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The USB cable length is about 9ft 9inches. The mic boom is adjustable and extends out about 5.5 inches from the center of the left earphone. I'm using these headphones on Ubuntu Linux with pulseaudio. Purchased from the seller "Musician's Friend".
PROS
Microphone- Above all else, I bought them because I needed a headset with a really good quality microphone for recording voice audio. It has a cardioid microphone. Compared to other similar priced headsets I've used, the microphone on this headset is definitely far superior! (Another reviewer said it "picks up too much background air", but this is not the case for me at all, and I have a relatively noisy computer about 3 feet in front of my face.)
Install- Easy Plug and Play in Ubuntu Pulse Audio. Open up the sound preferences and select the new headset under input and output. (See issue at bottom)
Comfort- The headset fits comfortably on my head. Earphones do not completely engulf my ears, but they seem fine, resting on my ears.
CONS
Microphone Rotation- I would like to be able to turn the headphones around and use the microphone on the right side of my face. Unfortunately, the microphone can only be rotated to be used on the "proper" left side of your face.
Refit- The headphones seem to slide position very easy while not worn. So every time you take the headphones off and put them back on, they tend to need to be readjusted to fit your head again.
USB- I knew these were USB when I bought them, so this was not a surprise to me. I just wish they used standard jack input/output instead. :)
ISSUES (for Linux)
Loud Volume- The audio defaults to "Analog Stereo Output". This sets the audio to be very LOUD in the headset, and only allow the volume to go down to about 35% or -27dB. (This level is still a little loud for my ears, but this could be great for someone hairing impaired.) If the slider is moved below 35%, the audio just cuts out completely.
To resolve this, go in sound preferences, set the hardware to profile "Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output", then double check that input/output are correctly set.
I would buy this product again.
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usb headphones headset microphone
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/sbin/lspci output:
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lsusb output
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0d8c:0008 C-Media Electronics, Inc.
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USB
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