The cordless Logitech G733 Lightspeed is a really attractive headset, but not in a plush, elegant sort of method– more of a casual way befitting the headset’s $149.99 base price tag. How so? There’s no luxurious leatherette or metal to be seen, however the cups are shaped with tight angles to bestow a futuristic appearance and RGB lighting ripples down the front side in 2 cool grooves.
It is available in five colors, each with its own special styling– there’s a majestic black, vibrant white, subtle lilac, K/DA, and my evaluation system’s blue color, which includes contrasting electric/navy shades and a stretchy headband with amazing “glitch” styling.
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Logitech G733 Lightspeed: Design and develop
Regardless of looking like “the bomb,” a couple of downsides do present instantly. For one, the all-plastic headband feels a little too lightweight. That would not have been an issue if the G733 folded down into a streamlined, satchel-friendly unit, but the earcups don’t rotate and the headset’s band is rather big, so it fits awkwardly alongside your other belongings in bags.
In addition, the notch-less slide system in the G733’s band doesn’t extend all that much, so it will not fit everybody’s head perfectly. The G733’s detachable microphone just measures a teeny 6mm (less than a quarter-inch), so it does not extend throughout your mouth, nor will it stay in any position, so finding consistency in voice chats is likewise a little difficult to do.
The G733’s style is somewhat redeemed by other, more lovely functions, like its lightweight of only 278 grams (9.8 ounces). This makes it just slightly heavier than the impressively light 252-gram (8.8 ounce) Asus ROG Go Core Moonlight White.
The clamp pressure is likewise excellent, and equivalent once again to another recent headset we evaluated for gamers, the Nacon Rig 800 Pro HX. That holding true, the G733 is ideal for gaming marathons where you just can’t summon up the determination to drag yourself away from your game.
The mesh covered earcups, too, are much more practical than leatherette ones– they’re ideal for hot, uneasy days when you know you’re going to work up a sweat. The dual-layer memory-foam cups are incredibly soft, and the funky headband always keeps the pressure off the top of your head– so well-done to Logitech G for including it.
Logitech G733 Lightspeed: Connectivity
Often simpleness exceeds fanciness and connecting the G733 is kid’s play. There’s no mucking about with numerous dongles or adapters; you merely plug the Logitech Lightspeed 2.4 GHz dongle into your PC, Mac, or PlayStation 4 console, turn it on and voilà, you’re off.
Logitech claims the signal reaches up to 20 meters away, which saw me making long, slow, Darth Vader-like marches all the method from my desk to the kitchen area in the PCWorld offices to evaluate it. It will definitely go the distance and handles to keep fixed and distortion under control quite well too.
That long-range audio can be found in handy if you’re listening to audio from your PC since the G733 can’t connect to your phone, so changing your audio over for roaming about unfortunately isn’t a choice.
You do, nevertheless, get exceptional battery life– Logitech declares approximately 20 hours with the RGB lighting on in the default setting, or up to 29 hours when you switch it off. I didn’t rather have my headset long enough to flatten my battery, but after 15 hours of play with RGB turned on I still had 24 percent of my battery life staying, so it’s rather decent.
Here, you can command an outstanding level of modification, consisting of modifying your EQ settings and Lightsync RGB colors and results. You can even fine-tune the volume levels of private directional fields for the G733’s DTS Headphone: X 2.0 surround noise.
G Hub likewise includes some useful custom presets, named for what they’re mainly for. I made good usage of the Bass Boost preset to truly emphasize explosions in Battlefield I, and the FPS pre-programmed for hearing steps much better in Insurgency, and both worked truly well.
Blue Vo!ce is another cool feature in G Hub worth experimenting with, particularly if you do a great deal of streaming or professional video gaming. It’s generally a lot of voice filters that change your voice from its natural (often cringe-worthy) default state into a cleaner, more reliable, broadcaster variation that you will rather expensive hearing.
It’s easy to do and G Hub has a record and playback feature that lets you listen to the changes you’ve made, so you can hear distinctions straight away, without needing to fill up any other program.
Logitech G733 Lightspeed: Audio efficiency
The G733’s Pro-G 40mm audio drivers impressed me right off the bat, producing a clean noise that appeared to leap right out of the cups. The G733 also has a decent tonal variety, with decent bass, however likewise full-sounding mids and highs that I praised most of the time, and discovered was simply a little bit flatter than some more premium headsets at other times.
That stated, video gaming with the cans on was still an outright enjoyment. The headset attracted immersive soundscapes in existing favorite video games like Elden Ring that had me glued to the action. As Hollywood director Steven Spielberg has actually mentioned in the past, sound and music can make up over half of interacting a story, and that rang true for me in my playtesting– specifically viewing cut scenes that the G733 actually justified.
But those first impressions were just a warmup really, since the spatial audio was a lot more remarkable. Logitech’s decision to go with DTS earphone: X 2.0 over the popular Dolby Atmos, comes with both benefits and drawbacks.
On the benefit, DTS has a greater bit rate than Dolby Atmos, and has consequently ended up being somewhat of a favorite among audiophiles and professional gamers. Nevertheless, the concession here is that DTS Headphone X isn’t as extensively supported among games and other media as Dolby Atmos is. Undoubtedly, comparing my video games library with a list of supported titles just exposed a couple of matches– like Metro Exodus and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Still, what I heard in these games made me hope that scenario modifications quickly; the audio was loud and clear and had exceptional directionality. It’s likewise worth noting that the G733 sports the current model of the DTS software application– version 2.0– which includes a few sweetener enhancements, including to the bass, which means you’re getting the absolute best presently available.
My only nit-pick when it concerns the G733’s audio efficiency is its sound cancellation, or absence thereof. It relies entirely on passive noise-blocking from its cups. That mostly works well to block out noises in the lower tonal range, but a high-pitched leaf blower was quite audible in among my playtests, so if you require outright beautiful audio all the time, the G733 will not fit the bill.
Should you buy the Logitech G733 Lightspeed?
On balance, the Logitech G733 ticks enough boxes to be a great headset for gamers and banners. The audio is clear and defined, it has excellent buddy software application, as well as robust spatial audio support. It likewise feels very comfy and looks attractive in a simple kind of way.
Sure, it makes concessions in the style department, the most significant being that the band feels a bit flimsy, but if you keep this headset near to house and out of risk, its sure to last you just as long as any other.
