[Fish Aficionado]

Hey guys.
 
A month ago I bought a Corsair Vengeance 1500 headset, I'm aware that by your standards these are bad but I was looking for something with a decent sound and a mic, and some reviews made me chose those.  Well, they started out good with a clear sound but now they have a nasty cracking noise whenever certain sounds are played. I reinstalled drivers and tested them on another computer and nothing, it's the same thing. What could be happening here?
 
Thanks in advance.

 

[obobskivich]

Are they still within the return window from wherever you bought them? Or under warranty? I'd pursue those options before DIY troubleshooting.

 

[TMRaven]

Do you have an EQ on?

 

[fabio-fi]

Are you connecting your headset to the USB3 port? try the USB2. 

 

[Fish Aficionado]

Unfortunately I can't return them, I'd have to send them back to the US and that would be too expensive. I got them from amazon. As for the EQ, no I'm not using any EQ with these. 

 

[Fish Aficionado]

I'm using the USB 2.0 port. Is it possible for a faulty port to cause this?

 

[fabio-fi]

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I'm using the USB 2.0 port. Is it possible for a faulty port to cause this?

 
I don't think so. I have seen a number of users having a similar problem to this. 
 
Try this..let me know if it works. 

 

[Fish Aficionado]

Tried it, didn't work. Probably there's something broken inside. Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[estreeter]

Vengeance, it seems, is indeed best served cold. 

 

[obobskivich]

Tried it, didn't work. Probably there's something broken inside. Thanks for the suggestion though.

If you take them off your head, unplug them, and shake them (don't go nuts), do they rattle?

Anyways, once you get it sorted, I'd look at just getting whatever stereo headphones you want, and adding a mic; ModMic is a popular choice, as is the old-standby, the Zalman clip mic.

 

[Fish Aficionado]

No, no rattle at all. I guess I just got a bad pair, tough luck. And that's a great suggestion, I didn't know you could clip mics on headphones. I want to go for something reliable this time, currently looking at this pair http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-598-Headphones-Accents/dp/B0042A8CW2/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1336978996&sr=8-7
 
Are Sennheisers reliable?
 
Thanks for your time.

 

[EpicPie]

Sennheiser is very reliable and well known.

Sent from my SGH-T989 using Satanic Unicorn magic.

 

[obobskivich]

Yeah those Sennheisers would be a good choice; look up "Antlion ModMic" (I don't think it's on Amazon) online also.

 

[RobustOrange]

Try making sure there isn't a hair on the driver, it sounds stupid, but it happens often.

 

[Fish Aficionado]

Getting those Sennheisers then. Also according to some Amazon reviews the Antlions are pretty good and the modmic website says they'll be available on Amazon by May 15th -16th for almost 33$. And I guess I'll try taking these apart to see if I can find anything there.
 
Thanks a bunch for the advice.