I bought a new Headset
For the longest time I've used the Plantronics .Audio 70 "Behind-the-headset". It's lightweight, has clear sound, and has an almost 10 foot long cord. And perhaps that's part of the problem. I keep rolling over it with my chair every so often, and eventually, after 6 months of use or so, the chord will short out. Although the issue is usually right where the cord meets the headset so I doubt I can fault my chair for that. Ultimately I'm not quite sure whether it's smart or idiotic to keep buying the same headset. I just like it the way it is. Other and usually bulkier "gaming" headsets are just too heavy and clamp onto my ears so tight that they start to hurt after an hour.
The last headset I bought was a Microsoft USB headset, which was pretty decent, but it also had the dreaded broke cable issue after a few months of use. I threw it out a few months ago, and have just been using my very awesome (and cheap) Sony MDR-G42 headphones along with my laptop's built-in microphone. That works, but I also use my PC every so often, particularly when I need more horsepower.
So I went out and found the Plantronics .Audio 645 USB headset, which seems to be the successor of the .Audio 70 I used to buy. It's very similar, except that they've added padding, and a USB adapter.
I don't need the USB adapter at home since I have a Sound Blaster X-Fi, but it's interesting that for all intents and purposes, this USB adapter essentially is a sound card. The headset set me back $42, and I doubt that the USB adapter cost all that much. I'm almost tempted to crack it open and take a peek inside. And I feel a bit sheepish having bought a $150 X-Fi if a $2 thumb drive looking adapter can accomplish, well, something similar, anyway.
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