dazbradbury
New Head-Fier
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Hey Guys,
Basically, I've been playing with headphone options for our small business and no category of headphone seems to match the requirements, which I'll outline below:
Comfort: These puppies are going to be worn for 9 hours straight every day
Closed Back / Noise Cancelling: Being in a noisy environment means open back aren't suitable at all.
Microphone: Needs to come with a high quality microphone, or have a place for one to be attached.
Audio Quality: When not on a call, we like to listen to music!
I've tried so many pairs of supposedly purpose-built call centre headphones, and they've all been absolute rubbish. Either too much leakage, poor audio quality, or really uncomfortable.
I've tried gaming headphones, which tick a lot of boxes, but don't put too much emphasis on noise cancellation / isolation. They also sell features like surround sound, which makes them expensive for things we don't need. Having said that, Creative HS800 Fatal1ty have been OK, but the noise isolation isn't great.
I've also tried attaching a boom microphone to my Senn HD-25's to some success, but it's not really something I want to maintain for the whole team!
Anyone have any decent alternatives? I understand this is quite a niche set of requirements...
Thanks,
Daz
Basically, I've been playing with headphone options for our small business and no category of headphone seems to match the requirements, which I'll outline below:
Comfort: These puppies are going to be worn for 9 hours straight every day
Closed Back / Noise Cancelling: Being in a noisy environment means open back aren't suitable at all.
Microphone: Needs to come with a high quality microphone, or have a place for one to be attached.
Audio Quality: When not on a call, we like to listen to music!
I've tried so many pairs of supposedly purpose-built call centre headphones, and they've all been absolute rubbish. Either too much leakage, poor audio quality, or really uncomfortable.
I've tried gaming headphones, which tick a lot of boxes, but don't put too much emphasis on noise cancellation / isolation. They also sell features like surround sound, which makes them expensive for things we don't need. Having said that, Creative HS800 Fatal1ty have been OK, but the noise isolation isn't great.
I've also tried attaching a boom microphone to my Senn HD-25's to some success, but it's not really something I want to maintain for the whole team!
Anyone have any decent alternatives? I understand this is quite a niche set of requirements...
Thanks,
Daz