"THROAT VIBRATION MICS????????????????"

Maluno

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I recently bought the Sennheiser PC150 headset for gaming off newegg when my cheap headset died. Ever since switching to the Senns everyone in my clan complains that my mic is too quiet. I have messed around with mic gains, dB boost, etc, but it either is too quiet, or it distorts so bad that they cannot tell what I am saying.

I am looking to get a separate mic that I can use with my AKG K81DJ headphones that will provide the best background noise cancellation as possible. Because of this, Desktop mics are generally out, and headsets are also out of the picture. I have the cans, I just need a separate mic that I can wear at the same time.

While browsing ebay, I found these things called "throat mics" which wrap around your neck, and have two pieces on either side that lay against your throat and pick up the vibrations. A quick bit of googling revealed that these types of mics are apparently excellent at eliminating background noise. The question is though; how do they sound? I only want one if they will give me similar or better audio quality than an average headset mic.

Anyone heard of these before?

[EDIT:] wtf?? i meant to say pc150 not pc60
 

DyslexicHobo

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If they work in the same manner as my bluetooth headset does (also works from vibrations), then they sound excellent. The sound quality is probably clearer than a normal mic.
 

Maluno

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DyslexicHobo: How does your headset fit? Do you wear it around your neck, or what?
 

DyslexicHobo

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It's for my cell phone, not actually for my PC, but I can't imagine that it'd operate much different. The one I have picks up vibrations from my jawbone. It goes about one inch in front of my ear lobe.
 

Maluno

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Anyone else ever tried these things before? I'd like to get another opinion before I go ahead and make the purchase.

The background noise cancelation thing is important, because I live in a loud college dorm room with a deafening AC/Heating unit that runs constantly, plus all 3 120mm case fans, my videocard fan, and processor fan are turned permanently on high, (the AC unit just drowns it out though, so it doesn't matter).