Wireless Headphones with mic

friznit · Post by **friznit** » July 7th, 2006, 15:41

WTB: Wireless Headphones with a mic and preferably a PTT or mic on/off switch. Can find plenty of wireless "listen to your muzak in style" but can't find any for a comp. Want to be able to bimble around the house getting coffee and booze without stopping convo on TS/Vent/Skype.

Any ideas?

Post by **Joose** » July 7th, 2006, 16:05

this:

http://www.nextag.com/Plantronics-Supra ... rices-html?

Bit pricey, mind.

Post by **ProfHawking** » July 7th, 2006, 16:39

hmm. looks to me like they are only mono - therefore utterly pants for gaming/music

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 7th, 2006, 17:09

if it's for voicecomms only - bluetooth dongle + handsfree.

Post by **Joose** » July 7th, 2006, 17:59

ahh, yes. Didnt look overly closely.

Post by **FatherJack** » July 7th, 2006, 21:07

some sort of "Bluetooth Gaming Headset" I would guess. Perhaps also some spectacles with screens on so you don't miss out on the visuals, too.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 7th, 2006, 23:10

Thinking about this more, we need to know stuff.

Do you intend to use the headset alone (to hear in game stuff too),
with speakers for game audio.
or with other headphones for audio?

also, how much money?

Post by **FatherJack** » July 7th, 2006, 23:23

Perhaps instead you could employ/enslave someone to get your coffee/boozes/pills for you..."Nurse!"

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 7th, 2006, 23:24

More thinking.

I suspect you'll have great difficulty getting a stereo wireless/bluetooth headset with mic, unless you get *silly*

My way of doing would be either nice* wireless headphones, and a modded bluetooth handsfree dobber (so as to not get in the way of the headphones)

then pump audio out over the headphones, and mic over the bluetooth.

---OR--- (the smarter way)

run voicecomms over a standard bluetooth handsfree, and use speakers for in game (it's not like sound matters *that* much in eve)

*this is relative.

friznit · Post by **friznit** » July 8th, 2006, 1:34

Yeah, I will mostly do game sounds over speakerage, and will use headsets for just talky talky . When I first looked at this the most cost effective was the bluetooth dongle option. But then again, stereo would be nice for those few occasions when I have to listen in. Bah, depends on cost really. Kinda thinking 30 quid and no more than 50 all in.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2006, 1:35

i'd go for bluetooth handsfree then.

may be an utter cupcake to setup though.

Post by **Joose** » July 8th, 2006, 11:12

silly/utterly impractical/probably fucking expensive/may not be possible option:

Get two bluetooth headsets, feed left audio to the one on your left ear, right to the one on your right ear. Look like a Dr Who extra.

</sillytiem>

eion · Post by **eion** » July 9th, 2006, 21:45

Can easily be done with a body pack type thing.
http://www.sennheisercommunications.com ... ctId=DW800
and something like
http://www.bswusa.com/proditem.asp?item=HMD280

Does everything you want and has push to talk, but it's not gonna be that cheap.

If you just want to be able to continue conversations etc. while wandering around, I'd go the bluetooth headset route as Berk suggested (in fact, that's what I do). It's actually pretty easy to set up.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 9th, 2006, 21:48

i'd swing clear of the HMD280s - they really need an amp to go with.

eion · Post by **eion** » July 9th, 2006, 21:54

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:i'd swing clear of the HMD280s - they really need an amp to go with.

As far as I know, I think the body pack thing handles that. And isn't there a low impedance version of the HMD280s, also?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 9th, 2006, 21:57

sorry, i wasn't clear.

they need mic amplification, the low impedance ones don't need a headphone amp.

however the mic is *good* but not all that handy without an amp - it's near silent, even with +20 gain etc.

friznit · Post by **friznit** » July 9th, 2006, 22:05

eion wrote:...If you just want to be able to continue conversations etc. while wandering around, I'd go the bluetooth headset route as Berk suggested (in fact, that's what I do). It's actually pretty easy to set up.

I'm pretty much decided on the bluetooth thing as I don't need funkiness for music or game sounds - I'll leave that to the speakers. Next question, what's a good one? And where do you find them?

eion · Post by **eion** » July 9th, 2006, 22:22

friznit wrote:
I'm pretty much decided on the bluetooth thing as I don't need funkiness for music or game sounds - I'll leave that to the speakers. Next question, what's a good one? And where do you find them?

I got mine for free with reward points from a website I use, but all of the usual suspects sell them - Dabs, Ebuyer and Amazon would probably be the first places I'd look if I were in the UK.

Mine is a Bluespoon AX2 and now that I've modded it, it seems pretty good. I'm sure there are plenty of other good headsets out there though.

On another note, the Microsoft bluetooth stack doesn't seem to work with headsets, so you'll need to use a widcomm stack or similar. Unfortunately, some devices (like my Blackberry

) refuse to talk to the widcomm stack, which is a hassle.