Setting up your ASTRO A50 X LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset with Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC
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- This setup video provides step by step instructions on how to setup and get the most out of your A50 X LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC gaming systems.
A50 X connects to Xbox, PS5, and PC at once and enables you to tap through all 3 systems with PLAYSYNC for the ultimate multi-platform gaming experience. PRO-G GRAPHENE audio drivers achieve unprecedented clarity and response. Pro-grade LIGHTSPEED enables the highest levels of wireless audio performance. HDMI 2.1 Passthru delivers Ultra HD resolution for the highest levels of console audio (24 bit) and visual fidelity (4K 120 Hz).
Made to play, A50 X is a breakthrough in design and innovation to become the heart of your gaming world.
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So for $370 yall dont include an hdmi cable? 😂
FR
I'm more upset with how low the sound is
@@arkkrogue3870 watch gadgetry, he explains the best preferences and setting for your a50x
I just paid 400 lol
🤧i just bought it too watched this video and im on the floor😩😩aint no way@@casperparez1649
This video taught me more abt the headset than any other review thanks to the logitech for making astro goated
From being an owner of A50 gen 1 BF-edition, A40 gen 2 and A50 gen 4 for a while now, i will definitely get a pair of these in the future. Looks like the HDMI and Ghub experience and even better soundquality makes the higher price worth it.
But i still hope they sound like astro, and not anything else. Astro like before but better.
I'm right there with you and these are distinctly ASTRO the moment you put them on your head.
- Fellow ASTRO fan that's been around since the MixAmp had RCA inputs.
You won’t regret it bro. The sound is leaps and BOUNDS better. Also the g hub software is light years ahead of the old software.
Optimistic for this headset! As a gen 3 a50 owner, watching the software and headband fiasco of the gen 4's made me lose a little faith, but seeing is uses G Hub (which works, could be better but eh it works), and then seeing that dude put it on his head and the band stayed in place is confidence boosting. Another plus was watching the a50x charge immediately on the base station without finger kung-fu like I do everytime with my Gen-3. Love the HDMI extracted audio too, solves the great optical audio crisis of Xbox series X/S. And multi Bluetooth too? Nice. The price is high, but if it delivers on its promises I'm definitely getting it. 🎉
I'm hoping this one gets rid of the white noise. No matter the setting, I could not stop the White noise 🔊
had to return my a50s
It was sad cause when they worked, the audio was so good
im upgrding to this from the gen 3 the dock for gen 3 is stupid sometimes i put it on perfect charging first try then most of the time im messing around with it till i get that sweet amber light to say its perfect and its charging the gen 3 dock is stupid for charging to much messaging around wiggling it turning cups abit till its in right
seen gen 4 had no problems seen this and i got to say wow same dock as 4 so charging fixed plus 2 consoles on 1 base that fixes buying 2 docks 1 for each consoles
but 1 thing i wasnt to happy seeing is that it got to be plugged into the mains to work instead of usb like others
As former owner of 2 gen 4 a50's, this New model promises very much! Price is high, here in Brazil, headphones problably gonna cost very much, but it Will worth it! Definitely gonna buy, just waiting to come over! Great work Logitech!!
Mine just showed up today and I am surprised it doesn't come with an HDMI cable and no you should not have to see if its included as it should be included. For over $400 adding an High Speed HDMI 2.1 cable at least 6 feet in length makes sense.
Just purchased these and waiting for Best Buy to bring them in. So excited
Why use Linear pcm and not Dolby Atmos for the PS5 audio format priority?
Dolby Atmos in PS5 is only Atmos for Home Theater, although it doesn’t say so. I actually tweeted the head sound engineer at Sony and he said 3D audio should be fine. You cannot get Dolby Atmos that is tuned for headphones on PS5 as PlayStation has not played Dolby the license to use that specific coding.
The reason for using Linear PCM instead of Dolby Atmos as the audio format priority for PS5 is because the PS5's Atmos function has not been designed to support HDMI headsets, and we do not claim support for Atmos on PS5.
Atmos on PS5 is only for home theatre systems only. As shown in this video on the Xbox & PC, Dolby Atmos for Home Theatre and Dolby Atmos for Headphones are two separate formats.
