What headset under £50?

Meerkat · 1 Mar 2009 at 14:59

I'm in the market for a new headset for under £50.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-113-CL&groupid=702&catid=1058&subcat=

I'm thinking of these, reviews say the sound quality is very good, but not much about the mic quality.
are these the best i'm gonna get for under £50?

I will be using these for gaming and a mic is a must.

Thanks.

jolie77 · 1 Mar 2009 at 15:43

HD555 mate!!

jolie77 · 1 Mar 2009 at 15:45

you can find them else were a little more than 50 thou but worth it!!

jolie77 · 1 Mar 2009 at 15:55

sorry mate it doesnt have a mic. I will have a look around for you

lucklessloser · 1 Mar 2009 at 17:51

I had a similar dilemma about 2 years ago and went for these, recommended by a friend.
Here is the link http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-026-SL
I bought these for on-line gaming and i haven't been disappointed at all. The sound quality is excellent, as is the mic. I'd recommend them to anyone

Fubsy · 1 Mar 2009 at 18:49

lucklessloser said:
I had a similar dilemma about 2 years ago and went for these, recommended by a friend.
Here is the link http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-026-SL
I bought these for on-line gaming and i haven't been disappointed at all. The sound quality is excellent, as is the mic. I'd recommend them to anyone

Here we go again.

willy · 1 Mar 2009 at 18:59

And it started

Participant · 3 Mar 2009 at 10:31

^ That's what I and many others have, but I don't think you can get this setup for £50 new. Certainly not anywhere I looked. Even second hand prices on ebay are steep for the HD5xx.

ro55o · 3 Mar 2009 at 11:22

As above, don't touch the gaming headsets with a barge pole! They don't even compare with a decent set of stereo headphones and a seperate mic.

Get these and a clip on mic

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-001-GR&groupid=702&catid=1058&subcat=251

-Ad- · 3 Mar 2009 at 11:54

Meerkat said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-113-CL&groupid=702&catid=1058&subcat=

I'm thinking of these, reviews say the sound quality is very good, but not much about the mic quality.

Thanks.

lucklessloser said:
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Here is the link http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-026-SL
I bought these for on-line gaming and i haven't been disappointed at all

The reviewers and luckless losser clearly have not heard better. The apple ibuds free with an ipod seem to satsfy most because they have never heard better

Go for some goldrings or senn 555 with clip on mic. You will then own something that is also stunning for music, good for movies, and does gaming really well, ratehr than a headset that does nothing well in the slightest !

bledd · 3 Mar 2009 at 12:03

as above, don't get a gimmicky '5.1' or 'gaming' set.

get Sennheiser/Grado/Goldring and the 'elara clip on mic'

i have the HD595's (hd555 is more like £50) and they rock

without trying to look like a know-it-all ******, the only people who recommend gaming/5.1 sets are new members who don't know any better

Meerkat · 3 Mar 2009 at 12:16

Clip on mic?

Oh, and i've not heard any better, I use atm Sennheiser HD201.
And lacking a microphone is annoying in games like L4D when typing can = death.

Margaret · 3 Mar 2009 at 12:58

Meerkat said:
Clip on mic?

Oh, and i've not heard any better, I use atm Sennheiser HD201.
And lacking a microphone is annoying in games like L4D when typing can = death.

http://www.speed-link.com/?p=3&cat=26&pid=366&paus=2

Can be had on UK sites for rather cheap, works fine behind a monitor or so.

Kazz · 3 Mar 2009 at 13:56

Also a user of the elara clip on mic, works just nicely and cheap too.
I fell for the '5.1' Medusa headset a few years back, very...meh, alright i guess, but nothing special. Have a pair of Goldring DR100's now, much better sound / build quality.

-Ad- · 3 Mar 2009 at 13:56

Meerkat said:
Clip on mic?

Oh, and i've not heard any better, I use atm Sennheiser HD201.
And lacking a microphone is annoying in games like L4D when typing can = death.

Not for me it isn't, all zombies and special zombies are killed DEAD before I type

The clip on elara mic can just sit under your monitor, ontop of it etc and people have reported good results on here. Haven't ordered mine yet. O and whats soo bad witha desktop mic if it really comes to it, as long as it's configured and people can hear you in game, all is good.

Participant · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:03

I spent two hours just listening to MP3s through my HD555s last night. I haven't spent that long just listening to music since I got my car stero five years ago. They sound fantastic.

bledd · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:31

heh, I did that with my senns, stayed up till 5am, had work at 8

Meerkat · 3 Mar 2009 at 16:00

Right then, i'm gonna order some Seinheiser 555s and a elara clip on mic.
They cost in total £10 over my budget but i'm sure its worth it for them.

Any comments about this?

Oh, and how does the clip-on mic connect to the headphones?