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  • Cyber Acoustics Stereo PC Headset perfect choice for VoIP

    Cyber Acoustics

    Cyber Acoustics Stereo perfect choice for VoIP and gaming

    Stylish, comfortable and high quality, The AC-204 Analog Stereo Headset is the perfect choice for VoIP and gaming. Improve the quality of your listening experience with the 30mm dynamic transducers of the AC-204 headphones.

    Its adjustable headband design is perfect for all head sizes, and the flexible, noise-reducing mic arm with 80 ° swivel does the trick, whatever your preference. The AC-204 headset uses 3.5mm dual jacks, compatible with most computers.

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    Device Compatible

    (Not compatible with Chromebook, Tablets or Mac) The AC-204 headset uses a single 3.5mm plug, compatible with Android, Apple, Chromebook, tablets and most desktop computers. With the included adapter, the AC-204 is backwards compatible with all other hardware.

    This review may help some prospective buyers understand some of the upsides and downsides of this unit.

    Upsides

    • This headset is very inexpensive compared to others on the market, so it doesn’t beat up your wallet badly.
    • When used with my laptop computer, it works great: the sound from the headphones is quite good compared to a landline and sometimes better/worse than a cell phone connection, which often depends on the cell system and setup.
    • If you have a single connector coming out of your computer, cell phone, tablet or whatever device you’re going to be using the headset with, it’s just fine.
    • The connectors all have reasonable-looking stress reliefs on the cables, so they shouldn’t be too fragile.

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    Downsides:

    • When used with my cell phone — an LG Tracfone, admittedly not particularly high end, but perfectly functional for day-to-day use — the sound from the headphones was good, but people who I talked to said that my voice sounded very tinny, similar to what you’d expect in a military aircraft or vehicle intercom – probably an impedance or preamp issue between the phone circuit and the microphone in the headset.
    • If you were playing video games and/or demand super sound performance, these are definitely not for you — they’re inexpensive, functional headphones, not a set of Bose or Sennheiser wonderphones.
    • If you have a double connector coming out of your computer, cell phone, tablet or whatever device you’re going to be using the headset with, you’ll have to use the included cable splitter — not a big deal, since it comes with the headset and it’s free, but it’s another thing to clutter up your workspace.

    Testing For Cyber Acoustics

    I’ve only been using the headset for a few days, and essentially all my usage has been for Skype phone calls with my Lenovo laptop. I purchased a right angle cable extender (with 8″ cable) to allow me to plug in/out the headset without overworking the 3.5 mm single connector on my laptop.

    I figured it would be a lot less hassle in the event of a future busted jack to replace the extender than it would be to deal with a broken connector on the motherboard, which can happen if you plug in/out more than a few thousand times.

    Overall, it seems like a very good buy — now we’ll have to see how long the headset lasts under the few-times daily use that I’ll put it to.

  • Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT2 Review Headphones

    Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT2

    Review Audio Technica is riding on the success of its iconic ATH-M50 headphones. And giving it a third lease of life with the ATH-M50xBT2 to conquer nomadic music lovers. This 2nd Bluetooth version is of course accompanied by many new features.

    Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT2 Date Release

    Freshly launched for the start of the 2021 school year. The ATH-M50xBT2 carries with it the heritage of the M50 line and is positioned as the standard bearer of the Japanese brand’s audio know-how with the general public on the Bluetooth mobile headset market.  It is therefore not surprising that Audio Technica highlights the history of this range to stand out.

    Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT2 Focusing on improvement

    This “v2” does not bring any real changes on the acoustic level. All the new features focusing on improving the experience of using the headset. Multipoint connection, USB-C port, better call quality, autonomy even more generous. Compatibility with the LDAC codec, smartphone application to extend the possibilities of personalization. And all this without seeing the marketing price increase.

    All the ingredients therefore seem to come together to make this ATH-M50xBT2 a very good mobile headset. And that’s what we’re going to try to check during this test.

    Manufacturing & accessories

    The ATH-M50xBT2 is strictly identical to its predecessors in terms of design. Capitalizing again and again on its “studio/monitoring” heritage, these headphones are therefore functional, at the risk of not being the most elegant and discreet there is.

    There’s not much that can be criticized for its overall sturdiness and maneuverability. The headband resists twisting without flinching and the hinges allow both an ultra generous pivot of the ear cups as well on the horizontal axis than vertical. While allowing the latter to fold up towards the arch.

    No rigid case, but a soft carrying pouch is provided to accommodate the headset. And its two detachable cables (a small USB-C to USB-A cable and a mini-jack cable of about 1.2 m).

    Comfort & support

    Without fundamental design changes, the ATH-M50xBT2 provides the same comfort experience as its predecessor.

    Weight the helmet

    the weight of the helmet (310 g) is very well balanced, as are the pressure points and pinch effects which remain discreet. The generous deployment of the notched headband of the helmet allows it to find its place on the head, large or small, without any problem.

    The ear cups do not leave a monster room to accommodate his ears, but it remains sufficient in terms of width and height. The good thickness of the pads allows a pleasant contact, failing to let the ears breathe.

    User experience

    As we mentioned in the presentation of this test, the second version of this ATH-M50xBT is largely justified by numerous ergonomic changes which make the headphones very pleasant to use on a daily basis.

    Getting started is childish. Many alerts are integrated to guide the user. Unless you are absolutely Anglophobic the voice aids being only offered in English. Beginners will have no trouble finding their way around. The headset houses a line of 4 mechanical buttons that provide access to all the essential controls, and even a little more.

    The circular button is in fact dedicated to waking up the voice assistant of the smartphone. And can even serve as a shortcut to interact with Amazon Alexa.  Since the headset displays advanced compatibility with this assistant. As was the case on the previous model, we can still point out the few difficulties in sometimes differentiating certain buttons from each other.

    For those who want to go further, Audio Technica has some nice surprises in store thanks to its Audio Technica Connect app (iOS/Android). It gives us the pleasure of offering a whole range of relevant advanced features. And settings while maintaining a simple and intuitive interface. There are the classic indications of battery level, volume, some user guides, the possibility of locating your headphones more easily or of selecting the Bluetooth codec (SBC, AAC or LDAC when the playback device allows it) .

    Autonomy

    As if the promise of 50 hours of autonomy were not already impressive. The ATH-M50xBT2 was even more generous during our test. The headphones indeed delivered us on multiple occasions more than 55 hours of use, passing moreover by the most energy-consuming Bluetooth codec (LDAC). It goes without saying that this is an excellent score, capable of satisfying the most intensive uses.

    Handsfree

    The quality of voice capture was not the strong point of the first ATH-M50xBT. Audio Technica has therefore endeavored to improve this point on this second version.

    Latency

    Improving communication latency in Bluetooth was also one of the works carried out by the manufacturer for this ATH-M50xBT. Basically, the headphones are not the brightest, even if joint use with a video playback application allows you to take advantage of sufficient automatic compensation not to feel any lag disabling.

    For all other use cases that could not benefit from this compensation. The headset has a “Low Latency” mode which drastically reduces the delay induced by the Bluetooth connection to less than 90 ms. The perceived sound/image shift is then much more acceptable, for playing video games on smartphones or Switches, for example.

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