Best PC Gaming Headset: Koss SB40 Computer Headset with Microphone

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Product Details

Product Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 4.5 inches ; 1.2 pounds
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
ASIN: B00005ML7T
Item model number: SB40

Price : $29.88
You Save : $10.11 (25%)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Enjoy quality sound and hands-free talking at your computer with the SB40 computer headset from Koss. The closed-ear headphone, or stereophone, as Koss calls it, blocks sounds from within the earcups and without, maximizing privacy and intelligibility. The boom microphone offers a pickup pattern that rejects off-axis sound, so the parties on the receiving end of your calls will hear your voice and little else from your mic. Smooth leatherette cushions and the headband's adjustable, cloth sling and provide comfort during extended use, while the headset's straight, 9-foot cord grants ease of movement at a good-sized radius from your work station.
What's in the BoxHeadphones, data sheet.
Koss SB40 Communication Stereo Headset 152603 Headsets ; Earsets

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Technical Details

Koss stereophone with dynamic microphone for hands-free communication from your personal computer
20 to 20,000 Hz frequency response; closed-ear leatherette cushions offer maximum isolation of sounds within and without
Dynamic microphone for optimized pick up pattern (rejects off-axis sound)
Adjustable, cloth sling and headband provide comfort during extended use
Straight, dual-ear, 9-foot cord

Customer Reviews

The SB40's over-ear cushions fit well, and are comfortable over eyeglasses. The mic adjusts easily and stays put. The wide strap headband is separate from what appear to be a pair of spring steel headband wires, giving a precise positioning of the earpieces without sitting on the tops of your ears or cutting into the top of your head. The 8' cord gives surprisingly greater freedom than the 5' that usually comes with the El Cheapos.
Acoustically, the phones have good sensitivity, able to achieve ear-splitting volume levels from my SB Live before noticeable distortion. Particularly noticeable is the very clean, honest bass which should make both gamers and amateur musicians happy.
On the downside, the SB40's split "cowboy hat" cord gets twisted easily, quickly snugging up around your chin. The clothespin headband adjusters are a little hard to set precisely but when you do get them set, they stay put. The mic is a little less sensitive than some, needing to be positioned right next to the mouth to get good volume from non-boomy voices.
All in all, the SB40 appears to be well-built, and offers a good balance of comfort and performance for both multimedia and communications at a reasonable price.

Good clean loud if necessary sound but the headband is somewhat difficult to adjust plus the major flaw is the microphone. The mic doesn't seem to be amplified at all, low quality, whatever I had to adjust the Mic input to the max in XP to get it to pickup anything. Also I took apart the mic as well, the design is somewhat off, foam covering glued on one side, the other side had a removable foam filter covering the mic. The problem I notice was the foam was compressing the mic preventing it from picking up sound very well. I left the foam piece out. ; after putting it back together the mic performance was fine. But be aware the mic signal seems to be pretty low. I tried running the mic through a Belkin KVM with nothing but static being picked up. With the mic hooked directly to the sound card along with the modifications it worked ok.