Why aren't there any durable PC gaming headset/mics?

[ahurtt]

I like to play WoW and CounterStrike. I like to have a headphone/mic set on while doing so for raids and team coordination and such. But every one I have had in the past breaks! Why!? It doesn't seem like that difficult of a thing to make and make well. I don't abuse my hardware. I take care of my stuff. But the microphone on every headset/mic combo I have had always craps out after only a couple months use.

If anybody has suggestions for a QUALITY DURABLE gaming headset/mic combo product I'm "all ears." I don't care if it has the greatest sound as long as people can understand my voice and I can understand theirs. I won't listen to music on this or anything. I have surround speakers and I usually run Teamspeak or Ventrillo on a separate machine from my gaming machine with the headphones/mic plugged into that. I just want decent quality for voice at an affordable price and something that won't just crap out on me again in 4-6 months time with regular non-abusive use. In other words, something that isn't junk. Why do pc gaming headsets seem to be so notorious for breaking? Doesn't anybody care about quality any more? I don't want to hear "Oh I love my brand xyz headset. I've been using it a month and its great!" I want to hear from people who have had the same headset and been using it for at least a year or longer. That's what counts in my book.

Thanks!

 

[gneGne]

You could get good headphones that are not related to gaming whatsoever and then get a cheap mic.

 

[ahurtt]

I really like the concept of them being attached as 1 unit. Less clutter. Cleaner. It doesn't seem like something that should be difficult to do well. I really think its just a sham to make people keep shelling out cash on new ones. Every one i've had has been utter junk. Work well at first but then just break for no apparent reason. It can only be poor quality/workmanship.

 

[dynamota]

I have been using a Sennheiser mic now for the past 2 years. I am play a lot of UT2004 and Guildwars. 80% of the time I am on vent or on team speak. This piece has always been good. Personally this is one of the best that is out there. Its a bit expensive though. I bought this for $150.00, its now $139.00



http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/productdetail.asp?transid=500133


good luck

 

[potato28]

If you really want a durable headset/mic combo, get a pair of closed headphones(A-900/700/500's or HD280's are really good) and a clip-opn mic that goes onto the wire of the headphone. I used this with my old mic and headset for about 1.5 years, give or take a few weeks of experimentation.

 

[GimpyFuzznut]

Plantronics.

 

[BladeVenom]

Maybe you should try a military headset system. If it's tough enough for real warfare...

 

[keeleysam]

I just use a condenser mic for that.

 

[CP5670]

The Beyer DT291 is one option for about $200. It's a DT250 with a builtin microphone, so it should be very well built and will sound great, although I have no idea how good the microphone is.

 

[inveterate]

Dude, he's gaming. I have a clipon mic and my 5.1 The headsets just don't seem to feel right. I don't like my head heavy. kinda like torture. They do that by tiein a basket ball to one side of ur head. saw it on the discovery channel

 

[Xyclone]

Originally posted by: inveterate
Dude, he's gaming. I have a clipon mic and my 5.1 The headsets just don't seem to feel right. I don't like my head heavy. kinda like torture. They do that by tiein a basket ball to one side of ur head. saw it on the discovery channel

Clip-ons mean even more clutter, since it runs with the headphone wire. I had a Zalman one but the wire was too long, and a month of my chair running over the wire broke them. I just use my senns now with a boom mic on my desk. Much better...