Recently my birthdays came around and I was looking at getting a new pair of headphones, and decided on the G535's since they were on sale. I have been using the G935's for several years and assumed the G535 would be a nice upgrade.
However, they seem to be very dull and quiet compared to my G935's, and don't have any form of surround sound option in the GHUB app, only windows sonic. Did I make a mistake in assuming the G535's where an upgrade? And if so: is there a pair you would recommend? or a EQ setup that gives more OOPMH?
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My G935 headset is dying; bad connectivity, flip-switch to mute is going out, microphone getting muffled, etc. Also at this point I've taken it apart and cleaned the power switch contacts more times than I really want too or feel should need to be done for a $150 headset. I'm considering getting a new headset and the G435 looks decent at a better price; I don't really need the surround sound the 935 provides and certainly don't need the battery killing RGB. I like Logitech's build quality (stupid power switch aside) and the audio is really good (to my ears, I'm not buying a $500 set of headphones because I don't want to get acclimated to that quality).
So long story short -- how's the sound/mic quality compare between the 935 and the 435? And does the 435 have the stupid multi-circuit power switch or did they fix that design flaw?
How are they? Any good?
(TL;DR in the end)
This review I posted on LogitechG sub too, but felt like sharing here as well to hopefully help others making a better pick!
Hi, there are probably tons of posts regarding reviews and comparisons vs the G933 but I felt that I might as well say what I think about the G935 and compare it to its older brother. Feel free to ask me if I missed something that you want to know or if I should clarify something.
Before I get going I wanna say that I love logitech products. Used them as long as I can remember. I've got the G910v2 keyboard, the G502 mouse and the G933 headset together. It's great and works great. I've used it for several years and before the G502 mouse I had the G303 which also worked like a charm until - I, myself - broke it.
I'll start with the positives and will compare to G933 here:
+Good sound quality, more bass than the g933 for people who like that.
+Leather earpads and headpad feels great, better than the G933.
+The internal headband is metal that feels better to use than the plastic G933
But that's about what makes the headset better. The physical/visible product. There are far more negatives that would make me rather recommend the G933:
-The sound quality might be good, but it's WAAAAY clearer on the G933, especially for gaming.
-The headset doesn't come with dolby atmos - only DTS surround software. Let me tell you... DTS is absolutely horrible to use. The amount of bass games like CS:GO produce with DTS active is insane. More on this below.
-Microphone is barely upgraded at all, which could be expected to be better on the newer headset. It's pretty similar.
-The G935 isn't compatible with Logitech gaming software (LGS), which in my opinion (and a lot of others too) is far superior over Logitech GHub. G933 is compatible with LGS and the soundquality with using LGS is also better than GHub.
So to get to more in-depth on the sound in gaming (tested on CS:GO):
On the G933 I'm using dolby atmos surround sound. It is great. I always hear where enemies come from, I always hear someone throwing nades and flashes. I've tried DTS on the G933 and it's terrible. The G935 however uses DTS 2.0 which is better than the original DTS but still sounds terrible, increases bass to the point where you don't hear anything else when nades explode or you shoot some particular guns.
The spacial awareness is absolute garbage on the G935. I couldn't perform with it like I did with the G933. Maybe it's only because of the GHub software though. I did try manually installing windows drivers to the G935 and installing Dolby Atmos that way, which made it sound sooooo much better but it still lacked clarity over the G933 and the built in atmos in LGS.
What could make this a better product/what would make me buy this if it's remade?
*I would love to see the use of Dolby Atmos again. It's so much better for gaming and spacial awareness in games. As I said before, I tried using Windows generic drivers paired with Dolby atmos instead of GHub and DTS which was WAY better.
Ditch DTS. It doesn't work for it's purpose.
*Cut down on the bass. The bass in the G933 is enough for gaming and music with the use of the EQ to bass-boost if wanted.
*Keep the leatherpads but maybe have an option or ship clothpads with the headset aswell. This makes it way more personalized.
*Cut the crap with GHub. It ruins the good and easy experience. It also ruins the experience for mice-usage. Can't flip through multiple profiles anymore whenever I want to. They are only game/application-based...
All in all (TL;DR):
The G935 for me is a solid downgrade when it comes to gaming performance. The sound quality is on par or a bit better when it comes to music or watching youtube. But if you're like me and want to actually get good performance in a gaming environment, don't get the G935. Get the G933. It's way better. Software- and hardware-wise.
Dolby atmos and the older Logitech gaming software is really good and comes with/is compatible with the G933. DTS and the new Logitech GHub software is absolute garbage and there is no way to get Dolby atmos or the LGS to work with the G935.
Don't buy the G935 - buy the older and better brother G933.
But we don't like gaming headsets here.
Think of it this way. "You pay more for less features". Logitech is a scam. Its also sad to know that garbage logitech company bought astro gaming. Now astro gaming is slowly looking like trash. it used to be a solid product. but because of "we have to cut cost to increase our profit" logitech management, it is now made of cheap plastics!
Hey there everyone, what's up? Currently I have a G933 artemis spectrum, and I gotta say, it would be the perfect headset if it wasn't for the damn power switch issue it has. Lately is becoming more and more unbearable and I'm thinking of switching to a G935.
My question would be, first and most important, does the G935 also have the power switch issue? And second, what are the differences between the two? Is audio quality the same?
Thank you all very much =D
Looking for headphones under around $130 in sales prices, still considering about choosing wired one or wireless. Any suggestions?