Inline controls with adjustable volumes for voice, game, and bass
Head rail expands an extra 3" to accommodate big heads
Connects to PC via USB, 3.5mm Audio Out, and 3.5mm Microphone In
Works with to Xbox 360 regardless of model:
If your Xbox 360 is plugged into your TV via RCA, then the headphones plug into the back of your TV with an RCA Piggyback cable adapter (included) and USB
If your Xbox 360 is plugged into your TV via HDMI, then the headphones plug into the back of your Xbox 360 via an AV port adapter (included) and USB
Connects to whatever else you want, assuming there is a USB plug within 22in
Headphones:
Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
Impedance: 32 O at 1kHz
Sensitivity (@1kHz, 1V/Pa): 102 ± 4dB at 1 kHz Max
FIRST haha Also you guys sent me a set of Call of Duty headphones in a previous fuku that seem to connect exactly like these ones and I am about to finally have to resort to them seeing as my current Steelseries headset is starting to not be stereo all the time THANKS!
@sp3ar Did you get the steel series from here? I did and am having the same issue with mine. Isolated it to the extender cord for the two jacks that went bad. The headset works but the regular cable isn't nearly long enough to be useful.
@one_two3456 I hold out hope they will make some new Harveys... his departure for the CR is always blamed for its' ending so soon. Did you see the wacky cable access show he did as promotion? It is here if you are bored (the last segment is the best).
@thewynner sorry m8 mine steelseries came from walmart at 5 dollars cheaper then retail about 2 years ago and I don't treat them well i have the siberia models
I bought these a long long time ago. I actually really like them because the cups are overear and comfy. The mic got really loose for me though and wouldnt stay up.
@rjolly87 After I got a chance to do more research, I figured it was more difficult to do this than I thought it was worth, especially since it's not my PS3.
I have a pair of these from a few years back, but they don't have a USB plug, only the audio jacks. Do these need the power from the USB in addition to the audio signal to work?
I kind of want to get these for my sister-in-law because she was just telling me that she needs headphones with a mic to play some game she likes (can't remember the name).
But I kind of want to save it for Christmas and she will probably buy a pair for herself before then.
I could be nice and give them to her early, but then I'll have to buy something else for her for Christmas.
@christinerenee Just tell her it is Christmas in July and with the Obama economy you might not have a job in December so you wanted to make sure she was taken care of.
From what I gather on the interwebbs, this unit uses 3.5mm for audio, another 3.5mm for mic, and USB for power. No idea if the power only makes things better, or if it's needed to make it work.
I finally decided to pull the trigger and buy these because I am still paying for the vmp thing, so free shipping! Then I really thought about the logic behind that and that I haven't bought something from here for months, yet I still probably won't cancel my vmp membership. Congratulations, Meh!, you got me.
Need a pair that will hook up to ps3 painlessly. But, meh, Can you and I sell foam heads here some night? We could do them free with just the $5 shipping. Maybe we could sell an 'official meh' foam head, with a 'meh' stamp, and a "collectors" meh head that has real emeralds for eyes! Yeah! See, the copy on that would practically right itself.
I've had the non USB version of these for years, and loved them. I only recently replaced them with the tiamut headset that meh sold a while back. For $10 though, everyone that doesn't already have something better should definitely jump on these immediately.
just got my pair in today. USB is def. required, and yep, my laptop causes hissing noise in the background. gonna try it on my desktop later on. I'm wondering if i could pop open the volume remote and just rewire the thing to not need USB power. Not sure if the little black box is actually an amplifier for the headset or just audio enhancement circuit.
Received my pair today. It passed the first test: it fit over my ginormous noggin with room to spare. The fabric covered ear cups fit well around my ears and felt comfortable.
There are brightly illuminated Razer logos on the ear cups that will illuminate the room. A couple pieces of gaffer tape or duct tape should fix that.
The cable however is a bit short. It is not as long as the cable on my Turtle Beach headset. It would be fine for PC use, but I would need a 3'+ extension to comfortably reach across the living room to the Xbox.
I am no audiophile but it does not sound like my Turtle Beach headset. It has lots of bass, but the mid and high seems to be weak.
If Meh sells them again for ten bucks, I would say buy yourself a pair.
@npsantini 90 day warranty through Meh ..contact support though halp@meh.com .. Or through your order, there is a link for help .. Or the ? At the top of the forums has a link to support.. They are awesome!
I got around to trying my two pairs out and they are pretty bad. Pros: they are comfortable on my giant head and the cord is quite long.
Cons: The noise is bad. I tried every usb port on my desk top and two different external USB power blocks. Using USB to power an amp is a terrible idea.
If I turn down the volume to deal with the static, it also turns down the mic and no one can hear me. This is another bad design decision.
I have to question how no one at Razer noticed this before these were released.
So, I have a Decent Gaming PC, here is my email to Meh in regards to this purchase...
