Trust GXT 444 Wayman Pro: Gaming Headset for Every Platform Under Test

Finding a gaming headset can be hard. In order to limit the large selection, we took a closer look at Trust’s GXT 444 Wayman in this test.
The headset promises a lot. Wearing comfort, noise cancelling and last but not least high audio quality. Furthermore the compatibility with different consoles and platforms. We have tested the headset extensively and now present you the impression it made.

Simple Design

Visually, the Wayman makes a good impression. The design is simple and elegant. The headset is completely black, so if you’re looking for colorful RGB lighting or something like that, you’ll have to look elsewhere.

The ear cups are padded and have the logo stamped on the back. They are attached to thin metal brackets, but the angle can still be changed. However, the angle is limited, so it is not possible to turn them 180 degrees. The ear cups can be pulled out steplessly and thus adjusted to your own head size. In the beginning, minimal effort is required. This is exactly why the Wayman always feels stable, whereby the good workmanship is certainly also a factor here.

The microphone can also be adjusted, again with a little resistance, and adjusted accordingly. The microphone itself has a windscreen.

The cable is one meter long. On it there is a volume control for the headphones and a switch for the microphone. The cable ends in a 3.5mm connector. In addition, the headset comes with a one-meter extension cable, which also splits the combination jack plug into microphone and headphone jacks.

I’d like to say it again at this point: The 3.5 mm port is the only port, there is no USB port or Bluetooth connectivity. That’s fine, of course, but maybe not what you’re looking for.

Technical details

Headphones

Microphone

Sound Suppression

Trust promises that the headset is sound-absorbing. This can be confirmed even after simply putting on the headset. The environment becomes noticeably quieter even without sound from the headphones. If the audio output actually comes from the Wayman, you won’t hear anything about its surroundings. I didn’t even notice the ringing of my mobile alarm clock right next to me – and the volume didn’t have to be particularly high for that.
It can be turned upwards more than enough to hear and understand all possible audio sources.
Both in single and multiplayer, you can easily locate where a sound is coming from.

Sensitive Microphone

The GXT 444 Wayman offers a unidirectional microphone that can’t be picked up. It is very sensitive and transmits your own voice without any problems. Depending on what you do and which application you use, the sound from the headphones may also be recorded. But in itself the quality is good and the own voice is recorded clearly, together with a soft noise, which only becomes striking when recordings are played back at high volume.
Here you can listen to a small recording to get an idea of the quality:

No software is included to additionally configure the headset. Accordingly, all microphone settings must be made individually for each application.

Low Wearing Comfort

The Wayman is padded in several places, both on the ears and on the temple. Unfortunately, it still doesn’t offer much wearing comfort. The headset sits pretty tight and presses on the ears. After about two hours it becomes uncomfortable to use and I have to take it off for at least a few minutes. This is especially unfavorable for a gaming headset, as you like to play for several hours at a time.
Of course, this is only my subjective impression and can behave differently for everyone. In addition, I have a rather small head (about 54 cm circumference), and the rather male target group has a larger one on average. Maybe this has an influence. Nevertheless, this is a point that strongly reduces the overall impression, as the remaining quality is useless if you can’t use it properly.

Fulness

The GXT 444 Wayman is a good headset in itself. Both the sound quality and the audio quality are more than enough for any gamer and the suppression of background noise allows you to fully concentrate on your game. However, the wearing comfort is unfortunately a very big drawback, as you can gamble for hours on end.

With a price of Price not available * the purchase should of course be well considered. With regard to this, the Wayman convinces me in all points, except the wearing comfort. But if you can cut back at this point, you should consider this headset.