Logitech Yeti 2 Review: Automatic Settings Leave Little to Adjust
Wired's review praises Logitech's Yeti 2 USB microphone for its automatic gain control and noise reduction, but criticizes the headphone jack placement and the limits of its stereo mode.
Technology outlet Wired has published a review of the Logitech Yeti 2, a microphone intended for voice recording, streaming and similar desktop work. Reviewer Henri Robbins concludes that the device's strongest feature is automation: during testing he never needed to adjust the gain and had no reason to open Logitech's G Hub app, because the key settings manage themselves from the microphone.
Automation and noise reduction
The microphone has a proximity sensor that measures how far the speaker is, then uses that to set the input range and angle. The reviewer found that the voice was normalized to an acceptable volume at nearly any distance, though quality drops at longer range, with echo and lost midrange frequencies giving a more hollow sound.
The de-noiser has four levels, from "none" to "maximum." The higher the level, the more muted and claustrophobic the voice sounds. At maximum, the microphone could sit behind a loud all-aluminum mechanical keyboard with no audible interference, while lower levels were enough to drown out a quieter keyboard or more distant background noise.
Pickup modes
Like the original Yeti, the follow-up uses a cluster of three directional capsules. Available modes include front-facing pickup in three degrees (standard, focused and hyper-focused), 360-degree pickup, and an "interview" mode that listens to both sides. In stereo mode, Robbins found the microphone struggled with louder or higher-pitched sounds, registering claps and snaps equally on both sides, so ASMR creators may want to look elsewhere. Opening the device shows two capsule clusters facing the user at 45-degree angles and the third facing away.
Stand and mounting
The box includes a desk stand with two rubber grommets and a felt panel to isolate the microphone from the desk, which kept the sound normal even next to a keyboard. The microphone can also be hung from a boom arm using the threaded hole on its underside, but this feels less natural. The headphone jack on top is inconvenient, and flipping the screen 180 degrees puts the adjustment knob on top, where a hand can block the display and the proximity sensor.
