Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset Headphones Review

The Logitech Pro X are premium-looking gaming headphones. The frame is made of metal and the padding is thick and comfortable. The cups are big, deep, and feel very high-end thanks to the metal silver accent on the back of the cups. You can easily detach the microphone, which gives them a more casual appearance. However, they only come in one color scheme.

The Logitech Pro X Gaming Headset are very comfortable headphones. They come with two different sets of memory foam pads: one covered by leather and the other by cloth. Both are very comfortable and feel nice on the skin. The cups are big and deep, which should fit most ear sizes and shapes. However, the cups don’t have the best range of motion and can feel a bit tight for some people. On the upside, the headband is well padded and wide, which distributes the weight of the headphones well.

The Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset's control scheme is decent. These over-ears come with two audio cables with different in-line remotes. The braided cable is better-suited for gaming since it has a mic-mute switch and a volume wheel. The normal audio cable is useful for mobile users, as there’s a multi-purpose button that lets you play and pause your music, but unfortunately, it doesn’t have a volume wheel.

The Logitech G Pro X aren't very breathable headphones. They trap a good amount of heat under their ear cups, and you can notice a temperature difference when wearing these while working out. This shouldn’t be an issue when casually gaming, though.

Like most gaming headphones, the Logitech G Pro X aren’t very portable. Their design is pretty bulky, and they can’t fold or swivel into a more portable and compact format, unlike the Cooler Master MH751.

The Logitech Pro X come with a nice and thick carrying pouch, but it doesn’t protect the headphones from much aside from light impacts and dust. It isn't likely to protect the headphones from falls or water exposure.

Update 11/04/2021: There have been several user reports that the hinges on their units have broken over time. Some users have reported breakage while under warranty, and some users have experienced this once they were out of warranty. At the moment, we're unable to test for long-term use in our test bench, and your feedback helps us to provide more information. As a result, we have decided to lower the 'Build Quality' score from '8.5' to '7.5' to reflect this widespread issue. If you have experienced this issue and the headphones are outside the manufacturer's warranty, some users have suggested that super glue works well. One of our colleagues also experienced a similar issue with their Logitech G PRO X WIRELESS LIGHTSPEED Gaming Headset within the first year of owning this headset and their solution was to use zip ties to hold the hinge in place. We have updated our review to reflect these changes.

The Logitech G Pro X are well-built. For their price point, they're a lot more sturdy-feeling than the Sony INZONE H3, as the padding feels high-end regardless of the pads you’re using, and the boom mic and cable are fully detachable and replaceable. Overall, they have a fairly similar build to the HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II with a metal headband frame and hinges.

The Logitech G Pro X are reasonably stable. They should stay in place while gaming, but they could fall off with vigorous shakes of the head. Their audio cable can also get stuck or hooked or something and pull the headphones off your head if the cable doesn’t detach itself first.

• Logitech G Pro X headphones
• Detachable boom microphone
• Cloth pads
• PC Y-splitter
• 1/8" TRRS braided audio cable
• 1/8" TRRS audio cable for mobile
• Carrying pouch
• Manuals

The Logitech Pro X have a reasonably well-balanced sound profile, though with a bit of added bass that emphasizes the boom and warmth of in-game sound effects. However, some users may find it a little too muddy. Still, dialogue and music shouldn't be completely overwhelmed or cluttered by this exaggerated low-end response. If that isn't to your liking, their companion software features a graphic EQ as well as a couple of EQ presets.

Some users have reported that their units' sound profile changed with a firmware update. We updated our headphones to the latest firmware but measured a similar response to our original result. You can see the human passes done on the bass range here and see the passes done on our test rig here. The new passes are labeled as 'FR Sanity Pass'. Our test rig is more sensitive to the headphones' padding, which results in slight deviations in treble delivery.

The Logitech G Pro X have sub-par frequency response consistency. In the bass range, they have a fairly inconsistent delivery across users, which could be a more pressing issue if you wear glasses, as that can break the seal between the headphones and your ears. Treble delivery is also highly sensitive to their position and fit on your head. If you're looking for wired gaming headphones with more consistent audio delivery, consider the Drop + Sennheiser/EPOS PC38X.

The Logitech G Pro X's bass accuracy is very good. Their low-bass is fairly even and neutral, resulting in an accurate amount of thump and rumble common to bass-heavy genres. Their exaggerated mid and high-bass response adds a bit of boominess and muddiness to some mixes. That said, your experience in the real world can vary, as their bass delivery depends on their seal against your ears. If you like to adjust the bass as you game, the HyperX Cloud Alpha S feature adjustable bass sliders.

