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I found this on Macminute: Altec Lansing AHS602 Gaming Headset (http://www.alteclansing.com/product_details.asp?pID=AHS602)

It looks like a great Headset, they only thing I'm missing is USB compatibility...
You need the iMic (wich I have) to use it on a mac.  :(

Nah. Plantronics DSP 500 is far superior. (even the 400 for that matter)

http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat640035/cat1430032/prod440044

Ask anyone who has used any plantronics headsets.

Sentinel, I have the iMic too, did you buy that headset or someone you know?  Have you tested it?

Myst, same question to you for the Plantronics.  

I am looking to buy a new headset for gaming (mostly) but I don't know how I feel about the headsets with the mic going around the face, like Plantronice DSP 500.  Thoughts?

Nomad, the mic is completely adjustable. I personally own the DSP 400 cause tis cheaper, like me. But I tried the DSP 500 and it has superb sound quality. The DSP 400 is great for games, but perhaps not the best when it comes to some sort of music freak listening to music. The DSP 500 has better head phones and has amazing sound quality. The USB really kicks it up a notch. Well worth it's price and so is the DSP 400. for further info read reviews favorable to it :D

I own a mono plantronics DSP 100 and it is very very nice.  I bought a altec for home and some other brand and I they are shit in comparison, and they are stereo headphones.  Plus everyone on the other end of the mic says I sound much clearer and better.

i absolutely dislike headsets.

every time a headset-user who i'm connected to on NF touches it... only a lil... my head could explode! it doesnt matter what kind of headset it is... all headsets makethis terrible noise when you touch em. the sound quality of headsets is by far not as good as of external USB mics.

i recommend to use a good external USB mic with mute button feature etc... together with a good pair of headphones. :)

that's what i use:

? Labtec Verse 704 (external USB mic)

with

? Phillips SBC HP800 (closed, sound-isolating headphones)

I had a Labtec Verse 704 + a Koss U19's (which were very nice) but I couldn't stand leaning over every damn time I had to talk.

Before that I had a Logictec headset but the sound stopped comming out of my left ear then the mic stopped working.  

So now I have Sennheiser PC 155 usb headset which I love, they're so confortable and the sound quality is excellent.

i don't have to lean over when i want to talk... my mic works great. sound recording quality is very good also.

Personal preference. You get a good headset like a plantronics you'll love it. You get a shitty one (ie Snipe) you'll hear the person breathing, and all that shit. Go plantronics for headsets. I bet logitech would have good mics, but their headsets are less than perfect.

myst=heaset lover.

Plus plantronics has really good customer service. I got mien replaced no questions when one side of the audio stopped working.

While we're on the subject of headeset's maybe you guys can help.  The same problem has happened to both of my headsets, after about 2-3 months probably not even that the sound stops comming out of the left ear.  I've had a Logitech Premium USB headset 300 and just a set of Koss U19 headphones.  Could I just be unlucky? or is this a system error?...if so what can i do to stop it?

It's not that I have a shitty headset (I use my SOCOM Headset, btw). It's that I need to figure out how to place it. For input, I use the microphone on the headset. For output, I use my other set of headphones (SOCOM headsets only have one earpiece, so you don't get the stereo sound, which can make RvS really confusing). What this has led to is me putting the headset on my head along with my other headphones, so the SOCOM earpiece is somewhere around my temple, which means the mic is right in front of my mouth, hence myst being able to hear me breathe.

I think I'm going to have to improvise a mic/headset stand.


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Sent. I own a Plantronics DSP 500. I recommend you buy it but look to pay around 55 bucks. Its the best Headset ive ever used. You hear things most dont and will get the edge on those who dont have it. I heard Myst say somethin about it and just wanna back him up in saying the DSP 500 owns.

I use the plantronics DSP 300 (the 400 was not out when i got mine) and i lub it.

Let's all say hurrah for plantronics!

Myst, quick question, where did you buy it from?  ONline? store? can I find it from some computer/electronics store here in Toronto?  Also, you said the mic is adjustable, does that mean I can remove it if I want or simply move it out of the way?  

I also want to read the specs, I only like headsets that are light, that you dont even realize that you have them on.  I have Sony's MDR-W24, its an older model but still good and the sound quality is good (not amazing, but good) and is amazingly light, to the point that so many times I forget that I have it on and when I get up to leave the room, I almost get whiplashed cuz the headset wires remind me that I'm still attached :D.

Nomad, the DSP 400 I have is very light. Cant comment on the DSP 500 weight, never really took note. I can't remember where I bought mind some small company around here. just search the web nomad you'll find a good store, try if you can to buy it directly in store, not online.

My pal recently bought a Sennheiser PC150 headset after owning several plantronics sets, and there's just no comparison. Great sound even at high volumes, and from what other accross the net have told me, the mic does a great job of cancelling noise and not picking up breath.

