Best gear/headset phones to replace HP reverb audio?

[fargo007]

The right ear of my HP Reverb G1 has a pretty bad short in it and I'm finding that I spend a lot of time tweaking, twisting and turning it. 

I have neither the courage to try and disassemble it, nor the skills to find and fix the issue.

Has anyone added external audio/mic to it using the jack supplied, and if so what did you go with?

The supplied headphones suck anyway.

[AKA_Clutter]

A few weeks back, my left earphone/speaker was giving me issues:  cutting out, having static and not playing sound at all.

At the suggestion of a squad mate,,   ii unscrewed it (easy  and no technical skills required., cleaned both connections with isopropyl alcohol (90% or better if you have it) and then tightened it back down.  Haven't had any more issues (yet).

 

If you haven't tried this, it is worth a try.,

[fargo007]

1 hour ago, AKA_Clutter said:

A few weeks back, my left earphone/speaker was giving me issues:  cutting out, having static and not playing sound at all.

At the suggestion of a squad mate,,   ii unscrewed it (easy  and no technical skills required., cleaned both connections with isopropyl alcohol (90% or better if you have it) and then tightened it back down.  Haven't had any more issues (yet).

 

If you haven't tried this, it is worth a try.,

Thank you for that.  Wilco!

[eaglecash867]

I took the headphones off my G2, mostly because they suck, and now I use Bose QC35s with an Avantree DG80 USB Bluetooth audio dongle.  A little clunky getting everything paired the first time, but once that's done its done.  MUCH better sound.

[nachomaga]

Yeah, VR built headphones usually don’t have very good sound quality. I use Sennheiser HD-25 since I had Rift CV1, S and now with G2. Closed design that block sound from outside (specially PC fan noise).

Edited November 17, 2021 by nachomaga

[nessuno0505]

I have occasional issues on the left ear of my reverb g2; need to try the IPA method, I have plenty of it since I use it for 3d printing.

[01G8R]

I use Galaxy Buds Plus and a boom mic with my G2.  If you're looking for a good over the ear set the Arctis stuff is nice, but I don't like that with VR.  I want to be able to switch from 2d to VR without removing my audio and mic.  I tried Bose earbuds and they sound better than the Galaxy, but the battery life wasn't as good and they were much heavier.  Not comfortable for extended use.

[dburne]

Yep I use earbuds as well. Kind of off brand I got from Amazon but they do quite well. I have used earbuds with every headset.

I got the extended ones and plug them into my Creative sound jack on the PC.

[CptBligh]

I just wear my HyperX Clouds over my Reverb.  Works fine

[peachmonkey]

1 hour ago, CptBligh said:

HyperX Clouds

yup, I use the same, although I think mine is Hyperx Clouds II version with the 7.1 chip in the cable so it can do a fake 7.1 in headphones.  Had them for 2 years now, they fit over VivePro1, G2, VivePro2  (just need to remove the headphones from the HMD first). 

Clear sound, flexible boom Mic, good bass...

recommend.

[Ready]

Yes same here with the left one. Crackles like hell, will try cleaning it but think it is best if I just send it back for replacement, since still in warrantee period.

Have the Arctis pro, which sounds much better, but is a pain to put on over the G2 and it starts hurting the top of my head after a while. 

[horstweihrauch]

The left headphone of my G2 started making problems too since yesterday when I move it a little it works again, seems like lose wiring