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So my old plantronics are in the final death-throes. Everything sounds like it's coming through the neighbour's walls (which is why I haven't really bothered playing). Figure 5 years of good service, about time they got put to rest.

This is what I'm looking at to replace them:

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/pla...bbd177b89d1en02

If anyone has anything better to recommend (at the same price range) then I'd be happy to hear your suggestions. Oh and volume adjustment dial almost a necessity.

Cheers!

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Thanks Lafy I'll check them out. Although most of them seem to be USB headsets - was looking for my crappy ol' PC that has a non-usb switcher box.

Hey, I was on today Kirk! 1/2 deaf and all (too bad it was your chance to abuse me). But yeah, I haven't been online or on vent (primarily because I can't hear anyone very well). I was never partial to the split combo. It just feels... weird to speak into a stand up mic (I'm sure Engle would equate that to speaking into a dildo - he has the experience i hear hehe).

Worse comes to worse, I'll just go get my old faithful plantronics. Been with plant ever since I started gaming. It's like the old yeller of headsets (that you once in a while have to take out back behind the shed). Once I get a headset, I'll be more encouraged to get online again.

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It could be worse. This is what my broke ass is stuck with. I would still suggest any thing by plantronics, I love 'em and they sound amazing (when you have both ear pieces) and I though they were the most comfortable head set ive ever had.

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@Yama: That's pretty awesome! Necessity is forever the MILF of invention.

@Kirk & Crackers: Damn, that's one hell of a mark-up.

@Stone: Yeah, likely going to bike down to Futureshop (Best Buy owns Futureshop but only stocks it at Futureshop) to get their plantronics.

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@Kirk & Crackers: Damn, that's one hell of a mark-up.

Yea, but no matter where you look sound equipment almost always has a crazy mark-up. For example, there was a Bose engineer who went on the internet after being let go from Bose and let slip how much money Bose actually puts into a set of $1,000 speakers. Including packing and shipping, it was around $180. But Bose controls their own prices, and people are willing to pay that much for their stuff.

Best Buy still has a good employee discount compared to a lot of other retail places. But when I think of the good old days, where I could buy an HDMI cable in store at the same price as online...

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Holy crap. That's... ridiculous lol

But so true about different places with discounts. I know people who work at Ubisoft don't even get games at cost/near cost. If you're on a project, you get the game at least. But otherwise, you pay significantly more than you'd expect. Even working in restaurants or McDicks you don't really get a decent discount. I used to work at this nice "fancy" place. I got a 10% discount. Yay.

DIY ftw (if you can that is).

I'd recommend reading an interesting book about the things and devices (Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford) and their relation to consumerism.

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So finally got my headset. It's the plantronics (i'm loyal to a fault i guess). Besides it also has the needed headphone/mic jacks that's not usb.

Thanks again for your suggestions, and now I have directional sound and voice levels are back to normal again. good times are gonna roll.

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