As someone mentioned in an earlier post, the headset doesn't sound too bad in a local recording once the settings have been applied and an extra hole has been added. I have now drilled through both of the covered holes meaning I have 3 open holes on ...
Here's a tip guys (as I haven't seen it posted yet). It seems like the default Windows mic volume applied to this headset is 100%, I dropped it down to 60% and tested upwards to 75% and found it sounded so much better. To do this, right click your sp...
What can ASUS actually do about this? Definitely seems like a hardware issue. Judging from when this thread was started (and that there is still no solution that doesn't include a DIY mod) it looks like they aren't even bothered.
I also got the headset today, microphone is just garbage and I can't actually believe how bad it is. Very disappointed considering how much this headset costs!