Picking A New Headset

[Captain_Xeno]

Hello everyone
Im looking to purchase a new headset, i have $200 Australian to spend on this. Im looking around at headsets like the Logitech G430, The Razer Tiamat 7.1 and the Steelseries 9h. i've done lots of looking around at heaps of other headsets like the ones made by creative and other large and small brands. But i have a problem looking at these; i cant read audio or mic specs, as you can imagine this makes things very hard. Currently i have a Plantronics Gamecom 780, i found this headset sturdy with good mic quality and i never had any trouble with the sound quality (for my standards as a total noob at this and that it was my first headset i thought it was really good!).
and thus to close the thread i ask, Could anyone point in the direction of good headsets or could someone tell me how to read the audio and mic specs (also should i get more than one driver in each ear cup and opinions on wireless)
thanks everyone in advance!
Ricky

 

[s1nk0]

Get a pair of Sennheisers and a blue snowball mic for best audio quality. Otherwise, the SteelSeries Siberia or Corsair 2100 vengeance + blue snowball look pretty good for your budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B12XoMSxhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qezmBz1WhO4

im liking your idea, what sennheisers would you suggest?

I'm afraid this idea is way out of your budget. A pair of good (Not the extreme budget ones) Sennheiser cans would be around $100 CAD which would be a lot more in AUD. A blue snowball mic is also around $100 CAD

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407721140&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+snowball this is the snowball i'd be looking at getting

Are you a real stickler for audio quality? Because just having either the Steelseries or Corsair alone would be fine for you if you're not looking for audiophile mic/audio quality.

The biggest thing for me is mic quality, audio i really dont know any different from my current headset so i dont know if im going up or down :/
im looking at these headphones they cheap and seem pretty good
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1525&products_id=26003&zenid=0ebe4e18de84b9587157163fb712b7bf (thats an aus site)

Yeah man, go for it with the blue snowball.

would any of the others i listed be better? (i can wait a week or 2 to get some more money )

Well, since you only real care about the mic quality, it's really up to you. Any of the headphones you suggested will work for you. But getting a standalone mic is recommended for better recording quality.

 

[Captain_Xeno]

Get a pair of Sennheisers and a blue snowball mic for best audio quality. Otherwise, the SteelSeries Siberia or Corsair 2100 vengeance + blue snowball look pretty good for your budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B12XoMSxhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qezmBz1WhO4

im liking your idea, what sennheisers would you suggest?

I'm afraid this idea is way out of your budget. A pair of good (Not the extreme budget ones) Sennheiser cans would be around $100 CAD which would be a lot more in AUD. A blue snowball mic is also around $100 CAD

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407721140&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+snowball this is the snowball i'd be looking at getting

Are you a real stickler for audio quality? Because just having either the Steelseries or Corsair alone would be fine for you if you're not looking for audiophile mic/audio quality.

The biggest thing for me is mic quality, audio i really dont know any different from my current headset so i dont know if im going up or down :/
im looking at these headphones they cheap and seem pretty good
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1525&products_id=26003&zenid=0ebe4e18de84b9587157163fb712b7bf (thats an aus site)

Yeah man, go for it with the blue snowball.

would any of the others i listed be better? (i can wait a week or 2 to get some more money )

Well, since you only real care about the mic quality, it's really up to you. Any of the headphones you suggested will work for you. But getting a standalone mic is recommended for better recording quality.

I dont do recording it just pisses me off to hell hearing how bad some peoples mics are and it makes me paranoid about it, that mics good though right?

 

[s1nk0]

Get a pair of Sennheisers and a blue snowball mic for best audio quality. Otherwise, the SteelSeries Siberia or Corsair 2100 vengeance + blue snowball look pretty good for your budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B12XoMSxhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qezmBz1WhO4

im liking your idea, what sennheisers would you suggest?

I'm afraid this idea is way out of your budget. A pair of good (Not the extreme budget ones) Sennheiser cans would be around $100 CAD which would be a lot more in AUD. A blue snowball mic is also around $100 CAD

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407721140&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+snowball this is the snowball i'd be looking at getting

Are you a real stickler for audio quality? Because just having either the Steelseries or Corsair alone would be fine for you if you're not looking for audiophile mic/audio quality.

