These seems to be the easiest solution to those wanting to use their own headphone for sound quality while having a decent mic and they got a good discount on 'em right now.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/search?page=1&query=modmic&saleIte…
Antlion Audio Modmic Uni $59, USB $89, Wireless $149 + Delivery ($0 C&C / in-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
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I don't have this yet actually, do they work via console controllers (ps5 or xbox)? seems like uni is 3.5mm and USB is USB. Wonder if you can just plug it into the controller but I guess not?
Sorry m8, not sure I've only used it on PC. Modmic 5 is what I have, they don't sell it anymore, I assume the uni would be closest.
Should clarify "they still sound great" I meant the mic sounds better than most headset mics I've heard.
Snap.
Same setup. Great quality mic (mine is wired).
So much better than dropping hundreds on a shitty gaming headset.
Damn straight. Paying for better sound with the inconvenience of wires, but worth it.
wanting to use their own cans for sound quality while having a decent mic
i dont understand
these are useful if you have a high quality pair of headphones (aka cans) that don't usually have a microphone built-in as the modmic effectively turns said headphones into a proper headset by adding a microphone to one of the earcups.
Thank you 💐
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May I use any like this with the Bose 700 headphones?
What’s wrong with the Bose 700 eight mic’s?
I don't know whether I expected too much. However, my colleagues keep telling me that my Macbook's own mics are better than the Bose 700's. I don't know what's wrong with it and how to claim for warranty, as mic quality is subjective.
I ordered a NC 700 yesterday for the NC mic from Bose because of 90 day trial offer.
Looks like it’s going back after. Few weeks lolThe problem isn't the mic, it's that when you use Bluetooth there's limited bandwidth. This causes your mic to be sampled down to a much lower sample rate (basically phone quality). It also causes your headphone audio to do the same thing whenever you're using the mic and headphones at the same time e.g. in meetings. This is the norm for Bluetooth headsets when the mic is in use.
The difference your colleagues are hearing is the difference in sample rate, which is much higher on your mac's inbuilt mic because it doesn't have to limit the sample rate.
I've been using these for work for almost two years and they've been great. Even if the quality isn't as good due to the Bluetooth limitations, I've never had anyone struggle to hear me and my voice is clear. The mics also do a great job of blocking out background noise too. It just won't sound as close to "real" as it could.
These are a good all-rounder and you get a lot of versatility - meetings, music listening, noise cancelling, connecting easily to multiple devices, comfort. That said, you trade off the mic quality (not clarity) which may or may not matter to you. If you're looking for something exclusively for work and have a lot of meetings, you'd be better off going with a headset that uses a 2.4/5ghz receiver which won't have the same limitations. Alternatively just use your Mac mic to talk and headphones to listen 🙂
@krazynayba: I assume using the NC 700 with the 3.5mm audio cable will solve the bandwidth problem. As long as the background noise is blocked that’s what matters to me.
My next go to was going to be/ will be a blue parrot professional head set which blocks 96% of background noise,
Been using one of these for years on Senny HD650's, they still sound great, although I have had to replace the pop filter as it decayed after a few years. they don't seem to sell the same one with uni/omni switch now though, cant say if the quality is the same.