I've gone through sennheisers and astros aplenty (Destiny)

by kidtsunami , Atlanta, GA, Tuesday, November 08, 2016, 13:46 (3029 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Still use a gen 2 mixamp in my setup, but from the get go I was replacing parts or having periodic troubles. When an earpiece fell off, I decide to move on from my A40s, which is disappointing because I assumed I was getting the best. Caveat: never owned the A50s.

I really like my A50s, but they do feel like cheap garbage compared to the Sennheisers I paid less than a third of the price for. I'm not sure where my $300 went for the Astros, but it doesn't feel like much of it was to build quality.

Huge fan of both. And I've definitely busted a few Astros. My A30s are on the fritz, but I travel with them a bunch and they get a ton of wear and tear as my daily work headphones. My A40s have been tried and true since I got them back before A50s. I'm looking forward to upgrading A38s for work and A50s for play. I frankly may get multiple A50 base stations so I can easily use them at my desk as well at my TV.

Anyways, if anyone goes the route of Sennheisers, more power to you, their best in class and I've loved the ones that I've had. Major reason I go for Astro is I want the most seamless experience using them.