The Genius HS-03U, a Versatile Headset.

Genius, known as a peripherals manufacturer, has reached out to video game players by offering a very interesting headset with an additional bass setting.

A Taiwanese company, Genius has offered fabulous, low-cost, high-quality peripherals for many years. It has now introduced a headset (earphones and microphone) which, along with being Plug & Play through the USB port, offers an interesting extra bass setting, which can create just the right mood for videogames.

Features

The Product

The package’s main colors are red and white, which are somewhat symbolic. It displays the product well. The front clearly lists the product’s special features.

The back lists the functions of the headset’s controller. Features are listed in many languages.

The photo shows the folded headset, which is relatively portable and compact.

Once the headset is fully extended, we see that everything has a comfortable size, except for the pads that cover the user’s ears. Small for an adult, they can cause discomfort and even ear and head pain.

Leaving aside the pain caused by the size of the earpieces, the materials are comfortable and isolate exterior sounds well.

When you remove the pads that cover the earphones, you can see the filter that’s designed to keep air that gets trapped between the earphone and the ear from being pushed strongly toward the ear. This avoids damaging your eardrums and improves the quality of the perceived sound.

On the other side of the earphone, we see the Genius logo, surrounded by a green hoop and a protective mesh.

One of the most interesting special features of this product is the polymer used in the microphone extension. It has a memory, so it will remember the shape that you give it.

On the front of the control unit are buttons to raise or lower the volume, and one to silence the microphone. The unit is finished in matte black, with details in green.

At the top is a switch that boosts the bass. This unit would have no problems making your ears vibrate, without much loss in the quality of sound.

Conclusions

Genius has done a good job with this headset. There are some details that could be fixed, but not everything is lost.

As we’ve mentioned, the headset design is comfortable, except for the small size of the pads over the earphones. The unit’s ability to boost the bass provides a better environment for games, especially auto games and shooters.

The memory polymer used in the microphone extension lets users put it exactly where they want, an excellent feature.

Since this headset offers USB Plug & Play, it’s a snap to use (no drivers required). You can use it on almost any PC or notebook without any problems.

One thing that could have been added to this product is software to control the audio, so that users could balance bass and treble to their taste.

The price should be around $25-$35. That’s relatively low for this type of product.

The final score is 87.5 out of 100 owls and we give the “Genius HS-03U Headset” our Recommended Award

Translated by Ed Winograd

Written by Jorge Alberto Corona