| USB headsets are a popular choice of most internet | | | | these headsets employ the latest in audio technology |
| users in recent times. These headsets are equipped | | | | to give you high quality sound. Most headsets have |
| with an earphone and a microphone. To pick the right | | | | soft touch controls to enable you to adjust volume of |
| headset, you need to consider a few aspects. Firstly, | | | | the microphone easily. |
| make sure the microphone is in perfect working | | | | USB Headsets for Gaming |
| condition. A USB headset typically has a response | | | | Headsets using USB are perfect if you are a gaming |
| range of 100Hz to 8 kHz and should capture pretty | | | | enthusiast. If you want surround sound quality, this |
| much everything you say. Secondly, these headsets | | | | headset is for you. Most gaming headsets have 5.1 |
| are of 'plug-and-play' nature, so you need not insert | | | | surround sound, rumble feedback, and a boom |
| any sound card or make sure your USB ports are | | | | microphone, to keep your gaming sessions in full swing. |
| functional. Finally, these headsets come in two different | | | | They have a single-cable mechanisms, light vibration |
| configurations; single ear and stereo. Pick the one that | | | | and are Mac and Windows compatible. Typically, they |
| works best for your requirements. Additional features | | | | have speaker driver sizes of 40mm (x2) of 64 Ohms |
| you can look for include: | | | | (front), 30mm (x2) of 32 Ohms (center), 30mm (x 2) |
| 1. Sub-woofer vibration technology | | | | 80 Ohms (surround), 30mm (x 2) 80 Ohm with |
| 2. Independent controls for 5.1 channels | | | | vibration (sub-woofer), Response range of |
| 3. Bass enhancements | | | | 20Hz-20kHz (front, center, surround), 20-120kHz |
| 4. Dual outputs for 5.1 channels | | | | (sub-woofer), and signal to noise ratio of >90dB. |
| 5. Stereo room monitor | | | | USB Headsets for VoIP |
| 6. Graphic equalizer | | | | Voice over IP (VoIP) headsets, used in conjunction with |
| 7. DSP effects | | | | Skype or any other IP telephony software, allow you |
| 8. User programmable presets | | | | to connect to any phone in the world. Here, you use an |
| Why USB Headsets? | | | | existing broadband connection, so the call is either free |
| USB headsets utilize cutting-edge concepts while | | | | or at a drastically reduced rate. Using these headsets, |
| incorporating comfort and luxury in the device. They | | | | you can conduct crisp, cost-effective user interactions. |
| implement noise canceling mechanisms and eliminate | | | | Typically VoIP headsets employ multipoint technology, |
| audio interference from external sources. In addition, | | | | wideband integration and noise cancellation mechanism. |