Gaming Headsets - What works for you?

Mike-VA3MW

Good morning all

I love trying out headsets, so on a wim, I ordered a Razar Blackshark X Gaming headset. It has a volume control on it and it has a Mic mute, which I accidentally touch causing me to wonder why I had no SSB RF output at one point. :)

It comes with a TRRS CTIA connector which makes it plug and play on a Maestro C.

I set it up like this:

• HDST connector input from the Maestro
• PTT on the Maestro with a footswitch
• BIAS ON
• 20dB gain off
• About a 6dB notch at 1Khz to reduce any low band harmonics
• Make sure the Level on peaks barely hits 0dB on the Level meter

Initial audio reports were really good. Nice balance and a bright presentation. For the price, it was a good choice. And, it comes in different colours.

For those on a budget and if you are using a Maestro on maybe a PC or a MAC with a TRRS input, it works.

What other headsets are people happy with?

73

https://www.razer.com/ca-en/gaming-headsets/razer-blackshark-v2-x

KD0RC

Hi Mike, I have been really happy with the Yamaha CM-500 headset. I did have to wire a simple adapter for it to work with my 6400. For my voice and rig, I roll off the lows and very highs, but otherwise leave the TX EQ flat at 0 dB. As a bonus, it is very inexpensive.

VE7ATJ_Don

When I use a headset (not often, but when others need to sleep :-)), I currently use a SteelSeries Arctis. I have two of them, one fairly old and the other a couple of years ago. Both have built in mics and volume controls. With an adapter, I have them plugged into the front mic/headphone jacks on my 6700. They work really well and I get good audio reports when I use them.