Corsair HS35 Headset Review

1. Introduction2. Unboxing and First Look3. Testing4. Closing Thoughts5. View All Pages

Priced at just £39.99, the HS35 is Corsair's new entry-level headset, designed to target the user who wants a simple plug-and-play device without the extra bells and whistles like RGB lighting, virtual surround sound or wireless functionality.

You definitely get the feeling the HS35 is built to a price, as it's made almost entirely from plastic. While this does keep the weight down, it can feel a bit flimsy and I wouldn't go throwing this in a backpack. The total weight of just 250g does mean you can easily wear this headset for hours at a time, however, while I also appreciate the comfortable fabric-covered ear pads which are also removable – a nice touch.

It also sounds pretty good, too. It's definitely a bass-heavy headset, so gunfire and explosions carry a real weight to them, but I also had no issues listening out for the direction my enemies were coming from in PUBG, for instance. The bass can bleed over into the mids at times, however, resulting in vocals sounding a bit muddy or muffled, but you can still hear what's being said – it's just not as crystal-clear as I would like.

Speaking of vocals, the HS35 also has a reasonable mic. It does sound a bit tinny and it needs more presence in the low-end, but overall clarity is good so it's hard to complain at this price.

So overall, the HS35 is a good all-round headset for £40. I wouldn't say it's amazed me with its overall quality or sound, but at a price like this we have to be reasonable with our expectations and the HS35 will get the job done. There is certainly something to be said for Corsair's HS50, however, which can be found for just £10 more. You definitely get better build quality with that headset, while sound clarity is improved too, so if you can stretch to £50 that is definitely something to look at.

Still, the Corsair HS35 is a good offering for £40 and I can see it appealing to parents looking to buy a cheaper headset for their kids to use across a range of consoles or devices. It might also be a good purchase if you want a ‘backup' headset just in case something were to happen to your more expensive set, as this will do the job fine on console or PC.

You can buy the HS35 from Amazon UK for £39.96 HERE.

Pros

• Affordable.
• Decent sound quality.
• Nice and light.
• Good clarity from the mic.

Cons

• Vocals can sound muffled.
• Definitely get what you pay for in terms of build quality.
• HS50 is only £10-15 more.

KitGuru says: The HS35 is a decent headset. It hasn't blown me away, but then again it's only £40 and at that price it's a solid purchase.

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