The biggest thing for me is mic quality, audio i really dont know any different from my current headset so i dont know if im going up or down :/
im looking at these headphones they cheap and seem pretty good
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1525&products_id=26003&zenid=0ebe4e18de84b9587157163fb712b7bf (thats an aus site)

Yeah man, go for it with the blue snowball.

would any of the others i listed be better? (i can wait a week or 2 to get some more money )

Well, since you only real care about the mic quality, it's really up to you. Any of the headphones you suggested will work for you. But getting a standalone mic is recommended for better recording quality.

I dont do recording it just pisses me off to hell hearing how bad some peoples mics are and it makes me paranoid about it, that mics good though right?

Absolutely. It will mostly depend on what kind of VOIP you use, but the blue snowball is a quality mic.

 

[Captain_Xeno]

Get a pair of Sennheisers and a blue snowball mic for best audio quality. Otherwise, the SteelSeries Siberia or Corsair 2100 vengeance + blue snowball look pretty good for your budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B12XoMSxhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qezmBz1WhO4

im liking your idea, what sennheisers would you suggest?

I'm afraid this idea is way out of your budget. A pair of good (Not the extreme budget ones) Sennheiser cans would be around $100 CAD which would be a lot more in AUD. A blue snowball mic is also around $100 CAD

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407721140&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+snowball this is the snowball i'd be looking at getting

Are you a real stickler for audio quality? Because just having either the Steelseries or Corsair alone would be fine for you if you're not looking for audiophile mic/audio quality.

The biggest thing for me is mic quality, audio i really dont know any different from my current headset so i dont know if im going up or down :/
im looking at these headphones they cheap and seem pretty good
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1525&products_id=26003&zenid=0ebe4e18de84b9587157163fb712b7bf (thats an aus site)

Yeah man, go for it with the blue snowball.

would any of the others i listed be better? (i can wait a week or 2 to get some more money )

Well, since you only real care about the mic quality, it's really up to you. Any of the headphones you suggested will work for you. But getting a standalone mic is recommended for better recording quality.

I dont do recording it just pisses me off to hell hearing how bad some peoples mics are and it makes me paranoid about it, that mics good though right?

Absolutely. It will mostly depend on what kind of VOIP you use, but the blue snowball is a quality mic.

im gonna sound like a total fuckwit for this.. but what is voip?

 

[s1nk0]

Get a pair of Sennheisers and a blue snowball mic for best audio quality. Otherwise, the SteelSeries Siberia or Corsair 2100 vengeance + blue snowball look pretty good for your budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B12XoMSxhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qezmBz1WhO4

im liking your idea, what sennheisers would you suggest?

I'm afraid this idea is way out of your budget. A pair of good (Not the extreme budget ones) Sennheiser cans would be around $100 CAD which would be a lot more in AUD. A blue snowball mic is also around $100 CAD

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407721140&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+snowball this is the snowball i'd be looking at getting

Are you a real stickler for audio quality? Because just having either the Steelseries or Corsair alone would be fine for you if you're not looking for audiophile mic/audio quality.

The biggest thing for me is mic quality, audio i really dont know any different from my current headset so i dont know if im going up or down :/
im looking at these headphones they cheap and seem pretty good
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1525&products_id=26003&zenid=0ebe4e18de84b9587157163fb712b7bf (thats an aus site)

Yeah man, go for it with the blue snowball.

would any of the others i listed be better? (i can wait a week or 2 to get some more money )

Well, since you only real care about the mic quality, it's really up to you. Any of the headphones you suggested will work for you. But getting a standalone mic is recommended for better recording quality.

I dont do recording it just pisses me off to hell hearing how bad some peoples mics are and it makes me paranoid about it, that mics good though right?

Absolutely. It will mostly depend on what kind of VOIP you use, but the blue snowball is a quality mic.

im gonna sound like a total fuckwit for this.. but what is voip?

