Astro A50 Headset for PS3 Question

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#1 Mon, 04/01/2013 - 21:58
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Astro A50 Headset for PS3 Question

I got it all setup and good to go. Great sound and I got a deal on it at EB games. It was a refur, so it was $225 with a 10% discount. 

 

What I want to know is, should I be able to hear myself talk? I can hear everyone else...

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 09:15
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I don't have those but a review said this. Maybe it's just too quite to hear?

 

"Of course this is a headset, and with that designation comes the embedded microphone. We've talked about its external characteristics, so now let's explore it in a bit more detail. The mic is of the unidirectional variety, but it does have a fairly small sweet spot for placement. How do we know this? Well, your voice is actively monitored and the audio is fed into your ears, as with Astro's other MixAmps. This makes it easier to avoid shouting, especially given the thick isolation from the earcups. The monitoring is much clearer, but it's still very low in volume like previous MixAmps, so we'd still prefer it to be much more present in the mix.

As it stands, there is no way to control its level other than moving how close the mic is to your mouth. The problem is that the signal gets distorted if the mic is too close, so we're hoping that we'll be able to adjust its level when Astro rolls out that preset manager we mentioned earlier."

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 19:35
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i was told on other forums that you are not suppose to hear yourself on any headset

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 18:57
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I've been shopping around for a new headset for the last few days. The turtle beach headsets advertise mic feedback so you can hear yourself. It's possible the Astros have the same feature.

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