Logitech G325 Lightspeed gaming headset review: cheap wireless cans that don’t sound too shabby

It remains unfortunate that 'budget' wireless headsets can still set you back £60-£80 rather than, say, two shillings and a thruppence. But here we are, and so is the Logitech G325 Wireless, a cut-price pair of over-ears that still manages good comfort and serviceable sound.

Some of the corner cuts are obvious: the G325 is all plastics and synthetic fabrics throughout, and adjustability solely comes from the curved, sliding rails on which on the earcups sit. Nonetheless, its simplicity ended up winning me over. It’s light enough that I could happily wear it for lengthy Resident Evil Requiem sessions, despite the lack of adjusting options, and the fact that there’s no poking-out microphone – the G325’s hidden mic uses beamforming, like on a conference phone – helps it keep a clean, tidy, un-gamerish look. You probably could take advantage of its Bluetooth connectivity to use these as everyday headphones with minimal risk of passing bullies sticking your head in a toilet.

Sound quality is adequate, if hardly IEM-grade. Music and more complex game soundtracks can sound a little vaguely defined and smushed-together, but effects and dialogue play out fine, with enough left-right separation for 3D bangs and scares. Ultimately, there are only two real problems with the G325: one is that the microphone sounds murky and distant (and is prone to picking up mechanical keyboard clicks, even with the desktop app’s noise cancellation setting enabled), while the other is that the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X Wireless exists. This is £15 / $15 more, at current prices, but sounds more detailed, has a much clearer mic, and is even better for swapping between devices, with its handheld PC-friendly USB-C receiver.

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