I'm thinking of buying one of these to use as both a PC and PS4 headset. Reviews on Amazon have been generally positive but it still has a below 4 rating. Any of you have experiences with either of these headsets?
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Anyone own either the Logitech G35 or G930 headsets?.
I have had a G930 for maybe 5 years now. It still works great and I love it. The mic arm finally started breaking this year, but a piece of duct tape is holding it together well. The audio quality is pretty good, and battery life is decent. I'm not sure how much I'd recommend it, however, since it hasn't been updated in 5 years. It's way overdue for a hardware refresh, and I'm not sure when one would be coming.
PC Gamer recently did a list of wireless gaming headsets: http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-wireless-gaming-headsets/. When mine finally gives out completely, I'll probably look into splurging a bit and getting a SteelSeries H.
I had a G930 for 4 years. Pretty good overall, but there was some audible whining in the earcups when using sidetone (mic monitoring) which got really annoying. I would also have issues with the wireless connection dropping out a couple times per hour, which apparently varies in severity depending on your environment and proximity to other wireless devices.
When I replaced them I went back to wired headphones to avoid those issues, but the actual sound quality, comfort, and software were all pretty good, though.
@mikey87144: I had a G35 for 3 or 4 years before it finally broke - the fake leather ear pads perished and started peeling, and the microphone connection breaking occasionally was enough for me to throw it away. I replaced it with the G430, effectively their newer model of the exact same thing and immediately regretted it. Why? Because the Logitech software is complete garbage.
I completely forgot how it took me months and months to fix a simple issue where Windows recognises the device as a stereo headset (which it is), but their drivers are trying to persuade Windows that it is in fact a 7.1 surround sound device, thanks to the virtualised surround sound it does in software. What this means is the audio ends up louder in one ear than the other, all because their drivers are cocked up. In the end I have completely given up and now use the G430 plugged in via its 3mm jack instead of the USB dongle which does the virtual surround sound, so I only get stereo. At least both ears are the same volume levels now.
In fact, talking about volume levels, be prepared to get stunned and amazed as you try and use the Logitech software to make the headset louder. By default it is pretty quiet, and it has a nice built in EQ you can use to adjust levels, and even bring all of them up to make it louder. Except a few years ago they patched the software so you can no longer make the headphones any louder than they are out of the box. If you move a bar up in the EQ now, it moves all the other bars down by an equal amount. Absolutely insane.
All in all I'd say the headset is actually okay, but it's ruined by the Logitech software. If I were to buy a new headset now I would just buy some nice Sennheiser headphones or something and say fuck it.
I've had a G35 for about, yeah like everyone else has said a good 4 or 5 years. I've used it for gaming/Skype and most recently as a PS4 headset and it works quite well and I've had no complaints with the audio or microphone quality. BUT like everyone else has said, the Pleather is pretty much just pealing away every time I wear the damn thing, other then that no regrets!
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