Corsair has simply unveiled the brand new Corsair HS35 V2 and Corsair HS35 V2 Encompass, bettering upon and increasing the corporate’s earlier HS35 finances gaming headset providing. The brand new design features a new headband and tweaked earcup form whereas the Encompass model is the primary of the corporate’s lowest-tier HS35 vary to incorporate digital encompass sound.
Whereas it’s definitely too early to say if these shall be contenders for a spot on our greatest gaming headset information, these enhancements ought to make for extra comfy headsets in comparison with the fairly fundamental unique Corsair HS35 design.
Wanting extra intently on the HS35 V2, its design is kind of completely different to the earlier model. The place the unique HS35 had oval-shaped earcups and a scarf with telescoping ends and a padded part on the underside, the brand new model has extra contoured earcups and the headscarf has shifted to a hard and fast outer headband with an adjustable elastic headband on the within for tweaking the match of the headset.
Whereas it’s not an absolute assure, this type of headscarf does have a tendency to supply a extra comfy really feel for the highest of your head, all different issues being equal. That’s as a result of the elastic naturally spreads out the burden of the headset far more evenly than a hard and fast headband with foam padding. The brand new design is fractionally lighter than the previous one too – each variations are fairly gentle – at 213g/0.47lb in comparison with 217g/0.48lb.
In any other case, the core options of the headset are the identical with it providing an analog 3.5mm stereo enter in order that it could possibly plug into the headset output of your PC, in addition to some console controllers corresponding to Sony’s DualSense controller.
It additionally retains the identical 50mm drivers as the unique HS35, with Corsair describing them as producing a “powerfully big selection of sound, enabling you to detect new particulars inside your video games.” Nonetheless, the corporate hasn’t launched frequency vary or sensitivity stats for the brand new headset’s drivers.
The identical is true of the brand new microphone, is described as omni-directional however with noise cancelling. Ordinarily, omni-directional means it’ll choose up noise from throughout, so it gained’t naturally block exterior noise, so it’s not fairly clear what Corsair means right here.
Another downsides to notice are that each the microphone and essential cable aren’t removable in any respect so this gained’t be a really perfect headset to be used away from a PC, plus a damaged cable will imply a damaged headset. However, that’s why it’s a finances design.
The HS35 V2 is accessible now in black, blue, and pink colours with the HS35 V2 worth being $49.99.
Shifting onto the HS35 V2 Encompass, this has the identical core options and design because the analog model however comes with a USB adapter that the primary headset plugs into. This then offers 7.1 digital encompass sound that’s controllable by way of Corsair’s iCUE app. The HS35 V2 Encompass can also be obtainable now priced at $59.99.
Whereas we’ve but to assessment these new headsets – assessment samples are on their approach – you will discover our ideas on one other of Corsair’s inexpensive encompass sound headsets with our Corsair HS65 Encompass assessment, which is a a headset that provides a extra premium design and foldaway microphone.
