Logitech G Wireless Gaming Headset G930 with 7.1 Surround Sound, Wireless Headphones with Microphone

For Starters...I LOVE this headset. Previously I used a Turtle Beach X11 that I bought new in 2010. It was a great headset for my Xbox360 and even though I had put it through its paces and some unneeded abuse, it served me well. I only replaced it because it had a very annoying humming sound all the time that developed in its later year or so. So I set off on my search for the optimal headset that didn't sacrifice comfort for functionality. I started with the Turtle Beach brand since I had enjoyed my last pair a lot. After sorting through the various price points and features I had found a couple that I had liked. Now just before I sold my Xbox I had purchased a pair of Turtle Beach X32 and was less than pleased. For a wireless headset, it ate batteries every time I blinked, and the headset itself squeezed my head to the point I would get headaches after 20-30 minutes of use. So as I found a couple of TB headsets I like the look and features of I set off to Google and YouTube for reviews. After watching several reviews and reading a lot of forums I began to see a common trend in these new TB headsets...they all squeezed your head. Having seen all that information I wrote off TB from my list of headsets and set off to find the next latest and greatest. This brings me to my next point, you know, the one you've been waiting to hear. I did a lot of Google searching over several days on comparable headsets to the TB headsets I had liked. I also, just for reference, search the best/top gaming headsets for PC to get a feel where each headset I could afford fell in the rankings. All these search lead to me Logitech. Now Logitech has been a main contender in the gaming market for a while and in general for longer than that, so I was not surprised to see a lot of god feedback coming from customers. I too was a Logitech user, a steering wheel that I absolutely love because of its craftsmanship and overall quality. So I began to narrow my field down to around $100 and see what I could get in the price range. I started comparing various Logitech headsets against each other and other brands. 9 out of 10 times, the Logitech headset came out on top. So Logitech it was...but which one, the g430, the g35, or the wireless g930? So I simply compared them against each other and almost every review I read had the g930 coming out on top unless wireless was not your style then the g35 was the victor. Being a fan of a non-cluttered desk and being very anal retentive about my cable management I dug into the reviews both text and YouTube, for the g930. Was the mic quality good? Did they feel comfortable on my head? How about the batteries, did they last? Everything I found was positive so I ordered them...then canceled my order, reviewed another few vids and reordered them...yes, I had second thoughts not 5 minutes after I ordered them the first time. Thanks to my Prime membership and a stroke of good luck, they arrived the next day, and I didn't pay for overnight shipping!!!! I'm impatient and love to test my new toys as soon as I get them, so I wasted no time setting them up for use. The packaging itself was great, they call it frustration free packaging. None of that heat pressed plastic garbage, cut a couple pieces of tape and slid everything right out. Plugged the sweet USB/charging hub into my computer and powered them on. The drivers self-installed and following the advise of several reviews, I downloaded the Gaming Software that allows you to make changes to the profiles. Now the sound test, I slapped on Spotify and cranked out the tunes. They sounded great! So onto a game to test the surround. So I wasn't very pleased with the surround, everyone talking sounded like they were talking into a tin can, and overall the sound quality wasn't that great, but flip it back to stereo and everything sounded amazing. So how long would this battery last? Well out of the box I got about 2 hours out of it before I had to charge them...but I was in the middle of a gaming session with my friends. No worries, the play and charge feature worked flawlessly. With the headset plugged in, it felt like a typical wired headset thanks to the angled charging cord that pushed the bulk of the cable out away from my head. In about 3 hours, while still using them heavily, I was fully charged and ready to ditch the cable. So how long did the battery last? Well, playing games, talking to my friends in a chat service and streaming music all at once, I got about 5-6 hours out of it. So it was a little short of the 10 hours Logitech claims but I also had a lot of sounds and there time frame even says "Up To 10 Hours" depending on what you're doing. So the mic? Well I asked my friends how I sounded and they said fine, so I recorded myself a little message and played it back, sounded just fine. One thing I loved about my TB headsets was the voice monitoring, which kept me from getting noiseless syndrome, when your yell into a mic because you can't hear how loud you are talking. So how would this work for the g930? Easy, remember the gaming software I mentioned earlier? You simply turn up the side tone volume on the sound menu to your desired level and you can hear yourself so you don't scream. Well If you made it this far you are obviously genuinely interested in my opinion on this headset so I suppose I will now spill the beans. I am in love with this headset. The fit, the form, the build quality, sound quality, overall use friendliness of them is great. Sure the software could use some tweaking but we're not hear to discuss software. Would I recommend it? Absolutely, if you are looking for a great wireless or even just a great headset around $100, then I would strongly recommend these. Plus with Logitech's 3 year limited warranty, you have 3 years for any defects to surface and they will fix them. I hope this review has helped you make a decision on your headset.

