In search of the truly comfortable USB headset

Roxianna

For people like me who wear headsets all day, day after day, there are no more comfortable headphones than the Bose Quiet Comfort II--especially if one's ears stick out a bit. However,I am not buying  them any more  because at $299 each, I am sick of them breaking. I have had three pairs, all have broken in the same spot--the plastic bit that attaches the ear cup to the headband.  In addition, these are not USB (hugely superior technology) and I don't need noise cancellation on the headphones and these require me to have a separate microphone.

Instead, I have been using the Logitech ClearChat Comfort USB Headset. I have bought a couple different versions. I love the quality of both the sound and microphone. I would recommend these at about $39 to $49 depending on the exact model to anyone.

The problem is my ears are killing me. The ear cup on any Logitech USB is not big enough or deep enough for my ear to fit comfortably inside. Thus I am basically wearing the headset half off my ears and sorta on my temples.

And so the search is on for a reasonable priced USB headset of similar quality to the Logitech ones, but with larger deeper more comfortable over the whole ear cups.

Any help here?

therain93

I'm very curious to hear responses -- I use a cheapy pair of creative headphones with a boom mike that came with the auto assault collector's edition (it was 7 dollars on clearance at compusa, it seemed like a good deal! : ' )  Anyway, they do begin to hurt abit between the nears and the neck.

Thanks for any suggestions offered!

Kaelaan21

Sounds like the band is adjusted wrong and the headset is sliding forward. You won't be able to do too much about the cups themselves, but since your temples are about 3/4" to 1" away from your ear - the headset shouldn't ever be touching them unless they aren't asjusted properly.

I think we need a picture of your ear to know what we are dealing with here. Are we talking "dumbo ears" or old man/woman ears? It may greatly affect the advice given to you.

Actually, I don't care too much for my logitech headset either. It seems to be the best bang for the buck, but I noticed that the cups form a complete seal around the entrance to the ear and it changes the pressure inside my ear. So, after about 15-30 minutes of using them, I begin to get a sharp pain on the inside of my ear. Earbuds and such don't seem to bother me, but I haven't found another USB headset that has solved my problem.

Also, not sure about the newer logitech headsets, but between some of my friends and I we all seem to have had atleast one break on us in the same spot. The cable around the area of the inline mute toggle button (if you have the same model).

SomeOldBloke

I've been using the Plantronics DPS 500 for a couple of years and they're pretty comfortable... never had problems on long raids/pvp weekends in WoW... they probably don't make these ones anymore but I'm sure theres a newer model.

Roxianna

Originally posted by Kaelaan21


I think we need a picture of your ear to know what we are dealing with here. Are we talking "dumbo ears" or old man/woman ears? It may greatly affect the advice given to you.

 

Just normal grandma ears that stick out a bit more than other people's.

CleffyII

You are looking for Circumaural Headphones.  Personally, I don't know any good USB one since I typically use sound cards or boxes.

thamighty213

Razer barracuda exceptionally comfortable have regulary had 8hr + sessions and they dont bother me in the slightest and unlike most larger headsets dont boil your head.

Roxianna

It's been awhile since I visited this thread because I thought I had found the perfect solution. I was just waiting to receive the product and test it.

Sadly I have to report an epic fail

I ordered the Digital Precision PC Gaming Headset from Logitech. It looked like a reasonable solution for the problem of wanting ear cups that cover my whole ear without smashing them. This headset does that, but the behind the head design completely fails, because the whole thing is too heavy to stay in place and starts falling down as soon as you put it on. Basically they end up hanging off the tops of your ears which can quickly become painful.

Unilke other USB headsets from Logitech that have the inline volume control and mute, this model still has the analog plugs to go into your sound card or into the little USB converter they supply, Unfortunatly I did not get to test the sound because the whole thing was defective. My system could not detect a  USB device. So out they came and in went my old ClearChats.

So all in all I can't recommend this product to anyone. If they tried again with a pure USB and an over the head fit, I would try again however.

 

Darkholme

Originally posted by thamighty213


Razer barracuda exceptionally comfortable have regulary had 8hr + sessions and they dont bother me in the slightest and unlike most larger headsets dont boil your head.

If I were in the market for a great 5.1 circumaural headset/mic this is probably the direction I would go. It's a little overkill for my needs personally, because I already have a Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 speaker setup. However if you can't afford or can't use a really good 5.1 speaker system then this is a great option. I haven't used it in long sessions or anything, but I have tried them out, and they fit very nicely over the ears with plenty of room, and the sound is spectacular. Plus almost everyone I've spoken to or read a review regarding this headset has nothing but good to say about it. It can be a little tough to set up and tweak correctly, so it's not just as simple as plugging it into a USB port, but IMO it's worth the extra trouble...