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Logitech G430 Gaming Headset $59.98 Free Shipping @ Dick Smith

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Logitech G430 Gaming Headset $59.98 Free Shipping @ Dick Smith
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LSF on 18/07/2014 - 19:13 dicksmith.com.au (363 clicks)
Last edited 18/07/2014 - 20:18 by 1 other user

From the link:
7.1 Dolby Headset surround sound delivers a detailed, positional sound field that lets users hear their opponents before being spotted by them. Lightweight design with washable, cloth-covered padding provides soft, comfortable fit in long gaming sessions. Flexible, noise-cancelling, folding microphone focuses on user's voice, reducing background noise distractions.

Key Features

Lightweight design
Adjustable headband, full- size ear cups
Tuned for gaming
Noise-isolating ear cups
Rotating, noise-cancelling microphone

I have the one tier down model which is the G230 which sounds pretty great (and costs $80 at DSE). I think it's a pretty great deal. Strong bass - made for gaming. Can be used to listen to music as well, but sound isn't completely neutral.

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  • Axelstrife on 18/07/2014 - 19:16
    +1

    $4 cheaper then msy standard price not a huge bargain but still cheapest.

  • hollykryten on 18/07/2014 - 19:21
    +1

    Change the topic to show free delivery.

    • sprof on 18/07/2014 - 19:33

      True Free Delivery today

    • SF on 18/07/2014 - 19:55

      Sorry about that - changed.

  • Headphones on 18/07/2014 - 19:34

    Will this work woth Xbox One?

    • SF on 18/07/2014 - 19:56

      If your xbox one has an 3.5mm AUX out port then yes. You can also plug this into your TV if it doesn't.
      This has both 3.5mm separate headphone and microphone jacks and USB.

      • lostn on 19/07/2014 - 03:18

        Yes but will the surround mode work?

  • gimli on 18/07/2014 - 20:27

    good old willy smith coming up with the goods

  • Gomo on 18/07/2014 - 21:44

    I've got the red ones, that are 2.0 they are exactly the same as these headphones, I wouldn't even bother using the included sound card I've heard it's crap anyway!

    • LolwutMikka on 18/07/2014 - 21:47

      +1 for this. The G230's are perfect

      • MountainGoat on 18/07/2014 - 22:34

        The G430's have surround sound, the G230's are only stereo

        • Miami Mall Alien on 18/07/2014 - 23:48

          Both headsets have two, 40mm drivers. The G430 has surround virtualisation via Logitech Gaming Software's horrible implementation of it.

          Gomo and LolwutMikka are right. The gimmick does not justify the markup. Just stick with the G230 and if you really have a hard-on for "Surround Sound" you can use free software like Razer's to do the exact same thing LGS does.

  • Miami Mall Alien on 18/07/2014 - 23:45
    +1

    Mediocre price, and a mediocre headset if I'm honest. Very uncomfortable due to the tight-as-a-gimp-suit headband, the boom mic is too short for people with larger heads (barely makes it to the left corner of my mouth; sounds muffled to other people unless I press it literally on my mouth) and the "Surround Sound" is a complete gimmick.

    • lostn on 19/07/2014 - 03:19

      Just for context, are you an audiophile?

      What is your favorite set of surround cans, considering comfort and SQ?

      Surround is not a gimmick if you're a gamer. It's nice to be able to hear what direction people are coming from, or know when someone's trying to sneak up behind you.

      • Miami Mall Alien on 19/07/2014 - 11:57

        I'm not sure we're on the same page. My thoughts on "Surround Sound" headsets can be found here.

        I agree that a proper 5.1 channel speaker setup with the right configuration can be very useful for gaming, but not a faux 5.1 headset.

        Just for context, are you an audiophile?

        Not when I'm paying $60 dollars for something. In hindsight I should have either bought the cheaper and identical G230 or something with a proper microphone.

        The G430s mic is worse than the budget Logitech H390 I was using before it.

        • lostn on 19/07/2014 - 15:17

          Have you tried any Astros? They use a mixamp that doesn't require software to be installed.

          Other people using virtual surround report that the surround works. They can hear sound from all directions. Your objection to it has simply been "it just doesn't work". You never went into detail about why.

          I installed the Razer software you linked to, and the positional audio was pretty good even with those crappy $5 iLuv headphones from DSE. If a headset can do an even better job, what's the issue with surround sound headsets?

        • Miami Mall Alien on 19/07/2014 - 20:59

          @lostn:

          I installed the Razer software you linked to, and the positional audio was pretty good even with those crappy $5 iLuv headphones from DSE. If a headset can do an even better job, what's the issue with surround sound headsets?

          That was the crux of my argument.

          You're paying $60 dollars for $20 dollar headphones and free software.

          Virtual Surround sound is a highly subjective area of audiophile debate, as is the entire concept of Binaural Sound and HRTF recording; there are countless demonstrations of achieving the same effect through various recording techniques. Listen to that on your $5 dollar headphones with no driver-side effects and tell me that doesn't sound like "Surround Sound". Now how is that possible if this miraculous technology needs a certified "Surround Sound" headset or magical software to work?

          It's because for the most part, it's minute audio timing and volume distortion deceiving your ears into assigning false spatial signatures to different sounds that are all very obviously originating from the same physical space.

          The bottom line is the audio encoding and mastering of most video game sound is done very poorly and there is very little additional fidelity to be extracted via 3rd-party software or hardware mixing. Games with actual multi-channel streams and support for HRTF processing are far and few between.

          You can convince yourself that the positional audio you're hearing through your cheap headphones and virtualisation software sounds accurate and realistic, but I can't. To me my speaker setup and sound card are the only way I can actually perceive proper 3D sound; listening to it through the G430s and LGS just leaves me picking out all the oddities that the virtualisation software introduces to try and mimic 3D sound (wildly inconsistent volume level, channel crosstalk, frequency redirection, very broad positioning; usually ends up just being LEFT - DISTANT LEFT - RIGHT - DISTANT RIGHT, etc.)

          Video games are nowhere the level of films when it comes to audio processing and encoding.

          To add to that, I avoid "Gaming Headsets" like the plague these days as they're mostly garbage and stick with my current cans of choice (Fidelio X1s) and a cheap Blue Snowflake USB mic that sounds better than the G430s and doesn't make me look like a Tech Support operator.

  • lostn on 19/07/2014 - 03:18

    Buy it from the ebay site for 20% off this sunday..

  • figarow on 19/07/2014 - 09:56
    +1

    Can someone provide me with better alternatives to this?

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