Recommend a Good Headset Mic

[dmw16]

I've been playing more online games recently and realized I need a mic. So can someone recommend a good headset mic? I'll be using my speakers, so i don't care if it has good earphone sound or anything like that.

Thanks

 

[Lumathix]

I'd like a setup, where voice comes into a simple earbud, and game music / sounds come from computer speakers. Is this what you're looking for too?
I can't stand people yelling and screaming over my comp speakers, on top of game sounds.

 

[Anubis]

i use a 15$ headset i got at walmart, works better then the 100$ ones ive used in the past, i have the sounds from voice come over my speakers because i hate wearing headphones when gaming,

 

[uclaLabrat]

If you want a headset, the sennheiser 151's sound better than most speakers. They're damn good. My mic died though, need to get a new set.

 

[pontifex]

just get a clip on mic for like 6$. got a zalman clip on mic that works perfectly.

 

[Capt Caveman]

If you're going to use your speakers, just buy a mic.

 

[40Hands]

I bought these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16836504001

They work very well.

 

[idiotekniQues]

much love for senns. durable and quality sound/mic. oh yes.

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues
much love for senns. durable and quality sound/mic. oh yes.

<3 my PC166's

 

[TidusZ]

Desktop microphone works just as well and is more convenient than wearing a headset around your head or neck.

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: TidusZ
Desktop microphone works just as well and is more convenient than wearing a headset around your head or neck.

I have always found headset mics sound 1000x better then desk mics

 

[FP]

I am in the same boat but can't figure out something.

Is there a way to get the voice audio to play through a headset and the game audio to play through the speakers? I noticed that other players can hear the game audio through my mic when I talked and it really bugs them.

Ideally I would love to be able to use my 5.1 speakers for game audio and a headset for voice chat.

I can't find setting for this type of stuff in the L4D settings.

Perhaps I just need to use Skype for voice?

 

[raystorm]

I'm in the market for a wireless headset mic but would love to get one that somehow works with the PS3 and 360 along with my pc. That means it must be usb as well. There must be one out there...right? I use my hdtv as a pc monitor so desktop mics are a no go. No one has such a product? I figure there must be a market for something like that.

 

[the unknown]

I recently just ordered a mic that clips onto your headphones if you already have a good pair you like. Here is a pic of it. Better than one that just sits on your desk imo.

 

[Maximilian]

Sennheiser PC350. Its main selling point is allowing you to laugh at those with a crackly barely understandable $2 headset in crystal clarity.

 

[DarkForceRising]

If you want separate voice and sound (I'm assuming different programs, like TF2 and ventrilo), the only way I know of to do it is to have separate sound devices. So get a USB headset. Set your default sound device for Windows to speakers, and then set vent to use the headset.

 

[idiotekniQues]

Originally posted by: DarkForceRising
If you want separate voice and sound (I'm assuming different programs, like TF2 and ventrilo), the only way I know of to do it is to have separate sound devices. So get a USB headset. Set your default sound device for Windows to speakers, and then set vent to use the headset.

it really doenst have to be this complicated

just get a 3.5" jack splitter.

his issue is that people here the game sound if it comes out on the speakers thru his mic. that wont change regardless of how many sound cards inputs he has. a good noise cancelling mic or using a PTT button will just eliminate the game sound until he speaks.

 

[fatpat268]

I'm really fond of my Steelseries 5Hv2. It's a little more expensive than most headsets, but I gotta say it's really worth it.

It can be had for ~$70 on amazon.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: Lumathix
I'd like a setup, where voice comes into a simple earbud, and game music / sounds come from computer speakers. Is this what you're looking for too?
I can't stand people yelling and screaming over my comp speakers, on top of game sounds.

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues

Originally posted by: DarkForceRising
If you want separate voice and sound (I'm assuming different programs, like TF2 and ventrilo), the only way I know of to do it is to have separate sound devices. So get a USB headset. Set your default sound device for Windows to speakers, and then set vent to use the headset.

it really doenst have to be this complicated

just get a 3.5" jack splitter.

his issue is that people here the game sound if it comes out on the speakers thru his mic. that wont change regardless of how many sound cards inputs he has. a good noise cancelling mic or using a PTT button will just eliminate the game sound until he speaks.

No his recommendation was spot on for remedying the annoyance of voice and game coms mixed over a single output. It also eliminates much of the reverb or echo (a complaint by a few others here) from desktop mic users who don't seem to realize their mics sound like shit.

Lumathix, the solution you want does exist and has for years (I started doing it once I saw it was posssible with Xbox Live), all you need is a USB mic like DarkForceRising recommends or if you have 2 audio devices, onboard sound and a sound card, you can use both. All you have to do is set one device for playback in Windows. Then in TS/Vent or whatever else, set the 2nd device for both voice recording AND voice playback. Some games even allow you to set numerous devices in-game in cases where voice comms are built-in.