Dolby Atmos on PS5 works a little bit different, as Sony uses its own proprietary Tempest format to render all Spatial Audio on the PS5. Tempest uses Ambisonics to render all the Spatial Audio information and Downmixes it to stereo headphones, however the headphones need to have support for Tempest in order to utilize this. The same goes with Home Theatre systems & AVR’s, and there isn’t a single AVR on the planet that supports Tempest audio decoding, so Atmos on the PS5 converts the Ambisonics information into Atmos metadata that your receiver can decode.
Since Dolby Atmos support is only for Home Theatre systems on the PS5, it doesn’t replace the Tempest format for headphones, which you can find on Sony proprietary headsets. It’s unlikely that the Dolby Atmos for headphones format will ever come to PS5 for this reason, as it’s a conflict of interest against their own format, and Dolby Atmos integration was only meant as a stopgap to allow PS5 Spatial Audio to work over modern home theatre systems.
Honestly for hearing footsteps linear is best
Worth it if you own an Xbox and ps5! Switches seamlessly after setup.
So how do you get only chat adio in headset and the rest on tv? Noby can answer this
I might be a little slow how would you get the PS or the xbox to the tv if the hdmi is already being taken up
i’m asking the same question lol
The basestation acts as an hdmi switcher
@@Yukikaze617I got these headsets and briefly tried setting up but stumped at this as well.
So normally, you have your hdmi from the ps5 go into the tv as per normal.
In this case you put one hdmi cable from the base station into the tv and one cable going from the astro base station into the ps5??
Where tho @@Dizoliot
Yooo Im buying them just because yall put Zero in the video!
Why TV instead of AV Amplifier?
Seems simple but requires quite a lot of cables on consoles. Wonder why they didn’t go for something simpler? I mean the GPro X2 is a simple dongle as is the Audeze Maxwell. Really interested for reviews to compare the sound quality of these.
It’s for the convenience of being able to connect 2 consoles as well as PC all at once rather than having to move dongles/cables every time you swap.
It's for being able to swap to 3 differnet devices directly from the headset. With the dongle you would have to swap the dongle to each device. It's just a simplicity thing. You don't have to use all the cables if you don't mind just switching each device.
I got them set up but I can’t get the microphone to work…it doesn’t register on series x or ps5…help!
Did you ever figure this out?
I have just the opposite issue. Mic works fine, but no game sound at all.
Why do we have to disable HDMI CEC? I like that feature when you turn Xbox on, TV turns on too?
You don't have to disable HDMI CEC if you like the feature of your TV turning on when the Xbox is powered on. Astro A50 X will pass through all HDMI-CEC commands, but we recommend against using it due to compatibility and interoperability issues caused by different brands' implementations. However, if you really want to use it, you are free to do so, as we don't block those signals!
I get zero sound from my sound bar trying to set this up. Followed every instruction.
Connect the station to some power (I used the cube that came in the box) and connect the usb-c end to the station then the usb-a end to the console. HAVE THE CONSOLE CONNECTED to the TV OR MONITOR USING THE HDMI ONLY. NOTHING SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE STATION USING HDMI. That’s the only way I got it to work on my ps5. Someone please tell me why I gotta connect my ps5 to the station and then the station to the monitor? It doesn’t even show anything I get a black screen?
Still using my A40s, love Astro!
Why didn’t the astros come with an hdmi cord?!? Can’t even use on xbox tonight I have to go buy a cord tomorrow
Yeah... I just bought one today. I get my A50X on Monday lol
Do you need to keep the power button on while they’re in the hub to charge?
Wonder if this will increase input lag on games. Since your picture is going through another source
We've tested extensively and this will not increase input lag.
I hooked up both the xbox series x and PS5, the sound is superb but it is not recognizing the mic. What can I do?
Same problem any resolution?
I waited a while to get these, coming from Steel Series I was on the fence and it was either these or the Steel Series Artics Nova Pros. I decided to go with the A50X and so far I have not been disappointed. I need a video now for Dolby Atmos support for PS5.
