There is nothing quite like playing music loud on some nice powerful speakers with a thumping bass. Some days however you might just want to give your neighbours a break. Headphones have been around for a long time and for most of this time were nothing special. As things advanced communications via the computer became more common and as such people needed microphones. Soon afterwards we saw headsets which perform better than using speakers and a boom microphone sat on the desk for hopefully obvious reasons. With a decent headset your friend on Skype will be able to hear every word however loud the music that you are playing into the headset is.
Headsets have of course advanced quite a lot past the simple model and now they have taken a turn towards the gaming market. This is mainly due to the huge increase of people playing multiplayer games over the internet and wanting to be able to talk to their team mates to coordinate attacks and such like.
According to Plantronics:
Plantronics has 40 years of expertise in acoustic and ergonomic design. All Plantronics headsets will deliver superior durability and reliability backed by a two-year warranty.
Specifications[HR][/HR][FONT=Arial][TABLE=class: table-style table-long-section][TR][TD=class: table-label table-header first, colspan: 2]General[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Product Type[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Headset[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]Recommended Use[/TD][TD]PC multimedia[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Features[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Noise cancelling circuit, mute button, volume control[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label table-header, colspan: 2]Headphones[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Headphones Type[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Headphones – binaural[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]Headphones Form Factor[/TD][TD]Ear-cup[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Connectivity Technology[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Wired[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]Sound Output Mode[/TD][TD]5.1 channel surround[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Response Bandwidth[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]20 – 20000 Hz[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]Impedance[/TD][TD]32 Ohm[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Diaphragm[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]40 mm[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]In-Cord Volume Control[/TD][TD]Yes[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label table-header, colspan: 2]Microphone[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Type[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Boom[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]Microphone Technology[/TD][TD]Electret condenser[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Microphone Operation Mode[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Mono[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]Impedance[/TD][TD]2 kOhm[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Response Bandwidth[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]100 – 10000 Hz[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]Audio Input Details[/TD][TD]Uni-directional – 100 – 10000 Hz[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label table-header, colspan: 2]Connections[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Connector Type[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]1 x microphone ( mini-phone 3.5mm ) 1 x headphones ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label table-header, colspan: 2]Miscellaneous[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Cables Included[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Headset cable – integrated – 2.9 m[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label table-header, colspan: 2]Manufacturer Warranty[/TD][/TR][TR=class: table-alt][TD=class: table-label, bgcolor: #F4F8FF]Service & Support[/TD][TD=bgcolor: #F4F8FF]2 years warranty[/TD][/TR][TR][TD=class: table-label]Service & Support Details[/TD][TD]Limited warranty – 2 yea[/TD][/TR][/TABLE][/FONT]
"you get so much quality for your money" – I might have missed it somewhere, but you have not indicated what price these are!!??
Good point there, you can pick these up for £38 from looking at Google Shopping but the more reputable sites (Dabs etc…) stock them for closer to £50 which is still really good for a headset from Plantronics.Andy
Whoops! It was hard to find a retailer at the point of going to review that we would normally list (i.e. Scan etc) but we did include the link to 'LambdaTek' at the bottom of the page. We are always a bit wary of putting on prices as they do change quite a bit and RRP's are always quite a way off, hence instead we give you a direct link to a retailer and so if the price changes you can see it instantly. However, this might not be the best but such is this world!
Great review! Just a suggestion… sometimes manufacturers' websites list the retail price next to a product and/or host their own online store where you can purchase their products. Perhaps next time you could include a direct link to such pages. Like Andy, I tend to look at Google shopping to check prices. 😀
looks like a good headset.i like this style of headset with a square type shape to the ear pieces and the chunky microphone and overhead connector thing :p!