Plantronics .Audio 30 Headset

Advantages: Relatively Cheap.
Disadvantages: Under performer...not overly comfortable to wear.

...Plantronics is one of the biggest names in headsets and has a wide range of products. The .Audio 45 is lightweight with a very flexible headband, although it is a little on the flimsy side and not overly attractive. The speaker drivers are constructed from hard plastic and are covered by thin pads. As a result, they aren't very comfortable to wear. Seperate cables come down from both sides, increasing the chances of getting yourself in a tangle. This headset can be connected either by USB or standard analog connections. However, the microphone plug lacks colour coding, so you're forced to peer at the symbols on the connectors to find out which is which. this isn't too much of an issue, but it makes things more difficult when you're scrabbling about the back of your comnputer. There is a shirt clip, and a volume control... Read review

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Advantages: Cable clip, Volume control
Disadvantages: Short Life Span

.... In this review I will be reviewing the ever popular Plantronics .audio 90 headphones. These headphones are probably the most popular headset for computer gamers. The brand plantronics is one of the leading brands on the market who supply communication headsets. They sponsor various gaming causes and infact tailor their headphone development in suiting gamers. Apart from gamers as one of their main markets they also target business or offices who use headsets alot to communicate via phone. For example plantronics are a huge supplier to the market of call centres. They have probably made a majority of their revenue by supplying the call centres of India with efficient and high quality headphones. Alot of online gamers value the brand of plantronics as high quality and proficient for their needs. I decided to purchase these plantronic... Read review

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Advantages: Helps you co-ordinate attacks/defence with your online gaming clan
Disadvantages: USB would be easier to have instead of 2 audio/microphone plugs

...When I did a lot of online gaming, everyone in our clan needed the ability to talk to one another on *comms* - which is were essential for competitive gaming to co-ordinate attacks or defence as soldiers in WW2. Trouble was, my cheap headset made it hard for others to hear me (lots of crackle) and was uncomfortable to wear as well. So I treated myself to the Plantronics Audio 90, and immediately I had perfect clarity of all the game sounds, and of all the voices of my friends, and they could now hear me perfectly. Very comfortable to wear. The headset is not flimsy but has a decent weight to it without being overly heavy, and a feeling of quality. There is a volume up/down wheel on a panel on the cable. Also a mute switch. Occasionally the mute switch would catch on my clothes and I'd spend a while working out why no one... Read review

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