Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: dkff49 on November 22, 2007, 03:51:05 PM
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i know i will receive lotsof advise and there will be lots of contradicting opinions but here it goes i am about to purchase a headset after several months of "trying out the game" and was looking for suggestions. i am interested in keeping the price around $40-$50, around the ears, and USB. any help would be appreciated.
thanks
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I've been using altec lansing headsets for years - they're cheap and they don't shatter (too often) when they come into contact with a wall or floor at a high velocity :D
The earphones and mic work well enough in AH too.
Cheers,
asw
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Originally posted by detch01
...wall or floor at a high velocity :D
By high velocity you mean...
"He just HO'ed me! What a noob!"
*Chucks headset at wall*
right?
:D
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nah, when someone tries to HO me I generally don't have a hard time avoiding it if I'm in a machine gun only ride, or killing him before he kills me if I'm in a cannon armed ride...:t
asw
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Got a pair of no name headphones/mic setup at radio shack for 19.99. It works.
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Originally posted by detch01
I've been using altec lansing headsets for years - they're cheap and they don't shatter (too often) when they come into contact with a wall or floor at a high velocity :D
The earphones and mic work well enough in AH too.
Cheers,
asw
Is there any specific model that you prefer. I went to their website and found several I thought would work well.
Thanks
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The one I have right now is model # AHS322 and it's worked well. The earphones and mic are pretty good.
Cheers,
asw
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RadioShack is the only way I'll go from now on. Have had my current set going on two years now, it's past due to start breaking wires but keeps on going. Spent hundreds on the expensive ones before seeing a recommendation in here. Price, performance and durability, great mic pickup as well as sound, plugs directly into your sound card ports.
They don't use USB obviously which also saves cpu cycles.
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logitech cheapo "internet headset" here, cost £12. sounds fine and best its got a really long cable so I can hide that smurfy PC box away :aok
not sure about the mic quality - you'll have to ask my squaddies.
and why USB? :confused:
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Originally posted by RTHolmes
logitech cheapo "internet headset" here, cost £12. sounds fine and best its got a really long cable so I can hide that smurfy PC box away :aok
not sure about the mic quality - you'll have to ask my squaddies.
and why USB? :confused:
not quite as important now that I have found speaker and mic jacks on front of tower
they were hidden
thanks all appreciate advise
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im using the logitech usb headset, sounds are clearer and teh price at walmart was about 29.99. They are USB with noise cancelling mic and are very comfotable. best part is even though they are total over ear, they have vents so u can hear outside world (IF YOU DONT HAVE VOLUME UP TOO LOUD) and believe me it doesnt take much..
fight the good fight and have fun.
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I've went threw several headsets and the ones I have now are bt far the ones I like the most. Thier usb logitech's. Think I paid around $50 for them at circuit city.
Lambo
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http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat640035/cat1430032/prod5500009
Have these ones now, not usb but a very good set. I actually prefer them to my old logitech usb set (which ended up breaking about a month or 2 ago)
There are a lot of headsets out there but if you are willing to spend 30-60 bucks for a pair then you probably won't be getting anything bad. Personally I like to keep with the name brands of Logitech, Plantronics, etc...but I know others would disagree...thats just me though.
I have had cheaper pairs before and honestly the quality was not that good, it is better to spend a little extra dough and get a 30-60 pair in my opinion. If you get the cheaper ones you might end up like me and just end up replacing them constantly by other 10-15 dollar pairs.
S!
Good luck! :aok
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Originally posted by dkff49
not quite as important now that I have found speaker and mic jacks on front of tower
they were hidden
thanks all appreciate advise
this is really cool btw if you switch between your headset and pc speakers
http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat640035/cat3600586/prod3090125
got this along with my headset, makes things really easy
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Originally posted by dkff49
not quite as important now that I have found speaker and mic jacks on front of tower
If you have a non-big-company computer, they may not work.
If you have speakers plugged into the back at the same time, you'll get left side sound from the speakers and right side from the headphones, or vice-versa.
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Good tip! :aok
Thanks
Originally posted by GoldenP51
this is really cool btw if you switch between your headset and pc speakers
http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat640035/cat3600586/prod3090125
got this along with my headset, makes things really easy
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Originally posted by OOZ662
If you have a non-big-company computer, they may not work.
If you have speakers plugged into the back at the same time, you'll get left side sound from the speakers and right side from the headphones, or vice-versa.
is a gateway and thank you for mentioning that there may be a conflict between front and rear jacks. I have now tested this and found that it switches to front jacks when plugged in and turns off the speakers which are plugged into back.
thanks
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Don't go with the Turtle Beach X52 headphone/microphone combo...
Had mine for about 4 months or so, cost about $70 when I got them and now the mic is shot. The mic is able disconnect and now when I plug it in all I get is a high pitch feedback and the mic no longer works. They sound great but have come to find out this is a very common problem with them. Oh well, back to the cheapo's! My favorite type..... wait my wife didn't see that did she! :noid
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I paid about $70 two years ago for a pair of LTB brand surround sound headphones, that connect through USB. They sound absolutely fantastic, and come with a microphone that I've never had a problem with. The 5.1 surround is absolutely amazing, sounds just like (if not better) than an expensive surround sound setup, that only I can hear!
It's wild to be able to hear where the enemy GV is and how far away, without having to actually see him!
And since they are their own "sound card", I have the on-board sound disabled in my Aces High II hardware profile, to open up those resources. I'm not a huge sound fanatic, and can't justify the price for a separate Audigy or soundblaster or whatever card, as I think for everything else the onboard sound is just fine.
I have only three problems with mine.
1> The drivers on their website are the wrong drivers and cause AH to crash (they are for the new generation headphones, but mine are the old ones... after some digging I found the correct drivers and have no issues here now)
2> There is a bad wire for the right side and if you bend the wire just right, the sound kicks in and out. This is not a fault of the headphones though.. more so from me rolling over the cord with my desk chair one too many times.
3> One of the headphone adjusters is broken, but I can't even tell once I'm wearing them. This is probably my fault as well from chucking these across the room after getting shot down by someone named "EZTARGET".. haha
Anyways though.. these have held up surprisingly well considering the amount of abuse I've put them through.