Logitech G325 Lightspeed gaming headset evaluate: low cost wi-fi cans that don’t sound too shabby

It stays unlucky that ‘funds’ wi-fi headsets can nonetheless set you again £60-£80 reasonably than, say, two shillings and a thruppence. But right here we’re, and so is the Logitech G325 Wireless, a cut-price pair of over-ears that also manages good consolation and serviceable sound.

Some of the nook cuts are apparent: the G325 is all plastics and artificial materials all through, and adjustability solely comes from the curved, sliding rails on which on the earcups sit. Nonetheless, its simplicity ended up successful me over. It’s mild sufficient that I might fortunately put on it for prolonged Resident Evil Requiem classes, regardless of the shortage of adjusting choices, and the truth that there’s no poking-out microphone – the G325’s hidden mic makes use of beamforming, like on a convention cellphone – helps it maintain a clear, tidy, un-gamerish look. You most likely might benefit from its Bluetooth connectivity to make use of these as on a regular basis headphones with minimal danger of passing bullies sticking your head in a bathroom.

Sound high quality is satisfactory, if hardly IEM-grade. Music and extra advanced recreation soundtracks can sound just a little vaguely outlined and smushed-together, however results and dialogue play out effective, with sufficient left-right separation for 3D bangs and scares. Ultimately, there are solely two actual issues with the G325: one is that the microphone sounds murky and distant (and is vulnerable to choosing up mechanical keyboard clicks, even with the desktop app’s noise cancellation setting enabled), whereas the opposite is that the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X Wireless exists. This is £15 / $15 extra, at present costs, however sounds extra detailed, has a a lot clearer mic, and is even higher for swapping between gadgets, with its handheld PC-friendly USB-C receiver.

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