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Sennheiser PC 350 Gaming Headset | 
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| Brand: Sennheiser
Category: CE
List Price: $229.95
Buy New: $129.99
You Save: $99.96 (43%)
New (10) Used (2) from $88.99
Rating:  135 reviews
Platform: Windows
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 9
MPN: PC 350
Model: PC 350
UPC: 858399226743
EAN: 4044156021751
ASIN: B0012XFDWO
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Closed circumaural construction shuts out disturbing ambient noise | | • | Large size ear cups for comfortable wearing during long gaming sessions | | • | Large size microphone for highest intelligibility | | • | Collapsible for easy transport | | • | Volume control with microphone mute |
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Product Description
SENNHEISER GAMING PC
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 135
 Great. July 29, 2010
David A. Deyell
Very good. The sound quality is much better quality then my g35. The build quality on the headset appears to be very good and the headset is very lightweight. The packaging was hard to open.
 ATH-700AD vs Sennheiser PC-350 July 21, 2010
B. Knapik (cleveland, ohio)
I started looking for an awesome headset for LANs and as a secondary pair (to my ATH-AD700). My Icemat Siberias finally broke after 5-6 years of use (fatal!ty rests its soul). I didnt care for all these non-flexible headsets that are branded by the big names in gaming headsets. Finally, I found these, the Sennheiser PC350. It looked to have everything I needed, but was it everything?
Tested: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Team Fortress 2, Heavy Metal Music
- Pros: Sound quality, Mic Quality, Noise Canceling.
Putting them on for the first time, the sound quality for gaming was pretty nice. The bass was surprisingly good as bullets went off, near and far. The attached mic is flexible to a point. There is a part of the boom that is flexible so you can move the mic closer or farther away from your mouth. The only downside is that its not detachable, which is not a downer for me.
However, the sound quality for music was a bit lacking compared to my 700s. I have heard that open headsets are better for sound quality and now I hear why. This is not just an audiophile thing, you can hear the difference. The music sounded a bit distorted and the initial bass only helped create a headache.
As for the noise canceling, it does a good job for a closed headset. The downside though is that I am used to being able to talk to friends close by while gaming. This requires one side off my ear at all times, otherwise I will not be able to hear them. However, if you are tired of having noise all around you while gaming, this can help greatly.
- Cons: Comfort, For some, the build quality feels a bit flimsy
Again, putting them on for the first time, it almost immediately felt wrong. Before adjusting it, it started to squeeze my head. Once I did adjust it, that did get rid of most, but not completely. As for long use wear time, I would say about 2-3 hours. Beyond that, be prepared for a headache or sweaty ears from time to time. As with any closed headset, it does get warm after awhile and your ears start to get hot.
The build quality is better than most that I have seen, and could most likely take a decent amount of abuse, but I would not push it. The reason this is a con though is because my 700s feel ALOT more solid than this.
Overall: Sadly, they did not replace my ATH-AD700s as my primary pair. My 700s are just too comfy to let go. However, these Sennheisers do stand up and are noticed for gaming.
Comfortable, but doesn't play nice with onboard sound July 16, 2010
Scott Pollert
Very comfortable, though your ears can get a bit warm from being completely closed off to outside air. Sound is good, if a bit weak. Based on other reviews, it's probably because I'm using onboard sound and not a separate card. Microphone is good and construction is very sturdy. I expect this to last me a couple of years.
 A beautiful product but ultimately a return July 12, 2010
Mac on Maui (Maui, Hawaii)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought these for the purpose of recording podcasts, calling on Skype, and general music listening at the computer. The combination of Sennheiser's reputation and the price ($118 on Amazon) were too great to resist.
Pros:
* The 350's craftsmanship is evident right out of the box.
* The headset is comfortable and very lightweight.
* When listening to music, the instruments are distinct and everything is very clear.
Cons:
* Poor bass and no "punch." Other reviewers had cautioned about the high impedance and this may be the source of the problem. However, buying more gear to improve the sound is one rabbit hole I won't be going down.
* The inline controls are spartan at best.
I think a better approach for me would be to buy a serviceable headset, then music-specific headphones. No knock at all against Sennheiser, but they just weren't for me.
Giving this product three stars seems a little odd, but I can't give it four due to the disappointing music sound quality.
Great for hearing aid wearers July 12, 2010
Jennifer (Brentwood, MO United States)
I use these at least twice a week for several hours at a time. I'm hard of hearing and wear a behind-the-ear hearing aid in my right ear. Due to the severity of my hearing loss, it's a larger BTE aid than is common these days, and so I can't use in-the-canal headphones (e.g. iPhone headphones), Walkman-style headphones, or smaller over-the-ear headphones.
Now that I've been doing more advanced stuff in Warcraft and planning to resume Left 4 Dead and Battlefield with friends in the near future, I needed to do something about this problem as one's hobby shouldn't cause physical discomfort, and the discomfort that shouldn't exist in the first place shouldn't cause problems in a cooperative setting where you are helping others and they are helping you.
So when I looked for a new headset to replace the existing Plantronics USB headset I'd been using, one of the criteria was "larger earcups". The smaller earcups I'd been wearing exerted pressure on my hearing aid that caused it to be pushed into my ear and the side of my head. This, combined with the earpieces from my glasses, added up to be pretty uncomfortable and made voice chat unbearable after more than a relatively short time.
I've had Sennheiser headphones before and been quite happy with them, so I knew that the sound quality would be good. Reviews of this headset on Amazon looked great and from the photos it looked like the earcups were indeed larger than my current headset. And the earcups of my Sennheiser headphones were soft enough that I didn't find them uncomfortable to wear over long periods of time.
I've been quite pleased with this headset, although the ability to adjust the earcups back and forth a bit (e.g. tilt forward, vertical, and tilt backward) in addition to the fit of the headband would be welcome; the positioning of the earcups is largely dictated by the fit of my hearing aid, and so the headband isn't always where I would like it to be. It's quite tolerable, though. The headband is wide and well-cushioned and the weight of the headset is easily bearable -- in fact, it's not so light that it feels flimsy or cheap and yet not so heavy as to cause neck or head aches.
Finally, those I play with have no complaints about the microphone quality and report that my voice is clear once the microphone Levels setting is adjusted properly -- at least in the current version of Ventrilo. I have yet to test the microphone with the built-in voice chat system in World of Warcraft, as it is rarely used (a shame, as I like its ability to display on-screen who is talking, but that's not a fault of this headset!).
This headset does not have a push-to-talk button as some do, but a set of leftover USB dictation control pedals left over from a past job combined with a utility that translates a pedal press into a keypress takes care of that easily. Perhaps that, too, could be a feature for a future model, although that might be a bit too "niche" for Sennheiser and not an optimal way to toggle a microphone, anyway.
I would, however, like to see a USB version of this headset, as I've found USB preferable to using the front-panel connectors on my PC. It was easy enough to purchase a USB audio adapter to convert the in/out connectors to a single USB plug, but others may not want to do that or may not be aware that such adapters exist.
Definitely recommended. My "old" USB headset will be finding its way to a guildmate who's younger, and so has smaller ears than I do; she also doesn't wear a hearing aid.
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