The Logitech G Pro X's mid accuracy is fantastic. The response throughout the range is well-balanced and even, resulting in full-bodied, clear vocals and lead instruments that are present within the mix. However, there is a small bump in low-mids that can muddy and clutter vocals and leads a bit.

The Logitech G Pro X have decent treble accuracy. The response is fairly well-balanced but slightly underemphasized, slightly veiling dialogue as well as vocals and lead instruments and giving sibilants like S and T sounds a slightly lispy quality. That said, these results represent an average response, and since their treble delivery is heavily dependent on their positioning on your head, your experience can vary in the real-world.

The Logitech Pro X have satisfactory peaks and dips performance. A dip in the low-bass range results in a slight lack of thump and rumble, while the adjacent bump in the high-bass range adds a bit of excess boominess. The peak in the high-mid range can make dialogue, as well as vocals and lead instruments, somewhat honky and harsh. The following dip in the low-treble range can veil some details in the upper harmonics, while the steep peak in the mid-treble gives sibilants a somewhat piercing quality.

The Logitech G Pro X's stereo imaging performance is impressive. Their weighted group delay falls below the audibility threshold, resulting in a tight bass and a transparent treble. Additionally, the L/R drivers are quite well-matched in amplitude, frequency, and phase response, so objects like voices and footsteps should be accurately placed within the stereo image. Note that these results are only valid for our unit, and yours may perform differently.

The Logitech G Pro X have a poor passive soundstage. It should be perceived as fairly natural but also rather small and closed-off. Sound is likely to be perceived as though it's coming from the inside of your head rather than speakers placed in front of you.

These headphones have a DTS 7.1 virtual surround sound function, but we don't currently test its performance.

The Logitech Pro X have good weighted harmonic distortion performance. Aside from a bit of distortion in the treble range at moderate listening volumes, which shouldn't be too noticeable in the first place, the rest of the frequency spectrum falls within good limits. This results in a fairly clean and pure audio reproduction.

These are the settings used to test the Logitech G Pro X Gaming Headset. Our results are only valid in this configuration.

The Logitech G Pro X have middling noise isolation performance and like most other gaming headphones such as the SteelSeries Arctis Prime, they struggle to block out ambient noise around you. In the bass range, occupied by the rumble of airplane and bus engines, they achieve almost no isolation. They do an alright job of blocking out background chatter though, and deliver excellent isolation performance in regards to high-pitched ambient noise, like the hum of an AC unit. For headphones for better noise isolation, check out the EPOS Sennheiser GSP 600.

The Logitech G Pro X's leakage performance is good. The significant portion of leakage sits in the mid-range, which makes it sound rather full. Thankfully, the volume of the escaping audio isn't too loud and should be lost beneath the noise floor of most offices.

The boom mic has good recording quality. Recorded speech sounds full-bodied, clear, and reasonably natural. It's a little sharp sounding compared to the more subdued treble response of the Beyerdynamic MMX 300 (2nd Generation). Your voice sounds more natural than with the Logitech G PRO X 2 LIGHTSPEED Wireless.

The boom mic has amazing noise handling capability. People on the other end of the line should be able to understand you clearly, even if you're calling from an especially noisy or crowded environment, like a moving subway car.

The Logitech G HUB companion software is superb. There's a graphic EQ and EQ presets to customize their sound profile, but you can also enable surround sound and room effects. You can also enable the proprietary BLUE VO!CE feature, which gives you customization options for your microphone as well. You can save EQ settings from the PC to your USB DAC so that your headphones sound the same when gaming with a PlayStation 4 or 5 as with your PC. Using the software, you'll save the EQ by selecting 'Update On-Board Memory (DAC).' This allows you to use the USB DAC plugged into your console with the same tuning.

That said, there have been many user reports, like startup issues, freezing, and connection issues with some devices. While we didn't experience these problems while testing, if you've had problems using the Logitech G HUB with these headphones, feel free to leave us a comment.

The Logitech Pro X's wired connection is outstanding. They have two 1/8" TRRS cables. You get full audio and microphone support with all devices that have an AUX port whether you use their gaming or mobile cable, though only the former has a volume wheel and a microphone mute switch. You can also use their analog to USB-A adapter on PC and PS4, but it doesn't work with Xbox One consoles. The adapter also stores the settings changes you make in G HUB on PC and keeps them when used on PS4. While using the adapter incurs a slight bit of added audio latency, it's incredibly minor, so you can expect your audio and visuals to stay in sync.

These over-ears offer full audio and microphone compatibility when you plug their 1/8" TRRS cable into the AUX port of an Xbox One or Xbox Series X console.

These over-ears only have a wired analog to USB-A adapter that works on PC and PS4.