Does this need phantom power?

[ItsKolapo]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003D87JI2/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

 

Here is what I'm getting: http://amzn.com/w/TI13U9I4BML2

[Guest]

Why are you getting this particular product? Plenty of good headsets out there.

[ItsKolapo]

Why are you getting this particular product? Plenty of good headsets out there.

the microphone

[flowalex]

On the Audio-Technica website someone asked about phantom and it will work either way, but you will need a way to use the two connections and it will work.

[General_Led]

IMO get a pair of headphones and a mic, headsets of any kind suck. Get something like an at2020 and Sennheiser 558. You will get much better sound quality from both the mic and headphones. 

[ItsKolapo]

IMO get a pair of headphones and a mic, headsets of any kind suck. Get something like an at2020 and Sennheiser 558. You will get much better sound quality from both the mic and headphones. 

I love the mic on this headset tho, I prefer it over the at2020.

[Audengineer]

Just for future reference concerning phantom power, condenser mics need it and dynamics don't. This mic will need a mic pre-amp though. If you plan on using this for gaming, you may be less than impressed with the headphones. They were designed with reproducing spoken word as their main goal. Used most often by sports commentators in loud environments, ie court-side basketball, where they need to block out the crowd noise and speak on-air. The headphone will play music and games, just not the best for it. Typically they need them only to hear other commentators and to get direction from their off camera producer by way of a Clear-Com or Telex unit.

Now on the microphone side. This is a pretty decent mic for speaking as most broadcast headsets will have an 8k-10k boost for intelligibility, a 3.5k-4k cut to reduce sibilance, and roll off at the low end from about 180Hz-200Hz to control your plosives (hard p's and t's). We sometimes call these lip mics (3/4"-1" from lip), and they help keep crowd noise out of the mix because of the proximity effect. The closer a mic is to it's source, the less gain (sensitivity) needs to be applied. Background noise isn't picked up as well because the mic just doesn't need to be turned up as much.

Now take a mic like the one someone suggested, the AT2020. This is a far better mic but...  It's is a condenser (needs phantom) large diaphragm mic and will pick up quite a bit more of your surroundings, like mechanical keys, case fans, etc. It too can benefit from proximity. If the gain is backed off and you are say 4" or less from it, background noise will be greatly reduced but not eliminated. With proper eq'ing (and compression if you've got it) you can get a really clean "radio DJ" sound out of it.(and record vocals, guitar amp, drum overheads, piano, etc.)  This does come with some caveats, like needing a pop filter ,mic stand or boom, and generally obstructing your view.

There are pluses and minuses either way. What's more important to you, super clear voice or great sounding headphones. This is a $150 mic on a $50 set of headphones.