Review: Logitech G35 Surround Sound headset. Worth £100?

Backed up by Logitech's two-year warranty, expect to see these on the shelves of PC World in a couple of weeks.

Bundled in with the headphones is a driver disc and quick-start guide that devotes seven pages to the English section. The same manual is replicated in electronic format on the disc, which includes surround sound drivers for Windows XP and Vista in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavours.

The box also contains a couple of extra headband pads for, well, noggins of different sizes.

Powered by USB 2.0 via a 10-foot-long woven cable, the G35s tip the scales at 355g, making them reasonably heavy. Build quality is decent throughput, however.

The noise-cancelling, unidirectional microphone can be moulded to practically any position. The quality, too, is good, as it picks up voices easily and clearly. 

The headphones use a couple of 40mm drivers with a range from 20Hz to 20KHz - so whilst you're not going to receive body-jolting bass, the range is adequate for gamers, I reckon.

7.1-channel sound is positioned by the headphone logic and software rather than speakers, of course, and that's why you need to install the application on the CD.

Providing a snug fit around the ears, the pads are comfortable for long-term wear, based on a weekend of gaming and listening to music.

The two bundled pads should only be necessary if the micro-adjustment on the band isn't enough to secure the headphones. Using the smallest band and with the micro-adjust tight I had no trouble in keeping the driver-pads locked to my ears.