Logitech G upped the ante a few months ago with the Pro X2 Lightspeed, its 2nd generation wireless gaming headset. Designed with the needs of professional Esports players in mind, the headset comes with some tweaks and updates over the original Pro X gaming headset.
What Am I Looking At?
Available with in both white, black, and pink, the Pro X2 is the 2nd generation gaming headset and successor to the original Pro X. Built in more or less the same size, improvements to the headset include new set of 50mm Graphene drivers.
The Pro X2 also comes with not one, but three different connectivity options. The first uses Logitech G’s Lightspeed wireless technology, which is conducted via the bundled USB-C adapter. The second is, naturally, through the 3.5mm audio jack that can be connected directly to your PC or through the built-in 3.5mm port on the dongle. Lastly, and this is a first for the brand, it also supports Bluetooth connectivity.
The chassis of the Pro X2 is made from a combination of aluminium and steel, meaning that it’s durable enough to withstand some extreme bending, although I don’t recommend that you ever attempt to do anything of the sort.
What’s Good About It?
The audio quality of the Pro X2, in its default stereo mode, sounds and feels pretty tight. It is clear that there is an increased focus on the highs, mids, and vocals, with all three elements striking a nice balance between each other. Lows aren’t groundbreakingly spectacular in this case, but the good news is that there is no distortion, even at higher volumes.
Logitech G advertises the battery life of the Pro X2 as being a long 50 hours. I am happy to tell you that its actual endurance is far, far longer than that. To be precise, I clocked in nearly 81 hours on these headphones. To put this in another perspective. It took nearly a month for the headset to go from 100% to the Logitech G Hub prompting me that the battery level was at a critical level.
The mic on the Pro X2 is, in a word, sublime. The Blue Vo!ce audio technology clearly works its magic, making me not just audible when I’m speaking to my friends on Discord, but also clear and sometimes a bit too loud. No, really: during one session I realised that I didn’t have to put the mic so close to my mouth, as I usually do, and proceeded to move it a couple inches further. That, and I didn’t have to raise my voice.
Controls are the most straightforward I’ve experienced on a headset. Instead of the long press to turn on and off a wireless gaming headset, such is my experience with the Razer Blackshark V2 Pro and all the HyperX Cloud Wireless lineup, the Pro X2 comes uses a simple switch that you flip up and down. If that wasn’t simple enough, it also has individual audio cues to indicate its current state. The control simplicity also extends to the mute and dedicated Bluetooth buttons.
Again, there are audio cues to let you know when the mic is live or muted, while the dedicated Bluetooth button requires a single press to switch to the wireless format, and a 2-second hold to make it scannable on your mobile device. Want to switch back to the 2.4GHz dongle? Just turn the headset off and on again.
Comfort is another key factor with the Pro X2. The cushion on the earcups rests…well, comfortably around my ears that even when used in prolonged periods of gaming, my head doesn’t feel like it’s stuck in a vice.
What’s The Catch?
The surround sound mode of the Pro X2 headset is…well, not quite as up to par as I would like it. The feature is software-driven and can be activated via the Logitech G Hub, but once activated, it automatically amplifies any and all sound that is pumped through the headphones. Even the three DTS Modes do little to alleviate the artificial staging. Honestly, I find myself better off just keeping it off and just using the already good stereo.
Despite having all three connectivity options, I rarely used the Bluetooth option on the Pro X2, relegating the headset to the confines of my desk for virtually the entire period of my review. Let’s be realistic here, the headset is designed primarily for use by Esports gamers, and while it has rotatable earcups, it is far from being a travel-friendly accessory. And while music and non-gaming media sound decent on it, I would rather just take my B&W Px8 or Sony WH-1000XM5 along for a trip.
For another matter, there is no ANC built into the Pro X2 but to be fair, the passive noise isolation is actually good enough that it blocks out my surroundings during a gaming session, as well as preventing any leaking.
Also. from an aesthetic standpoint – if you’re going to opt for the white version of the Logitech G Pro X2, then you’ll need to steel your mind and accept that this gaming headset will easily dirty and possibly yellow in due time, as all white-themed products tend to do.
Should I Buy It?
The Logitech G Pro X2 Wireless easily makes my list of most comfortable gaming headsets that I’ve tested. Audio quality on the headset is also equally as impressive, again, with a focus on highs, mids, and vocals, provided that you listen to the source in the default stereo mode, and not via the G Hub’s software-driven Surround Sound mode.
At RM1,099, the Pro X2 Wireless is also aggressively priced, making it another option to choose from a handful of other gaming headsets on the market. That being said, I can wholeheartedly recommend them, primarily because of just how simple the controls are.
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