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http://www.compusabusiness.com/shop...category_id=661

Out of all of these (or others not on this page) what headset should I get? I want it to use on FPS games, so the microphone and headphones should both be pretty high quality. Thanks.
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my personal prefference is a stereo headset with a noise cancelling mic. i bought a optimus from radio shack i like better than most i have used.
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Goto Radioshack, I bought a headset with mic for like $30 about 5 years ago and still have it. It was made by Koss, just with the radioshack optimus brand for like 60% less than the Koss at other stores.
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Goto Radioshack, I bought a headset with mic for like $30 about 5 years ago and still have it. It was made by Koss, just with the radioshack optimus brand for like 60% less than the Koss at other stores.


Is it high quality? I'd rather spend more money and get something really good if it isn't. Thanks.
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as far as i can tell my optimus which is a koss also, is as good a quality as any i have tried, and like kfickert said it's alot less expensive to buy the radio shack optimus brand. i paid $10 dollars for mine, but it was a grand opening sale and they had alot of things really cheap. same set is $30 now.
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as far as i can tell my optimus which is a koss also, is as good a quality as any i have tried, and like kfickert said it's alot less expensive to buy the radio shack optimus brand. i paid $10 dollars for mine, but it was a grand opening sale and they had alot of things really cheap. same set is $30 now.


Can you give me the full name of the $30 one?

Optimus type x? radioshack or anywhere else? thanks.
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Is it high quality? I'd rather spend more money and get something really good if it isn't. Thanks.


It doesn't have the noise cancelling and other modern stuff, but the fact its lasted for 5 years says a lot and its Koss with a different name. I don't know about today, but 5 years ago Koss was the brand all my audiophile friends were recommending.

As far as quality, it does what I need it to do. Works fine when chating over teamspeak and rogerwilco.
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