Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset, A Comprehensive Review for Serious Gamers
by Samuel Kalenga on Aug 19, 2024
Not too much bass, a little rumble from the low end but not a lot. And too much treble would be fatiguing after an hour – plus it would be distracting while gaming. Those are the pitfalls of creating a two-speaker setup to make people feel like they’re ‘in the game’. But when done right, a headset can envelop you in the world that the game is trying to create. And yet, gaming headsets usually hold back on extremes in order to also afford comfort, smoothing out or toning down to prevent headaches, hot ears and sore facial muscles after extensive gaming. The Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset is another example of the ever-decreasing exchange rate between function and fashion in consumer electronics Just as gaming’s real-world competition is fierce, gamers are locked in their own cutthroat competition for any edge.
Diehards take the headset seriously and intended each aspect of my Logitech test reflexes rather than respond with smarts However, the Logitech G Pro X isn’t a mere mass-market schlub like that $60 bendy joke I have sitting on my desk. The Logitech in both wired and wireless variations, and is indeed suited to virtually all gaming scenarios, for users who feel more comfortable with the liberty of a wireless setup or benefit more from the reliability of a wired configuration. Having toyed around with the Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset and used it for an extended period of time, we’re here to provide a detailed review to illuminate the strengths, weaknesses, and value proposition of this headset. We’ll be looking into its performance, comfort, features, and connectivity to provide you with a thorough understanding of what the Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset has to offer.
Key Features and Specifications: Unpacking the Power
Everything about the Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset has been purpose-built to enhance your gaming performance. From its precision audio to its professional-grade, noise-cancelling mic via ongoing customisation in Logitech software, no detail has been overlooked. Here’s how it does it:- High-Fidelity 50mm Drivers : These drivers ripple with detailed sound, from deep bass to clear highs. Get the jump on the enemy by hearing his footstep before he sneaks up. The roar of explosions crackles fiercely, surprisingly vibrating the essence of your surrounding space – giving you the upper hand in battle. Meticulously engineered, these drivers ring out a precise frequency range with balanced tones that create a full, lush soundstage and a detailed listening experience.
- Blue Voice Microphone: The removable microphone boom is a way to communicate: That detachable microphone boom effectively cancels out background noise to ensure more stable, clear sound in online communications, making your voice more professional and making you blurt out everything in the team’s chatbox, relay efficiently to your squad, and enable free communication without distracting interference. In a battle, if you can hear what your companion is saying, you have roughly a 50 per cent chance of winning.
- Lightweight and comfortable design: Long gaming sessions can be punishing on the head, so the Logitech G Pro X is designed to be forgiving. Made from lightweight materials and featuring soft earcups and adjustable headband, the headphones can be tailored to your size and shape so that they fit more securely and press less into your head. With the earcups covered in breathable, soft materials that keep the edges from pushing into your ears, the materials help cool your head, minimising the buildup of heat so that you can play for longer without discomfort.
- DTS Headphone:X 2.0 Surround Sound This, the second item on our list, provides you with a phsycially correct 3D virtual soundstage, emulating the way your game actually sounds in real life. Accuracy is paramount. Think of this surround-sound technology like bullet-time, except the way things are happening in real life – only all around you. No longer will you only hear these sounds behind your character, however. Now, you can even pinpoint the location of your enemies with the most minuscule delay. Once you strap on these cans and configure your drivers to fire front, back, left and right, you will no longer be caught off-guard, reacting in milliseconds after your enemy has already spotted you. Your situational awareness will go through the roof and you’ll know where everyone is without even having to turn your head.
- Lightspeed Wireless Technology (Wireless Model)Enjoy fast, reliable, and broadcast-quality wireless.Get unencumbered from the cable and play the way you’re meant to with Lightspeed wireless technology.Logitech G Pro X Wireless delivers lag-free audio and gaming performance for the best possible audio movers and shooters.Powered by Lightspeed, enjoy up to 20 hours of gaming and listening.Get ready for a marathon session, and prevail.120-degree swivelling micLightspeed Wireless Technology (Wireless Model)Experience reliable, lossless wireless with Lightspeed, freeing your hands and head of wires.20-hour battery lifeProvides audio playback for a long time without interruptions.Moves freely around Your gaming environment without the frustration of cables.Overture ListenUp StandCompact design elevates your PC-based speakers to provide an ease of sound.
- Hardware Customisation Through G HUB Software: Tailor the Logitech G Pro X to your preferred sound profile with the help of the G HUB software. Customise audio settings, adjust microphone sensitivity or amount of noise cancelled, and save your own equalisation profiles for your favourite games.
- Using the G HUB software grants you unprecedented control over your headset and your experience. Toggle between different sound profiles easily to find perfect settings for every game: one for bassy action games, another for more balanced RPGs, or a third for even more pinpoint directional awareness in FPS games. You can even choose the amount of noise your microphone picks up when someone’s being loud in your area, which gives you the option to choose between muting them out or make them clearer while your mic does the blocking.
Performance and Sound Quality: Elevating Your Audio Experience
The Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset sounds wonderful in a way that, well, excites you. It has 50 mm drivers that are engineered to cover the broadest possible range of audio frequencies, and they deliver sound that’s detailed and clear. The clarity of the audio information means that the games you play sound much more authentic – whether you’re listening to the melodic and complex soundscape of an open-world roleplaying game such as The Witcher 3 (2015), or the ticking noises of a first-person shooter such as Doom (2016). These subtle variation in sound have a profound effect on your experience of playing.
