Review: Logitech Yeti GX – a sleek USB microphone for streamers

In recent years, several companies have been fully committed to creating products for podcasters and streamers. One of them is Logitech. In addition to the webcams and microphones that the company already produced itself, Logitech has also had products from microphone maker Blue in its range since 2018. We mainly know this company for the Yeti USB microphones. Logitech has now decided to no longer use the Blue brand, but to release products under the Logitech brand name. The Yeti name will continue to exist. In this review we look at the Logitech Yeti GX, a microphone aimed at streamers and podcasters.

Review, text and photos: Elger van der Wel (@elger), with some product photos from the manufacturer itself. The review was carried out in September 2023 and describes the situation at that time. The microphone was made available by the manufacturer for this test.

Logitech Yeti GX in short

These are the most important features of the Logitech Yeti GX USB microphone:

• USB microphone with sleek design
• Built-in lighting that you can control via Lightsync
• Included table tripod or can be hung with scissor arm
• USB-C connection, supplied cable is USB-C to USB-A
• No headphone jack
• Available for €159.99 – soon at the usual retailers such as Coolblue, MediaMarkt and Bol

Design of the Logitech Yeti GX

The Logitech Yeti GX is a USB microphone with which Logitech clearly wants to focus on gamers and specifically streamers. In contrast to the Blue Yeti microphones with a retro appearance, the Yeti GX is sleek and modern and is therefore made to be on screen. It comes with an equally sleek black table tripod, but can also be attached to a scissor arm (also called a boom arm) with a supplied adapter, so that it does not have to stand on your desk.

Where many USB microphones do not have a foam pop cap, but only a metal grill, this one has a nice, custom-made pop cap. This is generally better for the sound quality because it blocks out unwanted noise. The only disadvantage is that such a pop hood needs to be replaced after a few years.

Lighting via Lightsync in the Logitech Yeti GX

What is immediately noticeable is that the microphone contains an illuminated ring at the bottom, in which some kind of light animations can be shown. With the help of Logitech’s Lightsync, the light can be synchronized with your screen and therefore with the game you are playing. A nice addition for gamers, but a lot less interesting for a podcaster, for example. You can also control the lighting separately and, for example, display the colors of your corporate identity in the ring. The Logitech logo on the back is also illuminated. Logitech simultaneously announced the Litra Beam LX, which you can also control with Lightsync and which works in the same way. This way you can make your entire room color with the game you are playing, while at the same time your face is well lit.

Lightsync can be used via the free software G HUB, which you can download for macOS (and Windows). If you use more Logitech gaming products that support G HUB, you can find and control them together via this software. Unfortunately, I was not able to test G HUB (and therefore Lightsync), because the Yeti GX was not yet supported by the software during the test period.

Connections and buttons on the Logitech Yeti GX

The microphone contains one connection for a USB-C cable at the bottom, but unfortunately it comes with a cable that has an old-fashioned USB-A port on the other side. So you always need an adapter or use a different cable to connect to your iPad Pro or MacBook.

In addition, the Logitech Yeti GX has two buttons: a push button that allows you to switch the microphone on and off and a vertical wheel with lighting that allows you to adjust the recording volume. Now I always set the recording volume correctly once and I don’t want to accidentally change it by pressing a button, but there are probably also users who are happy with volume control via a button.

The strange thing is that the buttons are on the bottom of the microphone. You can place the microphone upright with the buttons facing you, but that is at the expense of sound quality. You tilt the microphone towards you to speak straight into it, but this causes the buttons to disappear from your view. Not really a very useful design.

A major lack of the USB microphone is a headphone output. Some microphones allow you to plug in headphones, so you can use the microphone to output the sound from your computer, mixed with the sound from the microphone. This way you can hear yourself when you’re streaming or podcasting with headphones on. If you are used to that, then the Logitech Yeti GX is actually not suitable for you.

Sound quality of the Logitech Yeti GX

Then the big question: how does the microphone sound? What is immediately noticeable is the unmistakable sound of a Blue Yeti microphone. The sound is clear, but also has a lot of high end, which can make your voice sound a bit shrill. Whether you find that beautiful or ugly is of course a matter of taste, but many people prefer more bass and less treble when recording, so that their voice sounds warmer.

What is also striking is that, despite the nice pop cap, the letters p and b result in pop sounds. I did not expect that and in my opinion it is a major setback, because it is extremely disturbing. Fortunately, the noise level is low. In addition, you don’t hear much of the room you’re in and it picks up relatively little background noise. This does mean that you have to speak close and directly into the microphone to ensure that you are clearly understood and sound good.

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Conclusion Logitech Yeti GX review

In terms of appearance, the Logitech Yeti GX is a sleek USB microphone that is very suitable for use as a streamer due to the built-in illuminated ring. Unfortunately, the sound is not as nice as the appearance. The microphone sounds clear and you are relatively unaffected by noise and ambient noise, but the microphone suffers too much from pop sounds on P’s and B’s and the sound could have sounded warmer. So you have to decide for yourself whether appearance or sound is more important to you. The lack of a headphone connection also means that the microphone is not suitable for people who want to hear themselves.

Buy Logitech Yeti GX

If you want to buy the Yeti GX microphone, you can go to stores that sell Logitech Creator products, including Amazon. It will also be available on the shelves at Bol.com, MediaMarkt and other well-known stores. It is also available through the Logitech Store.