Plantronics .Audio 355 Multimedia Headset

by Plantronics

Product Details

• Item Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001J30FZM
• Item model number: .AUDIO 355
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #87 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Headsets & Microphones
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2008

Product Description

When superior quality and versatility are requirements, the Plantronics Audio 355 multimedia headset is for you. Forty-millimeter speakers deliver studio-quality audio with maximum bass response. Don't just hear music, DVDs, and games--feel them. For Skype, Windows Live, or Yahoo Messenger Internet calling, a QuickAdjust microphone provides precise placement and noise-canceling features ensure that Internet callers can hear you clearly. When you're listening to music or watching DVDs, the microphone rotates discreetly out of the way. In-line controls let you adjust music volume or mute the microphone with just a touch. Lightweight and flexible, the headset is comfortable for hours of use.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mic and Headphone quality - headband was too tight though, November 16, 2009

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Nyssa Benthin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plantronics .Audio 355 Multimedia Headset (Personal Computers)

This headset was the right price for what I needed for PC gaming/talking on aim/Skype. I wanted a quality headset microphone that would make me clear to hear to people.

The mic quality is GREAT, and so is the sound quality of the headphones. The sounds are all clear and I had no hissing or anything. The headset feels very sturdy and of quality construction, especially the fabric-covered padding. I love how the headset folds up and away if needed. You can bend the sticking-out mic part forward/back towards your mouth, and then the joint at the head does up/down, so it's a lot more precise than the loosey-goosey free wire-bending boom mics. It basically gives me the steady-placement FEEL of a hard plastic fixed position mic...only this one IS adjustable.

My only complaint is the headband was TOO TIGHT - it pinches my earlobe tops against the padding to my head. I've been leaving it on a box to stretch out the plastic of the headband. My head is small by human standards and my ears are not large either - so I don't know how other people feel about the tightness.

For wearing with extended times of playing online games.....it was not comfortable unless stretched out (after being "de-tightened" by being left on a box to stretch it, it is good though).

Also the plugs on the headset that plug into the back of the computer (this is an analog headset which is good cause I have many USB devices and I need those ports open) are not color coded - they are both black and look the same (they have tiny engraved symbols for 'line out' and 'mic' on them). One being RED would have been nice so it's easy to see which is which - cause not everyone can easily see/get to the back of their computer. Mine is a large desktop tucked aganist a balcony edge....I have to lean way over and half blindly plug them in. Though this is easily fixed with some paint or color tape (already did that so problem solved) the designers should have thought of that I think.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best headset ever owned...Until it broke, August 14, 2009

By 

Jonny F. "-JonnyF-" (Chicago, Il USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Plantronics .Audio 355 Multimedia Headset (Personal Computers)

Best gaming headset I ever used, beats all my logitechs, and my Bose!! Good buy good buy!

PROS: Cheap, AWESOME for Price, Amazing sound quality, GOOD bass

CONS: SHORT CORD, BEWARE, if you're like me and walk around while on skype and such, you will not go far!

UPDATE: My second pair has broken, after intense gaming it came down to about 2 of these per year...Too expensive and the flimsly headband made me switch to a nicer, around ear plantronics. Great for the temporary user though!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid for the price, March 13, 2009

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Nam Clark (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plantronics .Audio 355 Multimedia Headset (Personal Computers)

I bought these based on other reviews and its price. Since having and using them for over 2 months now, I'm very satisfied. They sound very good, are very comfortable to wear, and the mic works very well. I use them to chat on MSN--still can't figure out the problem w/Skype--and help me w/my language course, work perfectly. The adjustable mic is an added plus. My only negative would be that they tend to pinch my ears after a prolong session of chatting, not sure if that's b/c they are new or designed that way. Overall, I'd recommend them to anyone looking for a solid pair of multimedia headphones at a VERY reasonable price.