***UPDATE 5/3/2013*** Okay, so I've had this set for almost 3 years now. About a month ago I did have to replace the charger (my own fault, cord got damaged) and while I was doing so I replaced the battery for the first time as, with all rechargeables, it had degraded a bit. Going through logitech's website I was able to get the battery kit for 5 and the charger for 10. I'm hoping to get another 3 years out of this set. Some updated impressions: After 3 years the faux leather covering over the ear pads has worn off a bit. I wear glasses and I've noticed that most of the wear is where my glasses rub them. I can't fault logitech for this really, and I don't notice it when I wear them. My signal range seems to have degraded just a little, and I'm considering replacing the wireless dongle as well (which can be done directly through logitech for 10 bucks). I won't deny the photo evidence regarding the plastic ear cup joints that people have posted in the comments on this review, but I will say that I've had this headset for almost 3 years, I'm a bit of a clumsy drunk at times (especially when gaming), and while I definitely haven't abused the headset it has been dropped from time to time. Other than the ear pad coverings and a few scuffs, you'd never know it wasn't brand new. Maybe I'm just lucky, I don't know, but the three headsets I bought before this one (all in the 50-100 dollar range) each lasted less than a year. Under the same treatment, this headset has outlasted all 3 of them. Honestly, if they broke right now I would probably buy the same set again. I haven't found much else that provides the same functionality in the same price range. My long term impression of sound quality--audiophiles prolly wouldn't be satisfied, you can't crank them obscenely loud with strong bass without hearing some distortion. However, they definitely more hold their own in terms of gaming oriented headsets. At reasonable volume levels they're crisp and clear with good bass. I have grown addicted to the 7.1. I often tell people in first person shooters that 70% of my aiming is through sound at this point. It's hard to play without it. My only real complaint is that the software is a bit buggy. Sometimes you have to relaunch it for the headset to be recognized properly and to get proper 7.1 playback. It's not much of a problem...but it can be annoying. _______________ First, off, I've only had this headset for a day. I can't really go into detail about sound quality, how good the surround sound is, etc. However, I feel like I need to clarify a couple of things. There are two major issues that people have been complaining about with this headset: the "flimsy plastic" joints holding the ear cups on, and the lack of a graphic equalizer. Please disregard anyone who mentions either of these two "problems," because it is completely false. If you look closely at the ear cup joints, yes, there is plastic there. However, if you pay attention, the plastic isn't actually the part that's moving. It's merely a covering for the actual joint. On the back of the box, under "Durability," it clearly states that the joints are made from an aircraft grade aluminum alloy. This is a very well made product guys, I get no sense that, if treated properly (take your game rage out on something that costs a bit less, children) it will ever break on me. Now, I'm not quite sure why people are saying there's no graphic equalizer, and that they are limited to bass and treble adjustments. Directly below the bass/treble bars, there's a big button that looks like a graphic equalizer. If you click it, guess what happens. Yep, a 10 band EQ pops right up, complete with preamp volume adjustment. If you have this turned on, it grays out and overrides the bass/treble adjustments. Now that I've cleared that up, I'll give my one day impressions on the product. Super comfortable. I have a fairly large head, and yes, the headset does squeeze a little tighter than what you might be used to, but that's because the headband is made of metal and not cheap plastic. It's the squeeze of quality, learn to love it. It's not a bad thing at all, you just might not be used to it. After a few days of breaking it in, I doubt I'll even notice. The sound quality seems fantastic so far. I'm still working on getting it to sound just right with my game of choice, TF2. With movies, music, tv shows, etc, it's just amazing. Crystal clear, rich, amazing sound. I initially had problems with the mic, people in Team Fortress 2 were telling me that it was cutting out, and screwing up sound for everyone (if you've ever played the game, you know what I'm talking about). This was fixed by turning the mic gain way way down. I've been so used to mics that are super quiet, so I had windows set to max out and boost mic input, and maxed out mic input through the game as well. Turned the levels down quite a bit and presto, clear as a bell. One thing I don't like, the mic level resets itself every time I unplug the headset (rather, the usb dongle) then plug it back up. It remembers every other setting, just not mic gain. I've solved this by setting one of the G keys to reduce mic gain, so if I ever launch a game and accidentally leave it set too high, I can easily fix it on the fly. Speaking of the G keys, I was kind of disappointed that they work with ventrilo, but not teamspeak. No big deal though. Still, I was hoping to be able to sit on my porch and chill in our TS channel and be able to chat with people. (I have to go outside to smoke here...ahem >.>...you know what I mean.) The wireless range and battery life really seem to be just as good as advertised, which was a very nice surprise. I can go anywhere in my house and still have completely clear audio. The majority of my front porch gets signal as well, and that's going between three walls. Last night I went in game with only a partial charge, the software said 7 hours of battery life left. I played a little over two hours, left game, and it said I still had five hours left. Good stuff. I love this headset. Completely. After years of frustration over broken wires ruining headsets, I could not be happier with this product. If you've got a nice, functioning headset already, like a g35 or whatever, I couldn't justify telling you to purchase this. However, if you've got a cheap POS, or if you're in the market to buy a new headset because you rolled over your current pair's wires one too many times with your chair, I couldn't recommend this enough. I've never spent this much money on one before, I've always been in the 50-70 dollar range. Dropping 160 wasn't easy for me to do, money is tight these days. I don't regret the purchase at all.

