When you think of Logitech, "stylish" is not the first word that comes to mind. Don't get me wrong, each of us should own some Logitech gear that we have become irrationally attached to over the years. In my case, it's a Logitech C920 webcam that I bought on sale nearly five years ago and would still be using today had I not lost it in a move. Logitech products are considered the elder statesmen of PC gaming hardware: reliable, affordable, and kinda boring.

This is not the first time Logitech has tried to spice things up with a fun colored headset. It seemed wildly out of place given Logitech's conservative design aesthetic, but we always welcome companies trying new things, hit or miss.

This $130 lightweight gaming headset is Logitech's entry into the ultra-competitive price range seen in recent wireless gaming headsets. Logitech's approach is to offer a colorful and stylish headset that will appeal to those who want their PC gaming gear to reflect their personality. Some may choose this headset purely for its looks.

The G733 is available in a variety of colors, each sharing a retro, future-funk design aesthetic that Logitech calls its "Color Collection."

For our review, we opted for a white headset with a purple adjustable headband (along with the white G305 and G915 TKL). Other color options are black, lilac, and blue. I liked the clean look of the blue and lilac, but I think the white best fits my black and white desk theme. The angular shape of the ear cups gives the G733 an almost space-age look. The lightweight (278g) design, which could be confused with Alienware products

, is thanks to the headset's hard plastic and elastic fabric headband. The result is a really comfortable fit; the real problem with the G733's design is the placement of the vertical RGB light strips on the front side of the headset's ear cups. This is especially true if you are a streamer and want to add a little fun to the look.

The problem is that if you wear glasses (especially larger frames), the reflections of the RGB lights will reflect off your glasses, making the user experience painfully distracting. I can't concentrate on anything I'm doing because I keep seeing the lights out of the corner of my eye. Thankfully, I was able to turn off the RGB in the Logitech G-Hub app, so I was able to use this headset without frustrating myself; another benefit of turning off the RGB was the nearly 30 hours of battery life it provided.

Speaking of which, the G-Hub is slowly becoming my favorite of the half-dozen hardware customization apps out there. From here, you can tweak the acoustics and RGB, add silly microphone filters, etc. One of the more useful elements of the G-Hub is the ability to view user-created sound and visual profiles.

As far as games and music are concerned, the first thing that strikes me is the muddled bass-heavy tracks on Spotify's Bass Arcade playlist. I played the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta last weekend, and even with the Bass Boost Preset turned on, the over-exaggerated bass made the gunfights sound really weird.

On the plus side, the G733 offers a pretty nice multichannel and DTS SuperStereo setup. I'm not a big fan of surround sound in headphones, but the G733 was able to impress even me. It was neat to hear all the conversations going on around me during the Miami stage of "Hitman 2" when I was trying to sabotage an F1 racing car to assassinate my target and explode it on the racetrack. However, the massive shootouts and explosions did not provide the excitement I was hoping for.

The G733's detachable microphone didn't wow us, but it sounded on par with the Astro A20 wireless gaming headset we recently reviewed The best sounding microphone in the $130 price range is the Creative SXFI Gamer wired headset

Logitech SXFI Gamer wired headset.

It's great to see Logitech get out of their comfort zone, and while I admit I didn't like the look of the G733 much at first, I've definitely grown to like it. I just wish this headset sounded as good as it looks. It's a comfortable, lightweight wireless headset with long battery life and a cool design (even if the RGB placement is weird). It's a decent headset, but the middling sound doesn't set it apart from the competition.