Altec Lansing AHS302 USB Stereo Headset with Microphone

I have a Mac system and this headset works great. Sound is acceptable and mic works fine. The big plus is the USB adaptor. I plug it into my system and the computer automatically switches the audio in and out to the headset. Unplug and everything goes back to normal. Perfect for my needs.

In the Past I've Never Liked to Buy USB Headsets, Because I like to Use Top-Of-The-Line SoundBlaster Sound Cards. USB Headsets Provide Their Own Driver, and You Don't Use the Sound Card, so I Always Feel like They Are Not That Great and It Would Be Better for Me to Plug-In Something to My Sound Card Directly. Well, with This Headset You Have an Option... the USB Mini Sound Hub (or That's What I Call It) Plugs into the Computer and Gives You a New Sound Device. It Has Great Microphone Pickup, and the Sound Isn't Too Bad Either. Don't Want to Use USB, You Can Take That out and Plug the Headset Directly to Your Sound Card! So Really, No Matter What You're Looking for This Headset Will Work. You Can Also Use Any Headset to Plug into the USB Mini Sound Hub If You Don't like This Headset. So Really No Matter What, You Are Getting Something Out Of It... Personally, I'm Only Using the Hub. I Have Another Headset Plugged into It. The Headset Itself Is Not Bad, but It Doesn't Fit My Head and It's Not Adjustable. Other Than That I Would Say This Is a Perfect Purchase.

I bought these because they were well reviewed in a publication. They are a good price and work on a MAC (usb). I convinced 3 friends to buy them too. They are comfortable and sound great.

This headset has reasonably good sound quality at both the headphones and microphone. The included USB adapter also works for plugging my guitars into my computer. I'm not a big fan of behind the head, and I find this one to be rather uncomfortable.

The reviews of this headset spoke about how well it fit, but I find it to be the contrary. It is way too big for my head and it doesn't adjust (I find that very strange they didn't make it adjustable). The sounds is fairly good on my end - sometimes it is a bit low but I can even hear background noise pretty well. Some people complain they don't hear me well or it cuts out. I don't have any other headset, so I can't compare the quality or sound that well.

The item claims to be Mac compatible, and it does work--sort of. Audio output is fine, but the headset adds a very annoying high pitched warble to any audio input, which is completely unacceptable for things like skype. I called Altech's tech support, and I got an extremely anoying person who tried to feed me some garbage that the head set is only compatible with "analog" signals but that Macs have both analog and digital, and that all I had to do to fix the problem was to switch my mac to use digital. I asked him how to do that, and he said, contact Apple. Ha! Complete garbage. Buyer beware! On the other hand, I bought this through TigerDirect, and they promptly gave me an RMA, so that's the good news.

I'm using it on a Mac for VoIP and it works great, just plugged it in and it worked, no drivers, no configuration needed. Good sound quality, good physical design. For a low-cost headset this is a great value.

- My laptop have a built-in sound card but this USB device makes it sound much better - Cancel some outside noise when you wear the head set