Our family has problems with PC headsets. Our desktop doesn't have speakers connected to it, we only use headphones. Every pair we have ever owned has given out inside a few months of purchase because the cord going into the earpiece has always split open where it goes into the earpiece and the wire inside breaks or frays. I had thought this a result of using cheap, ~20 dollar headsets, but when we purchased a 60 dollar PDP Afterglow headset, we had the same thing happen after about six-eight months of use.
I would go wireless and cut the problem off at the source, but since we use no other sound source for the desktop, the headphones are nearly always in active use and that would destroy an entire box of batteries in no time, and waiting for a rechargeable headset to recharge would be a huge pain under these circumstances (Though I suppose we could constantly rotate rechargeable batteries in and out, but that's an expensive short-term solution to a long-term problem given the average lifespan of rechargeable batteries.)
So I need to find a good, super-sturdy headset that can take that kind of heavy, constant use without cords splitting. The lower the price the better, I'm on a serious budget, but I'd rather spend $120 every three years than $60 every six months. I'm not that concerned about sound quality, as long as it's not 'Everything sounds underwater and I have a tin can over my ear too' levels of bad - I just need a very, very sturdy headset that can handle my family's use.
I would go wireless and cut the problem off at the source, but since we use no other sound source for the desktop, the headphones are nearly always in active use and that would destroy an entire box of batteries in no time, and waiting for a rechargeable headset to recharge would be a huge pain under these circumstances (Though I suppose we could constantly rotate rechargeable batteries in and out, but that's an expensive short-term solution to a long-term problem given the average lifespan of rechargeable batteries.)
So I need to find a good, super-sturdy headset that can take that kind of heavy, constant use without cords splitting. The lower the price the better, I'm on a serious budget, but I'd rather spend $120 every three years than $60 every six months. I'm not that concerned about sound quality, as long as it's not 'Everything sounds underwater and I have a tin can over my ear too' levels of bad - I just need a very, very sturdy headset that can handle my family's use.