Never content with just one way of doing things and always keen to investigate different approaches to commonly performed tasks, I recently purchased a Bush Headset with microphone. I already have the integrated microphone on my MacBook Pro, my recently acquired Blue Snowflake and an M-Audio condenser but each microphone serves a particular purpose and situation.

Out of the box the headset looks pretty damn cool, it oozes professionalism; from it’s cool black tones, to the chunky build design. The goose-neck microphone provides additional geek admiration and the 2m long cable means that with the microphone placed back I have a very comfortable pair of headphones for listening. When I first saw the headset online it screamed instant buy right back at me. Apart from being aesthetically pleasing it also is extremely comfortable to wear and use, featuring an adjustable headband and microphone for comfort and precision.

The cool factor continues with the in-line volume control featuring instant mute capability and a blue LED connectivity indicator. The microphone itself has noise canceling functionality, a frequency response of 100 – 10 KHz and a sensitivity of -46 +- 3dB. I have performed several recordings for screencasts, used the headset for video conferencing and listened to music all with equal enjoyment and satisfaction. Sound quality is clear, sharp and of consistently high quality.

The Bush headset connects via USB and requires no additional driver install. Both the Windows and Mac OS platforms are supported and I can say with first hand experience that the headset performs without any issue on Mac OS X 10.6.2. If you require a production microphone for audio recording, podcasting, screencasting or broadcasting or are involved in audio production in just about any way I highly recommend the Bush headset as a worthy purchase.

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