Angry_Games Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 Ok, so Angry is looking for a good replacement headset I've got one of the cheap Logitech headsets, and they are great for just yapping over Skype or Teamspeak, but I wan't something...more. I've checked out the SENNHEISER stuff and it looks really good, but I of course want to hear from those of you who are much more familiar with headsets. #1 it has to be light, yet comfortable, and the ear things have to cover my ears (mostly to block out other ambient noise) #2 it has to be comfortable to wear for up to 2-3 hours at a time #3 it has to have a mic and it has to have a little control thing on the line somewhere so I can turn the mic on/off #4 it has to sound freakin awesome #5 it has to be under $70 if possible, but will spend a little more if you are absolutely sure 110% that the ones you are recommending are the best I'm open to all kinds of suggestions and links to reviews etc, but mostly I want to hear your pro's/con's of the headsets you have, have had, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooztuncer Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 Travis, would you consider a real headphone and a separate mic? By this way, you can enter the wonderful world of cans... Then i can recommend some good cans for your range... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polizei Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 Ive got the Plantronics GameCom Pro 1 USb headset. I bought it off of NewEgg about 2 months ago for like, $50... I just tried to find it on there and I guess NewEgg doesnt carry it anymore... anyways, they sound great. It feels kind of flimsy, which is due to the um, part that goes over your head that supports the whole thing... its very flexible while still maintaining decent pressure to hold the ear pads onto your ears. Its marketed as circumural, or whatever the term is that means it completely covers your ears, which is kind of false advertising or NewEgg had the wrong info. The pads rest on my ears, not on the side of my head, which kind of dissapointed me. The pads are very comfortable though, I can wear them for hours without discomfort. They block out a significant amount of noise, I can still hear someone talk though if they talk loud enough. It also has an inline mic mute button along with a volume control for the headphones. Um, other than that, I dont know what else to say. Its got an inline sound card thing near the USB plug that is ginormous. If I had to rate it on a scale of 1-10, 10 being best, I would say 8.25/10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuTcH Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16826106078 for that price, these, and if they dont warm your cockles mate nothing will! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 Travis, would you consider a real headphone and a separate mic? By this way, you can enter the wonderful world of cans... Then i can recommend some good cans for your range... wtf is a 'can'? lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 ps: no USB i refuse to use USB headsets or any USB audio it eats up cpu cycles and from all that I have read, the sound quality is not as good as it is coming out of a 1/8" jack to your sound card (audigy2 ZS for me) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuTcH Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 headphones only Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooztuncer Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 i had millions of plans in my head for my 1,000th POST :spam: but rather, i am linking wikipedia for the definition of a "CAN", rofl... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polizei Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 My 1/8" mic jack wasnt working on my POS old computer at home, but USB mics would work... I was baffled. Anyways, yeah, with a sound card, you should use a stereo headset with the 1/8" jacks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuTcH Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16826106078for that price, these, and if they dont warm your cockles mate nothing will! sorry I didn't mention I have used these personally not the sdk version and they unbelievably good they are one the best headset/headphone manufacturers in the world, I too have logitech and there budget at best comparison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16826106078for that price, these, and if they dont warm your cockles mate nothing will! ya those are the first ones I checked out since they seemedto be the most popular Sens I also saw these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16836504001 as highly recommended, but it's been so long since I looked for a real good set of headphones.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 well...I really need the mic as the mods and our partners like Vigor Gaming and my other job with the hockey guys...we spend insane amounts of time doing Skype or Teamspeak, so the mic is more important than anything else, but the headphones must be of high quality because I also want to game with them (PC and my Xbox360) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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