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Plantronics .Audio 650 Multimedia USB headset | 
 enlarge | Category: CE
Buy New: £23.00
New (8) from £23.00
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 10410
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
MPN: .Audio 650 USB
Model: .Audio 650 USB
EAN: 5033588027591
ASIN: B000UNKKSO
Release Date: August 18, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Headsets: Computer Headsets: PC Headsets | | • | .Audio 650 USB Computer Headset |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not ideal for dictating September 19, 2008
Chrispo (Wales)
I got these because I spend a lot of time dictating to the computer with Dragon and I thought I'd spoil myself with some higher quality headphones. Unfortunately the design of these headphones means that they completely enclose your ears and seal them in, so they feel like ear defenders and remove you from the real world. That's fine for listening to music, but weird when dictating - I want to hear myself speak. This design also makes your ears get hot very quickly, which is bad news if you use them for long periods as I do (asking for ear infections). I will be going back to cheaper foam on-ear headphones (something like my old Plantronics DSP-300). I cannot fault the quality of these phones; they just weren't for me and I wouldn't recommend them to fellow "dictators".
 Great headset spoiled by USB nuisance factor August 7, 2008
SjB (England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good:
This low priced headset is light, surprisingly smart and well made, and comfortable. Ears get warm after a while of course, but that's all. Whilst the sound quality doesn't satisfy the audiophile in me, it is none the less excellent for playback from computer; high frequencies are clear without being shrill, the mid range pretty transparent, and whilst the bass response isn't subwoofer deep it does strike a good balance between being deep and engaging whilst not being odiously overbearing considering the listener has a couple of cans on their head. VoIP telephony and speech soundtrack recording have shown the microphone to be perfectly effective for these tasks. The boom is also easily adjustable for length as well as being folded up vertically when not in use. The USB connector is "plug and play"; no drivers to manually install, those that are required installing automatically on first usage in a given USB port.
Not so good:
Like probably any other USB Headphones, the USB connector actually contains its own soundcard rather than using the computer's own one. The result of this is that when plugging and unplugging the headphones the computer switches between the respective sound cards and jumps to maximum volume each time in the process. Add the fact that it takes the computer a few seconds to detect the plugging or unplugging and divert the sound output accordingly, and you jump out of your skin each time! I have also found that whilst the Windows volume display graphic (the big horizonal set of bars that pop up when adjusting speaker volume) continues to work correctly with XP Pro after the headset has been installed, it stops working on XP Media Center Edition. This applies both with and without the headset plugged in. Note that although the graphic stops working, the actual volume does obey command. Both of these problems of course don't occur if you use the computer's microphone and headset sockets instead of USB. (the headset lead is terminated with such connectors which are then connected to the USB plug if required)
Bad:
Nothing actually "bad".
Conclusion:
The title says it all; a great headset spoiled by the USB nuisance factor. One star docked accordingly.
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