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    Looking for a travel headset...

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Kinghong1970, Oct 10, 2008.

  1. Kinghong1970

    Kinghong1970 Notebook Deity

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    mainly, uses are Skype, Ventrillo, WoW...

    i travel a lot... USB is nice but not necessary... for some reason, i like the huge look of the AXPC headset but it was getting tad ridiculous...

    looking for a nice alternative...

    any thoughts?
     
    Kinghong1970, Oct 10, 2008
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  2. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sennheiser PC166

    if ur budget is high then PC350... its full size
     
    Nocturnal310, Oct 10, 2008
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  3. Kinghong1970

    Kinghong1970 Notebook Deity

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    i like the sennheisers... but sadly, they don't make such nice travel types...

    i guess what would be nice is to have a swivel ear piece so it can lay flat...

    meh... i guess i'm stuck with the AXPC for now...

    btw, you got a amp, right?
    wonder if that is what i need to work with a sennheiser that i purchased a while ago...

    could never get it working on a laptop...
    it came without any jacks so i had to solder it myself... wondering if i did it right...
     
    Kinghong1970, Oct 10, 2008
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    King, check out Beyer Dynamic, they make excellent products, and usually they are pretty stylish.
    Audio technica also has some pretty nice stuff.
    I am not exactly sure what you are looking for, but I am sure their is some awesome stuff out there which suits you.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 11, 2008
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    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sennheiser is a brand not a headphone.

    only high end headphones need proper amps to work best.

    PC series doesnt need amps
     
    Nocturnal310, Oct 11, 2008
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  6. Syndrome

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    Your sennheiser headphones should work without an amp, I'd say that you soldered the termination on wrong.
     
    Syndrome, Oct 11, 2008
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    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    I use my bluetooth plantronics 590's on the go more than anything, has that little travel pouch for them, very portable and mutliple charge methods. I use them for headphones tho not a headset, they have microphone and can be used as a headset but not with both speakers on. A limitation in current bluetooth tech right now.

    A2DP = High Quality Stereo
    Headset = One Speaker Mono + Micorphone (like your cell phone ear piece)

    You have to connect them in one mode or another, but not both at the same time.

    You can do what I used to do tho, use the headset for voice only, like vent or teamspeak would use the headset for voice and then use the laptop speakers for the game. I always preferred separating voice & game via two sound cards because it let me hear people, when they were together I could hear nothing without turning the game way way down. Bluetooth acts like its own soundcard making this possible.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Oct 12, 2008
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