Don't say sex .. You can be heard clearly now (Creative Headset HS-300)

Member Name: SteveMason77

Product:	Creative Headset HS-300
Date:	20/03/06 (326 review reads)
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Advantages: Clear Stereo & No Band over your head

Disadvantages: Boom Mike is Fiddly

Forward
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When you're sat there either flying your F-22 lightning 3 Multi-Role Combat Aircraft or sneaking along a ridge so you can snipe at your enemy in HALO or Chatting to your Aunt in Glasgow, you need a good Microphone/Speaker system..... This is it!!

About The Unit
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The Creative HS-300 is designed for Gaming, Voice Conferences and Internet Phone Calls.

It sits on your ears with the Band around the back of your head so you don't get that slight pressure across the top of your head all the time.

Thanks to a Noise cancelling Microphone you get better voice transmissions and less of the "Say that again" comments.

As with all Headphones it is perfect for use at Home or Work with Maximum privacy that Desktop Speakers can't give you. And with them being Dynamic Technology Headphones you know it's going to be a clear sound no matter what you're doing.

There's no Software for the HS-300 as it's a Plug'n'Play system that uses your Microphone & Headphone Jacks and doesn't tie up another USB port.

The HS-300 uses wires so that's one of the things you have to remember as you will forget at times you're wearing anything. I've sat here for hours before and forgotten about them.

On the wire is a handy little add-on comprising a Microphone Mute Switch & Additional Volume Controls for the Stereo Earphones. (Try turning the volume Right up and hear those Missiles Fly!)
With a Sensivity of 113dB and an Impedance of 32 Ohms you get a very nice sound.

The Jack Plugs themselves are Colour-Coded for the Mic & Headphone Sockets to match on most PC/Laptop Systems and Gold-plated ensuring a more reliable connection.(They only work on PC based systems. ( I tried them in my Discman, TV & HiFi and it didn't work))

The Headphone cord is 8ft (2.4m) long enabling you to move around a bit whilst still using the HS-300 Headset.


The HS-300 is Extremely Light and weighs less than my Nokia 6610i Mobile Phone at 86g.


My Opinion
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I needed a Headset Unit that would be comfortable to wear and very easy to use, in fact I like the Hands-Off Aspect so I don't need to "Press to talk". Thankfully with the Mute Switch on the Cord, I've narrowly avoided disaster!

Athough I looked at several Headsets, I liked the look of the HS-300, nothing fancy, no Infra Red, No "Independently Controlled Speakers and no Band over my Head!

The HS-300 is a strong headset (My Daughters have gotten hold of them a few times)it's been thrown across the room,dropped, stood on (I Don't recommend doing that on purpose) and the cord has been slammed in a drawer.

Summary
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I use the HS-300 every day! for Teamspeak, MSN and Voice-to-Text Functions. I haven't had a problem with it yet!
Very User-Friendly and Neutral Colours!

Definatly a Purchase I am very happy to have done!

I paid £15 for mine and you can pick them up from as little as £5 on E-Bay and up to £30 I saw in one shop!

The Manufacturer Warranty is 2yrs as Standard and I can say that I doubt I'll need to use it at all

If I can be cheeky.. Get this Headset, it's spot on and I can't find a major fault with it at all!

Steve

Summary: Light,Strong and Very Loud!