Bad mic quality??? So i bought this at fry's a few weeks ago, and i gone and lost my recipt of course. Just today the mic quality became just terrible, i tried rebooting my comp, disconnecting and reconnecting the headset itself, and pretty much...
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Sorry to hear that guy! But there apparently isn't a solution considering how bad Corsair's customer service is. Usually only Asian companies have this sorta reputation, though at least have the quality of their manufacturing to stand by, so can be off-setting. But for an American company to be venturing away from what their bread and butter is (being memory), have iffy manufacturing durability (on pioneering items), and poOr c.s. doesn't suggest they're going to be hitting any home runs consistently going forward. Reputation is everything in business in the states and a little bad press can spiral and be damaging several times over going forward, and for what? $49 in my case? I currently have a B.B.B. complaint being processed right now with them. Come to think of it... I don't have any other recourse, but just thought of one for you since your head set is current. Go back into Fry's, buy another of the exact same headset you have now (keep the receipt this time) and return the malfunctioning one, in the 2nd ones packaging, letting Fry's know exactly what you encountered, you'll get your money back and then that bunk product will be shipped back to Corsair for them to figure out why their junk doesn't work. Presto? :O)
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Sorry but I gave a bad reconendation for this headset. I like the idea of a Throat Mic but the problem is the sound quality is really bad. You have to talk loudly to make yourself understood, which is a bad Idea if you are using it for Deer hunting!
741622
Don't expect amazing sound quality. I had some noise issues in various games and sometime people on the other side couldn't understand me at all (same problem with Skype).I tried to use it with my Soul Republic Master Tracks and the quality drop is huge, I wasn't expecting a lossless quality but I was certainly wasn't expecting my 200$ headset to go mono. my advice is the unless it's for Skype spend a few extra bucks and get a USB headset or a better adaptor.
638163
I had no problem, you might want to check that the connector is set correct. You might want to play with the settings off your mic also. I will also do a couple of test settings and if I can duplicate the issue I will let you know.
2181935
...no... get another headset these are bad. The chord is too long and the headset stop working after 4 months... get another one.
1954019
This mic doesn't work on my laptop either.Do not know why,try to adjust settings on my computer also skype settings.nothing would work.Im still researching,if I cant find an answer,I will return this item.
1688765
I wish I could help. Unfortunately, I never had much for problems with my mic. What type of program(s) are you using that's picking up the noise? And what's your operating system? I've used mine with things like Skype and Bandicam and it works fine (both on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1). I did notice I tried it with Steam before and it was picking up noise from my headphones, so not sure if that's related (but Steam seems to do this a bit with other people and their hardware as well).
1901853
I'm a little confused myself. There are people who say this headset is awesome. My question is, how the hell did they get it? I thought it's been already released but not for sale from Logitech website? Are they saying when the release date is?
2244182
Hi, I assume you're talking about the headset input on the ESL-001? I don't use that part. I plug the small mic into the ESL and then plug the ESL into the IPhone or adaptable smartphoneI. I've never used the headset input. I would think maybe you've got a lemon...and should exchange it for a new one.
1241994
What sort of problems are you having with your mic? Your going to have to play with the settings of your voice chat client to get to sound "normal". I use mumble and had to play with the mic settings to adjust the sensitivity. Hope that helps.
723972
I'm having the same problem. I contacted the company and they said the headset isn't designed for Windows, and that you may not be able to get it to work even with the correct drivers. Annoying!!
21579
I never got the microphone to work. I went to several target stores and tried meowsics on the shelf & no mics worked. I called the company and Target, asked- can you get me one with a working microphone and ship it to me. No, they don't do that.
692522
My experience is that the usb port is so fragile that using the headset in this fashion will eventually result in the fragile port breaking. At first, the thing will still charge with some manipulation of the usb cord. Eventually, it will not work at all. I'm actually interested if the workmanship of this thing has changed in a year.
835016
Btw... On mine the menu option to turn audio on/off didn't get rid of the voice. I assumed it turned of the mic for recording audio. Maybe mines gotta bug... I donno. Or maybe I'm just an idiot ;)
1995018
I tried this with my set-up ~ Turtle Beach phones using the dual ear-and-mic jacks option ~ and while it did work okay ~ the audio was way weaker than using the audio-jack by itself ~ so I went back to that option ~ as I do not need the mic much. At least these Turtle Beach phones have really excellent audio quality ~ for even quiet music. I don't know if the dual ear-and-mic signal weakness is due to my PC or the Turtle Beach phones and therefor you may have a different outcome ~~~
840862
I would not recommend this headset. The mic was dead on arrival but the speakers were working. I would suggest going for headset above > $20 to get a product that actually works. HTH.
708588
I bought it for my son who had taken my more expensive ones for his online gaming. He tried it and said the sound quality was good (which it is) but the mic was terrible and people were complaining that he sounded distorted and full of static.