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3.0 out of 5 starsWhat happened Logitech?
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2017
I have been a seriously loyal Logitech fangirl since like, the 90s. I have always used Logitech peripherals. I've owned three pairs of the Logitech G35 (the best headset on earth, now discontinued), a pair of the G930 (modified wireless G35 basically) that broke after only two months, and because those broke, I tried the Artemis and here we are today. I also have used at least 6 models of Logitech gaming mice. I know Logitech products extremely well and I know what to expect from them, so with the Artemis I was somewhat disappointed.
WARNING: The USB cord that comes with these headphones WILL break on you. I bought two pairs of these, one for myself and one for someone else. Both of us had to buy replacement cords within a couple of months with normal use, no dropping or pulling. I have not even tried to use the aux cord so I can't review that. But I was surprised at the low quality of the USB cord and I expected much better from Logitech. Something happened with their manufacturing, the quality is not as good as it once was.
SOUND: The quality of the sound is pretty decent with these, but I wish there was more bass. The Logitech Gaming Software allows you to adjust the EQ but the sound is not as robust as other Logitech headsets. Would not recommend these for audiophiles unless you're prepared to mess with a bunch of drivers and tweak a lot of stuff to get more bass output. It can be done, but it's a pain.
BUTTONS: Really wish the control buttons were set up like the old Logitech G35 headset. Those buttons were easy to locate and press, and the buttons were very QUIET. With this headset, it's hard to press the right button because of how they are positioned and because of the stiffness of said buttons. I scramble to find the mute button and end up pressing something else. The buttons are SO stiff, they require much more pressure to press. Then, they make a very loud CLICK-CLICK noise that WILL be picked up by the mic, and that isn't cool.
Pressing the mute button ends up making unwanted noise in my voice chat programs. I don't like to flip the mic up to mute the headset, because that causes a bunch of noise too. I would like to be able to mute discretely. But I can't do that with this headset. When I mute, my buddies are like "Sara's muted!". They know. EVERYONE KNOWS!
COMFORT: As for comfort during extremely long gaming sessions (12+ hours), these are great. They don't hurt my ears or my head, and the cushions are perfect for me. They completely cover my ears and that is a major factor for my headset preferences. No complaints here.
OVERALL DESIGN: These are very pretty, and I like the updated design. Feels more gamer-esque compared to older headset models. Sleek. However, these are "cheaper" feeling than other models. I'm not sure how to explain it, but they seem like they'll just break into pieces if I were to drop them. G35 and G930 had a much more solid feel. Maybe some people like a lighter feeling headset, but I do not. If you are into light headsets, these will be great for you.
3 stars for just being okay. Logitech, what is going on with your manufacturing? Please don't make me switch to Razer or some other junk like that. Also please bring back the G35. Those were by far the best headsets I've ever owned. Hoping the Artemis grows on me more. We'll see!
