Sennheiser PC 3 Chat - Durable On-Ear Wired Headset - Noise Cancelling Microphone for Casual Gaming and Easy Connectivity - Lightweight Stereo Quality Sound - Great for Internet Telephony & E-Learners

Excellent audio sound quality for a PC headset, light weight, and comfortable.

We deployed around five of these to a crisis call center location a year or so ago in response to complaints about audio quality from our staff and inbound callers. Since installation it's been smooth sailing, with reports from staff finding that it isolates outside noise well enough, sits comfortably on their ears, and features a surprisingly high quality microphone to boot.Our polycom phones required a rj9 to 3.5mm female adapter but those were cheap enough that this still seemed to be a better deal than the regular headsets we were using (plantronics). After hearing the quality and getting reports back from staff of how comfortable they were we were thrilled to have purchased them.I actually purchased ten or more for our backup training headsets and replacement headsets for other staff members to have on hand. They're great but keep in mind there's no volume control on it and you will require the 3.5mm aux ports for hookup which could be a deal breaker to some. For us due to the sound quality (from the mic and the headset drivers) this is a justifiable compromise.Personally I'm surprised at the drivers they packed into this headset. I use these on my desktop at work as well due to how lightweight they are and the warm sound signature.For the price you just can't beat these.

As a professional who works 8-12 hours a day on the phone, I can recommend this device for phone calls. As far as your taste for sound quality for music and movies goes, your level of satisfaction will follow.Please, notice that my review refers to phone calls; I would not even dream about using the unit for music or movies.After Sennheiser discontinued the PC-230, this replaced a potential replacement, an extremely sturdy $46.99 MRD headset that I was forced to return, as it was too bass-heavy for phone calls (the bass supressed the treble) and no good for music or movies (sound resembled a source coming from a barrel).COMFORT AND SOUND QUALITY:Too bad, it cannot replace the discontinued PC-230 when it comes to comfort and sound quality. The drivers are 1cm smaller, which results in lower dynamics, while the inferior drivers produce poorer quality (unsophisticated, rough sound). As the mid-range dominates, the device is definitely suitable for phone calls.The pressure over the ear is less distributed than on the 230, primarily b/o the smaller surface.As an open-air design, your ears can breathe while using the headset.BUILD QUALITY:The good news is that Sennheiser eliminated the in-line volume control that developed contact problems after a few months. Too bad, the rotating microphone that allows you to mute the unit on a call has not been eliminated, because after a few months, the contact usually goes bad on that as well. A flexible arm would do the job and all sources include a mute option as well as a volume control...However, the price is at least right and Sennheiser usually honors the two-year warranty, although that involves digging up the receipt, filling out a form, and some wait.WISH LIST:I just wish Sennheiser1. used the drivers from the PC-230 that produce a fuller, more balanced and realistic sound;2. used a flexible arm for the microphone, thus eliminating the major weaknesses on its "low-end" headsets3. sold the device with a 2.5mm phone jack option (preferably a 90-degree one) that would further eliminate typical problems (in order to keep the sound quality for my phone calls, I am forced to use Headset Buddy that needs frequent replacement, but it has no competition).For sound quality, the manufacturer does not seem to have any decent competing products, which seems to make it lazy to make the logical alterations in the design.

First of all, this headset has two jacks - headphones and mic. Make sure your computer has two jacks.If your laptop or computer has a single jack, then search for this: ‎B07GBTY82QIf you are looking for the USB version, then get this: B005HWEZGGWhat I like:1. Boom mic reaches all the way to my mouth.2. This has old school noise cancellation and it works really well. Conference attendees can't hear me typing away on my mechanical keyboard - they don't ask me to go on mute anymore. There are two ports on the boom mic: One facing my mouth and the other facing away. If you want to study how this works, search "Noise-canceling_microphone" on wiki. There is no electronic magic going on and no batteries are needed.3. Springy enough to snugly fit on my head, yet loose enough to not give me a headache or twist my glasses. Widely adjustable.4. Obviously, these are not for music - bass doesn't really come through. Perfectly tuned for the midrange - vocals and voice come through really well.5. The cable is 7 feet long!What I don't like:1. No Volume Control, but that's okay.2. Packaging was a pain to open with 2-3 twist ties added for good measure.It looks inexpensive because it is inexpensive.

Very bulky and hot to wear

Firts, this is a real review, for those of you (like me) that are suspicious of 5 star reviews.With all the teleconferences we're having nowadays, I had to get something better than my earbud mic. This headset works well, especially for the price. It is lightweight, the pads don't press to hard on the ears, it's not an isolating earpad design, but this is what I wanted. The mic works well- it comes out far enough to be heard, but just far enough back to allow my cup of coffee to get by without bumping :D. The only issue that may be a problem for some is that *** you need a separate mic and headphone jack on your computer *** to work this. For your phone or laptop with only the 4 conductor jack, you'll need to spend another $15 on the Sennheiser adapter cable (I ordered that too and plan to review that soon, but for now it's fine plugged into my computer).So in summary this is a good headphone and I highly recommend it for teleconferencing. Stay safe!