You can't beat the convenience of wireless headphones. Instead of a cable running from your head to the computer, the headset connects wirelessly to a USB transmitter, letting you listen to movies, music, and games or communicate via Skype through the headphones and microphone while you move around freely. With laudable audio quality, excellent range, and a clever design, the Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 is one of the best we’ve tested, easily justifying its $159.99 (direct) price tag and earning our Editors’ Choice for wireless gaming headsets.

Design

The transmitter is a simple black USB device that looks like a flash drive. It can fit into any USB port and work with the headset, but it can also fit into the USB port on the included pseudo-hub. The hub is a puck-shaped circular device with a long USB cable, a long microUSB cable, and a USB port in the middle. You can plug the hub in, plug the transmitter into the hub’s port, and then use the microUSB cable to charge the headset and even use the headset as a wired device when the battery runs low.

The headset is black except for a few red highlights in the cups, which are circumaural, and sit comfortably over your ears. The left ear cup holds all the controls, including a flip-down microphone, three customizable buttons, a Mic Mute button, a wide volume wheel, a Dolby Digital switch, and a Power button. The bottom of the left ear cup holds a microUSB port for charging the headset. The flip-down microphone has a red light that turns on when it's muted, giving you a visual cue as to whether you can be heard. The volume control is particularly welcome, letting you change levels without clicking  the mixer button or fumbling with an in-line remote.

Performance

The G930’s range is impressive. In our lab tests, the headset kept a strong connection for a good 40 feet, reaching the full distance of which Logitech claims the G930 is capable. It beats the Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Omega ($199.99, 3.5 stars) by a solid 10 feet, and destroys the Plantronics GameCom X95's ($99, 2.5 stars) range by 30 feet.

The G930 packs an impressive amount of gaming power for a wireless headset. I played a round of Team Fortress 2 with the volume set to full and my ears were filled with the sounds of screams and explosions. At maximum volume, rockets and bullets had satisfying force without distorting, and the action sounded clear. 

For a headset, the G930 sounds great for movies and music too. I listened to several episodes of the Ricky Gervais Show and both Karl Pilkington’s dull  drone and Ricky’s hyenalike cackling sounded clear and crisp. On the more musical side, Gogol Bordello’s "Immigraniada" had a satisfying, if not particularly overpowering, sense of force behind the driving drums and low, thrumming bass. The drums started to distort at the maximum volume, but for comfortable listening levels, music sounded very good. The bass isn't particularly strong, though, which is also an issue with the Omega.

With great sound, excellent range, and a functional design, the Logitech G930 is our Editors' Choice wireless headset, and an ideal pick for any gamer seeking rich audio without cables. Its range and audio quality edges out the competition including the Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Omega, plus it's $40 less expensive.

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