Does this headset completely eliminate background noise? So that it just picks up my voice?
363350
If you have music playing in the background it will pick that up as well when you speak. But then again I play my music loud.
363351
No you are still able to hear things. In opinion, its not a good headset at all.
363352
The headset does a good job of isolating your voice, but I don't believe there is any special function for doing so, just a directional mic with a muffler on it.
105675
no but during you're recording sessions it will cancel out background noise to the point where only your voice is heard
843192
No it doesn't, the sound quality remains unaffected in every given way for me. No problems whatsoever.
1159494
It picks up a lot of background noise sometimes. Its really sensitive. It is a directional microphone, so its designed to pick up sounds from what's in front of it, if you set it up right in front of your desktop or keyboard, facing you, it won't pick up sounds behind it as much as if you were to turn the mic off the the sideways or something, if that makes sense? So there are ways to avoid it picking up unnecessary background noises.
160542
Yes if you are in a quiet area. Any background noise will negatively affect the microphones performance. ~G
400434
No, the audio plays on the headset and television simultaneously. I find myself turning the television volume all the way down so you can't hear it anymore and just using the headset. It sure helps when don't want to wake anyone up at night.
1168062
It blocks a fair amount, yes...more than my earbuds did. But I have never had a "noise-cancelling" headset, so I don't know how it would compare.
943124
it does leek very badly, and yes mine did pick up sound. Honestly I would stay away from Razer headsets, all there good at is mouses and keyboards, everything else is completely crap
506920
I have heard from those I talk with on skype that the mic is buzzing a lot, and picks up background noises. It could be that my sound card isn't good enough to handle it, or that some of my settings are wrong (though I have tried to fix it for a while without luck).
1978773
It works. The only issue I've had has been with headsets that have a mute option, where in order for it to recognize it you must mute it before plugging in and then take off the mute
635126
You bet. The noise cancelling feature works all by itself, without plugging it into anything. It certainly does not drown everything out but it makes a difference!
2201780
I never had that issue. The background noise is with NC off, as every noise cancelling headsets. Everything looks fine to me so far...
181635
The noise reduction capability noticeably reduces background noise, amplifying sound from any audio source (DVD, CD, MP3). Two concerns: 1) It's easy to accidentally leave the noise reduction turned on, which drains batteries quickly, and 2) It's a heavy headset -- after a while, it can feel heavy on the head, so prolonged use could be problematic.
754399
If you do't wan't the microphone yes you can simply not have it hooked up. However the microphone is really only working in tandem with your headset mic or desktop mic to cancel out background noise. Hope that helps
1551630
Actually, I'd say it doesn't do that great of a job blocking outside noise. On a scale of 1-10, I would give it a 4. Mostly it only lets louder noises in, but when nothing is going on ingame or if there is no music, you can hear others talking quite clearly. That being said, it runs pretty much silent when on someone's head. When my ears get a bit achy, I'll set them on the table next to me, and I can listen to whatever pretty easily. HOWEVER, as soon as it is on a person's head, nobody but the wearer (or people really really close, when at high volumes) can hear the content. Also, in case you wanted to know, the directional mic does a great job at reducing accidental noise traffic transmission. Hop this all helps.
1513236
I would have to say it eliminates most background noise. Of course there are some things that are loud nearby that get in the way of what/who you are listening to. Overall it does a good job of keeping out unwanted noise. Hope this helps.
2277205
Yes, but as I did, you may have to change to the directional mode if you are using the multi-directional setting. It cuts out all the background noise.