Logitech G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Headset

Great surround I just got these yesterday and started playing Batlefeild Badcompany 2 pc. The surround sound works perfectly you can hear foot steps coming up behind you and tell which way to look.The explosions and gun shots thump. They seem to be built very well. My one gripe is the headband could be bent a little rounder.I wish I had bought these sooner. Rating: 4 (J. Kudirka, 2010-03-12) Logitech G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Headset customer review

Worth The Anticipation Definitely happy with my purchase! packaging was not as safe as i had expected but product was completely unharmed and fully ready within seconds of being opened! all parts as described were present and in better condition than i expected. installation was easy following the instructions included. they are a tiny bit smaller than i thought and do put a bit of presssure under my ears but the sound quality distracts me from it. fully tested the bass response and mini sub woofer effects. after wiping the drool and changing pants i conclude the logitech G35 headphones are AweSomE! Thank you DirectDeals4U! Recomended and will buy again :) Keep sellin the G35's :D WHEE! Rating: 5 (Ryan J. Kreizinger, 2010-03-12) Logitech G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Headset customer review

Almost works. The software installed fine on windows 7 64Bit. But three buttons on headset do not work. Sound works good for games and movies. Microphone works very well. Rating: 4 (Steve M, 2010-03-04) Logitech G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Headset customer review

No 7.1 for me I bought this headset for PC gaming...primarily for the 7.1 feature. I play FPS games exclusively and really would love to find a headset that allows me to know when the sound of an enemy is coming from in front of me or behind me. Logitech (and many reviewers) claim that this headset will do the trick. Unfortunately, for me, they did not. By way of background, I tested this headset on several FPS games that support surround sound (CoD titles...mostly MW2). I ensured that I had the latest drivers for the cans, that the games were set to surround sound, and that the headset version was the version that included Logitech's latest hardware fixes. I also monitored the driver's "surround sound" detection widgets on the software control panel to ensure that my audio source was sending a surround sound signal. I did this test with the aforementioned games...as well as with Logitech's own demo software (on the included CD)...and with third party surround sound testing software. In each case I was unable to delineate sounds as being either in front or behind. Frankly, I'm not sure how others are hearing such positioning. The speakers have a single driver in each ear. Advanced audio processing logic and biasing sound to try and virtually reflect may help, but at the end of the day, a single driver in each ear is not going to yield precise placement front and rear...and isn't that what we are looking for when we buy a surround sound gaming headset? To know when someone is coming up behind you? No argument, the sound is immersive...unsettlingly so. You will definitely notice that you are not listening to a standard set of stereo headphones when you are wearing these cans. Movies take on a whole new dimension of realism, as do games. Of course, I bought them for the 7.1 feature...and since they didn't deliver in that respect, they got boxed back up and returned. Other notes: 1) The build quality is fantastic. They are heavy weight. The cord is braided and heavy duty. The ratchet mechanism is metal and precise. They are clearly head and shoulders above most headsets in this respect. 2) The software is intuitive and stable. It has a number of nice features, including bass, treble, mic light config, and a large status light to let you know if your software is pumping out a surround signal. It does not, however, feature any integrated 7.1 demo or tuning functions. It does feature a voice morphing function, which seems fairly childish for such an expensive set of cans, and an ability to program the G1, G2, and G3 buttons...but the options available for each button are so limited that you may find that you do not use them. 3) The cans completely enclose your ears (circumaural)...and when they do so, they block out the rest of the world. Seriously, I could not hear my wife speaking to me when I was wearing these...and that is without any sound coming through the drivers. These things are like a set of David Clark's. You may like that. I found it disconcerting. 4) The headset is large. I found that I could not pull it off my head and let it hang around my neck comfortably. I had to remove them when not in use. That may not seem like a huge deal, but it was a bother for me since I routinely drape my headset around my neck when I need to speak with someone in the room...or answer a phone. Of course, you won't even hear that phone ring when you are wearing these. :) 5) The max volume is low. That wasn't a problem for me, but I see how it could bother some folks. My suggestion - buy them, but ensure that you buy from a place that will allow you to return them. Then see if you enjoy the sound, don't mind the circumaural nature of the cans, and can convince yourself that you can hear things behind you. If so, great. If not, well, you just saved quite a bit of money. ;) cheers, Steve Rating: 3 (Scuba Steve, 2010-02-28) Logitech G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Headset customer review

