Sennheiser PC 8 USB - Stereo USB Headset for PC and MAC with In-line Volume and Mute Control - Black

I wanted a light weight headset and wow does this qualify! People I game with say that my voice sounds great!I do miss the mute button and volume control that were in the right ear of my old headset - guess I had to give that up for it to be as light as it is. On this one the volume and mute switch are half way down the cord on the right hand side.

Due to Covid-19, I am now working from home on most days. We are doing a lot of video conferencing as result. The feedback I received from a colleague was that the earpiece I was using was really bad and he recommended getting this headset instead.I ordered this but was a little apprehensive at first as my wife did some research and found that the price I paid for was much higher than what Amazon used to sell it for. In addition, this model is a couple of years old. However, whatever reservation I had vanished when the headset arrived.First of all, the mic quality is exceptional. During video conferencing, it sounds way above the rest who were using other mics. If you are looking for a headset with a fantastic mic, get this one. This is its best attribute. The headset uses a USB connection rather than a 3.5mm jack. So it is limited to laptops and devices that has a USB port.Audio quality was also excellent. While obviously not as good as a $300 headset I owned in the past, the audio quality is still very good. I really enjoyed listening to music using this headset. Volume is also good.Overall, this is a very good headset and very good value for what you are paying. As mentioned earlier, I paid more for this headset than what it used to sell on Amazon but I still think that it is worth every cent and a steal for the quality and what I am getting. The selling point for this headset is the mic quality, so if you do a lot of video conferencing or dialog, this will come in handy.Love this product.

I had a similar headset that served me well. My previous one had an audio plug, whereas this one had a USB-A plug. These are marketed with EPOS branding, but it is the same product that was previously sold under a joint venture with Sennheiser branding.Great sound, lightweight, and excellent microphone.My only complaint is that the USB-A jack has a 2” long block on it, which makes it awkward to use - especially on my phone with a USB-A to -B adaptor.

My ears get too hot with other headsets. These are very light, but the speakers are strong so I never have trouble hearing. Quality is great, both speakers and mic. These are a great deal because they're older models. Watch the volume control on the wire, though. I taped mine. It's easy to brush against it and all of a sudden you think the headphones have died ;) I also love the way it's easy to put the mic out of the way and just listen to music.

I bought this to replace a Logitech H390 that would no longer work with my work laptop after my employer updated it from Windows 10 to Windows 11 (Windows wouldn't find the mic, even with driver updates on the work laptop; the headset worked fine with other Windows 11 machines). This one works without issue. I use it for work from home meetings and calls mainly via Webex.The good:Sound is good. Mic is apparently good and very clear- as reported by other callers and meeting attendees. Sound is perfectly adequate for voice calls, not going to wow you for music or other content, but speech ineligibility is quite good. It's light and compact, fairly comfy.The bad:The cable is thin, cheap, and absolutely refuses to unkink from unwrapping from the factory packaging. It's a horrible wrinkled mess, and super annoying. The similarly priced Logitech headset I bought this to replace has a much nicer cable.The inline mute/volume has issues. The mute switch is not intuitive, and nearly impossible to read the symbols on it- it's black on black. Unless you're in a brightly lit room, it's impossible to read. There's zero visible indicator whatsoever you're on mute or un-muted. In my home office, I can't even see what position the switch is in, and you can't really even feel for what position the switch is in without feeling it. And is mute down or up? I can't remember. If I don't return it over this, I'll probably add some paint to the switch to indicate red/green for mute. I get that this is the lowest priced USB model EPOS sells, but some simple contrast on the mute switch would make the product SO much more enjoyable to use. The similarly priced Logitech H390 this replaced has a red light indicator for mute on the inline control.I'm also not a huge fan of the passive volume wheel on the cable. It's way to easy to change the volume unintentionally. The adjustment isn't very linear and is pretty touchy. The Logitech H390 has up/down buttons on the inline control that work better.Overall compared to the Logitech H390?This one is a little more comfortable. The foam on-ear pads are gentler, cooler, allow some background noise (which I like, working at home) and overall it doesn't fit as snug as the Logitech, which makes it more comfortable for me. The Logitech has pleather pads that are still on-ear, but block more background noise and because they don't breathe, feel hot after short use. The headband on the Logitech has a little padding to it, this does not. But it's lighter and still fairly comfy. The mic is easier on this to flip up out of the way. The Logitech had a very stiff adjustment which took two hands. Both headsets will only work with the mic on the left side.Bottom line: Cheap, but mostly good. The biggest flaw is the unintuitive mute switch, the second would be the cord which just won't relax and straighten out. If not for those flaws, it functions great - especially for voice quality.

They are lightweight and convenient to carry. On the other hand, they do not feel like they fit well in the ear because of their lightness when placed on the head. Also, the parts will break easily if not handled with care.The sound quality seems to be good, as all people rave about the sound coming from this headset. Perhaps it is not only the voice transmission, but also the excellent noise cancellation function. I have been using them for seminars for more than three years now, and they are still working fine as long as I take care of them.