Right now I'm actually using a BT headset for voice and my 7.1 HT set-up for game sounds. If you plan to do the same the best would be to get a single earphone + mic for voice. I don't recommend the "gaming mic headsets" as they're typically noise cancelling or circumaural, which would largely negate your sound system for game sounds. USB headsets may be a bit less of a hassle than 2 sound devices (potential driver conflicts), otherwise any 3.5mm or even mini-plug (Xbox headset, mobile headsets) with an adapter work great.

 

[dlock13]

I got these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16826504004

The sound is brilliant, and it never crackles even playing music/a game at the highest volume. It's clarity is so awesome. Plus, the force feedback is actually fairly well implemented. Oh, did I mention how bloody comfortable these things are? Yeah. They rock.

 

[idiotekniQues]

Originally posted by: chizow

Originally posted by: Lumathix
I'd like a setup, where voice comes into a simple earbud, and game music / sounds come from computer speakers. Is this what you're looking for too?
I can't stand people yelling and screaming over my comp speakers, on top of game sounds.

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues

Originally posted by: DarkForceRising
If you want separate voice and sound (I'm assuming different programs, like TF2 and ventrilo), the only way I know of to do it is to have separate sound devices. So get a USB headset. Set your default sound device for Windows to speakers, and then set vent to use the headset.

it really doenst have to be this complicated

just get a 3.5" jack splitter.

his issue is that people here the game sound if it comes out on the speakers thru his mic. that wont change regardless of how many sound cards inputs he has. a good noise cancelling mic or using a PTT button will just eliminate the game sound until he speaks.

No his recommendation was spot on for remedying the annoyance of voice and game coms mixed over a single output. It also eliminates much of the reverb or echo (a complaint by a few others here) from desktop mic users who don't seem to realize their mics sound like shit.

Lumathix, the solution you want does exist and has for years (I started doing it once I saw it was posssible with Xbox Live), all you need is a USB mic like DarkForceRising recommends or if you have 2 audio devices, onboard sound and a sound card, you can use both. All you have to do is set one device for playback in Windows. Then in TS/Vent or whatever else, set the 2nd device for both voice recording AND voice playback. Some games even allow you to set numerous devices in-game in cases where voice comms are built-in.

Right now I'm actually using a BT headset for voice and my 7.1 HT set-up for game sounds. If you plan to do the same the best would be to get a single earphone + mic for voice. I don't recommend the "gaming mic headsets" as they're typically noise cancelling or circumaural, which would largely negate your sound system for game sounds. USB headsets may be a bit less of a hassle than 2 sound devices (potential driver conflicts), otherwise any 3.5mm or even mini-plug (Xbox headset, mobile headsets) with an adapter work great.

wrong. his quote was:

"? I noticed that other players can hear the game audio through my mic when I talked and it really bugs them. "


when he talks they can hear the game audio. no matter how you rig it, if you have game audio coming out of speakers, when you talk, they will hear it.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues
wrong. his quote was:

"? I noticed that other players can hear the game audio through my mic when I talked and it really bugs them. "


when he talks they can hear the game audio. no matter how you rig it, if you have game audio coming out of speakers, when you talk, they will hear it.

Full quote:

I am in the same boat but can't figure out something.

Is there a way to get the voice audio to play through a headset and the game audio to play through the speakers? I noticed that other players can hear the game audio through my mic when I talked and it really bugs them.

Ideally I would love to be able to use my 5.1 speakers for game audio and a headset for voice chat.

I can't find setting for this type of stuff in the L4D settings.

Perhaps I just need to use Skype for voice?

Yes, if you play game sounds through your speakers you can still get some feedback from the mic, however, your recommendation does nothing at all to diminish the effect and also does not solve the more annoying problem of game and voice sounds through a single output (speakers).

Using a 2nd sound device + headset and mic improves things in numerous ways:

1) Game sounds and voice chat are separated. No more 13 year olds screaming about dying over your expensive 7.1 speaker system!
2) Mic is closer to the source (no shitty desktop mics), so less reverb, echo and no chance at all for voice echo as it is now played back through the earpiece.

 

[idiotekniQues]

i never recommended a desktop mic, in fact i referred to the senns as a great headset. i personally cant stand desktop mics, keep the mic by your mouth which helps trigger it the least often from other sounds if you have it voice activated. and even if you use PTT, it is less near the speakers to pick up those sounds.



and second he is talking about L4D - L4D has built in voice chat, he cant assign the in-game voice chat to a usb sound card headset and the game audio to his speakers. it just isnt going to work. it is all out of one output. nothing you tell him will change this. he could use vent for voice if he is playing with consistent buddies - but his mic will still pick up game audio coming out of speakers, but yes, it wont include the voices which is a plus.

he should just get used to playing with a good headset when he is playing with friends in voice. no feedback period.

 

[Pepsei]

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five bucks! they work very well and doesn't chaff my big head since it is a different style.

Plantronics makes good stuff. so much better then the shitty headphones that i got from best buy for $10+