Firstly, I'd suggest that you be a lot gentler with headsets. Secondly, with so many requirements, I suggest that you buy one only after looking at it. It sounds like most sets will not meet your demands.
--- If you don't stand behind our troops, please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex wallis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 6:57 PM Subject: [Audyssey] ot: chosing a good headset > Hi list. > I was just wondering if i could have some thoughts on good headsets to go > for. > My problem is i tend to break headsets lol i'm not sure why. But i Must > have > gone through around 2 or 3 in the past 3 years or so. Guess its because i > have to pack them up in a laptop bag a fair bit. > My problem is either they break because of loose connections in the wires, > or the mic stops working. > I have just gone through yet another one and i'm looking to replace yet > again. > My problem is although I can find lots of sites out there on the net > selling > them its really hard to get good solid technicle details on them. Its even > more anoying to go along to a store, and then not to be able to look at > them > as they are all sealed up in plastic. > Basicly i'm after a bynaural headset, that's also a supra-aural headset. > That means if i've understood it right that the sound is equally > distributed > across both ears, and the supra-aural part means that you just have the > pads > of the headset resting on top of your ears rather than being in a cup form > and going all the way round your ears. ugg i really hate those headsets. > That's been my worst problem in the past getting the thing home then > finding > those ear cups. I would also like the headset i go for to bbe one where > the > band goes across the top of your head rather than round the back of your > head, i'm not sure if there is a technicle term for that. > my last problem is the mic i'm after one where the mic is adjustable but > not > where the boom, by boom i think i'm using the right term i mean the actual > part you talk in to. anyway what i really hate with a lot of headsets i've > recently sceen is where the boom as in the bit on the end of the swivel > arm > that is used to put the mic away when you have finished talking is on like > a > kind of bendy stalk thing. I no a lot of sites say they are designed to be > bent to make mic adjustment easier, but i find they break so quickly its > very anoying. > If anyone has any thoughts i'd like to here them. > Thanks for your help. > Alex. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
