After having these headphones for a nearly year, have to say they are amazing, but not perfect. I purchased them for gaming, and was looking at wireless for sake of comfort and mobility.
First thing, and probably the most attractive feature, is the wireless. It works even better than I expected, I can go pretty much anywhere in my house, or out on my porch, I suppose I can get up to ~50 feet from the receiver, and still get reception, with exception of near the fridge and the laundry room, probably because of the metal.
Now the quality is good, but these are definitely not the best sounding headphones I have. Not to say that they sound terrible, they sound great, but compared to other headphones I've used, these are a notch lower on the quality scale. Sounds are muddier then my Sennheiser 200s, and granted those are much cheaper headphones, I got them used for $40, and they're also not wireless. After some tinkering with the equalizer, I was able to get slightly better sounding audio in my games, and *decent* audio with music. Without a 6.3mm or 3.5mm plug, can't plug it in to my amplifier, so its the best I can do. The audio positioning is amazing, even with DTS surround off, but the quality is awful when its on. And speaking of, don't even bother with the Logitech software features like the surround/bass boost, its just garbage, one of the only useful features is the battery meter.
The microphone is amazing quality. To be honest, its near the quality of a blue yeti, which I'd borrowed from a friend to compare, and I suspect that in most scenarios audio compression will make that difference completely unnoticeable. The microphone was problematic for the first few days, but after some tinkering the mic was still quiet, then suddenly started working perfectly. As a matter of fact people I talk to were complaining about "wind" sound when I was talking, so I took a boom cover of another headset of mine that is about the same dimensions and slipped it over the mic, and can still be heard loud and clear without it sounding like I'm blowing into the mic every time I talk.
Battery life is what surprised me, as I doubted the advertised 15 hours, but even after almost a year of heavy daily use, I still only charge it every three days, and usually use it for 4+ hours a day. So close enough to 15 hours I suppose. And the cord that comes with it is 6 feet so you shouldn't have a problem charging while in use.
The physical quality is amazing. They are very sturdy, not a whole lot of plastic wiggle, and even after a year of heavy use there's no plastic creaking or anything of the like. The cloth mesh earpiece and headband are really comfortable, even in 2+ hour gaming sessions and movies, and better yet they don't get sweaty easily. The cloth mesh is not to hard to take out and wash, (don't know if they are machine washable, just went with the safe bet and washed 'em in the sink) and they've been washed 3 times now and look pretty much as good as when the headphones were new.
I do have a few complaints. First about the charger port, I think there should some be something to bracket it in better, I feel like it would be to easy to accidentally bend the connector outwards when its plugged in, but so far no problems or accidents there. The other problem I've had is that if the headset is completely dead, you have to turn it off and let it charge a little bit before you can use them while plugged in, otherwise they with drop connection a lot. Also, though minor, the volume wheel is pretty easy to bump, being on the bottom back of the left earpiece and pretty sensitive, if you wear sweaters be warned!
OVERALL: these are definitely my favorite headphones, despite what end up being minor problems when you stack the pros against the cons.
If your are looking for good wireless headphones for long gaming sessions these are great! But if you are a stickler for high quality sound you might want to pass, as the quality is lacking and with no option of hard wired 6.3 or 3.5 port, no amplifier :(
| Brand | Logitech |
|---|---|
| Series | G533 |
| Item model number | 981-000632 |
| Hardware Platform | PC, mac |
| Item Weight | 1.48 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 3.7 x 8.58 x 8.27 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.7 x 8.58 x 8.27 inches |
| Color | Black |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacturer | Logitech, Inc |
| ASIN | B01MXE0FKC |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | January 4, 2017 |
