Logitech G35 or Razer Carcharias

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Im planing to get headphone and these to by far my final choices..Razer build for gaming but the g35 seems have better spec. Their price almost equal. Which one is more money value?or can suggest your headset

[Air]

Looking at the Amazon pages for the two, the G35 has both surround sound and higher reviews. So I'd go with that.

[Jamebonds1]

You should post link of those headset because I found those two are not equal price. Also you would need to explain what you are expect from headset and your budget.

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ROPJamebonds1^5 eredeti hozzászólása:

You should post link of those headset because I found those two are not equal price. Also you would need to explain what you are expect from headset and your budget.

What i mean by "their price almost equal" is that their price are not much different. Ofcourse i'm expecting the best from the money i will spend which is around usd 150.00 max. Anyway,i check the price from different website:

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Carcharias-Over-Gaming-Headset/dp/B001PTH0VW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104281

[Mozendo]

A seperate headphone and microphone are better quality wise than headsets.
Creative Aurvana Live[amzn.com]
For mics you can either wait until a modmic gets back in stock if you prefer the headset feel, or buy a standing microphone.

[Jamebonds1]

Mozendo is right. Almost all of headset have cheap microphone. To get better one, it would cost you 300 to 400 dollar.

Anyway, this is what I would recommend.

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-770-PRO-250-ohms/dp/B0006NL5SM/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1398750539&sr=8-7&keywords=DT+990

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-DT-990-Pro-250-Professional-Acoustically-Applications/dp/B0011UB9CQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398750539&sr=8-1&keywords=DT+990

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Custom-One-Pro-Black/dp/B008XEYT48/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398750731&sr=8-2&keywords=Beyerdynamic+headset

Also check eBay. It is good deal.

The better headset also here.

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-715565-Premium-Digital-Microphone/dp/B001BYMZ5W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398750731&sr=8-1&keywords=Beyerdynamic+headset

Or,

Maybe you can wait for few month more before buying better one headphone.

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Thank you guys :D

[FroztySeven]

Hey ROBIN. I have the Razer Carcharias headset myself, it is very comfortable, it has a very good sound quality and a good microphone but i do have a complain about this headset that makes it so i won't recommend you it.
If you are planning to use it on an XBOX it should be okay, but for PC you will get a hissing/static sound in the headset. I tried everything to fix this but looks like it is impossible. If you don't know what hissing/static sounds like, it sounds like you put a speaker on max volume (sssssssssssssssssssss)
This could give you headache.

I'm thinking of changing into Razer Megalodon instead but does anyone know if that headset has the same problem?

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FroztySeven eredeti hozzászólása:

Hey ROBIN. I have the Razer Carcharias headset myself, it is very comfortable, it has a very good sound quality and a good microphone but i do have a complain about this headset that makes it so i won't recommend you it.
If you are planning to use it on an XBOX it should be okay, but for PC you will get a hissing/static sound in the headset. I tried everything to fix this but looks like it is impossible. If you don't know what hissing/static sounds like, it sounds like you put a speaker on max volume (sssssssssssssssssssss)
This could give you headache.

I'm thinking of changing into Razer Megalodon instead but does anyone know if that headset has the same problem?

this info literaly made my mind~ thanks for the info. Hope yours is not a defect headset, Im gonna get G35 this weekend :D

[Jamebonds1]

FroztySeven eredeti hozzászólása:

Hey ROBIN. I have the Razer Carcharias headset myself, it is very comfortable, it has a very good sound quality and a good microphone but i do have a complain about this headset that makes it so i won't recommend you it.
If you are planning to use it on an XBOX it should be okay, but for PC you will get a hissing/static sound in the headset. I tried everything to fix this but looks like it is impossible. If you don't know what hissing/static sounds like, it sounds like you put a speaker on max volume (sssssssssssssssssssss)
This could give you headache.

I'm thinking of changing into Razer Megalodon instead but does anyone know if that headset has the same problem?

You need a good sound card. That is why it is hiss/static. Ever onboard sound have limit.

[Micro]

FroztySeven eredeti hozzászólása:

Hey ROBIN. I have the Razer Carcharias headset myself, it is very comfortable, it has a very good sound quality and a good microphone but i do have a complain about this headset that makes it so i won't recommend you it.
If you are planning to use it on an XBOX it should be okay, but for PC you will get a hissing/static sound in the headset. I tried everything to fix this but looks like it is impossible. If you don't know what hissing/static sounds like, it sounds like you put a speaker on max volume (sssssssssssssssssssss)
This could give you headache.

I'm thinking of changing into Razer Megalodon instead but does anyone know if that headset has the same problem?

