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Brand: Creative Labs
Model: 51MZ0120AA005
Price: $39.99
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Creative's HS-600 headset is designed to give lifelike results in interactive gaming with Internet voice capability. The ideal choice for gamers who like to lead a squad into battle and interact with competitors in an on-line session, it's optimized for Creative and other high-end sound cards, and features an outstanding noise-canceling microphone that enhances speech accuracy for improved voice communications. The audio experience is immersive, with outstanding detail and impact from the large headphone drivers. A convenient volume control with microphone mute makes life easy for users, while the rotating microphone can easily be positioned for best results. ....read more
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Great but hurts my ears
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The quality of the microphone and audio is outstanding. It seems, however, to be much bigger and more cumbersome than necessary. The earpieces are very large and tight. I can’t figure out how to get them to stop pinching my ears.
Creative HS 600 – Traditional wired headset and microphone for your multimedia needs!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The Creative Headset HS-600 is a nice headset with headphones and a noise-cancelling microphone. Whether you’re using it for gaming, chatting, teleconferencing or internet phone applications, this unit is well worth a look.
The set is nicely designed for those that prefer the traditional over-the-head style of headset. The headphones sit firmly on your head, and the microphone head can be turned and adjusted closer to your mouth. It is noise cancelling for crystal clear audio.
This set must be compared to the HS-400 set also made by Creative. While both sets are wired, they offer 2 different configurations that will appeal to different people. For example, instead of the over the head style, the HS-400 offers a behind the head configuration that is less secure but, to some, more comfortable.
Creative Headset HS 400
The Microphone arm is telescoping and the head is easily adjusted. There is also volume control with a microphone mute switch, for those multitaskers out there.
Unlike the HS-400, the microphone arm cannot be easily moved from one side to the other based on your preference.
The HS-600′s microphone seems a little bit better than the HS-400′s. That could just be because of the adjustable head.
The ear pads, however, do seem softer on the HS-400. The difference is subtle but the HS-600 can feel less comfortable to use over a long time period. The sound is just about as nice on this headset, and both are priced nicely.
The bottom line is, if you prefer the behind-the head style and the headphones are more important than the microphone, than the HS-400 is for you. Otherwise, look into the HS-600 for a more stable fit and a microphone with a nice adjustable head.
It’s hard to find good wireless headsets in this price range, but hopefully that will change. If you don’t mind the wired connection, this set is worth a look.
Enoy!