Allgemeine Beschreibung: Dieses gute Stück schlägt auch seine Konkurrenten sehr gut. Es sitzt sehr gut auf dem Kopf und schließt die Ohrmuschel komplett ein, daher sind Geräusche von Außen nicht zu hören. Das Produkt verfügt über wireless (kabellose) Verbindung und wird mittels Kabel (USB auf Micro-USB) geladen. Dabei besteht das Kabel aus einer Rolle, welche sehr handlich und praktisch ist wenn man verreist, da beide Kabelenden aufgerollt und mit den Zäpfen auf der Rolle festgehalten werden. In die Rolle integriert ist auch nochmals ein USB-Anschluss, daher kann man auch die Kopfhörer laden und gleichzeit verwenden wenn man jetzt mal am Platz sitzt. Das Mikrofon des Headsets ist nach oben klappbar und geht automatisch in eine Mute-Funktion (stumm) wenn es nach oben geklappt wurde. Sollte man nicht der Freund des hochklappens sein, so kann man auch die Mute-Taste auf der Seite des Headsets verwenden. Bei den seitlichen Tasten des Headsets gibt es einen Lautstärkeregler und 3 frei programmierbare Funktionstasten. Auf der Hinterseite des linken Hörers befindet sich der Ein- und Ausschalt und der Stereo - Surround Knopf. ###Hinweis: Um die volle Funktion nutzen zu können, muss man auf die Logitech Webseite gehen und den Treiber herunterladen.### Erfahrungswerte: Ich, Freunde und Bekannte haben bis jetzt nur gute Erfahrungen gemacht. Ich persönlich verwendet dieses Headset seit über 2 Jahren und habe bis jetzt noch keine Probleme feststellen können, selbst die Akkulaufzeit ist gleich geblieben. Daher habe ich dieses Produkt Freunden, Freund und meinen Neffen empfohlen und auch über Amazon gekauft. Daher lässt sich auch folgendes sagen: "Funktioniert das Headset auch bei mehreren Anwendern und Anwenderinnen?" - Ja tut es, unsere Konstellation war, 4 Personen in einem Raum mit dem gleichen Headset. "Kann ich das Headset für die Playstation 4 (PS4) verwenden?" - Ja ich habe mit dem Headset auch schon über den Playstation 4 Chat geredet und auch Spiele über die Kopfhörer gehört. "Wie gut ist der Empfang oder wann bricht dieser ab?" - Das Headset funktioniert auf ca. 20m, dabei ist auch zu sagen, es funktioniert sogar durch Wände, auch stockwerksübergreifend, ich hatte im Keller das Notebook mit Musik laufen und konnte im EG noch immer die Musik über die Kopfhörer hören. Als Tipp kann ich nur sagen, es hängt auch immer auf die Dicke und die Abschirmung in den Wänden ab. "Muss man Sourround hören?" - Nein muss man nicht, man kann je nach blieben die Funktion am Headset direkt ein- und ausschalten. "Wie ist der Klang?" - Der Klang ist sehr klar und deutlich, auch wenn die Audiofiles nicht die beste Qualität haben, hört man mit diesen Kopfhörern sehr gut gespielte Klänge am Schlagzeug, Gitarre, Bässe usw.. "Bekommt man Ohrenschmerzen von der Halterung?" - Nein bekommt man nicht, ich habe das Headset auch schon über 8 Stunden am Stück getragen und hatte danach keine Probleme mit den Ohren, so wie ich es von meinem alten Headset gewohnt war. "Sind andere Produkte besser?" - Da ich nur ein paar Produkte hatte kann ich nur dazu sagen, dass ich mit diesem Produkt keine Probleme mehr habe wie bei den anderen Headsetanbietern, da es kabellos ist, einen sehr guten und qualitativen Sound liefert und, dass es für diesen Preis sehr empfehlendswert ist und man nicht 200 € ausgeben muss nur weil ein bestimmter Name bzw. ein bestimmtes Logo auf dem Produkt abgebildet ist. Bewertung: + sehr guter Klang + keine Ohrenschmerzen + gut abgeschirmt + Surround Sound funktioniert einwandfrei + Umstellbar auf Stereo + einfaches Aufklappen für die Mute-Funktion + 3 Multifunktionstasten (z.B. Musik Pause, weiter, zurück) + sehr gute Reichweite + auch durch Wände nutzbar + stundenlanges Tragen möglich + Laden auch während der Benutzung möglich + Empfänger kann in die Rolle für das Ladekabel gesteckt werden + Kabel kann einfach und kompakt zusammengerollt werden in die Halterung + sehr gut für den Transport geeignet + Profile möglich + auch für Playstation 4 verwendbar

The Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 is a very nice headset with no wires that suffers from no noticeable lag and works for everything from gaming to watching movies. The G930 isn't cheap, but the good stuff rarely is.

So I've been looking for a replacement headset for some time, I love the G930s as they're comfortable, reliable, have fantastic surround sound and most importantly, are wireless. I ordered these on 16th of August, at half the price of other refurb units, the only downside was the expected delivery date was 16th September, a very long wait, but I'd put up with my spare headset for a few weeks already, what was a few more. On 19th August I had a knock on my door, thinking it was my house mate having locked himself out again, I trundled downstairs in my dressing gown to look bleary-eyed at a postman. "Package for Tom . . ." clearly he was as shocked by my hairy, pale ankles as I was by his presence. He handed over a large brown paper package with my name on the front of it. Given I'd ordered some spare ear pads (as I spend a lot of time wearing my headsets), I expected to open the package and find them. Cue my giddy surprise. A gleaming, black pair of G930s restored to nigh on immaculate condition. Almost unable to contain my surprise, I swiftly plugged them in back at my PC and was transported into long lost territory with glorious surround sound, a built-in micro phone and most importantly (given my house mate) a high degree of noise cancellation.

I really love my G930. The other reviews are accurate. My experience with the range is about 30-50 feet before it starts cutting out. Batterly life is about 8 hours fully charged, and it takes about 3 hours to charge. YOU DONT NEED THE SOFTWARE. I actually used my first pair of these for almost 2 years without installing the software that came with. I now have 2 of these headsets and i swap them out when the battery runs down. Yes, I will use them for 8+ hours straight, almost every day. You can literally go to the bathroom while being on skype/gaming. If you're playing league of legends and you're in champion select, you can go to the bathroom and hear when the game is starting so you don't miss anything. The mic boom auto-mutes the mic when you flip it up. So if your girlfriend comes over and wants to talk, just flip up the boom so your friends don't hear you. This is an amazingly underrated feature. Sound quality is as good as anything else on the market, mic is great. OK so the only fault i would say is durability of construction. It's made of plastic so if you drop it a bunch on hardwood floor, it will eventually break -- especially the mic boom. So basically, don't drop them too much. Also the sound effects are gimmicky and you'll get tired of them after about 10 mins (except the darth vader one). But you seriously aren't buying them for the sound effects.

Un 10 de cascos para el pc el sonido es increible y tiene 7.1 por software la pega es cuando se usa en ps4 se oye superflojo y no se puede casi ni jugar con ellos