Re: Plantronic headphones w/mic-boom models LS1, HS1 and DSP300...

Plantronics (who make the headset for the MS Gamevoice) are in the business of making headsets for receptionists. By their very design they are targeted for voice level frequencies and quality. To go home and expect to use them for music listening is obsurd. They are meant for voice chat over the internet around the same quality as RogerWilco - why would they use high dollar components to reproduce speech. If you want music headphones then buy music headphones. If you want to TALK over the internet or during online games then Plantronics makes the best headset in the business. I found the quality of my GameVoice very nice! [email hidden] wrote:

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>The other day I was at my local computer store because I was looking >for a good pair of headphones with mic-boom. I came across a pair made >by Plantronics. Knowing nothing about them or how much I should spend >I saw the LS1's for $43 dollars and bought them. Got home installed it >and proceeded to listen to a few MP3's. Right away I knew I had made a >BIG mistake. The level of distortion was friggin insane! Since I >already had a good set of old headphones I knew what a good pair should >sound like. Around two years ago I bought a pair of CHEAP headphones >from Radio Shack. The Optimus titanium diaphram stereo headphones with >in-line volume control. I spent a mere $20 dollars and let me tell you >they sound fantastic. They handle ALOT more output and ALOT more bass >than the Plantronics LS1's. Thinking to myself well maybe I was being >a little too cheap and should spend a little more on a better set. So >off I went to exchange them for the more expensive HS1. After spending >$54 dollars I rushed home thinking this is gonna be good. Guess what? >It wasn't. Yeah sure the speakers sound a LITTLE better but the >distortion was still there. Not only that they were real HEAVY and >BULKY. However I wasnt about to give up so quickly and decided to give >them a fair chance. I fired-up a favorite game and gave the mic a >try. After several hours of gameplay I realized the mic worked really >well but the sound was far less than favorable. I also wanted to try >using the mic without placing the speakers over my ears. I have a nice >quad speaker arrangement and wanted to be able to use the mic and still >be able to listen to my external speakers. Guess what? You can't. >The stupid HS1 mic-boom has very little flexibilty so I wasn't able to >do it. In order to use the mic you have to have the headphones >directly over your ears. This makes it very difficult to listen to >your existing speakers and still use the mic. So far this really >bits. There's no way in hell I'm gonna keep a large pair of ear muffs >over my ears and listen to my sound positioning speakers. Oddly enough >the CHEAPER LS1's would allow you to do it. Go figure! Ok I thought >to myself I have one more alternative. I could go all out and buy a >better set. Yep you guessed it. I went back to the store and >exchanged the HS1's for the Digital DSP300's. You can't go wrong >spending $108 dollars right? So there I was spending nearly three >times more than I had intended. I thought oh well if that's what it >takes to have a good voice recognition set so be it. I get home pluged >them in and give them a try. The first thing I do is see if you could >physically use the mic without having to place the speakers over your >ears. Ok, that wasn't a problem I was able to do that. I also noticed >that they were extremly light weight. So far so good. I then >proceeded to play an MP3 and that's when it hit me. !!!IT SOUNDED LIKE >SHIT!!! Can it be true? Can these $108 dollar headphones sound worse >than my el cheapo $20 Radio Shack set? The thing is they sounded worse >than the HS1's. Not as bad as the LS1's but certainly not as good as >the HS1's. I'm thinking oh my god this can't be happening to me. I'm >on the third set of Plantronics headphones and getting nowhere FAST. >Not only that but I found you cannot use your external speakers while >using the DSP300's as it conflicts via the USB port. What the hell is >going on here? This is total bullshit. I must be doing something >wrong so I read the manual and found the answer. The manual states >that you have to unplug the USB headphones in order to use your >external speakers? ---> Huh? At this point all hell breaks loose. I'm >freaking out and ready to blow a fuse. I took a few deep breaths and >told myself it's not your fault it's not your fault. I yanked the >headphones outta the port and forcefully cramed them back into the >box. Went back to the store for the fourth f*cking time and got my >money back. However, what I should have done was stomped the shit >outta them BEFORE I put them back in the box. > >One things for sure. I'll never spend another penny on a Plantronics >headset as long as I live. > >It's buyer beware out there and you've been warned. > > > >Sent via Deja.com >http://www.deja.com/

