Cannot use Bose 700 for gaming - solution or cheap headset recommendation needed

[Charlie_CaiPng]

Not too surprised but a bit sad that a $500 ANC pair sucks so bad at gaming
CS GO is unbearable with distorted sound when in Bluetooth mode. Using it in wired mode means cannot use voice.

Their Service suggested an inline mic (QC35 model's) but then I don't think that one goes into the desktop's mic and speaker 3.5 outputs. Also the voice was reported to be mono.

Anybody with experience troubleshooting Bose or other BT headsets for gaming?

Any decent sub-$100 pair (used is fine) that I should research? Is HyperX good?

 

[wwenze]

I use a basic clip on mic for gaming. It is noisy and sounds like **** but that is part of the online FPS experience. Remember to have a fan blowing at it and also get a crazy cat if you are playing CoD.

 

[Yongkit]

Wondering your PC Bluetooth is from motherboard or a dedicated Bluetooth USB device or wifi adapter with Bluetooth feature?

Have you try to update the motherboard Bluetooth driver?

 

[tigerwoods]

HyperX Alpha is good

 

[Entry Level PC]

Not too surprised but a bit sad that a $500 ANC pair sucks so bad at gaming
CS GO is unbearable with distorted sound when in Bluetooth mode. Using it in wired mode means cannot use voice.

Their Service suggested an inline mic (QC35 model's) but then I don't think that one goes into the desktop's mic and speaker 3.5 outputs. Also the voice was reported to be mono.

Anybody with experience troubleshooting Bose or other BT headsets for gaming?

Any decent sub-$100 pair (used is fine) that I should research? Is HyperX good?

Use a proper standalone mic.

 

[Charlie_CaiPng]

Thanks for the replies comrades.

I found out the issue with the headset. The headset has a built in mic that Windows decides that should be kept on all time. So every time the PC or the headset think I'm speaking, the audio output got muted.

If anybody is encountering this, disable the Hands-free audio AG devices. Go to Sounds settings and disable the input. Use the output with Windows' Stereo driver for the headset.

Next would be getting a standalone mic.

I'm leaning toward getting some mic that is portable and compatible with my camera so that if I shoot video I could use it.

Rode wireless go coming to my mind but hope I could have some suggestions.

On second thought, Rode videomic might be a better fit for my setup (Mac, PC, DSLR)