[rajs]

Hi -- After impluse purchasing a Logitech Headphone with a mic on it ... and realizing it is just awful ... I thought I'd better come and poll the GURUS here and see if anyone had any recommedations ....

Use -- With a PC for Games only.
Need -- Clean sound coming in (earphone) and clean sound going out (MIC) when playing First Person Shooter games on a PC.

Connected to -- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 earphone and mic jacks.

Could anyone recommend a REAL good wired headphone / mic combo.
Also are there any good quality wireless combos out there anyone has experience with and would recommend ?

Thanks !

- raj

 

[ipumuk]

sennheiser pc 150 is the best headset i have used so far.

the plantronics .audio90 is also supposed to be good for gaming/ts/vent.

 

[philodox]

The new HSD and HSC lines from AKG may be worth investigating as they seem to use the K271S and K171S as their template.

 

[rajs]

philodox - thanks ... took a look and seems interesting ... but the connector is an XLR type ... so won't go into my Audigy ....

 

[joca]

the 3 best gaming headsets nowadays are:

sennheiser pc 150

steelpad 5h

icemat siberia

 

[Strings]

Ive owned all 3 of those headsets for gaming.

In my opinion the order of choice would be.

1)Steelsounds
2)Icemats
3)PC150s

 

[kdread]

I had this decision to make too.

I settled on buying regular headphones and a clip-on lapel mike. It works just as good as the headset mic. When I get up, I unclip it from my shirt.

 

[OceanEnthusiast]

i have the senn pc150. i like them alot. they sound good for games, aren't too expensive, are comfy, and have pretty heavy bass for gun shots and explosions. they can boom and rumble and don't distort. not so great for music, but well-tuned for gaming IMO.

don't get headphones with a usb connection, unless they have an adapter for mini headphone jacks. you definately don't want to use USB, cause it'll bypass the processing on your soundcard, and use a built-in inferior processor.

 

[rajs]

All - Thanks for the great suggustions so far ... if there are any others ... or even wireless ones please share ....

In regards to the seperate ear phones and a seperate clip on mic option ... any suggustions for a decent clip on mic ?

 

[smeerkaas]

I've got an audio.90 by plantronics

It probably isn't better then the phones aboven but at 20 bucks they're quite good value.

These are good enough for me for gaming but they sound kinda muddy when you listen to music.

 

[hugz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rajs philodox - thanks ... took a look and seems interesting ... but the connector is an XLR type ... so won't go into my Audigy ....

If the plug is the only thing holding you back, it's quite possible to make (or buy) an adapter that does XLR -> mini

 

[Emon]

Sennheiser has a version of the HD280 with a mic, unfortunately it's some $200, and the mic needs to be amplified I believe. They should really downgrade the mic in that and sell it as a gaming headset. It would blow away all other gaming headsets on the market, including their own. I'm not really sure why they designed new headphones of their headsets, given the existing quality of their line...

 

[Cthulhu]

If you have the cash, you could look at the beyerdynamic studio level models.

http://www.beyerdynamic.com/cms/Headsets.94.0.html?&L=1

Failing that, the Beyerdynamic DT-234 is a consumer grade headset with very good sound, widely regarded as infinitely superior to the PC150.

 

[rajs]

Cthulhu -- Any recommendations where to pick up the Beyerdynamic 234 Pro ?

Thanks

 

[ogewo]

i've just had a channel fail on my second pair of audio.90s in 2-3 years. The first were replaced under warranty but that has since expired. For the price I'd say they were really nice. Light and easy to wear for extended periods of time.