Cyber AcousticsStereo Headset/Microphone, Ambidextrous design AC-201

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 2 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002QLQ96
• Item model number: AC-201
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (99 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 23, 2004

Product Description

Product Description

Enjoy the ease of gaming, working and talking to loved ones with the help of the AC-201 headset by Cyber Acoustics. This headset has an ambidextrous design with the 180-degree adjustable boom microphone. The adjustable headband and leatherette ear pads sit comfortably on your head so you can enjoy extend hours of use. The Direct Noise Canceling Microphone Technology (DNCT4) allows for reliable voice recognition so you will be clear and easy to understand.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

121 of 122 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars IT Director Review of AC-201 - Fairly Positive, August 14, 2008

By	Ryan Gravette - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Length:: 3:04 Mins

We purchased 200 of the AC-201 for our teaching staff and have had no complaints. The build quality is acceptable and the headset has some nice features for the price range.

61 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great headset for the price!, November 16, 2006

By	Jonathan Schneider (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I ordered two of these headsets for use by my wife and myself while playing World of Warcraft on our PCs. We had just recently gotten voice chat via Ventrilo set up and working, and we wanted to upgrade to headsets to replace our basic speakers-and-desktop-mic setup.

Both headsets worked great right out of the box. The sound output quality is fine, both for the voice chat and the Warcraft game sounds and music. Our teammates reported that the microphone sound quality was fine as well.

The headset earpieces are small, but include some cushioning. (They definitely fit "on" the ear, not "around" the ear.) I had some ear discomfort after wearing the headset for over an hour, but it was very slight -- definitely mild enough not to be a distraction. Adjusting the earpieces forward a bit on my head (so they didn't rest directly on my ears as much) helped.

The headband is adjustable to fit various head sizes. Both my wife (5'6" with a normal head size) and myself (6'3" with a large head size) were able to adjust our headset to have it fit comfortably.

The end of the microphone is slightly "bendy," and thus the microphone's position can be fine-tuned as desired. The entire microphone stalk can also be swiveled up to be parallel to the headset's headband, to move it up and out of the way.

The hardware interface (at the end of the cord) is two standard sound plugs (that will fit standard PC sound cards) -- one for the sound output jack, and one for the microphone jack. The cord itself is a nice length, plenty long enough to plug into a PC sitting on the floor under a desk and reach the head of the user sitting on a chair at the desk.

I'm sure there are better headsets out there, but I'd say that this is an excellent headset for the price for anyone looking for an entry-level headset.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't buy, brakes too easily, August 25, 2008

By	C. Doering "agadugu" (Weissenhorn) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Three weeks after I bought this headset, the plastic inside the microphone handle broke. I fixed it with tape, but it affected the quality of the call (people would not be able to understand me properly, unless I would hold the handle). I emailed the company and sent them pictures of it. they were really nice and sent me a new one. only a few weeks later the new headset broke at the same place as the old one. I emailed the company again and got a second replacement, which is now broken too!
the quality of the plastic that holds the microphone handle in place is not good enough.
if you don't mind fixing the headset with tape once it brakes and then hold on to the handle while you're talking, this is a good headset ;-)