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TheMacFeed’s welcome back party begins with an Astro A30 giveaway!

Today, TheMacFeed took a big step into the future.  Now begins what we have dubbed “TheMacFeed’s welcome back party” in which there will be more than $2000 worth of gear and applications given away. To start the bash, our friends at Astro Gaming have donated a pair of Astro A30s along with custom TheMacFeed tags for us to giveaway. For those who haven’t heard of Astro’s A30s, let me just say that they are one of, if not the best pairs of mobile gaming headphones in the market today. Interested? We thought you would be.

To enter, all one needs to do is tweet the following:

Win a pair of Astro A30s from @TheMacFeed. Follow and RT to enter. Read all the details here: http://bit.ly/nKXLRJ

Official Rules

This Contest will be open for 120 hours (5 days) from the time of posting. We will announce the winner within 24 hours of the contest closing. From that point, the winner has seven days to claim prize; otherwise a new winner will be drawn. Due to the fact that this item must be shipped, this giveaway is open to US residents only. TheMacFeed is not responsible for taxes, customs or any other additional fees. TheMacFeed is not liable for any of the products, or damages resulting from their receipt or use. All products are new and unopened. Products are not for resale. Entrants may enter a maximum of two times per day. Twitter entrants MUST be following @TheMacFeed in order to be eligible. Only one twitter account per person may be used to enter. Winner must be 18 years of age or older. All entries have an equal chance of winning and winners are selected via a random number generation (random.org or similar).

And the winner is… @TimesGadgetGuy (check your DMs)! Congratulations! Everyone else, keep an eye on the site as we continue on with our welcome back party!

 

Astro’s new wireless Mixamp, a review

TheMacFeed and Astro Gaming have been working together for more than a year now. Last year we brought three big stories within a few months of each other; an A40 review in January, an A30 review following in March and an interview in April. Astro has since released a completely revamped product line including a wireless Mixamp; I had the chance to review it.

Last year, there was one issue I found frustrating with Astro’s gaming ecosystem. It was the wires; they went everywhere, and there was no easy way to use the thing in a traditional living room environment without having 4 wires spread across the furniture, kids, and the dog. Now, Astro has created two versions: a wired one for the hardcore gamer, the tournament goer, the tryhard; and a wireless version for the casual gamer, the couch potato, the command center. Frankly, I am the latter with a smidgen of the former. Continue reading →

Interview with Jordan Reiss, the Co-Founder and VP of Astro Gaming

Let me start off by saying that this has been the interview I have really been looking forward to. I had the chance to interview Jordan Reiss, the Co-Founder and VP of Astro Gaming. For those of you who haven’t heard of Astro – Astro Gaming is a company that is one of the leading brands in the gaming audio market, and at the moment, my personal favorite. In the past we have reviewed both their A40 Audio System and their new A30 Cross-Gaming Headphones. Continue reading →