Logitech Pro X Review

Logitech Pro X - bang for the buck wired gaming headset

This is my review of the Logitech Pro X headphones. For PC gamers sound quality has always been a big part of the gaming experience. Doesn't matter if you have top of the line desktop PC or gaming laptop. If you don't have a good audio experience playing games would not feel immersive. I've had some budget and expensive pair of gaming headsets in my collection. Got a SteelSeries Siberia P800 and it was one of the best wireless gaming headsets. My P800 age badly with the leatherette of the ear pads and headband starting to deteriorate. Also had a Logitech G431 wired gaming headset that I used for work. The Logitech Pro X seems to be a much better version of the G431 in terms of surround sound and build quality. Both Logitech headsets have external USB DAC meant to improve sound quality by means of software.

PROS

✅ Comfortable to use

✅ USB DAC & G-Hub improves sound

quality

✅ Blue Voice

✅ Additional ear pads in the box

✅ Durable build

CONS

⛔ Cables are not braided

Whats in the box

The Logitech Pro X comes with a nice looking box. There's a lot of stuff inside the box! Cloth bag, Headset, velour pads, USB DAC, Y-connector, Analog audio cable, Mic and documentation.

Out of the box the Logitech Pro X is plug and play. However, if you want the full feature of the USB DAC, you'll need to connect to your PC and install Logitech G Hub. The headset is quite comfortable to use. The fit of the ear cups and the clamping of the headband is just right. I used the headset for a couple of hours and don't feel any discomfort. The leather pads are made from thick memory foam which feels soft and plush to the ears. The headband itself is made of steel and wrapped in synthetic leather with nice side stitching. The hinge/fork of the headset is made of aluminum and feels very sturdy.

Because of the closed-back design of the headset the disadvantage is you won't be able to turn the ear pads at 90 degrees like some headsets do. Resting the headset in the neck position is not a comfortable thing to do as it feels too tight. I think this is not a big issue as this type of wired gaming headsets are meant to be stored after used or placed on a headset stand. I don't have a headset stand so I normally rest my headset on my desk speaker. Nowadays I do prefer the closed-back design w/ metal hinge. My experience with open-back headset with plastic hinge has not been good as the hinge is the weak spot of the design and would eventually wear and crack over time.

There are a pair of velour memory foam pads included. If you're more comfortable with this type of ear pads, it's easy to remove and replace. I prefer using the leatherette memory foam pad as it fits and feels better. There is a glossy Logitech G Logo in the sides of the ear cups and looks classy. It's made of shiny plastic which mimics the looks of stainless steel. Regarding the cables, what I did not like was that it's not braided. I prefer braided cables as it's much easier to untangle than the ordinary one's and also more resistant to wear and tear.

Specification

• Driver: Hybrid mesh PRO-G 1.97 in (50 mm)

• Headset design: Closed back

• Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz

• Impedance: 35 Ohms

• Ear and head pads: Memory Foam Leatherette

• Weight (w/o cable): 320 g

• PC Cable Length: 2 m

• Microphone: detachable cardioid design

The closed back design should minimize leaking external noise. The headset does not feature ANC so loud external noise won't be isolated. Frequency response coverage seems good but in actual use the bass coverage isn't much felt, and a bit lacking. Manual tuning the EQ could improve the lack of bass.

Logitech G Hub

When I connected the USB DAC into my laptop, I was interested on how it sounds without software optimization. Listened to some of my favorite songs but the resulting sound profile is kind of pale and bland to my liking. I guess installing the Logitech app is a must. Because Logitech has so many apps, I was not really sure what app to install and need to check their website. Maybe in future updates or product design Logitech can have an automatic detection once their product is plug-in and would prompt what specific software to install. This would make the setup process more intuitive and user friendly.

7.1 Surround Sound

After installing Logitech G Hub, I tried tinkering with the setup for the surround sound. I'm not an audio expert but just listening on the demo where all 7-surround channels get tested sounds amazingly good. I played some games to check the surround sound. When enabled the surround sound does make a difference when playing games. Tried this out when playing Middle earth Shadow of Mordor and I really enjoyed the game and with great sound clarity. The surround sound would immerse you into the game.

As advertised by Logitech the surround tech is DTS Headphone X2.0 where it excels in audio clarity, proximity cues and enhanced bass. I would agree on the 1st and 2nd points but on the bass enhancement even when surround sound is enabled bass is a bit lacking. To fix this lack of bass the EQ needs some tweaking.

Going into the acoustics tab there is the EQ settings. Some manual adjustments can be made and there are some presets available with tuned EQ. I tried to do some manual adjustments to improve the bass and tweaked the lower frequency setting. This worked and the bass is now more pronounced and audible. With the improved bass I listened to lady Gaga's Bad Romance and it's a much better listening experience with oomph of the bass in background. BTW is much easier to make some adjustment on bass while listening in your favorite bass laden songs than during gaming as bass is more subtle in games and would be harder to adjust.

The Logitech Pro X has the updated Blue voice feature which should improve the quality of the built-in mic. I tested this feature and compared my results with the Blue voice disabled then enabled. Actually, even when the feature is disabled the audio quality of the mic seems fine. When the Blue voice is enabled this somehow amplified and filtered the voice signal because the resulting playback was louder and a bit better in sound clarity.

The G-Hub do offer some presets that would suit different types of voice intonation. I have a deep low voice and the Broadcaster 1 profile works for me providing some degree of voice level amplification and filtering. Checking the advanced controls some additional settings can be adjusted. I would normally uncheck this as the preset profile should be fine and simpler to use.

G-hub setting for acoustics adjustments. The EQ setting can be manually set and linked to a profile and saved.

G-hub setting for the Mic. Here Blue voice can be enabled and profile selected.

G-hub setting for surround sound.

Is the Logitech Pro X still worth it in 2023?

The Logitech Pro X has been in the market for 3 years. Sure, there are a lot of headsets today with improved features and tech. Also what I observed is the focus of major headset brands is on the wireless headset market which is the more premium in terms of price range. But there are still many gamers who much prefer to have a wired headset because it's more reliable and not too much dependent on software. In the case of the Logitech Pro X there is a high degree of dependence on the USB DAC plus G-Hub app to enhance the Pro X features. This is not a bad thing as I personally think Logitech software are not too complicated to use compared to other competing brands software. The G Hub is actually intuitive to use, and you don't need a how to do guide to make adjustments on the Pro X setting.

I bought my Pro X at ₱4,750($86) and is now heavily discounted. The premium materials used, and the solid build quality should last for maybe 3 years. The upgrade of adding Blue voice is a neat feature and should be quite useful during gameplay and maybe could be use also for zoom calls.