Gaming mic - recommendation?

[rivan]

I'm currently using a wireless xbox headset for skype/vent when gaming. I only use the headset for the mic (and speakers for sound), and clip it to my shirt.

The battery's starting to go out and I'm looking for a replacement.

Pros:
• pretty good voice pickup without background noise (I'm told)
• wireless, super light

Cons:
• often falls off my shirt (and isn't comfy to wear)

Should I just stick with what I have, or are there better alternatives? Are desk/stand mics good?

 

[alangrift]

Headset mics are good, I use to have a Turtle Beach one when I had a desktop.

Now I just use my laptop mic with normal SkullCandy headphones.

 

[BrightCandle]

The problem I have always had is that headsets aren't really that good. While they often contain decent mics they compromise the sound quality, even the expensive ones. So now what I do is use a modmic on a standard pair of headphones.

The mic quality is exceptional, its pretty similar to the pickup quality of the PC-360 headset from Sennheiser. But its not directional, so it picks up a lot of noise in the room as well. I am hoping modmic will soon make a design that has a directional/shielded mic.

 

[Triglet]

Just grab a $20ish desktop mic from Logitech or similar. I have the one from Amazon that has 700 reviews and it works like a charm, but doesn't seem to be available anymore.

There is a newer version that doesn't get as good of reviews but I'd venture to say the low star reviews are just people that are doing it wrong.

 

[dpodblood]

Deal Extreme (dx.com) sells some decent desktop mic's. I would definitely recommend going with headphones and a separate mic. Sound quality in most headsets simply isn't up to par.