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#3612011 - 07/23/12 09:19 AM Recommendations for Headset w/ boom mic for PC gaming
Harry-the-Ruskie Hotshot Registered: 03/09/02 Posts: 6308 Loc: Malaysia	Hi guys, My old headset broke. Loking for recommendations on a new unit. It will be used on the PC and laptop for movies, music, gaming and comms (teamspeak, skype etc.) Thanks _________________________ Simulations is like masturbation. The more you do it, the closer you get to reality.
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#3612061 - 07/23/12 10:52 AM Re: Recommendations for Headset w/ boom mic for PC gaming [Re: Harry-the-Ruskie]
AggressorBLUE Member Registered: 12/15/09 Posts: 2066 Loc: Jerz	Budget? _________________________ My Rig:AMD Phenom X4 955 Black Edition OCed@4.0 GHz/GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 AMD 890FX Mobo\ MSi AMD 6950 2GB \ 8 Gigs of G.skills Ram\Storage: OCZ SSD 240GB/ Bunch of HDDs\All held together by: Coolermaster HAF 932 case Other Assets Deployed: HOTAS: Logitech G940 CH FighterStick/Pro-Throttle/Throttle Quad/Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals TrackIR Simpit: ETA Q2 2013 Wheel: ETA Q4 2013
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#3612235 - 07/23/12 03:15 PM Re: Recommendations for Headset w/ boom mic for PC gaming [Re: Harry-the-Ruskie]
JAMF Frugalite & P-38 fan Senior Member Registered: 05/29/10 Posts: 3512 Loc: The Netherlands	If you already have a mike-less headset, there is the ModMic option, which NamelessPFG was first to point us to on this forum. http://www.modmic.com/ He also mentored this list: http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad-lust...dded-many-edits
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#3612251 - 07/23/12 03:51 PM Re: Recommendations for Headset w/ boom mic for PC gaming [Re: Harry-the-Ruskie]
Cajun Member Registered: 04/17/01 Posts: 1205 Loc: Lafayette, LA	My biggest issues were comfort, sound quality, and cost. RAZER Carcharias http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153043 Very comfortable to wear for long periods. _________________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz ATI Radeon™ HD 5670 (1GB) 4GB PC2-4200 DDR II SDRAM 1 TB Serial ATA-300 320 GB Serial ATA-300 Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Windows 7 MCE 64 bit
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#3612638 - 07/24/12 09:00 AM Re: Recommendations for Headset w/ boom mic for PC gaming [Re: Harry-the-Ruskie]
Harry-the-Ruskie Hotshot Registered: 03/09/02 Posts: 6308 Loc: Malaysia	Thanks guys. The Razer looks good. _________________________ Simulations is like masturbation. The more you do it, the closer you get to reality.
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#3612684 - 07/24/12 10:46 AM Re: Recommendations for Headset w/ boom mic for PC gaming [Re: Harry-the-Ruskie]
Bluedeath BS 62 "Pegasus" CAG Member Registered: 01/12/11 Posts: 578	i use platronics gamecom and a bigben pilot like headphones. The first ones for comfort and soud quality and the second ones for realism. Edited by Bluedeath (07/24/12 10:46 AM) _________________________ "When you plan revenge best dig two graves" Confucius "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin
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#3612743 - 07/24/12 12:52 PM Re: Recommendations for Headset w/ boom mic for PC gaming [Re: Bluedeath]
JAMF Frugalite & P-38 fan Senior Member Registered: 05/29/10 Posts: 3512 Loc: The Netherlands	Originally Posted By: Bluedeath i use platronics gamecom and a bigben pilot like headphones. The first ones for comfort and soud quality and the second ones for realism. Do you use the BigBen on the PS3, perhaps?
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#3612838 - 07/24/12 03:43 PM Re: Recommendations for Headset w/ boom mic for PC gaming [Re: Harry-the-Ruskie]
Li'lJugs Hotshot Registered: 12/31/00 Posts: 7634 Loc: St. Cloud MN USA	Plantronics 780 One Review I have these, and really like them. Not that expensive, but good sound. _________________________ "Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms" should be a convenience store, not a government agency!
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