Logitech G522 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset

£139.00

Gaming has never sounded so good with the Logitech G522 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset, designed to deliver unrivalled sound performance for an immersive gaming experience. The headset builds upon the legendary G5 Series by Logitech, producing a headset with dynamic lighting, a top-notch microphone and all-around detailed sound.

Straight out of the box, the G522 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset is super sleek in the black colourway we got to test out. When turned off, the only colourful part of the entire headset is the purple suspension band, which sits across the top of your head. However, once turned on, the headphones come to life with each ear cup featuring dynamic RGB lighting. The recessed lighting on each ear cup is Logitech’s LIGHTSYNC RGB, which delivers a total of 8 customisable lighting zones, offering 16.8 million colours to choose from to ensure that the entire headset suits your gaming set-up and style.

Aside from the great aesthetics of the G522 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset, the sound power and clarity behind them is super impressive. The headset features synchronised Pro-G audio drivers, which are designed to capture the full soundscape of a game. This ensures that every layer of sound is heard clearly, from the game’s soundtrack to any dialogue and even live chats with your friends. One of the ways it is able to achieve this is through the isolated modules, which ensure that the headset has more control of the sound to give better spatial accuracy and deliver a better audio experience. The overall sound experience is excellent and makes the perfect addition to any gaming session to ensure you never miss a sound that could cost you the game!

One of the best parts about gaming online is being able to play and chat with your friends at the same time, and with the G522 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset, this has never been easier with the attached microphone. The microphone is regarded as the best-in-class microphone for a gaming headset, thanks to its BLUEVOICE technology and crystal clear 48kHZ voice clarity. These paired together deliver the microphone with exceptional quality, offering the highest bandwidth microphone you can get in the gaming headset market. To ensure every word is crystal clear, you can customise and tune your microphone to ensure you are always heard clearly – an essential for team games! However, when you don’t want to be heard or just don’t need a microphone, it can easily be removed or muted. I like that when you’ve muted yourself, the tip of the microphone has a red light to remind you that you’re muted before you start trying to talk and realise no one can hear you.

In terms of the overall construction, I like how lightweight the headphones are, with the controls neatly stored on the left ear cup. Each ear cup feels comfortable on the ears, made from memory foam, whilst the suspension headband features a unique ridged design to help with better airflow during long gaming sessions. My only slight complaint is that the headset headband is not adjustable. I often like to expand my headphones to get the perfect fit on my head, and I was sad to see this was not a feature on the G522 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset. Whilst the suspension band can be adjusted and the general fit is fine, I would have liked to see the headband have a little adjustability, to make the entire fit of the headset just that little more customisable.

For connectivity, the headset is great, featuring tri-mode connectivity where you can seamlessly connect the headphones three different ways, including via the LIGHTSPED dongle, which you can put into your console or PC, or via Bluetooth or wired connection. Once connected, you can then customise the headphones using G HUB and G MOBILE to fully adjust any settings, to synchronise your lights and personalise all the sound levels of the headset until it's exactly how you like it and primed for your style of gaming.  

Overall, the Logitech G522 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset is a great option for the avid gamer in your life, to deliver top-quality sound to support immersive gameplay, and a leading microphone, to help you connect and strategise with your friends clearly. Priced under £150, the headset is a great present option this festive season for the gamer in your life to help them take their gaming set-up to the next level.

Pros:

• Superior sound quality with synced audio and isolated modules
• Comfortable and lightweight design that is good for long gaming sessions
• Dynamic lighting options to suit your gaming setup and style
• Customisable to deliver the most immersive gaming experience possible

Cons:

• I would have liked the headband to be adjustable for further customisation and to get an even more comfortable fit