Has anybody tried the Vokano Chat Series 3.5mm boom mic?

[Criiies]

Seems like a super cheap alternative to the vmoda boom pro. Just wondering if anybody can vouch for its microphone quality (im not too concerned about durability/build quality because I'm overly careful with handling my tech)

The item I'm on about; Link

 

[RandomSheepZA]

I would guess for the price, its not going to be amazing at all.
If you can find one, a V-Moda Boom pro is the go to inline mic - https://www.amazon.com/V-MODA-BoomPro-Microphone-Gaming-Communication/dp/B00BJ17WKK

 

[Criiies]

I would guess for the price, its not going to be amazing at all.
If you can find one, a V-Moda Boom pro is the go to inline mic - https://www.amazon.com/V-MODA-BoomPro-Microphone-Gaming-Communication/dp/B00BJ17WKK

I'm sure the boom pro is much better but I can't justify spending over 200 on a mic at the moment, hence this post 😁

Sad I missed out on a vmoda sale here on carb a few weeks ago

 

[RandomSheepZA]

I'm sure the boom pro is much better but I can't justify spending over 200 on a mic at the moment, hence this post 😁

Sad I missed out on a vmoda sale here on carb a few weeks ago

You and me both.
I would say, get it and see.
Its can't be horrible i would just suggest only using it in a quiet environment.

 

[Criiies]

You and me both.
I would say, get it and see.
Its can't be horrible i would just suggest only using it in a quiet environment.

The real test will be the amount of sound leak it picks up from my open back headphones lmao

 

[RandomSheepZA]

The real test will be the amount of sound leak it picks up from my open back headphones lmao

That is also true!

 

[Criiies]

Update on this in case anybody comes across this looking for info.

DO NOT buy it if you're planning on using it for gaming/music. It isn't mentioned as a feature but when the microphone is engaged the cable filters out ALL bass and treble from your headphones. I suppose this is to improve vocal quality and remove background noise, but obviously it butchers any game audio. All highs and lows are non existent.

It's definitely an intended behaviour too, because when I tested the cable by using it as a simple aux from my monitor to speakers (aka didn't engage the microphone pole on the jack) it didn't filter out any frequencies. It's really annoying that this feature wasn't listed anywhere, not even on the products packaging.

In conclusion, the volkano boom mic is for office/voice call use ONLY, don't buy it if you intend to use it for media consumption.

 

[bythecantloads]

Hang on... How does the mic connect to the pc, with just a regular ol' 3.5mm aux cable? Can't think that plugging in a mic can influence game/music sound going out?

 

[goldfritter]

Update on this in case anybody comes across this looking for info.

DO NOT buy it if you're planning on using it for gaming/music. It isn't mentioned as a feature but when the microphone is engaged the cable filters out ALL bass and treble from your headphones. I suppose this is to improve vocal quality and remove background noise, but obviously it butchers any game audio. All highs and lows are non existent.

It's definitely an intended behaviour too, because when I tested the cable by using it as a simple aux from my monitor to speakers (aka didn't engage the microphone pole on the jack) it didn't filter out any frequencies. It's really annoying that this feature wasn't listed anywhere, not even on the products packaging.

In conclusion, the volkano boom mic is for office/voice call use ONLY, don't buy it if you intend to use it for media consumption.

Can you do what I did with my V-MODA - i.e. run a normal 3.5mm cable for the headphones, and the mic's own cable separately from that, and plug them each into their own port, and find a way to mount the mic on the headphones (I used wire ties)? It works pretty well and doesn't look too janky, it's just a bit of a mission with two cables.

 

[goldfritter]

Hang on... How does the mic connect to the pc, with just a regular ol' 3.5mm aux cable? Can't think that plugging in a mic can influence game/music sound going out?

The mic sits on a cable that replaces the headphone's 3.5mm cable. So the mic sits on a boom at the point where the cable enters the headphones. Obviously it's only compatible with headphones with a detachable 3.5mm cable - the idea is to "convert" such headphones into a headset with mic.

Then there is (presumably?) a splitter at the other end, so the headphone bit can go into the headphone jack, and the mic into the mic jack.

 

[bythecantloads]

The mic sits on a cable that replaces the headphone's 3.5mm cable. So the mic sits on a boom at the point where the cable enters the headphones. Obviously it's only compatible with headphones with a detachable 3.5mm cable - the idea is to "convert" such headphones into a headset with mic.

Then there is (presumably?) a splitter at the other end, so the headphone bit can go into the headphone jack, and the mic into the mic jack.

Yeah I had a look at the link in the first post, just seem like an odd thing for a mic to do. But then again, Volkano, so can't expect too much...

 

[Criiies]

Hang on... How does the mic connect to the pc, with just a regular ol' 3.5mm aux cable? Can't think that plugging in a mic can influence game/music sound going out?

It replaces your headphones cable, so it's just 3.5 to 3.5, however there is a little box on the cable that has in line controls (volume wheel and mic mute switch). I assume that there's some kind of little circuit board in there that filters frequencies when the mic is on.

 

[Criiies]

The mic sits on a cable that replaces the headphone's 3.5mm cable. So the mic sits on a boom at the point where the cable enters the headphones. Obviously it's only compatible with headphones with a detachable 3.5mm cable - the idea is to "convert" such headphones into a headset with mic.

Then there is (presumably?) a splitter at the other end, so the headphone bit can go into the headphone jack, and the mic into the mic jack.

No splitter, it's like the vmoda boom pro but shittier. I'm using it with my ps4 controller.

 

[El_Hefe]

Update on this in case anybody comes across this looking for info.

DO NOT buy it if you're planning on using it for gaming/music. It isn't mentioned as a feature but when the microphone is engaged the cable filters out ALL bass and treble from your headphones. I suppose this is to improve vocal quality and remove background noise, but obviously it butchers any game audio. All highs and lows are non existent.

It's definitely an intended behaviour too, because when I tested the cable by using it as a simple aux from my monitor to speakers (aka didn't engage the microphone pole on the jack) it didn't filter out any frequencies. It's really annoying that this feature wasn't listed anywhere, not even on the products packaging.

In conclusion, the volkano boom mic is for office/voice call use ONLY, don't buy it if you intend to use it for media consumption.

Don't know if this is old enough to count as necroposting, but I noticed on the pictures of the volkano mic that the 3.5mm jack that plugs into the headphones is a 4 post (TRRS) while the one on the V-Moda is a 3 post (TRS). Does anyone know if that would maybe cause the issue described here? I normally associate those 4 post plugs with headsets with the mic built in, so it seems strange to have that plugging into an audio only source, makes sense that that the end of the cable would have one though. I don't have much audio experience though, so maybe it's normal for the some plain headphones to use a 4 post cable.

 

[veez007]

Ts = mono
Trs= stereo
Trrs= stereo with mic