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$149.99

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$149.99

$149.99

There’s a variety of makes use of for laptop microphones today. Video conferences at work, video calls with buddies, recording a podcast, streaming one thing of your personal on Twitch, or effervescent together with your mates in Discord whereas gaming. The expertise may be enormously impaired by poor sound high quality, so it’s often a good suggestion to put money into a microphone.

There are many to select from on the market, however one model that may all the time be counted on are the Yeti fashions. Originally referred to as Blue, the microphone specialists at the moment are often known as Logitech G, and the most recent mannequin is the Yeti GX. Yes, it has RGB lighting with Lightsync assist and feels substantial, whereas being straightforward to deal with. As normal, the standard of the supplies is excessive.

This USB microphone may be positioned on a desk or mounted on a increase arm. The latter might be preferable as a result of in any other case you may simply get decide up keyboard strain or different actions you make on the desk high.

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Logitech G Yeti GX design and specs

Yeti GX maintains a sparse design profile with few and easy controls. It’s black, has a stable weight, and has lighting that provides just a little additional environment to your desk. On one facet, the G brand is illuminated and an identical LED ring adorns the underside fringe of the mic. Turn the mic over and also you’ll discover a scroll wheel, similar to on a mouse, that means that you can modify the acquire and within the middle of the scroll wheel is an LED strip that signifies whether or not you’re at an applicable stage. There can be a button to activate mute. The strip within the scroll wheel will flip crimson (as it should if the sound begins to chop).

There’s a USB-C connector on the underside, however sadly no 3.5mm aux plug to attach your headphones. If you wish to hear your self for, say, a podcast recording, you’ll need to resort to different means.

The different finish of the included USB cable is USB-A, which is okay for backwards compatibility, however it might have been extra fashionable to make use of USB-C in any respect ends.

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You can use the microphone simply by plugging within the twine, choosing the proper microphone, and beginning to discuss. It sounds nice so long as you’re not hammering on keys or banging on the desk on the identical time. But if you wish to affect the sound, or the RGB lighting for that matter, you’ll want Logitech’s G Hub software program, and sadly the app is a combined bag.

How does the Yeti GX sound?

The sound high quality when recording is commendable. Logitech G Yeti GX runs at 96kHz sampling frequency and 24 bits, which provides a pleasant sound no matter what primary materials (the voice) now we have to work with. The mic makes use of supercardioid audio pickup that focuses within the middle of the puff guard and it ought to filter out background noise.

Logitech guarantees that button clicks gained’t be heard, however we don’t fairly agree with that. If we wish to file a podcast, we’ve realized to maintain our fingers away from the desk the mic is on, however this is able to most likely be solved if we mounted it on a increase arm as an alternative. An adapter for that’s included within the field.

The Logitech G Hub has settings for the RGB mild and sound. On the PC facet it appears to work correctly, however on the Mac facet they haven’t even managed to replace the app for Apple’s personal processors. It requires loads of rights within the working system, so I couldn’t set up it on my work laptop. Once I acquired it put in on one other Mac, the app works and it’s straightforward to make changes to the sound to get it good. There are additionally blue voice filters and results to play with.

One function value mentioning is the sensible audio lock. This is an analogue limiter that adjusts the acquire to forestall clipping. This function may be activated by urgent the scroll wheel or through a checkbox within the G Hub. In concept, it sounds tremendous sensible, however the lock ought to most likely not be left on by default. For instance, in a podcast recording with different individuals, you get a way more even sound stage. It will merely be the identical stage whether or not you discuss low or excessive. This most likely works rather well in stay broadcasts the place you can’t affect the sound afterwards and the place you converse your self.

Should you purchase the Logitech G Yeti GX?

In abstract, I can conclude that Yeti GX maintains excessive sound high quality proper out of the field and is a compelling proposition in its worth vary — every part actually oozes high quality. It matches properly with most eventualities, even when Logitech G is geared toward sport streamers.

Specifications

Product title: Logitech G Yeti GX
Tested: September-October 2023
Manufacturer: Logitech G
Connection: USB-C to USB-A
Microphone know-how Condenser capsule
Sampling frequency : 96kHz
Bit depth: 24 bit
Frequency vary: 50Hz – 18kHz
Polar sample: Supercardioid
System necessities : Windows or Mac
Size (incl. stand) : 10 x 10 x 17 cm (WxLxH)
Weight (incl. stand ): 616 grams
Rec. worth: $149.99

This evaluation was translated from Swedish to English and initially appeared on m3.se.