I don’t have a lot of time to game. I want to make what time I do have as “productive” as possible. Part of that is using an interface that works for me.

When I bought my PlayStation 3 I knew I would be playing online, and would need a headset.  I started looking around for one, and found out very quickly the only real headsets available (there weren’t many) were $80.00 and up.  I also tried to find a Bluetooth headset, but due to the limitations of Bluetooth I couldn’t find one that did what I wanted. The current generation of Bluetooth headsets are limited to two channels so you can either have stereo with no microphone, or mono sound with a mic.  Of course, neither of these was acceptable.  Like many veteran gamers I have a wife and kid, and don’t have much time to play.  What time I do have is usually at night during the weekend after everyone’s in bed.  That’s why I prefer a stereo headset.  I can communicate with the mic, as well as immerse myself in the game by turning it up as loud as I want.