The technology that really impresses here is the DTS Headphone:X 2.0 Surround Sound. It’s not just surround sound. It actually creates a 3D ‘soundscape’ where you can pinpoint the direction of sounds such as the footsteps of a flanking enemy, the distant sound of a vehicle or a couple of in-game allies talking to each other, thereby giving you a real advantage by enhancing your situational awareness. The surround sound makes in-game events feel much more ‘real’ and makes it easier for you to anticipate and react quickly and accurately to what’s happening.
Microphone Quality and Communication: Crystal-Clear Communication for Team Victory
Being integrated with the Logitech G Pro X is something called the Blue Voice microphone. This microphone is a favourite among professional gamers, thanks to the focus and quality Logitech puts into their microphones to ensure quality communication during online games. The Blue Voice microphone features technological advancements to subdue noise from its surroundings, enabling the voice that travels through the microphone to sound clear and crisp, even when in a noisy environment. It’s almost essential to communicating strategies (such as ‘Cover me, I’m moving in for a head-shot!’) with teammates during an online game.
Whether you’re competing in arena matches, infiltrating a dungeon with friends, or just shooting the breeze with your squad, your commands and chaos will be rendered with crystal clarity courtesy of the Blue Voice microphone. Communication is key to good, competitive gaming, and at a minimum, you need to hear and be heard. Think of how many times you’ve heard a teammate mumble something amidst gunfire and explosions and you know just how paramount that clarity is. This is especially valuable in games where everyone on your team has to work together to accomplish the shared goal, particularly if the environment is challenging and violent. With the Blue Voice microphone, your tactics and insight will soar forth with clarity in the midst of madness.
Comfort and Fit: Designed for Extended Gaming Sessions
One of the centrepieces of the Logitech G Pro X is comfort. They know from experience that games can last for hours, and that gives your head and ears a beating. The G Pro X is very light, the earcups are soft and lined, and the headband is adjustable, stretching so it adapts to you rather than you adapting yourself to it. It’s more important to the company than most to get this right, since its target audience are sore-eared gamers.
Such a focus on comfort allows you to concentrate on your gameplay, while allowing you to end distractions caused by uncomfortable headsets. It even allows you to release all you have pent up on a game for hours on end without feeling a bit of discomfort, allowing you to stay completely immersed in your world. Furthermore, because all gamers know just how miserable it can be to have your ears overheated, the breathable earcups contribute to heat dispersion, so that you can pull off those marathon sessions with a clear mind, pair of ears that re
Connectivity and Battery Life: Freedom of Movement and Long-Lasting Power
Lightspeed wireless gives you the Lightspeed freedom of movement so you never have to leave home virtual home unfinished, G Pro X Wireless features Lightspeed wireless to give you the Lightspeed freedom of movement so you never have to leave a single squad alive, or abandon exploring a forgotten dungeon to deal with a tangled cable. Lightspeed overcomes every latency and lag associated with a cable, leaving nothing but the exhilaration of gaming victory.
It has an excellent battery life as well, with up to 20 hours of non-stop gaming. You can play long hours and not worry about the headset dying. If you’re a big fan of marathon gaming sessions, you don’t want to be cut short with the panic of a low battery or the need to charge. You can take on the most difficult raids without worrying. You can spend an entire weekend just gaming, and the Logitech G Pro X Wireless won’t let you down.Pros and Cons: A Balanced Perspective
Pros:
- Great sound quality: Experience clean audio due to high fidelity drivers. You’ll hear authentic, detailed, nuanced audio with thundering bass and crisp highs; and you’ll get lost in the game world that you’re playing. Everything will come to life as you hear those delicate sound hints that heighten your experience and fill the game world with detail and realism.
- Blue Voice microphone: For every man’s call, stealthy radio communication is needed. This microphone specialises in cancelling out interfering background noise and, combined with military earbuds, you’ll be heard crystal clearly by your squad mates. With zero lags, your tactical calls and strategic insights are delivered loud and clear to the ears of your fellow warriors.
- Comfy to wear for longer sessions: Lightweight construction, soft earcups, and an adjustable headband ensure the headset stays comfortable while you game for longer sessions.
- DTS Headphone:X 2.0 Surround Sound: For intense surround sound, this technology gives you greater situational awareness and can help you detect incoming enemies simply by hearing sounds from all around you. With this, you can gain a competitive advantage by reacting faster to sound cues that can alert you to threats.
- Reliable Lightspeed wireless (wireless model) so you can play on the fly, without the constraints of a cable and with no lag, while enjoying the freedom of movement — you can roam around without being bothered by the inconvenience of a cable.
- G HUB software offers supercustomised audio customisation and microphone tweaking to get the absolute most out of a game Immersion: Also totally immersion-friendly! The accompanying software lets you customise audio, microphone parameters, and give it custom EQ profiles for all the games in your library!
Cons:
- Price: A great premium headset, the Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset doesn’t come cheap – but for good reason. With premium performance and features, the price tag is well-warranted. While it comes at a premium price, its quality sound, advanced features and comfortable design make it an investment worth making for those serious about their gaming endeavours.
- Earcup Size: The earcups might be too small for bigger ears, and it might become uncomfortable to use after hours of wearing the headset. While most people will likely find it comfortable, the earcups might feel smaller on people with bigger ears, which could mean that it becomes uncomfortable to use after using for a couple of hours.
