Customer Ratings & Reviews

The HS35v3’s fall into the entry-level gaming headsets with wireless standards at a spend point most would be comfortable with. These do support multiple platforms for gaming. The weight on the HS35’s and the earpads are comfortable enough to support those extended gaming sessions where it is needed. The over-ear design has gotten better as the series continues to develop in comfortable ear cupping. The microphone is removable, so it is not there when playing or just listening with no need to talk. The headset does have nice battery life and found to last through a good number of variable gaming sessions before needing a charge. The directional audio is good enough to make out the various environmental variable easy to pick up on and feel. This headset would be a best for those on a budget, looking for a single solution for multi-platform use, and casual gaming. For those just getting into competitive gaming would find this as a good starter headset to determine what they would like from their future upgrade.

No gaming setup is complete without a gaming headset. I have a dedicated headset for my main gaming rig that is about four times the cost of this Corsair HS35 v3 headset so I am golden. However, having a couple children in the home that are very interested in gaming I needed a more budget friendly headset that would also perform for the tasks that were needed. The price point of the Corsair HS35 headset was on the higher end of what I was looking to spend for the children's headsets, but I am a firm believer that you get what you pay for and if I stayed in the higher end of the budget, satisfaction would be more likely. Out of the box you will immediately feel that this headset is LIGHT. And that is great. A have had flagship headsets in the past that were very cumbersome as size was needed to encompass all of the features included, specifically lengthy battery life. This could put a strain on your neck and head over lengthy gaming sessions so I was very excited to see with advancements in technology that this headsets have become incredibly light. This is especially beneficial with the smaller heads of the children. Setup was a breeze. Charge the headphones using the provided USB-C cable. Like so many other businesses, Corsair does not provide the actual charging block, just the cable. This has always annoyed me as the product should include everything needed to use it. But unfortunately this seems to be the way of products now. As soon as the headset was charged and the microphone inserted, I turned the headset on to bluetooth mode and it instantly entered pairing mode. The name for the device is the model number and very recognizable, so there is no guessing to which device you are connecting to. We connected this headset to a tablet which has Discord on it and tested the mic and audio. Both were...average. The tablet is a flagship tablet that cost right around $1000 and when paired with other headphones sounded amazing. Unfortunately these were merely adequate. No 'wow' factor. To see if it was just something with the tablet, we used the RF USB adapter in a Nintendo Switch and unfortunately heard the same quality. Will it work for a child? Of course. Does it stand out in regards to other headsets in this budget? Not in the way that you would hope. The volume rocker has a nice feature that if you press it in, the mic is muted and displays a red light on the mic that the wearer can easily see. This is great because these kids love to snack while gaming and no one wants to hear that crunch in their ear. However, the volume rocker feels very sloppy. Its a momentary style rocker that is difficult to tell when it is engaged and I am not confident that the physical rocker will last very long. The most disappointing feature of this headset is that the connection modes are either/or. You can either use the RF transmitter or the bluetooth. Not both. I have this ability on my headset and numerous other headsets around this price point allow simultaneous connection, however this Corsair HS35 v3 headset does not. To me, this is important because the kids use Nintendo Switch to play Minecraft. Switch does not have a native chat software and you can not install something like Discord to run in the background. To remedy this, we use Discord as our chat software on a tablet while they play on the Switch. So yes, technically this headset will provide audio from the switch, however it does not allow chat when using switch. Unfortunately this has resulted in us having to use a set of earbuds under this headset to allow gaming and chat. Does this Corsair HS35 headset do the job? Technically, yes. However does it do it well enough that I would recommend this product to any of my friends, no I would not. I would recommend looking elsewhere.

Full disclaimer before I start this review: These headphones were advertised to be for Xbox and that's why I got them. They are in fact not compatible with Xbox ,so it loses a star for misplaced advertising. Now as far as the product itself, the headphones are quite light, soft and comfortable. The ear cups are stationary but there's a headband attached that has three snap-on levels to adjust for your head size. The software that it is compatible for (Nintendo, PlayStation, and PC) has a standard Plug and Play connection, A USB dongle that wirelessly connects through Bluetooth or 2.4 GHz. The headphones has options to toggle between the two so as to connect to other devices outside of gaming like a phone or tablet. While connected, I noticed the microphone quality is very clear and the sound quality of the headphones listening to chat is also quite clear. Considering the budget in which these headphones are made, this is a suitable option for gamers of any age and level. Just fix the marketing advertisement to appropriately promote the right software it's compatible for