Gaming: Breaking Logitech G522 Lightspeed Gaming Headset Review
With a light feel, banging sound, and a near top-class microphone, the G552 Lightspeed is a great gaming headset that is only made weaker by the presence of similarly priced headsets with just as much to offer.
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There's a tradeoff that comes with gaming headsets that are labelled 'lightweight' or 'breathable'. In order to get those low weights, they often have to do away with some of the rigidity you might traditionally expect, and this can lead to them feeling flimsy. Logitech's G522 Lightspeed is almost certainly a lightweight breathable headset, but with enough give to feel like it could survive a toss without breaking down into (admittedly very pretty) dust.
With an included 2.4 GHz wireless receiver and intuitive Bluetooth mode, the G522 Lightspeed can be set up in seconds. It feels comfortable wrapped around the ears. The cushioned pads are spongy and airy, with enough padding, but not so much that you can't hit the frame with your finger with a press. The cups grip just enough to clamp onto the head without adding clamminess in the process.
That comfort is enhanced by an adjustable headband sitting just below the plastic shell of the top of the headset. Unfortunately, that band only has two adjustable holes on either side, meaning there are only three adjustment settings total. That does mean if you have a particularly big head , you may find it a little tight. However, for me, I managed to leave it at standard settings from the start and never had any problems.
What I didn't like at its default setting is the sound. By default, it's full and warm, but a light bass boost in the Logitech G Hub software is the way to go. The cans' bass is pretty darn bassy, but a quick tune-up in the Logitech G Hub has it sounding thunderous.
Style: Closed backDrivers: 40 mm Pro-G DriversFrequency response: 20 Hz-20 kHzMicrophone: detachable omnidirectionalBattery life: 90 without lighting and 40 with lightingConnection: 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 5.3Weight: 290 gPrice: $160 / £140
Highguard, with its boom of explosions, gunshots, and orchestral instruments, rumbles in the headset. It's not just the bass that kicks here, though. The clashes of steel and swells of violin in No Rest for the Wicked are clear and as sharp as they need to be.
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Source: PC Gamer
