Sound Cards Headphones and Mics Oh My
Sound Cards Headphones and Mics Oh My Sennheiser HD555 Headphones by gcg2009, on Flickr Throughout my illustrious career as a PC gamer Ive gone through countless headsets. For a while I would pick up a $10-15 Walmart special and use it for a year or so, usually up until the mic or one side of the headphones would die. I quickly learned how to twist the cord into just the right place to fix a loose connection and patch things up with electrical tape to keep my budget masterpiece going. Eventually Id give up and trash the thing, find another cheap headset for less than 20 bucks and begin the cycle anew. At some point I got fed up and thought, "maybe if I actually put some money into these Ill get better sound/mic quality and a better product that lasts for more than 12 months." I found a USB "gaming" headset, an AudioFX Pro 5+1 by Ben Heck, and paid about $65 for it. It was bulkier than the cheap behind-the-head headsets I had been buying, had some interesting styling...
