Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 with 7.1 Surround Sound

The Pros:

The Logitech G930 Headset is a High Quality Headset that can stand up to alot of torture. Ive slept with them on for some time

I was a little reluctant at first, to switch from my Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer Soundcard to a USB audio processor based Headset, but i had received a $50 off coupon code from Logitech, and after my experience with the quality control lacking Turtle Beach Ear-Force HPA2 Headset, i bit the bullet.

In My experience, Sound quality is on par with my add-on Creative card, and not having to plug in 5 different cables for 5.1 channel audio is definitely a plus. The build quality and design is much better than other headsets i have owned, and it is comfortable enough to wear for several hours. Unless you are gaming for 10 hours straight, Battery life is good. i once went several days using it without having to plug it in. Mic audio quality is good, and when moved to the uppermost position, the headset automatically mutes the microphone.

The Programmable macro keys and the volume knob are definite pluses. you can program the buttons as Forward/pause/back for media playback, and you can do housework without disturbing others with your music away from you computer, Range is good depending on your environment.

The Cons:
Power cycling is difficult. the headset never seems to be able to make up its mind on how long it wants you to hold the button for before it powers on/off.

The headset operates on the 2.4GHz Wireless bands used by most consumer wireless networking gear. as such, Interference is possible. I have a wireless bridge set up between two NetGear WNR3500L Wireless N300 Routers, which operates on channels 6 (primary) and 10 (secondary). Out of the box, the G930 headset seems to use a random channel whenever it turns on. this means that if it uses any channel between 3 and 11, it will interfere with it. My experience was basically that once the headset was powered on and connected, Wireless devices would still say they were connected, but all network traffic was halted. There is a way, however, to remedy this. If you close the G930's operating software, you can edit the registry settings for the headset, which include Wireless channel power levels. By setting my wireless bridge to 11/7 and reducing all power levels to 0 except for channels 1 and 2 in the registry, the headset will not cause interference as long as its software is running


To sum it up:
I would recommend the G930 headset to anyone looking for a wireless solution as long as they don't already have a wireless network, or know how to overcome the interference issue.
If you want to be able to listen to your music without disturbing anyone while doing housework, the G930 headset would be a great solution.