@8:31 wait, why linear pcm for the PS5? Does it not support Dolby Atmos for this headset?
I think it doesnt for the time being maybe a software update came out and fixed this.
How the hell are we supposed to plug in a HDMI from the dock to the Xbox when the HDMI port on the Xbox default is used for the display!?
It routes the connection through the dock to the display. You don't have to do this, but apparently it's for better audio, I'm personally not doing it
did you ever figure this out?
You don't plug the hdmi cable directly from the xbox to your tv, you plug the hdmi from your console to the dock and then you have to use another hdmi cable from the hdmi out on the dock to your tv
bought these yesterday and they completely bunked the aspect ratio of my tv, everything looks completely zoomed in for no reason, i can't understand why either, i have 2 hdmi 2.1 cables from my console to the base station, and from my base station to my pc, everything should be running just fine but it's completely wrong
Whenever I switch the headset to my PC it shuts off my xbox monitor. Any suggestions?
Check your hdmi-cec settings.
Can’t seem to get any sound out of mine on Xbox followed this video and still nothing.
Lifetime license? I have no lifetime license it say must have a subscription
Can usb c to c work in the front instead of that other cable?
I love the sound of these. But i can not get a signal to my monito when setting up cable from bass station to monitor..i get sound but no signal. Bass staion Works fine when just runnin usb connection from station to xbox series x...as soon as i go with the double hdmi 2.1 wires i loose signal.
My monitor is a an Eve spectrum 4k 144hz.
Any suggestions or thoughts?
Thanks
I have the same problem now, did you figure it out?
@@BernieOntiveros The only fix for me was to turn off 120hz
I have nova Pro Wireless from steel series. I have been running into issues with them left and right. I think I’m going to get rid of them and get these.
I’m confused how would you get a picture on your tv or monitor
Without the hdmi
@@legionsmokey5762 Using the HDMI cable included with your console. The second HDMI 2.1 cable would need to be supplied separately for connecting with the HDMI Out port on the Base Station. Only the USB connection with your console is required for game audio and voice chat, even though the HDMI setup is our recommended setup to take advantage of the PLAYSYNC feature.
i dont get it either it does not make sense to me i understand with pc but not Playstation no HDMI plugged into the tv
i figured it out use the base station and plug into ps5 then a second cable plug in base Station then into tv!! there is an HDMI out port
@@SRUFFYDOG24i don’t understand how did you get picture on your tv?
Can we just connect, let's say the XBOX HDMI port to a Nintendo Switch Dock and use it that way on the switch (without the microphone function, obviously)?
There is no reason why not its just astro trying to fool kids something bad ass is happening it's just a pa's thru box
Yes
Yes, but it is going to be easier to just connect them by BT i guess
Yes, for this purpose, when the Nintendo Switch is docked, you can connect an HDMI cable from it to the XBOX or PS ports and take advantage of PLAYSYNC. It's important to note that there is currently no USB audio support for the Nintendo Switch.
@@logitechsupport thanks, that sounds good! Nobody needs a mic or USB audio support on the switch anyway 😜
You told us nothing about downloading the Dolby app and that part of the set up
Very important and should have been in the video. Ghub as well.
What do you do if the headset microphone isn't recognized on the S/X? I've tried what I believe to be everything under the sun.
Is it possible to switch between 2 PCs rather than pc/console?
Ideally with audio only
only 1 pc port maybe a spliter would work
Curious that the headset power switch has to be on for charging.
Finally! I thought I was the only one in the world wondering this same thing.
But as I'm typing this, I think it stays in the on poison if you keep your game console on. Like when you have to take a break or something. Your sound will come through the TV while you're headset in on the base. But when you pick up the headset off the base station, it automatically reroutes the sound to your headset. If the switch is in off position, that feature won't work. I hope I'm correct on that.
Could anyone tell me why those all those settings are needed in the video settings? I have a Xbox series X playing on a Samsung G7 and my visual quality seemed to get a little worse when using the HDMI 2.1 and USB-C to play. Headphones perform amazing though.
I don’t get it, so with pc you only plug in the usb cord and that’s it like where does the hdmi go? If the hdmi is already plugged in the tv does the monitor have to have two hdmi inputs?
I just got a new 4k monitor and when I use this headset 1440p is not supported on my ps5. Why is this?
Could I plug a Nintendo Switch into the Xbox port? I have a PS5 and a Switch, but use my PC with the PC Game Pass. Thanks.
use the bluetooth on the switch to connect
You can connect your Nintendo Switch to the Xbox or PS ports using an HDMI cable while the Switch is docked. This will allow you to take advantage of PLAYSYNC. However, please note that there is currently no USB audio support for the Nintendo Switch.
Is it mandatory to let HDCP on ? For ps5 because i use live gamer ultra 2.1 capture card... Could you make a video for setup with a capture card like Avermedia Live gamer ultra 2.1?
I'm kinda in a situation as well. I bought a samsung Ark 55" curved monitor 2nd gen. It comes with a separate box that has all the ports on it. No matter how I try, I can't get sound on my a50x. Just the mic works, on Xbox x, no game sound at all. I don't know what else to try.
Can you use a voice changer with these new astros?
I followed this completely and the only option is “Microphone on Controller”. I can hear audio through the headset but cannot talk in a party. Tried calling support and was on hold for 1.5 hours. $300 for what again?
How to connect a50 to Bluetooth on mobile phone?
Enable bluetooth on base station. Then on phone both in pairing mode and it will connect to phone.
Just got mine and I cannot understand how to switch to the PC since there is not an HDMI input on the base. It seems like I have to run my HDMI out of my video card to a separate input on the back of the TV which means I have to use a remote to switch inputs. What am I missing?
On your headset there is a switch button. As long as you have the xbox and cables connected as well as PC cables. You just push the button and it switches to console. Push again to switch to pc.
Question, what if I have two monitors? I use my pc on both monitors but my ps5 is hooked up to only one of them.
My recently bought astro a50x has white noise on reddit it said to update astro and base staion to latest firmware will this fix it. The white noise is nauseating i hope the headset is not faulty
Yeah the firmware update fixed my issue with the a50x. I could not stand the noise as my last a50s had the same issue but atleast there was a physical fix (volume rocker) unlike this.
Wait what happens with dolby digital sound?
I’m assuming you mean with PS. You see, PCM means the console is the device decoding the audio and telling the headset what to hear and from which direction. Dolby Audio/bitstream has the info sent to whatever device you’re using to have it decoded seperately. PCM is uncompressed and technically better, as PS doesn’t have Atmos for Headphones and the A50X doesn’t seem to have Dolby digital 5.1 that you’d normally have for PS5. It’s Atmos for Xbox and Tempest 3D for Playstation
The product's Dolby experience has been upgraded to Atmos and is designed to work closely with XBOX and Windows. Atmos is fundamentally distinct from older formats and is closely integrated with the content, as the metadata is embedded at the content level and is played back differently. The Dolby Headphones button functions differently now, as it has been replaced by Atmos, which provides an object-based spatial audio experience.
@@logitechsupport thanks for the explanation!
@@VisForVindetta thanks for the explanation
When is going to be available in Central America?
man if the astro a 50x would let you hear your pc and ps5 at the same time would of been goated
You can connect your PC via Bluetooth to the headset. My friend did that
Can you have simultaneous audio from 2 sources? I use my a40s to get pc audio and audio from my switch or ps5 at the same time
You can only hear the sound of the respective input. Theres a workaround where you connect the xbox usb c to your pc and then connect the hdmi from your xbox into the headset. Connect hdmi from the monitor into hdmi out on the base station. The headset will show up as "xbox controller" whether you use xbox or ps5. Set the headset to xbox input and youll be able to hear both the pc and xbox/ps5 at the same time. Youll also still be able to use your mic on pc. You wont be able to use Ghub to alter the headset settings though. The only issue I had was that I use line in on my pc so that I can hear my phone through the headset. Im not sure if i need to change another setting but I was unable to hear the audio through the headset when set the xbox mode but when set to pc I can hear it.
