Logitech G522 Headset Review: Lightweight, but Packing a Punch?

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Need-To-Knows

• Very lightweight but sturdily built
• Excellent mic clarity
• Solid audio quality, can get a bit distorted at high frequencies
• Great range of tactile buttons for quick controls

After a four-year wait, Logitech has returned to its G-series headset lineup with the G522 Lightspeed. Designed to round off the wider G522 peripheral set (which includes a keyboard and mouse), the headset comes with all the flashing RGB lights you’d expect and a generally cohesive design.

All of that is great, and the customisability (which I’ll come to later), is genuinely excellent, but there are three things I care about when choosing a gaming headset; microphone quality, sound quality and comfort. For the most part, the G522 Lightspeed delivers, but not without some kinks along the way.

How I Reviewed The Logitech G522 Headset

I used the G522 like I would my normal pair of headphones that I use for gaming. Whenever I was playing over the period of a week (mostly on console but sometimes on PC), I was using the G522 Lightspeed with both wired and wireless connections.

I played a range of games from single-player titles like The Outer Wilds to chaotic multiplayer scenarios like Battlefield 1, where I was also talking via party chat. That meant I got a rounded view of how the headset performed with differently designed soundscapes and tested the mic quality.

At A Glance

Comfort: Big Earcups, Limited Adjustability

I’m going to start with the area I probably have the biggest bone to pick with: comfort.

Now, the G522 Lightspeed is not an uncomfortable headset. The earcups, for example, made from memory foam and covered by a soft, breathable mesh, are very comfortable. Not only do they feel great against the skin, but there’s enough padding there for long periods of use. I wore them for hours at a time and had no problems.

My issue comes with the lack of adjustability with the headband. The G522 has a fixed headband design with an inner canopy band that you can hook onto two different height settings. There is no traditional headphone slider. 

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On the larger setting, the headset sagged too much, so I changed to strap to be on the smaller setting. This definitely helped, but even then, I felt like I needed a touch more support to hold them up a little bit more to get them perfect.

Maybe I just have a small head. For those with lots of hair or larger heads, the fit will be totally fine. I would personally love it if the G522 Lightspeed had either another notch to attach the fabric canopy to or to increase the resistance in the band so it offers more structure.

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Either way, it didn’t impact my comfort levels in a significant way. They are very light as gaming headsets come at just 290g compared to something like the Razer Kraken V3, which weigh about 370g. This goes a long way to negating any issue you may have with the canopy design.

Design and Controls: Button Heaven

One area where the G522 absolutely shines is functionality. The button layout is super thoughtful for users, mainly gamers, who are in need of easy functionality whilst in the thick of the action. There are no touch controls on the G522. Instead, you get four tactile buttons: power, volume, Bluetooth and mute.

All of the buttons are unique and chunky, meaning you won’t press one by accident when searching for another. The power button is a slider, volume is controlled by a scroll wheel, mute by a spring-loaded button and Bluetooth by a conventional click button. It’s a perfect setup that is highly intuitive and right on for the target market.

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The mute button is particularly satisfying to use.

And speaking of the mic: it’s fully detachable. You simply just pull it off. A small detail, but a brilliant one if you’re someone who hops between party chats and solo gaming. It makes the headset feel a little bit more flexible in terms of use cases and more portable. There are other nifty tidbits too, like a red light on the end of the mic to show when you are muted.

You can tell that genuine thought and attention has gone into designing these features.

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As for the rest of the design, it is made up of a pretty RGB array that dominates most of the exterior of each earcup. These aren’t just a few lights either, they are pretty sizeable panels that shimmer and pulse with whatever pattern you choose. When combined with the rest of the G522 lineup, the headset looks great.

Audio and Microphone: Solid On Both Accounts

I’m pleased to report that the audio quality is generally very good with the G522 Lightspeed headset. There is a chunky slug of bass in there that really makes things like explosions rumble, tank engine roars feel meaty and grenade launchers thud (and yes, I was playing Battlefield 1 in 2025).

The overall soundstage is wide enough to cope with those complex environments, like a battlefield where there are lots of different frequencies fighting for attention. It can get a little muddy and washed out in the midrange when what you’re playing has an especially busy soundscape. 

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The area the G522 struggle most with is high frequencies. If there’s a particularly screeching noise or delicate high end, then there is some distortion there that can add a raspy quality. But it really isn’t all that bad. You hear things like footsteps perfectly well and there’s a richness to what you end up hearing. The G522 is by no means the best ever sounding gaming headset, but for the price it’s pretty damn good.

The mic, on the other hand, is pretty faultless. My voice came through cleanly on Discord and in-game chats on console from the reports of my friends with little distortion. This is thanks to a sharper than standard 8kHz/16-bit voice capture range.

Software: Loads of Tweakability

Logitech’s G HUB software remains one of the better peripheral control centres out there. With the G522, you get access to EQ adjustments, lighting customisation, and game-specific audio presets.

The interface is clean and intuitive, so changing things like the RGB light settings takes less than a minute. As for those light settings, they are fully customisable, so you can set them up however you want in terms of both colour and the patterns they display.

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The same goes for audio, you can alter things to your heart’s content or choose a preset for whatever genre you’re playing. Syncing the headset’s RGB lighting with your other Logitech gear in the app is easy too, and there’s a good selection of lighting presets out of the box.

Absolutely no notes here.

Connectivity and Battery Life: Triple Threat

The G522 headset offers three forms of connectivity: Lightspeed wireless, standard Bluetooth, and USB-C wired. Having this flexibility is obviously a win for anyone who prefers the low latency offered by wired connections.

However, Logitech claims that their bespoke Lightspeed wireless connectivity is faster than a wired connection. I have no way of testing this accurately but all I can say is that I didn’t notice any delays or lags with sound or mouse/controller inputs.

To use it with a console, that USB-C connection won’t work. You need to buy a USB-C to 35mm audio adapter which plugs into your controller. I understand why Logitech have used a USB-C port for their audio output but it would be really handy if they just added an audio jack too to make it easier for console gamers.

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Battery life is excellent. Logitech claims that it clocks in at around 70 hours with the lights off and about 30 hours with RGB enabled. I haven’t tested it to those 70-hour extreme lengths but the battery life is absolutely fine for a week or so of consecutive gaming sessions.

Verdict: A Very Strong Contender

At $159/£139, the Logitech G522 Lightspeed delivers a lot for the money. It’s far cheaper than something like the Audeze Maxwell, albeit with some compromises regarding audio quality, but also the Razer Kraken V3 Pro which is much the same and without lots of the convenient features provided by the G522.

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It’s a well-built and stylish gaming headset with thoughtful touches sprinkled here and there that nails most of the fundamentals. The lack of full adjustability and an analogue audio jack are frustrating omissions, but for most users, the positives will far outweigh those flaws.

If you just want a solid wireless headset with great software support and thoughtful design, the G522 is well worth a look. And if you’re already in the Logitech ecosystem, then it’s basically a no-brainer if this is your budget limit.