Microphone headset with no/little background noise?

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jtsmith1287

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I'm looking for a new headset. What I mean by background noise is things like my wife watching a show 3 rooms away (and not loud), or my dogs running around playing and growling, my chair squeaking, etc. Does anyone know a good brand/model for a headset between $30-$50?

I don't really care too much about the quality of the mic output, though I would like good sound from the headphones but I'm not too picky. I just do a lot of voice/video calls from my PC and the background noise is just ridiculous with my current microphone. If I forget to mute my mic people say they can hear me getting up, walking down the hall to the kitchen, pouring a glass of water, mumbling to myself... I hate it! Haha
 
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Very simple solution then and wont cost a thing...imagine your hand surrounding your mic apart from the wrist: fashion the same from something e.g. cardboard (egg carton boxes used to be favourite in studios; you get the idea i.e. not literally intact egg boxes ;)). Affix to mic boom. Repeat with diff materials/enclosure size till you get acceptable reduction. You're building your own sound studio! Or buy expensive low sensitivity/short proximity mic. And you'll prob need to do the same.
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Have a google check on 'pc noise cancelling headphones' though they'd likely ask a bit of money for this feature - provided it actually worked for each model (also google reviews).

For audio studio recording you'd be looking for large, over-the-ear, closed-back headphones (typically used for recording vocals). Not sure if pc gaming/media market has similar.
You could raise the volume a little but you're risking tinitus as the vol increases.
Alternatively, some in-ear bud type earphones can do a good job of cancelling external noises but not sure about them coming with a mic...could get this separately.

 
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I always forget to include the correct details in my questions. What I'm looking for is a *mic* that doesn't pick up every little sound. I don't care about the headphones so much. I just need the person on the other end of the line to hear everything happening in my house while I'm on a call.
 
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Very simple solution then and wont cost a thing...imagine your hand surrounding your mic apart from the wrist: fashion the same from something e.g. cardboard (egg carton boxes used to be favourite in studios; you get the idea i.e. not literally intact egg boxes ;)). Affix to mic boom. Repeat with diff materials/enclosure size till you get acceptable reduction. You're building your own sound studio! Or buy expensive low sensitivity/short proximity mic. And you'll prob need to do the same.
 
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