OFF TOPIC: My Carcharias is working just fine. No static etc. Not sure why you got that, but to be fair, most reviews say that it's the headset itself, and not that almost every other brand also ship out defect ones (may have been the case here)... Razer is getting so much dirt thrown at them imo, mostly by those who never even wear their brand -- at all...

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ON TOPIC: Personally I like to wear a bit harder material over my ears than the soft leather that in my experience tend to change shape if it get too hot.


@OP: If possible, head out to a PC store and wear/try out the G35 and then the Carcharias, don't rely too much on reviews. That's just my opinion.

[JoP]

I'd prefer the Razer Carcharias with Razer Sorround (it really works!)

[Azza ☠]

There's a Logitech G35 design fault that may or may not affect you - I have an audiophonic sound card, the 2nd best on the current market and it doesn't even help with those, the old stereo headphones I purchased when 9 years old, abused and broke sounds better than them via the sound card.

You need to understand the Logitech G35 is a HeadSet USB with it's own builtin virtual emulation (not real surround), it bypasses any sound card all together (which can be good if you don't have a quality sound card). But I too have the 'eeeee' sound from the left speaker, only when the microphone is active. The rest is okay, but yes that gets annoying and many have had that issue. Some believe it was an certain PID batch, which has been fixed in the latest. I wanted to swap them but will probably only get a replacement - which I'll then sell on.

If you have a quality sound card, I highly recommend going Headphones over HeadSet, even Stereo 2.0 over virtual surround, as it will be much higher quality music/movies and the games will still sound fully surround via EAX, CMSS-3D or using Dolby Digital.

If you don't have a good sound card, consider a MixAmp instead. This works basically like an external sound card upmixing and encoder surround for HeadSets/HeadPhones.

The 7.1 surround on both the Logitech G35 and Razer Megalodon will be virtual (not real). Logitech G35 is Stereo 2.0 using Dolby encoding for surround. Razer uses their own Maelstrom drivers for surround. The Logitech G35 has the better range of features (so long you don't get that mic / left speaker glitch issue) and Dolby is more supported for movies as well, etc, while the Razer Megalodon offers slightly better sound quality.

I would suggest the Astro A40 (2013 Edition) with the new MixAmp as a good pick. Again this is actually Stereo 2.0, but the MixAmp is encoding it to Dolby Digital for surround.

Or consider getting actual high quality Headphones (Stereo 2.0) with a separate microphone such as the Zalman Zm-Mic1 clip-on. So long the Headphones run EAX, CMSS-3D or Dolby Digital you will still be sweet on the surround (left/right/front/back/angles/distance), you will be surprised how much Surround Sound HeadSets are mostly just virtual gimmicks and actual real 5.1 is expensive and hard to come by. Two large quality full range speakers vs many small tiny crappy ones - when your ears are still just two and can be tricked into extremely good position hearing.

[Jamebonds1]

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FroztySeven eredeti hozzászólása:

Hey ROBIN. I have the Razer Carcharias headset myself, it is very comfortable, it has a very good sound quality and a good microphone but i do have a complain about this headset that makes it so i won't recommend you it.
If you are planning to use it on an XBOX it should be okay, but for PC you will get a hissing/static sound in the headset. I tried everything to fix this but looks like it is impossible. If you don't know what hissing/static sounds like, it sounds like you put a speaker on max volume (sssssssssssssssssssss)
This could give you headache.

I'm thinking of changing into Razer Megalodon instead but does anyone know if that headset has the same problem?

OFF TOPIC: My Carcharias is working just fine. No static etc. Not sure why you got that, but to be fair, most reviews say that it's the headset itself, and not that almost every other brand also ship out defect ones (may have been the case here)... Razer is getting so much dirt thrown at them imo, mostly by those who never even wear their brand -- at all...

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ON TOPIC: Personally I like to wear a bit harder material over my ears than the soft leather that in my experience tend to change shape if it get too hot.


@OP: If possible, head out to a PC store and wear/try out the G35 and then the Carcharias, don't rely too much on reviews. That's just my opinion.

It is the fact that Razer and Logitech are low end to mid end. They never have high end headphone.

[DonVonHulio]

I use an Astro A40 with the little DAC thingy. IIRC i swear i see them being sold for 40 dollars at best buy. The A40+DAC used to be priced way over 100 dollars.

Its good for gaming, and can utilize optical out and its surround sound is pretty accurate.

[Jamebonds1]

DonVonHulio eredeti hozzászólása:

I use an Astro A40 with the little DAC thingy. IIRC i swear i see them being sold for 40 dollars at best buy. The A40+DAC used to be priced way over 100 dollars.

Its good for gaming, and can utilize optical out and its surround sound is pretty accurate.

SPL is too much higher, so it is not very good headset. Plus, THD with at max SPL will be higher distortions. Ear drum can take about 88 dB, otherwise it can damges the drum.