Headphones?

[Chairboy]

I use Plantronics Audio 90 w/ the headphone/speaker switch.  It's a little box I've got double-side taped to my desk next to keyboard that goes to my soundcard, headphones, and speakers.  I flip a switch on it to go back and forth, and it supports the microphone on the headphones too!

Very good stuff.  The Audio 90s are $30 at Circuit City, and the switch is $15 there or are CompUSA.

[poopster]

100% headphones here, inexpensive set of labtecs. Light, small...

Mic doesn't get in the way of drinkin beer..



And the speakers gather dust..

[Hwkeye]

I really love my Altec Lansing headsets that I purchased from CompUSA.

I had the $100+ dollar Plantronics and the were uncomfortable and broke fairly quickly.  

The Altec Langsing cost around $25 and sound great.

http://www.alteclansing.com/product_details.asp?pID=AHS30&sID=3

Hwkeye
The Original Flying Tigers

[DmdMac]

Originally posted by funkedup
Headphones are great for gaming.  I used to get accused of cheating in Tanarus because I could find "stealthed" tanks by listening for them.  

Here is a really top notch pair at a great discount:  http://store.yahoo.com/millionbuy/snymdrv600.html

MSRP on these is like $130!  

Very odd, cause sony sells them direct for $99:)  However, the $66 is still better.

[DmdMac]

Originally posted by Drunky
Who uses headphones instead of speakers?

I have both but started using headphone cause I'm in the living room with wife/baby/tv.

I prefer to use my speakers because they are a hi-end set, and sound really good, but when the wife is watching TV, I can't hear my squadmates well enough, so on go the headphones.  I think I spent about $20 or so on the headset.

I'd like to invest into a good headset w/ mic, but the plugin for the headset is on the left speaker, and the mic is on the back of the PC, so I end up with two pieces of hardware on me.  The mic is a half headset and I wear it like a collar with the mic pointed up.

Getting in and out of the "cockpit" is a pain right now because of it:mad:

I did want to add that ambient sound comes over better on the headphones though.  Go figure.  Perhaps the speakers are getting on.

Mac out

[Steve]

I have a surround sound  system but this is not vox friendly... for vox-gaming I use the plantronics 90 as well... I've been thru many labtec and plantronic sets.. the 90 is a good set for gaming.

[stegor]

I always use HP, they add a sensation of real flying; anyway I find little less comfortable wearing leather boots , and all other leather accessories ( you can bet I fly LW planes) but what drives me mad is   the chute on my shoulders, pretty uncomfortable:D  in my deskchair.

Would be fine the possibility of having engine and ext rumours from speakers and radio message from headphones

[Flossy]

Headphones are a must for me most of the time, because my PC is in our living room so I often have family behind me trying to watch TV....   I've gone through various headsets over the years, and they always seem to get a loose wire in the end.  At one point I was using an extremely good pair of headphones with a separate neck-mike but, as mentioned above, having two separate pieces of hardware on me made going AFK a pain!  Eventually the mike stopped working (wire loose again) so I am temporarily using the headset that came with a GameVoice I have.  Never use the GV except for occasionally switching between headset and speakers....  

[Hawklore]

Headphones RULE, especialy when there new fresh cushiony and tight.


and cover your whole ear.


problem now is my dad wears them and streatched out the plastic:eek:


so now they dont fit as good when they were new.

[blkdvl]

Optimus Nova 80's. 15 bucks at Radio Shack. Light durable last and last. I wear them for hours and dont even know they are there. If they break...screw it, i got 2 years out of em...I'll spend another 15 bucks.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F003%5F012%5F007%5F000&product%5Fid=33%2D1107

[715]

For VOX I have the Plantronics Audio 90 as well.  But their audio quality does not compare at all to my Sony MDR-V6's (which are probably similar to the MDR-V600 mentioned above).

[Vulcan]

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing-gaming/3910.shtml

Love these, good price, comfortable, clear, and a good mic.

I had a Plantronics set, it was pure crap, uncomfortable, the strap broke and the mic stopped working.