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 Two dead headsets in six months (updated!) May 26, 2007
Joshua Anderson (California)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a comfortable headset and it sounds great for voice chat, but I've gone through two of them in the last six months. The first, purchased about five months ago, lost sound on the right side about two months ago. The second, which was purchased immediately afterwards, lost sound on the left side less than an hour ago.
Were it not for the repeated failures, this headset would get four stars from me.
UPDATE: It's been about eight months since I wrote this review, and the replacement I received from Amazon for the second dead headset has now lost sound on its right side. Stay away from this headset!
 Affordable, comfortable, total immersion. August 10, 2007
Justin A. Wells (Baltimore, MD usa)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got these headphones based on reviews i've read other places. I got them for under 20 dollars shipped and recieved them about a week later. They are very comfy and highly adjustable to fit anyones head (in fact my tower pc wears them when i am not)
I play a lot of battlefield 2 and other online games. Before the headphones i was a marginal player, but with the headphones and the built in mic, you have total immersion into the game. You can hear enemies approaching from further away that you couldnt hear before, not to mention that i hear ambient sound effects from the game that i didn't know existed. There have been times i have heard things to think that it was something in my room and it turned out to be the headphones. the sound is Excellent and i would reccommend them to anyone who plays games online. The mic is great and works well, it even folds up out of the way when you aren't using it. The bass is FANTASTIC and it makes explosions feel very loud and rumbley in your whole body it seems like.
The cord is about 10 feet long and although it is very thin and would probably break easy, i am not rough on my equipment. I think it will last long enough to get WELL over my 20 dollars worth. It also has a built in mic and volume control as well as a mic mute button in the cord. this comes in handy when you arent using the mic or when you want to mute your cursing when you get killed ;-)
Bottom line... if you play games online, get these. If you play games by yourself but want to crank the volume and play loud at night, get these. If you just want to hear the games the way they are supposed to sound, get them. I will get another set of these if they break.
Also, music is not bad, considering the price. Although there are sets that are better for music, these headphones do it all and very well. Cannot go wrong!
Just love this item October 19, 2007
H. Norwood (Poconos)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I sing on a voice enabled chat room - not a gamer - and This is the best headset I have found. Noise canceling is outstanding - voice quality evokes remarks and inquiries very often.
 A Great Product - While it works! September 19, 2006
John F. Mccabe (RI, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've owned 2 of these headsets... and none of them have lasted me more than a year. They fit my head well, and are comfortable for long sitting, but require delicate handling. I kept buying these headsets because they worked so well, but I think I'm going to try logitech after this. The first headset I had, the cord got yanked out of the headset. The second one still works, but doesn't have sound in the right speaker, which makes it very hard for FPSes. Overall, it's a good headset if you take care of it and don't abuse it.
a great value May 14, 2007
Unumunum (TX United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had a Plantronics DSP-500 (since discontinued I think and replaced by the GamePro 1) for several years, it has been great. When I saw the price for this one I bought it for my wife so we could use Google Talk. I was able to talk to her for free over the Internet from on the opposite side of the Earth and the voice quality was excellent. The headset itself is essentially the same as the more expensive Gamepro. The difference is that the higher-end models plug into a USB port and can be adjusted as a separate sound device on Windows or via a control on the cord, that is very handy. This headphone plugs into the sound card in your computer and it is more of a hassle to adjust. I wound up buying a little USB converter which accomplishes the same thing.
The cord is long, you DO NOT want to roll over it with your chair or you may easily sever the internal wiring. I have done this with two other previous headsets. Tape the cord to your desk and run it in such a way as to eliminate that possibility.
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