Nice-but pricey for limited surround sound and user interface software-controls If you're looking to "gear up" for your gaming sound and voice interaction experience the Logitech G35's are not a bad way to go...if you have the extra bucks to spend on great looking, sounding headsets that most likely may not give you any better sound than a less expensive pair...read on... I just received my new Logitech G35 Surround Sound headset yesterday and so far I found it to be an extremely nice addition to my listening/gaming experience. I bought these mainly to initiate Windows 7 voice recognition for MS Flight simulator-combined with a wonderful cockpit voice interaction software package appropriately named "MultiCrew experience. These headphones work great with this and so I am confident that they will work well for other voice interactive gaming as well. Crysis also sounds awesome with these sets although I have not yet used the microphone with that game. FIRST IMPRESSIONS: I'm not dissappointed, but not blown away by any means--- I find the Logitech G35's to be well made and durable and they do look very, very nice. They come with two additional center headset cushions and the USB wire is braded with an attached "wire management" Velcro strap so you wont trip over the cord or so it won't get all tangled up with other gadgets plugged in to your USB ports. The "G buttons" and roll volume and "mute" buttons on the left side of the headet outer cup are a very nice feature and "finger touch intuitive" to use. Sound quality is excellent, but of course that is ultimately dependent upon which game you're playing, the sound perameters inherent in the game software, etc. Most games today as you all know have excellent sound driver protocols for high end dolby, etc sound. I have tried them with FSX Flight simulator, iTunes and Crysis so far. Sound is very good, but I would not say it is exeptional. My lightweight Bose headphones and even my older Koss Pro 3AA larger headsets sound noticeably better with iTunes... but, that's iTunes...not games, so...I want to be fair here... The comfort of wearing the phones is good. They are a bit heavy, but confortable none-the-less. The cups cover your ears nicely and comfortably, and keep outside noise to next to zero..so I can barely hear my wife yelling at me to "get off the sim and clean the house"...LOL PHYSICAL FEATURES & SOUND QUALITY: Nice, very nice--- The microphone is a swivel up/down and flexible bend design that is very nice. You can easily adjust the mic toward or away from your mouth as well as up and down. Voice quality is very good. I am using these on my high powered gaming rig on the built-in sound board and the sound through this is fine. Bass, treble and volumes all work well and deliver and nice blend of all ambient and direct sound effects. The "surround sound" function is a very nice feature addition and fares well with making your gaming experiences seemingly more "real" sounding but, I am suspicious that it is not really true "surround Sound"...read further... SOFTWARE USER INTERFACE FEATURES: Needs to be enhanced...big time--- I find the software user interface to be very limiting with what you can do with bass, treble, volume, mic, etc. It seems to be more focused on the "voice morphing" feature which is much better suited to my 9 year old son's gaming fun. I would never really have need to use this and I find that for a $120.00 pair of headsets it comes off as a childish feature that could and should be replaced with functions for adjusting the surround sound feature. The "profile" section is also limiting in setting up different profiles allowing you to pre-set different bass, treble and volumes for different games. It is locked to the factory pre-set G-button features such as iTunes, G35 sound, etc. Again, for headphones in this price range I was hoping for a more robust, feature rich user interface. Also, one quarter of the entire software user interface in occupied by a big glowing red ("Surround Sound") logo. In my opinion, this is a complete waste of valuable user software real estate that should be occupied with additional controls/settings for adjusting the "surround Sound" feature itself. It really comes off as more of a glaring and annoying advertisement for "Surround Sound" than anything else. I wish they would get rid of it or reduce it's size making room for other, more appropriate controls. Speaking of the surround sound feature, the only control at all for it is an "on"-"off" slide switch located on the back side of the left earphone casing. There is a nice red light on the voice tip end of the mic that you can set to be lit "always", "never" or on "mute". Why they did not include a setting to turn the light "on only" when the mic is "on" I think is a flaw. I would like to know that when the red light is on, the mic is "on" and when the red light is off, the mic is "off". That can't be done. A red or green glowing light usually means to me that something can also be on, or engaged. TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Very Impressive--- I contacted Technical Support regarding being able to use the headsets simultaneously with sound coming out of my external Bose speakers. It can't be done due to the USB/digital connection. But this not not at all a shortcoming of Logitech. It's the way these interfaces have to technically work. However, the tech support rep indictaed that if I went to an analog set up then it probably could be done. Anyway, no big deal since doing that defeats using headsets anyway unless your 9 year old son, etc wants to sxperience your voice interacting with the game over the room speakers. I could probably also just connect my other external mic and use that and the Bose speakers without the headset. The customer support was excellent. A bit of a long wait time: about 15 minutes on hold, but once they answered they went out of their way to connect me with second tier gaming support, etc. They were very polite and willing to help in any way. I was very impressed. SUMMARY: I'm looking for sound that'll "Scare me"..really...! The G35 Gaming Haedsets are a fine addition to any gamers' stockpile of gaming gadgets or for anyone who wants a really nice, high quality headphone set with a mic. Of course, there are other sets out there for less money that will most likely give you similar quality sound results, but, these are very well made and comfortable. I suspect what we are also paying more for here is the "Surround Sound" feature, which, I think may be more of a marketing gimmick for the $120.00 price as I noted above. I am suspicious due to the fact that Logitech's blatant lack of attention to designing and placing adjustment settings for the Surround Sound" instead choosing to plop a big red logo on their software user interface that does nothing but "look cool?" If they were really serious about the surround sound feature, wouldn't Logitech pay more attention to this feature? Apparently not, at least for now. Anyway, I will be testing these out more this weekend, but if you were to ask me right now if you should get a pair I would give you a reluctant YES until I determine if the surround sound feature is really a true enhancement to the sound sets already embedded and emulated in to the game software itself. However, if you are willing to spend the extra money for a surround feature that could turn out to be at best little more than a "sound separation" feature masked as "surround sound" then think about looking further and, spending a good deal more money...like for example on the $250.00 Astro sound system....??? But, If the Surround Sound feature is not a huge deal for you like it is for me then yes, get these. You wont be sorry. Never-the-less, so far I am impressed with these G35's as the comfort, base headset speaker and microphone sound quality are very good. But, I may change my mind and opt for something else if, in my opinion, it turns out that the "Souround Sound" Logitech touts with these to perhaps justify their $120.00 asking price turns out to be unworthy of a noticeably better gaming experience; Such as being scared out of my army boots because I can really hear and believe my ears and 6th sense that enemies are about to attack me from "behind the bushes". After all, isn't it that kind of realism we are reaching for when we invest a good amount of money into superior headsets? And, really, only true surround sound can affect that experience. In all fairness, I will continue to check these G53;s out on multiple games, ect, and write another addendum to this review in the next couple of days to let you all know. I hope my review help you in your ultimate buying decisions. I'd appreciate your feedback on my take on these Headphones. "Magic Paul" PWN Rating: 4 (Paul W. Norman, 2010-02-27) Logitech G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Headset customer review