Wireless headsets

Post by **Dog Pants** » April 7th, 2007, 18:43

Yep, I know we've been over this a few times but I'm looking specifically for a wireless headset. My reason is that I've just destroyed my Medusas by leaping up for the door while the cable was across my lap, tearing the cable mounted volume controls apart. Yes, I feel like crying at the moment.

So, I'm going for wireless to avoid this in the future. I don't care about perfect sound quality because my hearing's shit anyway. I don't care about surround sound because I've never managed to get that to work. I don't much care about price, within reason. I do care about them being comfortable and for the mic to be half decent.

It's a fucking bank holiday too, so it'll likely be wednesday before anyone'll hear me on TS again

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » April 7th, 2007, 18:49

I have a pair of Sennheiser RS120s, they're great, but lacking on a microphone, I am also somebody who wasn't gifted with perfect hearing, but I can tell the cans are good quality.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 7th, 2007, 18:51

I think it still remains that for comms alone you'll probably be best with a bluetoof mobile phone dobber.

However, you might be better off (depending how crappy the cables are) just resoldering the cable on your dead cans. (also, adding in-line break-aways FTW)

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » April 7th, 2007, 18:54

The bluetooth jobbies are mono, not very loud and run out of battery after a few hours, not exactly perfect, but one of the better options IMO, there is very little wireless gaming headsets. Grhr

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 7th, 2007, 18:56

MrGreen wrote:The bluetooth jobbies are mono, not very loud and run out of battery after a few hours, not exactly perfect, but one of the better options IMO, there is very little wireless gaming headsets. Grhr

Yup, that's pretty much the conclusion we came to last time (for friz I think)

Basically, short of really high end shit (like radio mics), you only get cans or bluetooth headsets for mobiles.

Fear · Post by **Fear** » April 7th, 2007, 18:57

I've got some wired plantronics headset thing and it is really comfy and has survived many violent accidents. And it's cheap.

It might work out better to get through 10 of these than buy a wireless one mayhaps?

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » April 7th, 2007, 18:59

I say my wired RS120s with a cheap mic, which are easily replaced.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 7th, 2007, 19:00

Fear wrote:I've got some wired plantronics headset thing and it is really comfy and has survived many violent accidents. And it's cheap.

It might work out better to get through 10 of these than buy a wireless one mayhaps?

Quite possible, but a lot of the lower end things are really fucking uncomfortable depending on head shape.

Post by **deject** » April 7th, 2007, 19:08

I must say, I also have a cheap Plantronics and they can take some punishment. I can wear them for quite a while before getting fatigue. THe cord is long enough to reach all the way from the back of my PC around the back of my desk to the front and still have about a foot and a half of slack when I'm in my normal position. And I haven't heard anything that costs about the same that sound this good. I paid like $30 for them a while ago and they sound pretty damn good.

Post by **Dog Pants** » April 7th, 2007, 19:26

The wires inside the cable are tiny thin little things with bits of string in them. They're 5.1 surround, which means there are 5 speakers in each can, meaning 10 crappy little wires. I'll just get some new ones.

One other thing I'm looking to avoid then is the big breakout box that came with the Medusas. Nice as it was to a big potentiometer volume control seperate to the speakers, it took another power socket and we all know how valuable power sockets are.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 7th, 2007, 19:31

*suggests those beyers i suggest every time*

my work here is done

Post by **Dog Pants** » April 7th, 2007, 19:36

I was looking at <a href="http://www.steelseries.com/products/ste ... ">these</a>, but I'll spaz back to the last thread and check those out. You wear yours a lot so they can't be bad.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 7th, 2007, 19:38

Dog Pants wrote:I was looking at <a href="http://www.steelseries.com/products/ste ... ">these</a>, but I'll spaz back to the last thread and check those out. You wear yours a lot so they can't be bad.

pffft. yeah, i don't do beyer.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD65 ... B00018MSNI

Post by **Dog Pants** » April 7th, 2007, 19:40

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:pffft. yeah, i don't do beyer.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD65 ... B00018MSNI

Hehe, only £180 huh? I'd have got them too if they had a mic

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » April 7th, 2007, 19:52

Actually, I came quite close to getting some of those....then I realized I had awful hearing.

Post by **Dog Pants** » April 7th, 2007, 19:56

When I converted those SteelSounds from Euros to pounds they turned up at £67, so I think I'll go for Medusas again - USB this time so I'll actually get the surround sound - at £47. Still a bit pricey, but I'd rather pay a bit more for quality than have to replace them in 6 months.

cheeseandham · Post by **cheeseandham** » April 7th, 2007, 21:00

Dog Pants wrote:My reason is that I've just destroyed my Medusas by leaping up for the door while the cable was across my lap, tearing the cable mounted volume controls apart. Yes, I feel like crying at the moment.

lmao... you poor fucker!

Post by **Grimmie** » April 10th, 2007, 0:00

In conclusion, no decent wireless headsets with microphones then?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 10th, 2007, 0:14

Grimmie wrote:In conclusion, no decent wireless headsets with microphones then?

none suitable for gaming/gamers

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