How do I turn my ps5 on if it’s not plugged into my monitor
What I want to know if these can finally charge on rest mode on ps5 and if they can connect to my TV so I can watch movies and listen via these
How can the pc getting it's image through USB?i don't get it. should be HDMI aswell?
How do you get simultaneous audio with the xbox series x and pc at the same time without switching modes or using bluetooth
So I just got these when I go to Microphone Input Device it only shows Microphone on Controller A50X doesn’t even show up I already updated the software
Can i use Logitech HUB to customise profiles for Ps5 and Series X ? Or it's just for pc?
Thank for the reply
party and gamesound mix is not working
My speakers connected to my monitor don’t work even when the headset is turned off, how can I fix this issue? Thank you!
Why don''t the A50 X control system volume on PC like every other gaming headset, especially the Logitech G Pro X Lightspeed?
Sounds like a lot of people myself included are having issues where 4k 120hz is not working. And before anybody especially support says to power cycle or anything else to help I've tried it all. Not sure if this is a base station issue or just a lie that they didn't expect to get found out, but I would hold off from getting this if you want 4k 120hz cause it doesn't work right now.
This appears to be happening on Xbox and Playstation. Also my TV is LG B9 OLED which does have HDMI 2.1 that I've been using with the xbox included cables and I've tried about 5 different HDMI 2.1 cables switching them around so I can say that it is not that.
I sent mine back to Astro and got a refund as I wasn’t very happy with how the audio sounds I prefer my Astro a50 Instead as I can here way better then the A50x and I’m also really disappointed in not having the fiber optic cable
Do you know if they support TV audio from the HDMI out port? I'm currently using my A50 Gen 4 connected to my TV using an optical audio cable so I get sound from all my consoles (including retro consoles) through the headset but the new model doesn't have an optical port.
If your TV has an HDMI output then you should also be able to connect with one of the HDMI inputs on the Base Station for audio, however connection with retro or previous generations of consoles was not part of the A50 X's design considerations.
@@LogitechGI think he means will it work via the eArc port, so if everything is connected to the TV, and then you use the eArc hdmi output to the bay station, will that work?
I have the same question as well, as I want to use my Series X with Freesync, which only works via source-display with no device in the middle. So I could get all my devices connected to the TV, eArc out to the bay station, then hdmi out the bay station to my soundbar,
@@LogitechGAlmost no tvs have an HDMI out. All tvs have an optical out. Why astro...
Couldn't you have made your $400 headphones have decent functionality and connectivity? No aux port, no optical port, no Atmos for PS5, 6 cables, yet unconfirmed capture card supprt.
My monitor doesn’t support ALLM can I still use this headset?
does game/voice balance buttons work on ps5 with these settings it doesn't seem to for me
Can u pls tell me the difference between the A50(Gen5) that was anounced today and this one(Astro A50x)? Why does the new one don't have the HDMI ports? Not needed anymore? Soundwise the same odr one of the other better? THX in advance!
how about nintendo switch?
You can connect your Nintendo Switch to the Xbox or PS ports using an HDMI cable while the Switch is docked. This will allow you to take advantage of PLAYSYNC. However, please note that there is currently no USB audio support for the Nintendo Switch.
Bruh i bought this headset and i am getting no signal to my monitor
Can you use the PlaySync Feature with 2 or 3 PCs instead of consoles?
How you can use this headphones for pc and console same time? In Gen 4 is easy USB to PC and Optical Cable to console and you can use it in 2 system at same time..
So why does this headset need the hdmi plugged but all other headsets don’t? Other headsets like the nova pro wireless have the same quality audio and don’t use hdmi a long with a lot of others.
When I setup my PS5 this way I do not get game/chat mix to work. Any way to fix it?
Just got mine and I am returning it. My old A50 had 1 cable for my ps5 needing 2 hdmi cables and a power cable is just ridiculous and the instructions are terrible
I have a 4k 144hrz monitor for my pc how would I connect this headset whilst still using the full 4k144 and not the 4k 12hrz
Do I also need another HDMI 2.1 cable to connect the base to the monitor?
yes, just got them yesterday and i had to buy an extra hdmi 2.1 cable
I would buy if there was a second hdmi out port allowing to switch between my monitor and TV.
