Ok, my headset mic broke. What now?

[pipnina]

I bought my ASUS vulcan ANC just over a year ago. The audio quality is good and so was the microphones, that is, until the microphone started crackling and eventually stopped working altogether.

 

This is a (very) large inconvenience as I am almost permanently on skype with people or using voice chat in-game. (or, on semi-rare occasions, recording gameplay with my friend)

 

But now that my present one has gone all the way up to cloud cuckoo land. I am confused as to what will be a suitable replacement.

 

I'm not after anything audiophile grade, (probably £40 and not much more). And it has to be directional so that it won't pick up my brother (who is in the same room).

 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

            ~pipnina

[Erik4boss]

RMA it, or if you can't, buy a modmic.com

[aselwyn1]

Buy a Blue Snowball

[nixproducer]

Buy a Blue Snowball

 

 

RMA it, or if you can't, buy a modmic.com

good choices but this is a way cheaper and faster fix 

[Osmium]

But a zalman clip on, a modmic, or a desktop mic as a replacment. ASUS customer service is pretty horrible and this would be a must faster solution as long as you don't mind actually buying something.

[Fred Castellum]

But a zalman clip on, a modmic, or a desktop mic as a replacment. ASUS customer service is pretty horrible and this would be a must faster solution as long as you don't mind actually buying something.

Yup clip on or modmic. Modmic is if you want quality. 

[pipnina]

What kind of desk microphone could I get?

Again, I live in the UK and my budget is £40,

 

Help is, again, appreciated!

[ShearMe]

I don't think you're gonna find many directional options for your budget. A shotgun mic (like this) might work, but I'm not sure how exactly you'd mount it at a desk. Best thing to do with a low budget is get a cheap mic, turn the gain down, and get it close to your mouth (pretty much what a headset does). Here's a nifty neck-band mic that should work for that purpose: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dynamic-Headset-Microphone-Elastic-Headband/dp/B000KHDZ64/ref=sr_1_47?ie=UTF8&qid=1395368240&sr=8-47&keywords=microphone

[Nit3Rid3R]

modmic is something good and easy to set up. 

[glup]

sounds like the soldering wore off internally. Personally, I'd crank it open and resolder it, but not everyone has a soldering iron. 

Get a modmic if you can find a directional one, if not, find something else. There are many options.