Labtec Axis-002 Behind-the-Head Headset with Boom Microphone

by Labtec

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000052WMC
• Item model number: LVA8002REGW
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Axis-002 is ideal for voice-over-IP applications and features rich stereo sound for gaming, music, and chat, and comes with a mute switch and volume control. These headphones are configured in a sleek behind-the-head style with replaceable, ultrasoft foam earpads for hours of continuous use.

The 30mm drivers provide rich stereo sound for voice, music, and games, and the unit's miniaturized microphone features microNCAT-2 noise canceling and amplification technology to filter out unwanted background noise. This microphone is also fitted with a replaceable, soft foam cover to protect the microphone and to suppress breath sounds that can interfere with voice recognition and chat.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three key factors. Comfort, Design, Performance, April 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Labtec Axis-002 Behind-the-Head Headset with Boom Microphone (Personal Computers)

I have tried all kinds of headphones, from the painful to rather annoying Earbuds(tm) to normal headphones, and behind the ear headphones (my favorite). This is not just an average run of the mill internet telephony headphone with bad sound to make up for in cost, the sound performance is actually rather good. The design is worth mention as it doesnt make you uneasy about having headphones, theres a trigger for turning off and on the microphone, lowering and highering the volume, and a nice 8 foot long coord for a bit more mobility. Lets not forget its main feature, the microphone, I found the microphone to have almost crystal clear sound (if there is such a thing), so i had to test it on Dialpad(tm). The performance was excellent but that was due to my high speed cable connection. The sound clarity, according to my friend, was of normal quality you would expect on a average call. Overall, this is one of the rare products I actually give a 5 star on, if you need a good performance headphone + microphone, and great design with a cool look, buy the Labtec Axis-002 NOW!

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What an awesome set!, April 24, 2001

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Kevin J (California, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Labtec Axis-002 Behind-the-Head Headset with Boom Microphone (Personal Computers)

As a former owner of Labtec's C-322 headset, I was looking for a more durable unit. C-322 had great sound and and pretty good sound input, but it's cheap make was prone to breaking.

Was I excited to see a behind-the head unit! You don't need to worry about sides being snapped. Sound quality is just as good as C-322, which I find good enough for MP3 and games (such as Counter-Strike). The mike input is also pretty good, from little to no static.

Not only that, there also is a control for turning mike on/off and volume control, a great plus (no more feedback from speakers).

Ergonomically, its very light and comfortable. After a while, you will forget that its on your head!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great headphones and great microphone! Superb., June 14, 2001

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Mr. JM CARRO-CAMINO (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Labtec Axis-002 Behind-the-Head Headset with Boom Microphone (Personal Computers)

I have bought 3 of these things so far. One as a birthday present and 2 for myself (having broken one accidentally).

Whilst looking around for a multimedia headphone for use with Netmeeting and for listenting to music, I found the Labtec Axis-002 at a local electrical store in France (I can't order these through Amazon internationally) and thought what the hell?

Fantastic! They look like proper decent personal headphones and sound like them too. The microphone is also very good.

During tests with Netmeeting over our LAN the microphone worked really well as it did in a more objective test using the PC to record the sound input as a .wav file. Tests using IBM Via Voice to do voice recognition and dictation resulted in a higher accuracy than with the bundled Via Voice headset (Andrea Anti-Noise NC-61).

Obviously you can spend far more on better, much more expensive, headphones and a dedicated microphone but for pc use (video conference, gaming, music and voice recognition) these work fantastically well and are discrete enough that you don't look like an idiot at your desk! What more could you want?

Minor words of caution from one who knows:
1) Glue down the foam on the end of the microphone or you'll lose it in the office!
2) Be careful with the otherwise helpful extra long cable (2m). It has a tendency to get caught up in the wheels on office chairs, as I know only too well. Try to place the cable out of harm's way, its long enough to go around most desktop obstacles. I have asked Labtec if they plan to do a quick release for these in the same way that Sony do on their headsets so that you don't break the cable. Labtec said they'll think about it. Chuh right.