Headphone and microphone recommendations

ReadyMan · Post by **ReadyMan** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 3:02 pm

I'm looking for a very comfortable set of headphones with a microphone built in....anyone have any recommendations?

Vertigo · Post by **Vertigo** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:03 pm

Sennheiser PC 150

Plantronics .Audio 90

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:16 pm

plantronics audio.90 is pretty goodI bought them as a replacement to my Platronics HS-1's(the orginal)
has built in mic

ReadyMan · Post by **ReadyMan** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:37 pm

do the Plantronics fit completely over your ears and are they comfortable for a few hours of gaming?
Ebay has them for $27 or so....

the Sennheiser PC 150 headset looks very comfortable...ebay has them for $47.
considering that I have a set of Altec Lansing Hphones that are miserably uncomfortable and they cost $39, the price is a good one.

any input on the Sennheiser?

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 8:06 pm

sennheiser > all

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 9:32 pm

I have a set of beyerdynamic DT 831 headphones, they have better base then the 250 watt sound system's 50 watt subwoffer that is at my feet, and they also have 16 dB of ambiant noise isolation.

ReadyMan · Post by **ReadyMan** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:06 pm

thanks for the input.
I'm gonna go with the pc 150s
just bought a set off ebay.
thanks!

rm

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:12 am

*points to Plantronics headset thats been going strong for almost 4 years now*

Best $25 I ever spent at CompUSA.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:47 am

sennheiser > MB Quart?

yea i know they don't have mics built in, but I cannabalized a handsfree unit.

ReadyMan · Post by **ReadyMan** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 9:57 am

UT2k4 has voice communication built into the code...so it doesnt affect the pings at all. I'm hoping more games will follow suit...this would be an excellent addition to Descent.
I've played a lot of games over the years, but nothing even comes close to descent

voice chat should be added to the D4 wish list.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:05 pm

The latency difference for using teamspeak is non-existant if you have 256k or greater upload on your internet connection.

-Krom

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:45 pm

ReadyMan wrote:UT2k4 has voice communication built into the code...so it doesnt affect the pings at all. I'm hoping more games will follow suit...this would be an excellent addition to Descent.
I've played a lot of games over the years, but nothing even comes close to descent

voice chat should be added to the D4 wish list.

Both Freespace and Freespace2 have it as well.

ReadyMan · Post by **ReadyMan** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 5:30 pm

Just a follow up:
the Sennheiser PC 150 headphones are extremely comfortable and sound terrific.
I'm glad I bought them and would recommend them to anyone else looking for a mic/headset.

My only beef is that the headphones dont cover the ears (more comfortable), but rather press up against the ears....