And a note about the plantronics, he went through 3 or 4 headsets. The mics just kept farting out, and then one of the channels would go as well after only a couple monthsluckily, they were all replacedunder warranty, but he got tired of it and bought a *real* headset.

Personally, however, I prefer surround speakers and a mic, but for those late nights I reccomend the sennheisers. they have other sets, including isolation/noise cancelling, and they all sound primo.

Ive heard about Sennheiser. Good choice along with the DSP 500. If u are looking for either u will not be able to find them in stores. Both headsets have to be purchased over the internet. Sorry dudes!

Not true rebel. I was able to see several DSP 500s along side DSP 400s in a display-case at the store where I purchased my DSP400.

Wow, I never imagined this thread was gonna get so much attention ;D

To assure you Myst I got a Plantronics Audio 90 (analog) connected to my iMic. http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat640035/cat1430032/prod440020 (http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat640035/cat1430032/prod440020)

Before I had the headset, I used an earbud as a microphone (the earbud was connected to my mixer to amplify it and then connected to my G3) it worked, but wasn't perfect, you can ask onwig, he had to deal with the noise.  ;D

The reason I mentioned the headset was because it uses a patented soundreproduction, quote from the website:
But I'm glad most of you have the same brand of headset, I thought mine was just an advanced piece of pc-crap. ;)

Edit: I also have a wireless Sennheiser Headphone, but the quality is a bit bad compared to the price I paid for it. My Sony headphone is better, but the Plantronics is the best, great noise reduction and great BASS.

The Plantronic dps 300 is highly adjustable.. and I got mine at the local Apple store.

The DSP 400 is foldable as-well as the whole adjustable mic and the usual headphone adjust-abilities.

HOLY AMAZING AUDIO SOUND BATMAN!  I just picked up teh Beyerdynamics DT 234 pro head set and all I can say is wow.  The sound quality is amazing.  The price is a hefty $100.00 USD but by far the best sound quality I have ever heard.  

You can check them out @ http://www.beyerdynamic.co.uk/beyer%20pages/proheadsets.html

static

Just, curious, those that have an iMic, what do you mainly use it for?

i use a Plantronic dps 300 and its great... it used to have a few glitches in OS9 but thats irrelevant now and everything is sweet in 10 - excellent sound quality and no complaints!

I have an iMic but i dont use it anymore. Lower quality headsets require two ports for two plugs one that has a headphone logo and one that has a mic logo. On Macs, the mic port does not exist so u are forced to buy an iMic. I dont use it anymore because the better headsets use USB.

Static, most macs don't support line in headsets without a few USB adapters. The only way you're guaranteed it working is with a USB connection.

To transfer the audio to the stereo in the next room, sometimes to record stuff to the computer.

I use the iMic to connect to my headset, the VXi Parrot Translator.  I use this strictly for when I use iListen, a Voice Recognition app.  Don't really know if the iMic does what its supposed to do.

no those head sets are not line in.. they are mic in.. thats a BIG BIG DIFF.. most tower designed macs still support line in... but mic in (wich is what the mic on the headset needs) spuulies more voltage out to power the mic so it will pick up right. The only head sets that use the line in jack are ones that are self powered (or also known as phantom powered in the pro audio world) Phantom powered mic are usualy the more expencive ones b/c they are better quality.. so you wont find too many of these n coputer head sets (they require more voltage then the mic input gives out)

Before my DSP 400, I bought a (non-USB) Plantronics .90 to find it didn't work with the G5. I don't know hat in the hell you are talking about but perhaps we're talking about the ancient things that were on the 6320 and IIsi I own. Either way USB is the safest bet for high quality and can be in the low end and the very high end.

Static, most macs don't support line in headsets without a few USB adapters. The only way you're guaranteed it working is with a USB connection.


Very true Myst.  But if someone is willing to drop a 100 bucks on a headset, I guess the extra 35 bucks or so isn't giong to break the bank. (for the iMic)

I use the Edirol UA-3 FX USB Auto Capture device, or my M-Audio Revolution Sound PCI card.  (on my G4)  I've also used the iMic in the past.  There are may options out there.  You just have to be willing to pay for them.  Nice sound doesn't come cheap.  

I've used the Plantronics USB headsets and had VERY bad luck with them.  (the 300, 400, and 500's)  All of them crapped out after about 2 months.  So I decided to buy better and have been using this set-up for almost a year now.  (I started with a cheap-o headset then bought the BeyerDynamics)  I look at it this way, you buy cheap, you get cheap.  The Plantronics are NOT cheap and I could see spending 50-100 bucks every two months.  Thats $400.00 or more a year in headsets.  The $400.00 I spent on the UA-3FX and the Beyer heatset will last much longer than a year.  Plus the sound is extremly clear and crisp.  


static

Bad luck static. Just like Sixhits and his Macs always dying.