Advice for headphones/microphone for voice chat?

Can anyone give me some advice on buying a headphone / microphone for voice chat?

I would prefer something less invasive (maybe just one ear style earphone, maybe wireless)

Some links to purchase online is also welcome.

Thanks in advance guys.

p.s. ah, also ask for a wireless keyboard (also as small as possible (space issues))

 

Gaming one not under 30~ euros and look for a brand with noise canceling.

 

Do you really need a headset or you just want the mic? Because most of the mics that come on gaming headsets are garbage, and you would be better off with a proper headphone/speakers if you have one already + http://www.modmic.com/collections/frontpage/products/modmic-4-0, and the games will sound good through the quality headphones while ensuring that you will sound good to others through the modmic. And it will be cheaper than buying any of the overpriced "gamer" focused rubbish.
Review by TekSyndicate as well for you.

 

As for wireless keyboards I don;t have much experience with those things as I never had a need for one but I guess from some searching around seems like Logitech Touch K400 seems quite a solid choice and works well apparently and also comes with a touchpad on it so that is a bonus.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wire...&qid=1418645823&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+k400
Review here.

 

Thx @Torcano very interesting information.
For the headset actually had not considered the idea of the single microphone.
It would also be better for me, (I already have a small sound system built into the RIG)
But for what I saw that the wireless link is not right?
Also it did not feel that he had any "support" to use it without headphones ...
i'm wrong?

Meanwhile turning a little I had seen these two:
Auricular
Trust (you know, "not exceptional") GXT-320
Approximately € 20

Keyboard
Rapoo E2700
Approximately € 30

Some opinion about it?

 

i got these on sale for about £60 and they are really nice: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-...&qid=1418647975&sr=8-1&keywords=sennheiser+pc

mic is great as well, people normally surprised by how it sounds compared to most peoples

 

Yes it is not a wireless mic but the cable is over 3 meters long so it should not have any problems trying to reach the PC if it is far away, it can stretch across an entire room. Also you can theoretically stick it to anything, one of my friends stuck it to the hat he wears for holding his TrackIR clip and it works fine for him. You can experiment many ways to stick it to many things from what I hear from people who have it. You could even try clipping it to your shirt's collar with a simple paper clip.

Although the best advice to have a good all round experience would be to get a nice headphone like the Audio Technica ATH-m50x which is on amazon for around 140eu + the mod mic you can get from the site as they ship globally and stick it to those, my personal combo and probably the best use of ~180eu equivalent when it comes to a complete gaming+music audio solution.

Also as for the keyboard, I don't have much experience with the wireless ones so I suggest waiting for someone who has more experience on the matter to give an insight as I don't wanna give a wrong or bad opinion.

 

Very kind and exhaustive.
I will keep in mind your advice.
But honestly, having to use exclusively, and only for a few (sporadic) chat in races, I was not going to spend more than 40/50 €.

Thank you again for your attention.
Good things

 

No problem and glad to be of help, I do play a lot of other games where team speak is necessary and I was not willing to sacrifice the quality of the music I listen to by using a gaming headset so for my specific needs the ATH-m50x+modmic combo was perfect and costed the same as any high end gaming headset. And since I won't be replacing either of those in a long time I guess it was kind of a long term investment, LOL.

 

Most gaming headsets are trash. Don't bother. You're better off getting a pair of regular headphones and a separate mic. That can be had for around 40-50usd with great results.

My set up:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013OWPV4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00029MTMQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Very comfortable, fantastic sound, and the mic is a commonly used one by the like of many yt up loaders(Meaning it works very well).

You could spend a lot more with no improvement.

If you insist on a light headset the MS headset works well, doesn't cost much, and has been used by many thousands of MS flight sim users over the years.
A wireless set is going to cost much more, and have poor sound until you get way over what you want to spend.

 

Um ...
neglect the trust so ...
But if I should take only the microphone,
(my problem is that trying to use the built-in microphone notebook, and the external audio system, I have an horrible echo)
I could avoid this hassle?

Thanks anyway for the advice
if I can not find any better I guess I'll go on MS ...

 

Interesting and i completly disagree with you. Actualy i call your statment regarding "proper" gaming headsets total rubish. I was in professional gaming several years, where every mili second and good communication is vital.

Steelseries and Sennheiser are among top quality. I could say Sennheiser is THE best.

Don't talk such bull****. Some people might get offended by your statment about gaming headphones.

 

I do apologize if that statement was harsh and might have offended you, but sadly it is the truth when it comes to most of the gamer branded stuff that companies put out these days, and the key word being I said "most of the mics that come on gaming headsets" and not all. And I don't consider Sennheiser to be a mainstream gaming brand though, because their top of the line audio equipment is pretty much epic when it comes to sound quality because they know what they are doing, Steel Series makes good peripherals but I have no experience with their headphones. Usual "gamer" branded stuff is just marketing to pull in people that don't know better, best example being Razer with their flashy marketing with a crap end product and you can't exactly deny that.

To be honest the whole "gamer" branding just feels a bit patronizing to me, as a personal experience - I love Corsair products, use corsair cases and fans on both my PCs, love my K70 keyboard which I have been using for a long time and they look professional and sleek, and recently with their whole re-doing of their logo on their "gaming" products to a tramp-stamp because that is what they expect the average gamer to be is just condescending and to be honest I don't agree with how many companies think the same way. I don't have a problem with us being gamers, it is just that majority of gamer branded peripheral market is without a shadow of a doubt a marketing move to add a few extra bucks on the price tag and shove an inferior product out the gates to people who don't know better, and I don't like entertaining or endorsing such silly practices.

 

Sorry, but after so many hours of listening to my friends Senheiser PC360 ****ty static noised mic, I will have to strongly disagree with you...Gaming headsets ARE Crap. Now he has some high end razer headset, guess what SHSHSHS...He says that senheisers sounded better, but could have been way better aswell, after he head some high end Headphones or my headphones to be specific AKG Q701...I have heard pleanty of others like steelseries and such, as soon as it is not a standalone mic, it sounds horrible...There is a guy with a built in laptop mic that I talk to on skype everyone drops the call except him and we are like hello? No more noise...

And after hearing some sounds tests of the mod mic that one is not any better, you can still hear the annoying SHSHSHSHSH...

I'm not saying you should go on and spend 100's on a mic...Just don't go around saying it is good, when in fact it is not...If you are serious about your audio at least in the clean way...Get a mic that doesn't make extra noises...That sounds clean when you speak, rather than keeps on producing shshshshsshs...

The only suggestion I have for buying a mic, find a review on it with sound test and make sure it doesn't make any extra noises.
For headphones? Depends on how much you are willing to spend...

 

I'm using this as a wireless keyboard, and it is easily the best keyboard I ever had in 30 years. Mine came with rechargable Eneloop quality batteries. The keyboard is on for many hours per day, I recharge it every 15-20 days. Self-adapting illumination works extremly good. Very silent and nice feeling keys.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wireless-Illuminated-Keyboard-K800/dp/B0042T7VGQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418742128&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech k 800

Should be available for cheaper price, if one looks around. I bought mine years ago at German Amazon.