[thomaskuhn]

Hi Guys
 
I am in the process of performing some testing of VOIP over RF satellite communication, and I need to find a headset that has a high quality microphone.  The quality of the headphones themselves are irrelevant, but I am sure they will be in relation to the quality of the mic.  The catch is that I would like this to be USB driven (At least the mic part).   I have looked at some Beyerdynamic and Sennheiser Broadcast stuff, but most of it is XLR condenser mics needing phantom power.  We currently have a USB condenser mic for our audio input, which sounds really good and we are trying to replicate.  My main concern with using analog, vice USB, is that I will be relying on the ADC in a laptop to perform the audio conversion.
 
Anyone have any recommendations?
 

 

[Jae304]

The Beyer MMX-300 is a gaming headset but has a really great mic and comes with a USB sound card as well so it would satisfy your needs. 

 

[rio197]

I use the Astro A40 Gaming Headset for Skype calls besides gaming. It's good.
 
http://www.astrogaming.com/a40-headset-astro-edition

 

[rio197]

My post wasn't very clear... actually for Astro you'd also have to buy the MixAmp, that's where the USB connection is. The headphones themselves use a 3.5mm connection.
 
R

 

[dewidaniels]

I agree that it sounds like the Beyerdynamic MMX 300 would fit your needs.  There's a video review at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb_yqGGaf5Y that confirms it has a good quality microphone, which originated from one of Beyerdynamic's aviation headsets.