When it comes to wired gaming headsets, we really like the $129.99 Logitech G Pro X. It’s nicely made, comfortable, offers strong sound performance, and includes a USB sound card that provides 7.1-channel simulated surround sound and extensive audio customization options through Logitech's G Hub software. The G Pro X Wireless, reviewed here, is a wireless take on the headset, foregoing any wired connection for a wireless USB transmitter, while keeping the same strong performance and software features. It sounds very good, but it doesn’t even offer a 3.5mm connection as an alternative to wireless USB, and for a $199.99 gaming headset, that makes it pretty limited.
Design
The G Pro X Wireless look and feel, appropriately enough, like a wireless version of the G Pro X. The main design elements are identical, like the oval, matte black plastic earcups with circular metal G logos on the back, the memory foam earpads and headband padding wrapped in faux leather, and the Y-shaped metal struts that connect the cups to the earband. It’s a light, comfortable fit, with just the right amount of springiness keeping the earcups pressed against your head without feeling tight.
The removable microphone connects to the left earcup, and features a foam-covered capsule on a flexible black metal arm. The left earcup also holds all other controls and connectors, including a power switch, a mic mute button, a volume wheel, and a USB-C port for charging. The headset doesn't have a 3.5mm port for wired use.
The USB transmitter is a simple black plastic rectangle that can easily be mistaken for a USB drive. It features the Logitech G logo, and has a single indicator LED that flashes when looking for a connection and glows solid when the headset is connected.
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If the faux leather gets a bit hot for your ears, the G Pro X Wireless also comes with a set of soft fabric earpads that are more breathable but isolate less outside noise. The headset also comes with a USB-C charging cable and a cloth drawstring bag to carry everything.
Connectivity
The G Pro X Wireless is a PC-only gaming headset, designed to work on machines with Windows 7 or above. Its advanced features are enabled through the Logitech G Hub software, and include 7.1-channel simulated surround sound with DTS Headphone:X. The software also provides a 10-band equalizer with multiple presets and the option to add as many custom EQ settings as you want.
Microphone
Like with the wired model, the G Pro X Wireless provides a plethora of microphone adjustments using Blue Voice technology through the Logitech G Hub software. There’s a simple three-band equalizer for the mic, plus individual and adjustable processing features like a high-pass filter, noise reduction, expander/gate, de-esser, compressor, and limiter. You can tweak these features extensively to get the best sound for your tastes, and even use a variety of presets from both Blue and several esports players.
The mic adjustments are extensive, and you can get excellent sound out of the microphone with some tweaking, but it doesn’t sound quite as clear or full out of the box as the microphones on many of Razer’s headsets, like the Kraken Ultimate. Without playing with the settings, my voice sounded a bit thin and compressed. The noise cancellation also overcompensated for the noise of my air conditioner, producing an artificial sound in test recordings. Turning the air conditioner off and manually adjusting the EQ to reduce the highs and push up the mids improved the sound considerably. Of course, if you’re very serious about recording or streaming, we recommend getting a dedicated USB microphone.
Music Performance
The simulated surround feature in G Hub should be enabled when listening to music as well as playing games or watching movies. It adds a separate bass channel that really improves low-frequency response, while listening in stereo-only mode sounds thin.
The G Pro X Wireless is a solid headset for listening to music, with fairly strong bass response. In our bass test track, The Knife’s “Silent Shout,” the bass drum hits sound round and full, though not quite offering subwoofer power. Some distortion creeps in at maximum (and unsafe) volume levels, but it isn’t present if you turn the volume down just a bit.
Yes’ “Roundabout” sounds very good on the G Pro X Wireless. The opening acoustic guitar plucks have solid low-frequency resonance and a bit of higher-frequency finesse to give the strings texture. When the rest of the elements of the song kick in, the vocals float above the other aspects of the mix, but the bassline gets plenty of presence and the guitar strums and snares can be easily distinguished. It’s a reasonably balanced sound that keeps all the important elements front and center.
The vocals also stand out in The Crystal Method’s “Born Too Slow,” though the guitar riffs and drums still get enough presence in the mix. The backbeat gets just enough low-frequency response to sound properly ominous, though again it doesn’t reach into head-rattling levels of sub-bass. It's a balanced sound that doesn’t excel at any element or reach particularly high or low in frequency response.
Game Performance
The DTS Headphone:X simulated surround sound on the G Pro X Wireless worked very well in Doom (2016). Accurate panning and mixing between the ears gives a good sense of the sources of growls and explosions, letting me pinpoint demons coming up from behind and the sides. Gunshots sound punchy but not thunderous, and the industrial soundtrack gets plenty of attention against all the violence.
Fortnite is also served well by the simulated surround. I can pick out the general direction of incoming gunfire, which lets me know which way to run or aim. Different weapon sounds and other effects come through clearly, with a good balance that doesn’t reach particularly low into sub bass or high into treble. I actually won the victory royale in the round I played with the G Pro X Wireless, but I attribute that more directly to my squadmate who was much more experienced at the game than I am.
A Solid Wireless Headset for PC Gamers
The Logitech G Pro X Wireless gaming headset is exactly what it sounds like: A wireless version of the G Pro X headset. It offers strong audio performance with excellent directional imaging with its simulated surround sound, and features a microphone loaded with customization options for getting just the right sound signature you want from it. It’s a shame it’s limited to wireless sound over the USB transmitter; at this price, a wired option is expected.
In the $200 range, we’re fans of the JBL Quantum 800, which includes both 3.5mm wired and Bluetooth wireless connectivity in addition to a wireless USB connection, and features programmable colored lighting as well. For significantly less, the Razer Nari Essential is wireless only, but offers excellent sound and microphone performance and can work with the Sony PlayStation 4 in addition to the PC, for less than $100.
The Logitech G Pro X Wireless gaming headset has a lot to offer for PC users, but few connection options.
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