[CentOS] Can you recommend some USB headphones

Fri Nov 7 13:33:42 UTC 2008
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

Karanbir Singh wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> Cheap USB sound cards tend to not have any volume control. The good 
>>> news
>>> is that you can take the money you save and buy a good 1/8" headset 
>>> that
>>> does have one.
>> I have to go with USB headphones. This is for notebooks.
>
> The Plantronics headset that I use ( and posted details about ) is 
> quite portable, light, has active noise cancelling on both input and 
> output, is usb 1 standard and has volume control for speakers.
>
> Is not the cheapest headset around, and has this semi clunky box 
> attached about midway between usb plug and headset - but the cord is 
> long enough to not need to worry about that too much. 
I have a Plantronics DSP-400 stashed away. I remember when I used it 
last (back on Cetnos 4.something), the volume control on the mic did not 
work with the xten client. I will haul it out and give it a try....