Audio-Technica ATH-G1WL Review

Would Be World's Best If Not for Fatal Flaw

Audio-Technica Consumer ATH-G1WL Wireless Gaming Headset

Apr 16, 2021

Reviewed by Dietrich on B&H Photo Video

This headset broke my heart, twice. They're the best-sounding headphones I've ever heard, and the microphone is the absolute best of the best. The headset is remarkably lightweight and feels luxurious to wear because of the fabric earpads. Wireless connectivity is rock-solid, and there's essentially no lag at all. If that were the whole story, I could confidently say this is the best wireless gaming headset in the world. Unfortunately, there's more... Whenever I remove the boom mic, the left side starts emitting an extremely high-pitched whine that makes me feel like I have tinnitus in just my left ear. It was bad enough that I returned the headset and got a second one to replace it. Unfortunately, the second pair has the exact same problem. Not only that, my second pair, unlike my first pair, has terrible microphone connectivity issues. I have to jiggle the mic a lot just to get it working, and the slightest nudge will make it cut out altogether. I'm returning my second pair too, and I couldn't be sadder about it. If you're reading this, Audio-Technica engineers, please fix the left-channel whine! If you do, you will be sitting on the world's greatest wireless gaming headset, hands down. I will absolutely buy the successor to this model, but the current generation is simply not refined enough. P.S. Not a big deal, but the mic-on-off switch is labeled backwards. ... More