/)
Astro pleads for street cred with $150 A30 Cross-Gaming headset (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/astro-gets-saucy-with-150-a30-cross-gaming-headset/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ah, Astro Gaming (http://www.engadget.com/tag/astro). It's been awhile (http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/26/astro-gamings-headset-hanger-needs-little-explanation/), hasn't it? After going on a year-long hiatus from crafting new hardware, the company is hitting back with an all-new headset based around the same DNA found in its A40 (http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/14/astros-a40-audio-system-headset-gets-detailed-on-video/). Rather than cranking out yet another pair of mic-infused headphones that do users little good outside of the LAN party setting, the A30 Cross-Gaming actually boasts a street-style design that enables them to double as vanilla headphones. The boom mic is removable (though an in-line mic allows for communication in any situation), and you'll find interchangeable speaker tags if you're scouting a way to "be yourself." It's up for order today at $149.95, but if you're looking to pick up a Dolby-powered Astro MixAmp -- which is said to "seamlessly blend voice and game sounds" -- you'll be looking at a grand total of $229.95.
Gallery: Astro A30 Cross-Gaming headset (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/a30blackexploded_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805308/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/a30blknomic34mixamp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805309/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/a30whiteexploded_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805310/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/a30wht34mixamp-2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805311/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/backplaying_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/astro-a30-cross-gaming-headset/2805312/)
Astro pleads for street cred with $150 A30 Cross-Gaming headset (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/astro-gets-saucy-with-150-a30-cross-gaming-headset/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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