DumaRocks Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I have an X7 Sound Blaster and an open back head set AKG K701's. I love the setup, love the sound, the comfort and ability to modify sound. I am looking for a mic I can add to this but leaning toward the stand along mic vs a mod mic I have to attach to me headset.This is going to be used solely for game communication, I am not a streamer or content creator. The dilemma I face is I have a an open back head set so the sound is not isolated to the head set. I like this for sound but if I have had a mic setup that might cause other players to hear my headset. I don't want to be one of those players that annoys others with my feedback from my headset, kind of defeats the purpose of trying to compete.With the PS4 I believe I can just plug in a USB mic. The Blue Yeti for example has multiple pattern selections including a cardoid which if I understand that correctly, it has more directional focused range vs it's omni-directional option. I don't know if it matters since the head phones will be in the general same direction as where I am speaking from. Does anyone have any ideas on best mic to prevent the sound from my headset or do I need to consider getting a closed back head set. Would rather not but would consider it I suppose if that is my only option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziocomposite Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 How loud do you have your headset? I have a Fidelio X1(open), X7, and use the AT2020 USB Mic and do not have any issues with sound leakage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonicBoom Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I have Philips Fidelio X2's (open), Antlion Mod Mic, Astro MixAmp TR Pro. I've disabled the noise gate completely on the MixAmp so that it's extremely sensitive. Out of a whole lot of games, I've been asked twice if I had my volume up 'extra loud compared to normal'. Once I did, the other time my mic had fallen off onto my shoulder. Most of the time it's fine. Zen plays with a very similar setup to mine and I've heard his gunshots only a few of times out of literally thousands of games. I hear gunshots through the mic with people using Astro's with the built in boom-mic more often - which I also have. But it really depends on the sensitivity of your mic, the settings on your noise gate, the volume that you're blasting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I have the X'2 and mixamp set up and I also use a Monoprice M1060 (bargain HP's that sound sooooo good) which is probably the most open back headphone. They are like mini speakers strapped to me ears and I get no complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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