If you're looking for a gaming headset and awesome audio quality is your number one priority, this is definitely a strong contender.
The Logitech G Pro X2 Lightspeed delivers a truly fantastic sound made possible through its 50mm drivers that are 90 percent graphene - a material considered by many as a breakthrough for headphone tech.
I don't love everything about these headphones and I'll get to the issues shortly, but after using them for the past few weeks, I can say this is definitely one of the best gaming headsets I've ever used in terms of pure audio fidelity. Maybe the best.
Adding a great set of headphones like these to your gaming sessions can really elevate them. When the sound is this lush and rich, it's a more immersive, gratifying experience that may mean you notice aspects of your game you didn't previously.
Playing The Last of Us Part I and Part II with these was particularly cool, with the rainy sections of the second game being especially immersive, realistic and sort of 3D, probably thanks to the DTS Headphone:X 2.0 feature.
It's also a wonderfully comfortable headset. At 345g it's not the lightest set of cans around, but it has a premium build quality and memory foam leatherette on the earcups and headband which is lovely and soft on your head.
Setup is easy as pie. I just plugged the USB dongle in, turned the headset on and it automatically did the rest. It's 2.4GHz wireless which has been a nice, strong connection that hasn't given me any issues and has a longer range than most other headsets I've used.
As far as on-device controls go, there's a volume dial, a button for muting and a button for Bluetooth pairing. That's it. Everything else is controlled through the companion app on your computer, or on the console you're connected to.
This may be a problem for people used to controlling the chat/game mix on their headset, which I am, but I quickly got used to doing that through the party settings on my PS5.
Still, this is one feature I'd love on a future G Pro model, as well as active noise-cancelling - although the noise-isolating earcup design works pretty well.
Playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II with friends in a party, as nights progress those friends can often get louder and louder. Opening up the party settings mid-game can cost crucial points which wouldn't be an issue with a physical mix dial on the headset.
That's perhaps more of an 'amateur' feature than the 'pro' features this headset is going for, but I imagine the majority of Kiwi gamers would be in the same boat as me.
In those party chats during Call of Duty sessions, my buddies were impressed with how clear my voice came through on the mic, but apparently the mic isn't as high quality as other 'pro' headsets.
According to PriceSpy, this model costs between $400 and $500 in New Zealand, which is definitely on the higher end of the spectrum, but an appropriate amount for this level of quality.
I appreciate the lack of gimmicks and needless expense here, such as no silly lights or haptic feedback.
It's a premium unit that looks smart and sleek, and I just love how it makes games sound.
Newshub was supplied a Logitech G Pro X2 Lightspeed for this review.
