DAC vs New Headset

[HunterVee]

Hi Everyone,

I need a little help deciding on an inconvenience i have with my SteelSeries Siberia Prism Elite.

The headset is great for its sound and all but i have an issue with its microphone.

When i wear the headset the microphone is crystal clear and reduces background noise perfectly, however, if i am using speakers and the headset rests at about 50cm from me, the microphone picks me up very lowly, a thing that annoys me considering it was quite an expensive headset.

Now back home in Israel i have had for the past good 6 or 7 years the Razer Megalodon, which is by all means an amazing headset with a crystal clear microphone that picks me up with no issue at 50cm.

As i see it i have 2 options:

1. Buy an external DAC like ASUS Xonar U7 to try and increase the Microphone input volume, hopefully without loss in quality.

2. I am willing to pay up to 200EURO on a new headset so if anyone has suggestions they are welcome

Any experiences for option 1 or suggestion for option 2?

[IlyaN]

"The left earcup of the Siberia Elite Prism houses a completely new and improved microphone. This directional microphone is retractable and picks up your voice with incredible clarity."

http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/What-is-a-directional-microphone

בקיצור, המיקרופון של הheadset שלך עושה את תפקידו נאמנה ולכן אתה לא יכול להשתמש בו כמו שניצלת את הunideirectional מיק' שהיה לך ברייזר.

פשוט תקנה עוד מיק'.

[HunterVee]

Thanks for the comment.

I figured that much would be the issue (or just inconvenience).

Getting a separate microphone is least then ideal because of the way i have it setup.

Basically i play from my bed while my monitor and computer are across the room with the monitor being on an articulated wall mount.

The headset however runs with a long extension cord all the way to the dresser next to the head of my bed.

I have no desire in getting another cord across the room like that.

Can you recommend a headset on par with the Siberia Prism Elite as far as sound/build quality goes with a unidirectional microphone?

[IlyaN]

אני לא מכיר headsetים בעצמי.

אבל אולי תוכל להשתמש בקופסת מפצל (microphone splitter box) שלכניסה שלה תחבר את הכבל מאריך ואז לא תצטרך להריץ עוד כבל.

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[HunterVee]

Thank you for the suggestion i will try to find one of those here maybe they have it in the Media Market