The G430 held up just as well in a multiplayer setting, as we committed a virtual heist in the gritty crime game "Payday 2. It shouldn’t be anything too intense, but it’s also the kind of thing you can fix in a game’s audio settings if needed. The interface will detect when surround-sound content is playing and allow you to adjust levels for seven different points, from right in front of your face to the back of your left and right ears. There’s a little over-emphasis in the bass range, and a consistent, though comparatively minor de-emphasis in the mids and highs.

Your Logitech G430 mic may not work cause it’s disabled or not set as the default device for your computer. After plugging in the headset and completing a few minutes of install ation, you'll have access to volume control for both your headphones and microphone, as well as a full equalizer for adjusting bass, treble and a variety of other sound parameters. The elastic 4-inch mic on the G430 is easy to adjust, whether you'd like to have it right next to your mouth or several inches from your face. The headset offers DTS:X surround sound support via the company’s G Hub app, as long as you’re plugged into a PC with the USB attachment, but otherwise it’s just a plug-and-play affair.We put the headset through its paces on a variety of top PC titles and were very pleased with the results.

Note: Make sure you plug the right jack into the right port by seeing the speaker and microphone icon. Logitech’s been a mainstay in gaming peripherals for pretty much as long as there’s been a market for them. There’s a huge de-emphasis in the bass and mid range, up to around 600Hz, which means people with deeper voices are going to sound pretty distorted.

The Logitech G432 offers decent enough isolation for a gaming headset, but its ear pads are pretty thin. The thumping beat of Kanye West's "Blood on the Leaves" sounded satisfying on the headset, especially when we turned the bass up using the Logitech software. Your Logitech G430 mic may not work because it’s disabled or not set as the default device for your Windows computer.