Voice over IP (IE Voice chat over Steam, Ventrillo, etc). Some VOIP's make you sound like shit no matter what kind of mic you use (IE Xbox live circa 2006). As for Steam, there shouldn't be much audio degradation and you will sound good. And you can do pretty good voice recording in the future if you decide to do so.

 

[Captain_Xeno]

Get a pair of Sennheisers and a blue snowball mic for best audio quality. Otherwise, the SteelSeries Siberia or Corsair 2100 vengeance + blue snowball look pretty good for your budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B12XoMSxhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qezmBz1WhO4

im liking your idea, what sennheisers would you suggest?

I'm afraid this idea is way out of your budget. A pair of good (Not the extreme budget ones) Sennheiser cans would be around $100 CAD which would be a lot more in AUD. A blue snowball mic is also around $100 CAD

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407721140&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+snowball this is the snowball i'd be looking at getting

Are you a real stickler for audio quality? Because just having either the Steelseries or Corsair alone would be fine for you if you're not looking for audiophile mic/audio quality.

The biggest thing for me is mic quality, audio i really dont know any different from my current headset so i dont know if im going up or down :/
im looking at these headphones they cheap and seem pretty good
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1525&products_id=26003&zenid=0ebe4e18de84b9587157163fb712b7bf (thats an aus site)

Yeah man, go for it with the blue snowball.

would any of the others i listed be better? (i can wait a week or 2 to get some more money )

Well, since you only real care about the mic quality, it's really up to you. Any of the headphones you suggested will work for you. But getting a standalone mic is recommended for better recording quality.

I dont do recording it just pisses me off to hell hearing how bad some peoples mics are and it makes me paranoid about it, that mics good though right?

Absolutely. It will mostly depend on what kind of VOIP you use, but the blue snowball is a quality mic.

im gonna sound like a total fuckwit for this.. but what is voip?

Voice over IP (IE Voice chat over Steam, Ventrillo, etc). Some VOIP's make you sound like shit no matter what kind of mic you use (IE Xbox live circa 2006). As for Steam, there shouldn't be much audio degradation and you will sound good. And you can do pretty good voice recording in the future if you decide to do so.

i use skype so that wont be a problem, thanks so much for your help bro. you've made things so much easier for me!

 

[s1nk0]

Get a pair of Sennheisers and a blue snowball mic for best audio quality. Otherwise, the SteelSeries Siberia or Corsair 2100 vengeance + blue snowball look pretty good for your budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B12XoMSxhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qezmBz1WhO4

im liking your idea, what sennheisers would you suggest?

I'm afraid this idea is way out of your budget. A pair of good (Not the extreme budget ones) Sennheiser cans would be around $100 CAD which would be a lot more in AUD. A blue snowball mic is also around $100 CAD

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407721140&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+snowball this is the snowball i'd be looking at getting

Are you a real stickler for audio quality? Because just having either the Steelseries or Corsair alone would be fine for you if you're not looking for audiophile mic/audio quality.

The biggest thing for me is mic quality, audio i really dont know any different from my current headset so i dont know if im going up or down :/
im looking at these headphones they cheap and seem pretty good
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1525&products_id=26003&zenid=0ebe4e18de84b9587157163fb712b7bf (thats an aus site)

Yeah man, go for it with the blue snowball.

would any of the others i listed be better? (i can wait a week or 2 to get some more money )

Well, since you only real care about the mic quality, it's really up to you. Any of the headphones you suggested will work for you. But getting a standalone mic is recommended for better recording quality.

I dont do recording it just pisses me off to hell hearing how bad some peoples mics are and it makes me paranoid about it, that mics good though right?

Absolutely. It will mostly depend on what kind of VOIP you use, but the blue snowball is a quality mic.

im gonna sound like a total fuckwit for this.. but what is voip?

Voice over IP (IE Voice chat over Steam, Ventrillo, etc). Some VOIP's make you sound like shit no matter what kind of mic you use (IE Xbox live circa 2006). As for Steam, there shouldn't be much audio degradation and you will sound good. And you can do pretty good voice recording in the future if you decide to do so.

i use skype so that wont be a problem, thanks so much for your help bro. you've made things so much easier for me!

Np.