Subject: Blind Rage
The headset doesn't work through USB on pc. It requires you plug in the mic and headphones and usb jack, ALL 3! Ugh, talk about MEH. Anyways, I'm just going to throw them away as I hardly feel they are worth returning, then some other poor sap will get the chance to waste 4 hours updating drivers, firmware and BIOS on 2 PC's before realizing USB is for Power only. Honestly, I don't even want the money back. You have to pay to learn some lessons I suppose. I'm just glad I didn't rage-smash my rig trying to make this function.
Well meh, I just thought you should know that those headphones are beyond MEH, they are garbage, and the listing really should have said they required all the connections for PC. That part is on you. Dicks.
@CptPicard Sorry you had a bad experience with these but we mentioned multiple times that they're USB powered and require USB in addition to Audio Out and Microphone in so…we're not dicks (in this specific case).
In the specs post at the top of this thread: •Connects to PC via USB, 3.5mm Audio Out, and 3.5mm Microphone In •Connects to whatever else you want, assuming there is a USB plug within 22in
The selling point bullets on the front page: •USB-powered •Good for high-end gaming PC setups with properly shielded USB ports or nice sound cards
And pretty much the entire story on the front page: "the official Razer Carcharias FAQ confirms that this USB-powered headset can suffer from interference when used with insufficiently shielded USB ports, especially the front-facing USB ports on many low-end PCs."
Specs
Headphones:
Microphone:
Condition: Refurbished
Warranty: 90 Day Mediocre
Estimated Delivery: 7/29 - 7/31
Shipping: $5 or free with VMP
What’s in the Box?
1x Razer Carcharias headphones
1x Xbox 360 AV to female RCA audio adapter cable
1x 3.5mm to RCA Piggyback cable
1x 2.5mm microphone cable for Xbox 360
Pictures
Gaming!
Everything included
On a dummy head
Price Comparison
$69.99 List, $56.24 (New) at Amazon
Find a relevant price comparison? Please share it in a comment in this thread
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
FIRST
haha
Also you guys sent me a set of Call of Duty headphones in a previous fuku that seem to connect exactly like these ones and I am about to finally have to resort to them seeing as my current Steelseries headset is starting to not be stereo all the time THANKS!
@sp3ar
@sp3ar Did you get the steel series from here? I did and am having the same issue with mine. Isolated it to the extender cord for the two jacks that went bad. The headset works but the regular cable isn't nearly long enough to be useful.
@thismyusername Now that Colbert has a Grown Up job, I wonder if his voice work has truly retired.
@one_two3456 I hold out hope they will make some new Harveys... his departure for the CR is always blamed for its' ending so soon. Did you see the wacky cable access show he did as promotion? It is here if you are bored (the last segment is the best).
@thewynner sorry m8 mine steelseries came from walmart at 5 dollars cheaper then retail about 2 years ago and I don't treat them well i have the siberia models
Best meh-head ever.
YMMV
I bought these a long long time ago. I actually really like them because the cups are overear and comfy. The mic got really loose for me though and wouldnt stay up.
@VivaDaWolf
I'm almost certain there's a joke in there somewhere...
@VivaDaWolf
@reedmo how about this:
must not be magic mic, that stays up
Refurbished headphone no meh.. Besides its for xbox 360.. If it worked with xbox one I would have been interested but no meh on this one
@AttyVette if you have the new model of controller or the adapter these should work with an X1
@echo65 What new model of controller?
@orbus the new xbone controller they showed at e3 this year.
May as well. In for 1 because they'd work for backup headphones.
Wires? Cables? What are those?
Will these work right with a PS3?
The kids go through a couple of headsets a month.
@2many2no Fairly certain they would work.
@2many2no You would likely need to take notes from this, as the PS3 doesn't have 3.5mm audio and mic connections out of the box:
@rjolly87 After I got a chance to do more research, I figured it was more difficult to do this than I thought it was worth, especially since it's not my PS3.
OMG
My son just asked me for one of these yesterday!!
worried-literate-ginger
I always appreciate the earnest, honest, informative specs that reveal best use and warnings of potential problems. Thanks but, well... MEH
No USB port on my lawnmower, sorry. Meh.
Although I now realize I may need to fix this problem...
Perfect! I need a new headset. For $10, deal!
I have a pair of these from a few years back, but they don't have a USB plug, only the audio jacks. Do these need the power from the USB in addition to the audio signal to work?
Yeah, I'm good. Don't game and my kids won't let me not listen to them, so meh.
Night night.
I kind of want to get these for my sister-in-law because she was just telling me that she needs headphones with a mic to play some game she likes (can't remember the name).
But I kind of want to save it for Christmas and she will probably buy a pair for herself before then.
I could be nice and give them to her early, but then I'll have to buy something else for her for Christmas.
This is my dilemma.
@christinerenee Just tell her it is Christmas in July and with the Obama economy you might not have a job in December so you wanted to make sure she was taken care of.
Two months ago I would have been all over 'em but my headphone to head/gift ratio has become super saturated
wait.. so.. you have to plug in the USB and the audio cables? it's not either/or ?