Hi, I was wondering if you could answer a question about the headset for me. Currently I have the Astro A50 GEN4s. I stream on xbox and wanted to split my audio so I setup a J-tech audio extractor and optical cable and my base station is plugged into my PC. This way I can use the headset on my PC but still be able to hear my game sound from my xbox. What I'm trying to figure out is will I still be able to do the same with the Astro A50 X. Will I be able to be on the PC mode and still hear game sound from my xbox. Thank you and hope you can clarify this for me.
Badass! Can’t wait to get them!!!
🔥🔥🔥
Can they work as tv out headphones and support surround also a one way thru box seems like a gloried waste
I have a capture card and a GoXLR, would this new headset work with those?
So if you’re using for only one at a time you do not need an HDMI plugged in at all?
After all of this, audio isn’t going to my soundbar which I used when watching movies or shows…I had the hdmi going from soundbar to tv for passthrough
do these have the option to be wired?
what if i run 1440p and dont use the 4k 120 hz audio, how would that affect if i were to use the full hdmi set up rather than not?
You would still set up the same way. They were just emphasizing how the video passthrough can still do 4K 120hz. 1440p shouldn’t be an issue, but if it is I would say get another headset. My last monitor wouldn’t let me use the Astro audio extractor and get 1440p but I got a new TV and it works fine. All down to TV/monitor model
The A50 X is optimized for 4K Ultra HD televisions. There is limited support for monitors, and the support level may depend on your monitor’s specific features and capabilities. There is currently no support for Ultrawide resolutions. A50 X is designed to support pass-through of the HDMI 2.1 VRR feature, but has not been certified for Nvidia G-SYNC. Microsoft Xbox Series X/S pass-through of AMD FreeSync is supported for capable TVs, but support for monitors may vary
Do these come supplied with a uk plug when bought in the UK
Yes they do.
Question I have a Samsung oled g8 with Xbox series X how do I hook up with display port thanks
Did you find out? How to do it?
Did everything and I still get no audio. What the entire hell.
Same here
I can’t see nothing on my screen even when I’m connect the hdmi
ME TOO
Can you transfer those settings to ps5 mode
how do you connect these to the elgato 4k60 pro on pc top stream ps5 gameplay?
When connected it only plays cod on 1080p,why is that. I have hdmi 2.1 cables and my monitor is a eve spectrum with hdmi 2.1. Seems alot of people having this problem ??
Will my leather ear pieces from my gen 4 a50’s work with these or are they polar opposites like the gen 3 to gen 4?
Yes
I have a simple, but for me it’s an important question:
Right now I'm using the A50 gen4.
I connected it via USB to my PC and with the optical cable to my console.
It's the perfect setup for me.
I am always watching TH-cam or Twitch while I'm gaming on one of my consoles. It's also perfect for Discord.
This was the main reason for me to buy an Astro.
So the question on the A50x:
Is this exact function possible?
To hear both sounds at the same time?
That's exactly how I'm setup and kept my A40TR. Afraid to lose that function.
Yes it is still possible to do this. With A50 X you could connect to your console using USB/HDMI and to your PC using Bluetooth.
This is what I want to know. If it's only available through the Bluetooth function that's a joke.
@@LogitechGthat's terrible... Why would you make it like this.
I just got the A50x and trough bluetooth it works, connect it to your console and use bluetooth for your pc, works just fine,
I was scared that it wouldt work because i also play with an xbox and talk with my friends on discord.
But i can approve it works.
I have the designed for xbox version but it clearly states it supports playstation. I am not seeing astro a50x as a mic option only microphone on the controller. Please help!
I’m having this same issue were you able to fix this?
What about PC Audio Mixers, like GOXLR or Fifine SC3?
My TV only has 2 HDMI ports. I am using one for my cable box and the other for my console. So does this mean I can’t use this headset?
your console is plugged in that base station that reroutes to your tv. so yea ofc. watch the video again.
No, watch the video.
my question is where does a capture card come in at would i need to plug the hdmi out from the capture card to the headset or the hdmi from the headset to the capture card
Headset to capture card
How would this work if youre a streamer?