forums i need suggestions for headphones with built in mic

[carolcat]

so earlier i noticed that my beloved pair of plantronics g307's (at least i think that's what it is?) sound is starting to get iffy
it'll randomly shift all sound over to the right ear and i'm pretty sure the cord leading into the headset has worked itself loose somehow
i've had a couple problems in the past where fiddling with the volume wheel causes the sound to go to the left ear but that's usually fixed by messing with the wheel again
i've had this headset for well over a year i think, possibly two because i really can't remember when i got them
i picked them up for like $30 and they've been really good to me- they've had good sound and mic quality and they're pretty comfy

obviously since i'm having problems with them now, i want to look into getting a new pair in the event that these do give out on me completely
here's what i'm looking for:

cost under $50
not a USB headset and needs to be wired
has the mic boom built into the headset (it's way more convenient for me and i don't need 5 star quality recording)
provides good sound (before you say "headsets like that never have good sound or recording" then you are wrong because my current pair is amazing)

i'm pretty sure that's my criteria but i'll add more as i see fit i guess
if you're hear to bitch about my headset preferences then please don't even bother posting

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http://steelseries.com/products/audio/steelseries-siberia-v2

[carolcat]

http://steelseries.com/products/audio/steelseries-siberia-v2

but how high is the noise reduction? i still need to be able to hear if my parents are calling me so i don't get yelled at for "having my music up too loud"
edit: whoa jeez they're $90

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but how high is the noise reduction? i still need to be able to hear if my parents are calling me so i don't get yelled at for "having my music up too loud"
edit: whoa jeez they're $90

I can hear my brother's cracker packaging. It's fine.

[carolcat]

what about these?
since i've kind of been using plantronics ever since i got my first headset (my dad's been using them for a long while too), they're sort of the brand i'm used to
and plus these are $10 cheaper sso

[ßlöükfáce]

get some turtle beach z11s

[carolcat]

get some turtle beach z11s

i've sort of heard a lot of bad things about turtle beach

[Blaze0]

get some turtle beach z11s

Turtle beach mics are loving awful.

[ßlöükfáce]

Turtle beach mics are loving awful.

well that's true

[ChexGuy331]

You can try another cheaper SteelSeries headset, like the new 3Hv2 or the 4H. I use the 4H, the mic is decent. The 3Hv2 is foldable though, so the comfort part might be a problem.

EDIT: oh they discontinued the 4H sometime this year, well stuff.

[.:FancyPants:.]

Turtle beach mics are loving awful.

got any first-hand experience there?
i've got px-21's and the microphone is golden.
however it sounds like it's not what carol needs, i can't hear stuff outside those things.

[Unvanquished]

Turtle Beach.

[Soukuw]

Buy headphones and a mic separately, don't buy them together.

Get the best of both worlds not some smashed together piece of stuff.

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Turtle Beach.

Where's that image?

[Morpheus]

You can get the Steelseries Siberia V2 in black for 65 bucks.
http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Siberia-Full-Size-Gaming-Headset/dp/B003N636VI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379997561&sr=8-1&keywords=steelseries+siberia+v2

I own them in orange and they are amazing.