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Got a new one in the mail today. Still same issue. I've even put my finger completely over the mic hole to make sure there's no outside sound (such as air blowing from a central AC on the other side of the room). I wouldn't think a mic would pic something that faint up that far away, but wanted to c...

I've contacted the seller in regards to the matter. I don't expect studio quality sound from a cheap headset, however, i do expect the lack of humming. To me that's beyond annoying. They've responded and said they're sending another headset. I appreciate the help in this matter.

Mic is built in with no way of switching sides. I've attached a same WAV file. In this sample AGC was enabled for the mic.

Tested it out again. If I enabled AGC on the headset the volume is louder but the noise is more pronounced. If I disable AGC then you don't hear the hiss but the voice is also lower. If I go to amplify in Audacity then you hear the hiss/hum in the background.

I just purchased an HP USB Headset (VT501AA). I don't have any mic ports on my laptop, only a headphone port. I'm running Windows 8. The sound quality is decent. My only beef is that there's a slight hissing sound in all recordings. Granted, I can easily remove that using the Noise Removal feature i...