Calling all Astro (headset) users and experts (Off-Topic)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Monday, December 14, 2015, 18:19 (3488 days ago) @ Speedracer513

I just won a Best Buy gift card at work and I'm thinking of using it to find a replacement for my broken PlayStation Gold headset, but Astro's product line seems kind of confusing, so I'm hoping some of you here can help me out...

I get that they have two main models, the A40s (that are wired) and the A50s (wireless). The ones I am looking at are these A40 TRs. My first question is, what is the difference between the A40 TRs and the A40s? They have three different A40s listed, and it seems that the main difference in their prices is because some of them come with the Mixamp Pro, whereas these $149 A40 TRs I am looking at (probably?) do not come with a Mixamp. Does that sound accurate? Do I need a Mixamp?

Also, do these plug into the usb port on the back of my console? Or into the controller? Or both?

If I at some point decide I want to use these with my Xbox One as well, is it as simple as just buying the Mixamp?

Any answers/advice/opinions anyone can give would be much appreciated, especially if you can think of any questions I should be asking but haven't.

The new TR Mixamps are not compatible with both PS4 and Xbox One--they both use USB but the Astro guy told me Microsoft wouldn't let them make one that wasn't exclusive.

You have to buy this older one if you're going wired and you want it to work with both:

http://www.astrogaming.com/mixamp-gen2/MIXAMP-GEN2.html#start=1

PS4 uses USB, Xbox One does not.

I run my PS4 through my Xbox and one advantage that gives me is that I don't have to switch out the optical cable.