cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/55388559
I made the mistake of believing some dumb guide online that recommended the Razer BlackShark v2 Pro for Linux. Literally the volume control is broken out of the box lol.
I just want a wireless headset. For listening to audio. And a mic. Don’t care for fancy features. Apparently too much to ask for a linux user.
What are y’all using and how is it working for you?
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I still use a set of Shure DJ headphones which have been glued back together a few times. They are very comfortable and have excellent sound reproduction.
I’ve always vouched for fully separate headphones + mic for years, though admittedly that’s probably less applicable for wireless preferences.
I swear by Sennheisers, currently using a Schitt DAC/amp, though offhand I forget the exact model of both. I used to stream and I sold off all my equipment except for mic RE20 XLR mic. I use an elgato stream deck plus with the xlr dock because funny knobs and buttons but their linux support is nonexistent and the foss alternatives aren’t great, but it works.
I would recommend against buying any gaming headphones. I bought the Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless for $330 and a year later regretted it so much because I could have bought a pair of audiophile headphones that would have been more comfortable and given me much better audio quality and directional sound, and a separate microphone that would have been better for the same price.
Yeah there’s the Antlion ModMic which is quite good to add to regular headphones.
Yes I’ve heard a lot of great things about that one. I just prefer a normal microphone because it feels better to use for me.
I have been using an open source 3d printed design for a bit and they’re the most comfortable headphones I’ve used. All the components together cost around $150 if I’m remembering correctly (not including the cost of the 3d printer and soldering iron). Adding an in-line mic shouldn’t be an issue if this project seems doable for you.
I don’t use a headset. I have proper headphones and a cheap clip-on mic for the rare occasion.
I just use a webcam as a mic. Not great for background noise, but I can stand all the way on the other side of the room and just talk loudly if someone needed to hear me.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless.
Plug-and-play on Linux, features a hot-swappable battery so you literally never have to worry about charging.
It’s been a life changing headset. I can never go back.
Using a beyerdynamic dt770 into a schiit hel DAC and a separate modmic wired into the schiit hel as well. Best thing I’ve ever had. “Gamer” headsets suck.
I mean all headsets suck, really. I went through a few of them before just picking up a USB mic and plugging normal headphones into it.
I’ve bought a hyperx cloud III and I’m having no issues. Feels solid and audio is good. No complaints about the microphone from my cohorts. Mine is wired but I believe they sell it wireless for a bit of a premium.
Bose Quietcomfort Ultra with a USB microphone.
These are worth the price for a decent wireless set. Mine are almost a decade old, replace ear pads and battery every few years.
I’m using a Teufel Cage which is wired but there’s also a wireless version I think. It’s pretty reliable, except for the ear cushions falling apart like once a year. You can get a replacement for those for about 10€ though, so it’s not too bad
As others have mentioned, I also use separate headphones and a microphone, mainly because I haven’t had great experiences with headsets in the past.
Right now, I’m using the Beyerdynamic DT 900 Pro X paired with a HyperX QuadCast 2, and I’ve been really happy with the setup.
Astro A50 that I got from work. It sucks, every once in a while it just refuses to work and I need to plug it into my wife’s Windows PC to update the firmware to get it to work again. Audio and mic quality are okay, but that issue makes me definitely not recommend it for Linux users.
Sony WH-1000XM4, on my second pair rn after the first’s hinge shattered to dust (5 years of daily use). Love the quality and ANC, super cozy and low profile.
I’ve had a bit of luck using an Arctis 7 X using the Xbox Wireless Adapter, but xone can be finicky and it seems like Microsoft doesn’t sell the adapter any more (and my cat just bit off the sync button…)
Edit: Also secure boot makes things even more complicated…
I have some steelseries (I believe maybe arctis 7 or 9? I should check, not the one that also does Bluetooth), and it works fine after using the accompanying software once years ago to set mic loopback to the level I like.
It has
- mic loopback (adjustable with the windows only software but set and forget)
- 2 channels, one for chat and one for “gaming” i.e. anything else. Perfect to set gaming as default output and slack or teams or discord or whatever you use to voice chat to the chat channel and you can use the knob to dial between 0% chat & 100% game <-> 100% both <-> 0% game & 100% chat
- another knob for the global volume which then combined with the other knob allows all possible configurations
- mic mute button
- usb micro-b charging
- some weird specific cable that does 3.5mm jack iirc, never used it but then you can use it for your phone I guess
- connects to your computer using wireless (2.4ghz usb dongle at computer side)
All of those in hardware so no software needed, except for the mic loopback, so pretty happy with that. I’ve had it since my windows 7 days, and I refused to “upgrade” to a higher version of windows, instead upgraded to linux, so it’s been going strong for years and years now
Only thing was that I replaced the over ear pads
9/10, easily
Beyerdynamic MMX150.
It’s a great headset but after two years of daily use the ear pads and head padding completely disintegrated. Never had a single technical issue and the sound is great.
They also have a wireless MMX200 and MMX300. All great. I’d buy it again, but I just needed new earpads and that’s it 😊
