Sennheiser PC 350 Collapsible Gaming Headset with Vol Control & Microphone Mute by Sennheiser
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Digital camera reviews of Sennheiser PC 350 Collapsible Gaming Headset with Vol Control & Microphone Mute
Digital camera Review: Fantastic headset
Summary: 5 Stars
This headset has great sound and high quality microphone. People I regularly chat with on Skype and Ventrilo were very surprised in the new voice quality from my end. I was using a mid-range Plantronics headset before that was also decent but this headset is a couple levels ahead in quality. And for the price tag, you should expect that.
Update - 2 years later I am STILL using this same headset! Great sound and mic quality still, nothing has broken and I use this nearly everyday. Superb durability and quality.
Digital camera Review: Finally I can relax with games, music, and video
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes I know, I asked myself the same question, $120.00, and my finger hovered over the purchase button for many minuets debating if i should spend this kind of money. Let me assure you this head set is worth it. I have been on a quest for the perfect headset for years. I am embarrassed by the number of times I have returned headsets to Best Buy, not to mention the money I have spent on others I have purchased only to find out too late that I hated them. Although I will say friends and family were more than happy to take my cast offs. I have bought or returned just about every headset from the cheap ones to the Logitech surround sound. All I wanted was a solid set that sounded better than average, was solidly constructed (how many of you have ruined a pair by running over the cord with your desk chair?) and most importantly comfortable.
I am not an audiophile so I can't speak to all the subtleties of sound reproduction, but these sound great with a solid bass and clear high tones. They are not some monstrosity of gamer gear with all kinds on unnecessary bells and lights. Why do designers think gamers want headgear that even a pilot wouldn't put over his/her head? These seem to gently hug my ears with the luxurious pads. My ear lobes are not scraping against the inside. They do cause a bit of sweating but not too much. The over the head pad at first seemed like it was going to cause problems but after a few wearings seemed to break in nicely. These can be worn for hours with out discomfort. You barely know they are there.
The design is stylish. Construction seems solid, although i still worry about the cord. It would be nice if there was perhaps some other layer of protection to prevent damage to cord. It would have been nice to have a cord that was a bit longer.
The microphone is excellent and pics up your voice well even when you are trying to whisper as well as keeping out unwanted noise. I have finally found a headset i can be happy with for a long time.
Digital camera Review: Finally... A Decent Set of Headphones
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my fifth gaming headset and from the gaming experience so far, should be the last headset I buy for quite some time.
On the objective side of things, this headset is quite comfortable with no part of either ear "cup" resting on any part of the respective ears. They don't squeeze too tightly, and do adjust for large heads that you might see on NFL football players. My ten year-old child wears these quite comfortably as well; a head size on the other end of the spectrum.
I've seen various reviews remarking of ears becoming warm and I suppose they might; a little. But nothing really worth talking about.
External noise is blocked well when gaming or listening to music.
The microphone is more than satisfactory in both design and in clarity. Easy adjustment and movement, and excellent voice reproduction- well, the various people with whom I've gamed all say it's been clear and undistorted.
The one feature very different from my previous headsets (and many others) is the link/pivot/hinge connecting the the ear cups to the headband. Very well thought-out design and allows for additional customization of comfort.
Most people, myself included, don't pick up a headset with both hands- one on each ear cup. Instead it's a quick grab of one cup with one hand whereby a fair amount of pressure is placed on that particular hinge. Over time, that begins to break or weaken components. Not so with this headset.
Regarding frequency reproduction, I've run CDs used for tuning mixers with frequency sweeps/white noise/pink noise and I am impressed. While nothing's impossible, I've not yet encountered any distortion with gaming, music or the aforementioned tuning CD.
Granted- distortion potential relies in part, on the quality of the source. On a side note, the soundcard I currently use on my gaming system is the old workhorse Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeMusic.
On the subjective side: "Properly" encoded music files have sounded delicious with clear lows, mids, and highs.
Gaming has become a new world for me with so much more clarity, lovely undistorted explosions, and arresting immersion (Bioshock!). In a previous professional life, I was a DJ and audio editor in television and radio. I'm very impressed by this headset.
Keep in mind, this headset is not intended for reference audio production but they've been more than adequate for my continued amateur work with Reason, Adobe Audition, etc.
Though I was apprehensive prior to purchase, I have NO qualms about the money spent.
(edit) It's some days later I'm drinking Cuba Libras listening to Shaggy in Creative Labs "Entertainment Mode" and the bass is ... well, my only wish would be for this headset to be wireless to make dancing easier. (/edit)
(one more edit 08/12/09) This headset is _GREAT_ with Rosetta Stone! (/one more edit)
Digital camera Review: GREAT Headset
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros: Great sound! I use these with my laptop and I great sound with games. There is ample base to give explosions a nice deep growl, yet they are clear enough to allow the lightest of sounds to be heard. Audio conversations also come through loud and clear through applications such as Skype or Ventrilo. The earpieces fit nicely over the ear, butting no pressure on the ear itself. They also block a great deal of sound from around you, so you can immerse yourself in the game you're playing. The microphone also works great and flips up for when not in use.
Cons: Kind of heavy. Not overly so (and you kind of expect this heft with ear-cup headsets), but after a couple hours with them on, you start to feel it on the over-the-head band. For me the cable is a little on the long side. It's not a thin cable, so it can add to the weight of the headset if you don't carefully place the excess. I know some people like to have long cables for freedom of movement, but for me it is a little cumbersome. A good idea would have been a cable extension for those people who required a longer cord. Really this is just a niggle! One thing I think is important to point out is that these are not the greatest for listening to music. While they are certainly adequate for the casual listener, for someone more into the music might want to spring for some better suited for this endeavor.
Overall, I'm extremely please with these. They're a little pricey, but I was sick of settling for $60 or cheaper headsets that weren't up to par. If you can afford them, they're near the top of the list for gaming headsets.
Digital camera Review: Gaming Headset PC 350
Summary: 4 Stars
Sennheiser PC 350 Gaming Headset
It's a very nice quality headset which is nice to wear for extended periods of time due to the around ear design.
At high volume the sound quality is awesome. The microphone also works well.
The only downside to this is because of the design at lower volumes you don't get any deep base, this is because the speaker is a little way from your ear. On headphones where the speaker touches your ear you get the deep base even at low volume.
It's a small issue, but important to some.
Overall very happy with this headset.