Microphone Recommendation.
 

I need one. Bad.

What do you guys recommend?

I prefer it to be cheap.

I love this thing: Logitech 980186-0403 Silver USB Connector USB Desktop Microphone

Nice, it looks like it'll be successful.

I'll consider this.

This is what I use but it's about mid range but like surround sound on ya head.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...tal1ty_review/

http://www.speed-link.com/?p=2&cat=3...d=18675&paus=1

That's what i use ^

This mic was craptastic for me. It's shoved in a box somewhere gathering dust.

Go with what the other guys suggested and get a headset+mic, standalone mics suck. They always make people sound like they're standing 15 feet back and catch all the ambient sounds.

I'll take it.

Dont buy logitech headsets.

Long ago, I had a logitech headset. I will call this headset 1. I play tfc rather regularly and I never had a problem with it.

A kind friend gave me another headset that was a bit nicer. I will call this headset 2. Again, both headsets work fine for tfc.

One day I decide to try out tf2. No one could hear me in game. I messed around with my audio properties, I messed around with the mic... no help whatsoever. Headset 1 refused to work in tf2. I would flip over to tfc, and it worked but the moment I flipped back over to tf2 it didnt work. I figured I had a setting somewhere goofy, but I couldnt pinpoint it.

Headset 2 DID work on both tho so I tossed out headset 1 which was the logitech.

A year later... headset 2 starts to crackle and cut out and I need a new headset. I forgot about my problems a year ago, so I go out and buy another logitech.. headset 3. I play tfc and everyone can hear me.

My kid fires up tf2 and starts complaining that people cant hear him. I dig headset 2 out of the garbage and plug it in, (I didnt even close out of the game... I just unplugged one and plugged the other in) BINGO! people could hear him. (It was crackling like there was a short, but they could hear him). I tossed out headset 2 again, I returned headset 3 and purchased a different brand and now am playing both tfc and tf2 with headset 4! lol.

Moral of the story, sometimes it is just easier to return one product and purchase a different brand.

Although I've never played TF2 my logitech headset seems to work fine for FF. I apparently come through clear enough that people pick up my Canadian accent pretty quick.

I'm on my 2nd logitech of the same model though, but the first one broke because I stepped on it and busted it up pretty good. Not because it just decided to stop working.

My Logitech works fine in TF2. The only issues I have is that if I plug in other USB devices, steam changes my defaul Mic to something else :-P

I'll go with the logitech one Mooga posted, because I can't really afford anything higher than $30.

I picked it up for $25 locally. I was worried about a USB mic, but it's DAMN LOUD and amazing.

Only complaint: It has a Green LED. I would have liked a Blue LED to match my case.

be a man and mod it yourself.

You know what, I never really considered it. I might look around and see if it's been done by someone else before I crack the case and start digging.

you're seriously complaining about the colour of an LED? i thought you were joking at first..

I have these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826263010

Very good sound quality and pretty comfortable. They cancel almost 100% of any ambient sound in the room your in...so much that I cant hear my wife screaming at me from the same room.

-Jake

I'm half joking. The point is that they are so good, that is my only complaint.

okay, that honestly slipped past me :)

I just buy the cheapest staples brand one when its on sale for like 5 bucks. Its done me just fine. Its got, inline volume control for the stereo headphones, and adjustable mic. Really short cables so I picked up some line extensions.

I hear everything just fine and if they break I'm out 5 bucks instead of 50 or more bucks on a more expensive set. I've had this headset for 3 years now I think and I used them for a couple of hours each day with no problems. The only thing I could want in them is an inline mute too.

Another nice thing about that mic, is that the base is SOLID. It's not too heavy, but it's not going anywhere unless you move it.