How can so many easy to use and professional features be included in a headset/microphone and still fold up into the size of a paperback book?
Plantronics has done it all and done it right with the 400 DSP USB foldable stereo headset.
I am not a professional, but I want my recordings to sound like they are and also be able to easily put away the headset when I am not using it.
Hear more about this product in my review on Audio Daily.
An 8' Cord!
The Plantronics Audio 400 DSP has a super long cord, which is helpful to me because my PC tower is behind my desk. That being said, it is important that the headset reaches the computer itself. The cord is over 8 feet long! Eight feet long means I can attach the cable and snake it around the other items on my desk and even add the cable to my cable management fasteners so it is out of the way still there is cable to spare.
The headset is adjustable to fit even a head as big as mine. The ear pads are oval and also adjust, spin and swivel to fit any ear shape. Very comfortable.
The microphone is also adjustable in two ways: flexible toward or away from my mouth, as well as up and down making it longer or shorter. There are volume controls and a mute button on a dongle about 15 inches from the headset. The headset conveniently has a clip that attaches to my shirt.
The sound both coming from the computer as well as the sound I record is top notch. The 400 DSP is supposed to cancel noise, but I have not tried recording my voice on the side of a freeway to see how well it works. When I plugged it into the USB port and went to the sound settings on my computer, it had already become a choice for both input and output in the settings.
The best thing about this headset is that it has all these features, and yet it folds up into the size of 6 inch sub. I don't record all the time, so I appreciate that I can stow the 400 DSP on a shelf and avoid cord tangle and twist frustration. Two thumbs up for the headset, it is perfect for someone recording voice at home on their home PC.
Dan Gallagher
That's very interesting, Dan. There are bound to be questions about the sound quality of a mike in a 60-dollar unit, but there is a strong plus in that the distance from the mouth is constant if one is a VO who likes to sway around, as many of us do.
Also with the performer's free movement in mind, I wonder if anyone has discovered headphones, with or without mike, that are cordless, closed-back and not fitted with a confusing auto-level?
I've been reading this log since you started it. just thought I'd tell ya.