Logitech G Pro X3 Lightspeed Review: A Great Mic and a 70-Hour Battery, but No ANC at $249.99
Logitech's headset upgrades the mic to 48kHz and the battery from 50 to 70 hours, but it still lacks noise cancelling and on-headset EQ switching. Here is who it suits at $249.99.
The verdict
The Pro X3 Lightspeed is a comfortable headset with punchy graphene-driver sound, a clearly better detachable mic and a 70-hour battery. It is also a $249.99 headset with no noise cancelling, no simultaneous Bluetooth and no EQ switching on the cups. Buy it for competitive play and voice chat. If you want features for the money, others offer more.
Best forCompetitive players who talk a lot in voice chat
What we liked
- 50mm graphene drivers sound punchy, detailed and spatial in The Shortcut's review
- Detachable mic upgraded to 48kHz full bandwidth, a clear step over the older model
- About 70 hours of battery, up from 50 hours on the Pro X 2 Lightspeed
- Interchangeable leatherette and velour earcups, plus a 10-band parametric EQ in G Hub
What we did not
- No active noise cancelling at $249.99, which rivals include for less
- Bluetooth cannot play at the same time as the Lightspeed dongle
- EQ profiles cannot be switched on the headset itself
- No mic mute light, only a sound cue, and 356g is a little heavy
Logitech fixed the two things people complained about and left the third alone. The mic is better. The battery lasts longer. There is still no noise cancelling, and the price is $249.99.
The mic is the reason to upgrade
The Pro X3 uses a detachable microphone with a 48kHz full-bandwidth response. GSM Go Tech's write-up lists its range as 75 Hz to 20 kHz and calls the old mic the headset's main complaint. The Shortcut calls the new one excellent, and we agree that voice quality is where this headset beats most rivals at the price.
If your teammates have ever asked you to repeat a callout, that is worth real money. If you play solo and never speak, it is worth nothing.
Sound and comfort: the old strengths stay
The drivers are the same 50mm graphene units as before. The Shortcut describes the sound as punchy, detailed and spatial, and rates comfort as "super comfortable", with a balanced clamping force and a perforated headband. Both leatherette and velour earcups are in the box, so you can pick for heat. At 356 g it is a little heavier than its predecessor, which matters on long sessions: a headset you wear for four hours should disappear on your head, and the clamp force is the first thing to check when you try one. The graphene drivers are unchanged, so anyone happy with the older Pro X sound will hear the same tuning here. Logitech spent its effort on what you say, not on what you hear, and that is a sensible choice for a team-shooter audience. It also means a Pro X 2 owner gets a mic and battery refresh, not a new headset, and should weigh that before paying again.
In G Hub
Specs
- Drivers
- 50mm graphene
- Microphone
- Detachable, 48kHz full bandwidth, 75 Hz to 20 kHz
- Battery
- About 70 hours
- Connectivity
- Lightspeed wireless, Bluetooth, wired analog
- Platforms
- PC, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, mobile
- Weight
- 356 g
- Earcups
- Swappable leatherette and velour, memory foam
- Price
- $249.99 (black, white, magenta)
