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Title: Your choice?
Post by: wiskyfog on June 17, 2013, 02:41:59 PM

Let's talk headsets w/mic. At risk of starting a huge debate among y'all about 5.1 headsets, I want to buy a 5.1 surround headset, any recommendations? I HAD a pair of Turtle beach Z6A which within the first 2 weeks of use turned my ears blue and the left side just snapped off when i removed them and the last straw was when the "amp box" stopped working on one side or the other,upon opening the amp, there were wires which had no heat shrink and were touching each other. they are really a P.O.S headset.

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: Bizman on June 17, 2013, 03:11:38 PM

I've been using a pair of SpeedLink Medusa's (plug version, not the USB) for almost a decade now, actually my second pair because the first one broke. Something snapped and after some twiggling with tape I gave them to a friend who fixed them for himself with a toothstick and some epoxy. Comfortable on the ears, no colour markings - my family would tell me, or at last a mirror image, if I had rings on my clean shaved skull.

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: guncrasher on June 17, 2013, 04:27:07 PM

let's try to name headsets currently in the market.


semp

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: numb1 on June 17, 2013, 09:59:02 PM

I use wireless Logitech g930s and i love them..If you want a wired version the have the g35s..Of how about Corsairs vengence 1500s or 2000s?

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: Bizman on June 18, 2013, 08:50:41 AM

Quote from: guncrasher on June 17, 2013, 04:27:07 PM

let's try to name headsets currently in the market.


semp

http://www.speedlink.com/?p=2&cat=283 (http://www.speedlink.com/?p=2&cat=283) the left one of the bottom trio of the page.

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 18, 2013, 08:54:56 AM

Funny how even the 5.1 headset has triple the price immediately when it's labeled for console use  :devil

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: guncrasher on June 18, 2013, 09:39:35 AM

Quote from: Bizman on June 18, 2013, 08:50:41 AM

http://www.speedlink.com/?p=2&cat=283 (http://www.speedlink.com/?p=2&cat=283) the left one of the bottom trio of the page.

those are European sites.  you know how much the exchange rate and shipping will cost?


semp

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: Bizman on June 18, 2013, 10:31:12 AM

Quote from: guncrasher on June 18, 2013, 09:39:35 AM

those are European sites.  you know how much the exchange rate and shipping will cost?


semp

Oh, my bad. Didn't notice the OP is a Martian. Guess the prices from USA to Mars would be as high as from Europe, though.

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: deadstikmac on June 18, 2013, 09:17:41 PM

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/BlackShark+Expert+2.0+Gaming+Headset/6651114.p?id=1218770739038&skuId=6651114&st=gaming%20headset&cp=1&lp=7

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: bj229r on June 19, 2013, 06:50:42 AM

The fewer USB critters, the better

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: deadstikmac on June 20, 2013, 03:25:55 PM

so sexi

(http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o591/danielmcgowan1979/image_zpse46d4d41.jpg) (http://s1149.photobucket.com/user/danielmcgowan1979/media/image_zpse46d4d41.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Your choice?
Post by: kilo2 on June 21, 2013, 02:40:49 AM

I use sennheiser pc 330s its a great headset.