Logitech Zone Vibe 125 Headset Review

Photo taken by the author.

I bought this business/collaboration headset without a second thought when I realized that it was a secret update of one of my favorite gaming models. I normally cover gaming headsets and headphones, control peripherals, and games themselves — so a business-focused communications headset is not in my normal tech wheelhouse.

However, this time my curiosity got the better of me — but maybe I should have ignored it. The Zone Vibe 125 goes for $129 (official site here), and in the box you get the headset itself, a USB-C charging cable, a USB-A dongle with USB-C adapter, and a carrying bag that smells strangely of charcoal and vague chemicals.

I wasn’t asked by Logitech to write this article, and I don’t use affiliate links, so I don’t get a kickback if you decide to buy one.

The core design of the headset is nigh identical to the excellent Logitech G435, a $79 model I first reviewed last year and that I still own and enjoy on my personal time. Like the gaming version, the Zone Vibe 125 can connect either to its own dongle or through the Bluetooth 5.0 protocol to devices like your phone, computer, or Nintendo Switch.

The gaming-focused G435 (right) is still one of my favorites. Photo taken by the author.

Unlike the G435, the dongle present here isn’t using Logitech’s proprietary LightSpeed Wireless transmission tech. Instead, it’s using garden variety Bluetooth. On the plus side this is great if your laptop or computer doesn’t have its own built-in Bluetooth system, and I like that the dongle still connects as its own separate device so I can have my phone paired at the same time and swap back and forth with a button press. On the minus side, the dongle isn’t as widely compatible as the LightSpeed model used by the G435. My PlayStation 5 recognizes the Zone Vibe 125 as a mono chat headset instead of a full stereo model. It also doesn’t have the best transmission speed; I noticed some lag easily playing back audio tests on my Windows PC.

Fortunately, the core sound performance is great, just like on the G435. Whether you listen over the dongle or your own Bluetooth solution, the Zone Vibe 125 puts out powerful, clean audio with some gentle enhancement for both the bass and treble. If…