If you need somethign wireless for your mac I ecommend the freetalk headsets from skype. I've heard the mics and tey sound pretty good. and they are comvertable enough.
take care. S On May 20, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Brent Harding wrote: > I'm looking for something too. I had a spare Plantronics DSP-400, and I am > currently using the same model, but the one I just opened picks up hum and > this old one doesn't. I need the hum gone some how as I do a show online, and > well, compression and stuff will raise the level of the hum. The foam is > pretty much gone on the earpieces with the old one so it is starting to hurt > wearing it. I think Sennheizer makes them as well with the separate USB dac > that comes off. If I can find one of those that doesn't make hum, then when > the next headset wears out, I could just plug in a new one, the dac's > probably last just about forever unlike the foam on the earpieces. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Lane" <andylanesem...@gmail.com> > To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 12:09 PM > Subject: Re: USB Headsets > > > Hi, I have done quite a bit of research on this as I too use a stereo > headset/mic in an office. I was specifically trying to cut the noise > out though. The office is like working in a noisy bar and hearing > customers on the phone and my screen reader is incredibly difficult. > If you buy a USB DAC with headphones and mic connections you will be > able to use any headset you choose, I had the Beydynamic MX300 which > actually come supplied with a USB DAC and don't cut out too much of > the background noise, they are also incredibly comfy, very well made > and for music listening are simply wonderful, there is no other word > to describe them. The microphone is also incredibly high quality, it > is pretty directional too so it cuts out almost all of the background > noise which would be fantastic if you work in a noisy environment. I > literally cannot recommend this headset highly enough. They are > supplied with soft felt like ear cups which you can replace with fake > leather ones if you choose but they are nowhere near as nice. I would > also recommend you stay well away from in ear headphones if you are > going to be wearing them for hours on end and also probably putting > them in and yanking them out often. This will harm your ears over > time. The only downside to the Berdynamics is the price. In the UK > they cost £400 but I found them for £320. I think that is around $450 > or so. I now use an aviation headset, the Bose Aviation X which is an > active noise cancelling headset and blocks out an incredible amount of > background noise. It uses very strange connections though as it is > intended for aviation instrument panels which have their own > connection types. This can be overcome with an adaptor box but I > guess this isn't what you need as it is designed to cut out background > noise which is not what you are trying to do. Also it costs around > £900. Another option you could look at which is very inexpensive and > also comfortable is a simple pair of Plantronics on ear headset with a > USB DAC. You know the kind of thing just very cheap headphones with a > boom mic. Personally as you have probably gathered I really really > rate the Beyerdynamics especially as I now use them at home for music > listening and skype on my macbook pro. If I can help any further just > send me an e-mail. I'd be happy to help. > > Scott Howell wrote: >> All, >> >> I am looking for an USB headset/mic combo. I am asking here since perhaps >> someone has a similar requirement and can share what they use. What I am >> specifically looking for is a headset that can be warn for long periods of >> time and I mean for 5 to 6 hours a day. These can fit over, on, or in the >> ear, but I do not want them to completely block all sound because I would be >> wearing these in an office environment. At home I have a Bose headset and >> separate mic, but this setup wouldn't work as well in the office. So, any >> thoughts would be appreciated. Since my employer is purchasing these, I'm >> not as concerned about expense. :) Well I guess under a million should work. >> :) >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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