-------------------- Sinjin www.SinjinSolves.com Your Guide to Success

Then maybe Plantronics should re-think their marketing strategy. For the HS1 and DSP300 the box clearly states... "Optimized for MP3 and Music Audio" You were saying??? In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Sinjin) wrote: > Plantronics (who make the headset for the MS Gamevoice) are in thebusiness of > making headsets for receptionists. By their very design they aretargeted for > voice level frequencies and quality. To go home and expect to usethem for > music listening is obsurd. They are meant for voice chat over theinternet > around the same quality as RogerWilco - why would they use high dollar > components to reproduce speech. > > If you want music headphones then buy music headphones. If you wantto TALK > over the internet or during online games then Plantronics makes thebest headset > in the business. I found the quality of my GameVoice very nice! > > [email hidden] wrote: > > >The other day I was at my local computer store because I was looking > >for a good pair of headphones with mic-boom. I came across a pairmade > >by Plantronics. Knowing nothing about them or how much I shouldspend > >I saw the LS1's for $43 dollars and bought them. Got home installedit > >and proceeded to listen to a few MP3's. Right away I knew I hadmade a > >BIG mistake. The level of distortion was friggin insane! Since I > >already had a good set of old headphones I knew what a good pairshould > >sound like. Around two years ago I bought a pair of CHEAP headphones > >from Radio Shack. The Optimus titanium diaphram stereo headphoneswith > >in-line volume control. I spent a mere $20 dollars and let me tellyou > >they sound fantastic. They handle ALOT more output and ALOT morebass > >than the Plantronics LS1's. Thinking to myself well maybe I wasbeing > >a little too cheap and should spend a little more on a better set.So > >off I went to exchange them for the more expensive HS1. Afterspending > >$54 dollars I rushed home thinking this is gonna be good. Guesswhat? > >It wasn't. Yeah sure the speakers sound a LITTLE better but the > >distortion was still there. Not only that they were real HEAVY and > >BULKY. However I wasnt about to give up so quickly and decided togive > >them a fair chance. I fired-up a favorite game and gave the mic a > >try. After several hours of gameplay I realized the mic workedreally > >well but the sound was far less than favorable. I also wanted to try > >using the mic without placing the speakers over my ears. I have anice > >quad speaker arrangement and wanted to be able to use the mic andstill > >be able to listen to my external speakers. Guess what? You can't. > >The stupid HS1 mic-boom has very little flexibilty so I wasn't ableto > >do it. In order to use the mic you have to have the headphones > >directly over your ears. This makes it very difficult to listen to > >your existing speakers and still use the mic. So far this really > >bits. There's no way in hell I'm gonna keep a large pair of earmuffs > >over my ears and listen to my sound positioning speakers. Oddlyenough

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> >the CHEAPER LS1's would allow you to do it. Go figure! Ok I thought > >to myself I have one more alternative. I could go all out and buy a > >better set. Yep you guessed it. I went back to the store and > >exchanged the HS1's for the Digital DSP300's. You can't go wrong > >spending $108 dollars right? So there I was spending nearly three > >times more than I had intended. I thought oh well if that's what it > >takes to have a good voice recognition set so be it. I get home

pluged > >them in and give them a try. The first thing I do is see if youcould > >physically use the mic without having to place the speakers over your > >ears. Ok, that wasn't a problem I was able to do that. I alsonoticed > >that they were extremly light weight. So far so good. I then > >proceeded to play an MP3 and that's when it hit me. !!!IT SOUNDEDLIKE > >SHIT!!! Can it be true? Can these $108 dollar headphones soundworse > >than my el cheapo $20 Radio Shack set? The thing is they soundedworse > >than the HS1's. Not as bad as the LS1's but certainly not as good as > >the HS1's. I'm thinking oh my god this can't be happening to me.I'm > >on the third set of Plantronics headphones and getting nowhere FAST. > >Not only that but I found you cannot use your external speakers while > >using the DSP300's as it conflicts via the USB port. What the hellis > >going on here? This is total bullshit. I must be doing something > >wrong so I read the manual and found the answer. The manual states > >that you have to unplug the USB headphones in order to use your > >external speakers? ---> Huh? At this point all hell breaks loose.I'm

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> >freaking out and ready to blow a fuse. I took a few deep breaths and > >told myself it's not your fault it's not your fault. I yanked the > >headphones outta the port and forcefully cramed them back into the > >box. Went back to the store for the fourth f*cking time and got my > >money back. However, what I should have done was stomped the shit > >outta them BEFORE I put them back in the box. > > > >One things for sure. I'll never spend another penny on a Plantronics > >headset as long as I live. > > > >It's buyer beware out there and you've been warned. > > > > > > > >Sent via Deja.com > >http://www.deja.com/ > > -------------------- > Sinjin > www.SinjinSolves.com > Your Guide to Success >

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