Tuesday 26 October 2010

Logitech G930 Review (9/10)

I've had the Logitech G930 for a few days and I'm totally smitten by it. Sure it's got it's faults but for the targeted demographic it promises lots and delivers on almost all accounts. Having spent the last few months (actually, now that I think about it, it's probably a year and a half) with the very impressive Razer Barracuda HP-1 (particularly so being my first Razer product), my expectations were very high. I wanted a headset that delivered no-excuse audio performance (I'm no audiophile but I definitely pick up on distortion, line noise, crackling etc.), an equally high-quality mic (again, not looking for studio level stuff, but more so for ingame voip) and in a package I could stand wearing for hours (10+) at a time.

Given that a large portion of my music collection is 5.1 (and almost all my gaming happens in 5.1), there was a strong desire for 5.1 (or better) headphones although I was open to taking a stereo setup if the price worked out. Additional points for being wireless and/or no-nonsense wiring that I could use them at work (bringing them to/from work daily). Additional points if I could find a set that would pair through Bluetooth to my phone. The headsets that made the final shortlist were no slouches: