How does the mic perform? Good enough for skype, google hangout, etc?
82155
This particular pair does not have a mic. Instead, it has a volume control slider in the place where a mic would be. The ones that say "with mic" have one and I love the quality. I use it for phone conversations all the time and no one has ever had a hard time hearing me.
899031
I found it doesn't have a lot of distortion. Is it pro-level? Not even close, but for a budget and for most people that might listen to recordings done with it, it will be fine. I've recorded performances with it, and as a shotgun mic, it filters out external noise nicely.
1723565
I have skype on mine, but you will need ear buds or something. The internal speakers are not strong
2058435
Hello, The mic is great, im using it in my Playstation 4 and non of my friends can tell is not a gamer headset, Even if the volume buttons doesnt work on Android devices the mic still working
1034212
yes microphone work just fine, i use it with Skype very often and no complains yet been using it for about 4 to 6 month. good luck
165697
My friends seem to have no problem with my mic. If you'd heard some of their headset mics you'd probably be quite satisfied with it too. For example, the Alienware headset doesn't have any noise cancellation and picks up a great amount of background noise, and the Razer Kraken Pro has great sound quality but a poor quality mic. Those 2 are the main ones everyone i've seen is buying, I have seen a great many other mics and this one so far beats them all. =) In my opinion, if you have the black shark's mic the correct distance away from your mouth, its sound quality is unbeatable next to a singing mic or something...
1998445
The mic is fine. No one has ever complained about not being able to hear or understand me. My only issue was w the ear pieces and the volume automatically changing
1509411
Yes, I use this headset with Ubuntu 13.04, mainly for Google Hangouts, and it works great.
1089515
I've used skype with my headset on a laptop...it automatically set itself as default mic in my case. It's a pretty high tech little unit that I would have gladly paid $100.00 more for and still not been disappointed. I used it primarily for Team Speak however, which does not include video.
2030604
I use this for VOIP, Skype calling to friends and family abroad. They all tell me it is very clear. So for my usage and for the price it is perfect. Not sure if you application requires semi -pro quality, or just need to be clear enough. This is NOT semi pro quality but is the sounds are good. One must make sure they are not more than a 24 inches MAX from the mic.
1703038
There is a mic and it doesn't work really well with hearing though I can say that after using it for chat on Skype, Yahoo, Gmail, and on my mobile phone... That the quality of my voice is not very good. No matter how I hold the mic up to my mouth in any angle that I can, it doesn't change the quality besides being louder when my mouth is closer. The mic is attached to the wire, it isn't attached to the headpiece itself. As for listening quality though, it is worth it and has an amazing noise-reduction.
1999449
I've used this mic for a podcast, and it handles a speaking voice just fine. For instrumentals, I've had more success with the Blue Yeti.
2128515
I have used this with yahoo video and skype video, and it worked just fine. However, I've never used it on Google Hangout, so I couldn't tell you if it does. I would email microsoft tech support to find out for sure.
1513440
Yes. Very much. and it is very comfortable using it. it's just sad that it does not have a microphone with it. then it would be perfect. but with this price, I cannot complain!!
255766
Yes.. the mic is not great though.. people you are talking to will hear an echo..
2019616
I purchased it about a year and a half ago. I used it for a while and it was adequate however I primarily used it on Ventrilo and Teamspeak and my friends would complain about it not being loud enough. If I turned on mic boost the volume would be fine but then the mic would pick up a lot of background and white noise. I'm sure it can be tweaked and work with whatever program you are going to use it for but it just proved to be more hassle than it was worth. I replaced it with a different mic about three months ago.
562779
yes, microphone works great, no issue. small echo as we are in a Tahoe- but not bad at all.