Had this headset before, loved it, used it even when the grip on the mic wore out, until the sound broke
From what I gather on the interwebbs, this unit uses 3.5mm for audio, another 3.5mm for mic, and USB for power. No idea if the power only makes things better, or if it's needed to make it work.
NO GO ....
I finally decided to pull the trigger and buy these because I am still paying for the vmp thing, so free shipping! Then I really thought about the logic behind that and that I haven't bought something from here for months, yet I still probably won't cancel my vmp membership. Congratulations, Meh!, you got me.
What a feast this deal is.
@PoopFeast420
Need a pair that will hook up to ps3 painlessly.
But, meh, Can you and I sell foam heads here some night? We could do them free with just the $5 shipping. Maybe we could sell an 'official meh' foam head, with a 'meh' stamp, and a "collectors" meh head that has real emeralds for eyes! Yeah! See, the copy on that would practically right itself.
@wew Can we start with this one? Not foam, but scary.
@ChunkyBitz That one is really creeping me out.
my 10 year old plantronics still work better than 2 different "gaming" headsets ive used. so...
meh.
I've had the non USB version of these for years, and loved them. I only recently replaced them with the tiamut headset that meh sold a while back. For $10 though, everyone that doesn't already have something better should definitely jump on these immediately.
I literally said to myself yesterday "Buy the next headphones you see for less than $20". See, suckers? I would've gone higher. In for one.
@mills I literally said the same thing so I decided to buy two.
wow sold out! gratz meh!
with little time to spare well done!
just got my pair in today. USB is def. required, and yep, my laptop causes hissing noise in the background. gonna try it on my desktop later on. I'm wondering if i could pop open the volume remote and just rewire the thing to not need USB power. Not sure if the little black box is actually an amplifier for the headset or just audio enhancement circuit.
Received my pair today. It passed the first test: it fit over my ginormous noggin with room to spare. The fabric covered ear cups fit well around my ears and felt comfortable.
There are brightly illuminated Razer logos on the ear cups that will illuminate the room. A couple pieces of gaffer tape or duct tape should fix that.
The cable however is a bit short. It is not as long as the cable on my Turtle Beach headset. It would be fine for PC use, but I would need a 3'+ extension to comfortably reach across the living room to the Xbox.
I am no audiophile but it does not sound like my Turtle Beach headset. It has lots of bass, but the mid and high seems to be weak.
If Meh sells them again for ten bucks, I would say buy yourself a pair.
I bought two pairs one for someone else and one for me...
Of course mine doesn't work!!!
Can I send it back and get a new one? Try my luck with Razer and see if they will take it?
Everything is plugged into my PC and no lights turn on and there is no audio.
What should I do?
@npsantini 90 day warranty through Meh ..contact support though halp@meh.com .. Or through your order, there is a link for help .. Or the ? At the top of the forums has a link to support.. They are awesome!
@mikibell I contacted meh and sure enough they helped me out and were awesome.
@npsantini so glad they were able to help you!
I got around to trying my two pairs out and they are pretty bad. Pros: they are comfortable on my giant head and the cord is quite long.
Cons: The noise is bad. I tried every usb port on my desk top and two different external USB power blocks. Using USB to power an amp is a terrible idea.
If I turn down the volume to deal with the static, it also turns down the mic and no one can hear me. This is another bad design decision.
I have to question how no one at Razer noticed this before these were released.
So, I have a Decent Gaming PC, here is my email to Meh in regards to this purchase...
Subject: Blind Rage
The headset doesn't work through USB on pc. It requires you plug in the mic and headphones and usb jack, ALL 3!
Ugh, talk about MEH.
Anyways, I'm just going to throw them away as I hardly feel they are worth returning, then some other poor sap will get the chance to waste 4 hours updating drivers, firmware and BIOS on 2 PC's before realizing USB is for Power only. Honestly, I don't even want the money back. You have to pay to learn some lessons I suppose. I'm just glad I didn't rage-smash my rig trying to make this function.
Well meh, I just thought you should know that those headphones are beyond MEH, they are garbage, and the listing really should have said they required all the connections for PC. That part is on you. Dicks.
Yours truly, Rev Jesse Alan
@CptPicard Sorry you had a bad experience with these but we mentioned multiple times that they're USB powered and require USB in addition to Audio Out and Microphone in so…we're not dicks (in this specific case).
In the specs post at the top of this thread:
•Connects to PC via USB, 3.5mm Audio Out, and 3.5mm Microphone In
•Connects to whatever else you want, assuming there is a USB plug within 22in
The selling point bullets on the front page:
•USB-powered
•Good for high-end gaming PC setups with properly shielded USB ports or nice sound cards
And pretty much the entire story on the front page:
"the official Razer Carcharias FAQ confirms that this USB-powered headset can suffer from interference when used with insufficiently shielded USB ports, especially the front-facing USB ports on many low-end PCs."
I think this one is on you.