Hear and sound like a pro with the PRO X Gaming Headset.
Pro-designed with detachable mic and Blue VO!CE software for
professional-sounding voice comms. Featuring next-gen 7.1
surround sound and PRO-G 50 mm drivers for amazingly clear sound
imaging. Soft memory foam-padded leatherette or velour earcups.
Durable steel + aluminum construction. Premium USB external sound
card gives you crystal-clear game sound and voice chat. Designed
for tournaments with downloadable audio EQ profiles tuned by your
favorite esports pros. Play to win!
Review: "Audiophile" approved, a fantastic value from Logitech -
Firstly, I AM an audiophile (at least, your crowd would consider
me to be). I have owned several pairs of really good headphones,
my favorite being a pair of $300 Argon modded T50RPs. And I think
this headset is really good for the price. I have this review
organized into different parts, so you can just to a particular
section if you want, but I recommend reading the entire review
(not just for mine, but for all reviews). -PACKAGING AND STUFF-
The headphone comes in a foam sleeve for protection, which you
can just slip off. It comes with two cables, a longer braided
cable with a volume wheel and a mic mute button, and a slightly
shorter rubber cable with a button meant for phone use. It also
comes with a y-splitter which is for compatibility purposes with
some PCs, but you won't be using this because you'll be using the
USB dongle it comes with to use that Blue Voice technology. It
also comes with a very nice carrying bag made with a similar
material to some sweat pants, and an alternate pair of velour ear
pads (velour is a soft and breathable material).
-BUILD/COMFORT/ISOLATION- This headphone is really well built,
with hard plastic cups and a metal headband covered with
pleather. The cups also have a protruding machined metal circular
G logo that reflect in the light, which you'll either love or
hate. The headband could use a bit softer padding, but it isn't
terrible. The ear pads fit over my ears perfectly, and seal very
well. The good seal comes from the tighter clamping force of this
headphone. Clamping force is just how tight the headphone is on
you, and the nice thing about having a metal headband is that you
can always bend the top of the headband back a few times to
alleviate the clamping force (while still being careful) if it's
too tight and uncomfortable for you. The pads are soft and thick
enough to provide standard comfort for us audio nerds, but if
you're used to crappy and uncomfortable headphones then this will
be a a godsend for you. A quick note about the "noise cancelling"
desertcart is asking me to review: this are not noise cancelling
headphones. Noise cancelling (also called active noise
cancelling, ANC) is when the headphones emit a frequency that
tries to negate long and consistent sounds, such as airplane
noise. These do have fantastic noise isolation, which is when the
headphones have such a good seal that it's harder to hear outside
noises, even with nothing's playing. That's why I gave the "Noise
Cancelling" 3 stars, because that's not what this has. -MIC- To
be clear; I'm a headphone guy, not a mic guy. That being said,
while this definitely won't compare to an expensive $150+ XLR mic
setup, the mic on this headphone sounds really good, and I can't
imagine any headset around this price having as good of a mic. At
least, that's what I got from all of the comparison videos and
reviews I watched before buying these. But where this shines is
the software, allowing you to tweak the sound of your mic on the
Logitech G Hub software. Like many others, I personally like the
preset "Broadcaster 2", but there are other presets too,
including ones for people with high pitched loud voices or high
pitched soft voices (as well as low pitched voice equivalents).
Basically, there are a lot of presets to choose from and you can
further tweak the settings if you want, creating the best sound
profile for your voice. -SOUND QUALITY- REALLY good for the
price. The sound overall is smoother and more natural than a pair
of $150 headphones I own (AKG K552 MK2). While I have't tested
the sound extensively and compared it to all of my headphones,
from what I can tell the sound signature is mostly neutral. This
means that you won't have higher or lower frequencies that are
much louder than others (Beats headphones, for example, have much
louder bass than everything else). This is generally good in a
headphone, but if you wanted to boost the bass (or any other
frequency) you can change the EQ in the G Hub Software. The
soundstage isn't very big, which means that it sounds like
everything is in a small room with you rather than a few rows
back in a concert hall like it would if there was a big
soundstage. While most people would prefer having a large
soundstage when playing games, it really comes down to personal
preference. The stereo imaging is very good on these headphones
too. Nothing game changing or absolutely amazing, but it does
what it's supposed to and doesn't have any weird quirks like a
pair of headphones I listened to at one point. This is really
important though: please don't click "Enable Surround Sound" in
the G Hub Software. This enables virtual surround sound, which
doesn't really do anything when it comes to positional audio, but
it does decrease audio quality by a little bit. Virtual surround
sound is basically a scam, even the ones that do change the sound
only over-exaggerate the imaging to unrealistic proportions, and
will require you to get used to the new exaggerated sound. Games
already have their own positional audio system, and exaggeration
done by software is an alteration not intended by the sound team
for that game. Headphones with "real" surround sound that have
multiple drivers per cup will pretty much always sound worse
compared to similarly priced headphones with one driver per cup
(stereo headphones), because each driver will be and sound
cheaper, and doesn't help positional audio because they're all in
the same cup anyways. Thank you for listening to my TED Talk.
Review: Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset - I purchased this
headset for my teen son who uses it exclusively for watching YT
vids and with multi player games. I purchased at the end of July.
The headset has been great. I did not want a headset with a
wireless bluetooth connection, as that "tech", which I use
loosely, is marginal at best. I am not a fan, and welcome ANY
other wireless technology that is NOT bluetooth. The other
benefit is the separate removable pin to usb cable. This is for
the 7.1 surround sound. This, in my opinion, is a key feature.
Why? Skip to mid Nov, where the pin mysteriously becomes bent.
Simultaneously, my son was complaining about a low volume, so I
purchased a new pin to USB cable from Logitech. This didn't solve
the issue with the low volume. Logitech provides free software
that is used to adjust headset volume controls. This was news to
me, which I discovered this morning (1 week to xmas), when I
phoned Logitech support. The initial woman and tech fellow with
whom I spoke to resolve the issue was AWESOME! I didn't have to
wait, provide proof of purchase, none of that. We went straight
to the software on the PC to get to a resolution. I unselected
the noise reduction, increased the volume to 100%. For some
reason it was set to 70%, which more than likely contributed to
the low volume, and did seem to resolve the issue. Aside from the
amazing customer support, which is important, the headset is very
comfortable. I am not a user of over the head earphones, but
these fit me well. My son wears them for hours on end, with no
complaints. We are on the small size, under 5'5", so have smaller
noggins. He raves about the microphone quality, which is very
good. This element is quite difficult to find in lower end
headsets. I am thrilled Logitech support was able to resolve the
low volume issue. We've had this set for 5 months, and no issues
with the cushioning or any other aspect of this well constructed
product. We are no audiophiles, so I am not measuring this on
specific sound characteristics. If you are mainly watching videos
and gaming, this is a great option at a moderate price point. Not
cheap, but not over 100. I will update once I receive the report
from my son, on his impressions of the adjustments made. If he is
not completely satisfied, we will simply call Logitech support
back and see what they recommend. I would buy these again, but
luckily, fingers crossed, the issue was resolved!! We've gone
through 4 headsets over the past 3 years, so I am just about done
with buying these things. I hope this helps!
