MrTwilliger wrote:
I could be wrong here, but isn't a large part of how good your microphone sounds got to do with both the quality of your sound card and the quality of the actual Ventrillo/Teamspeak server itself? I'm sure I read on this forum a long time ago someone posting something similar...
*doesn't use microphones online so I'm unsure*
Yes and no. Soundcard/onboard sound is pretty irrelevant unless you're looking for some kind of studio quality input (in which case you'd use much different technology). If the server isn't the greatest sound quality can be sacrificed in place of smoother audio streaming though in this day and age that's fairly unlikely.
If you want something simple get a headset, almost any will do (though don't go buying a 5$ headset, spend something reasonable like 15-20). Though remember there are many headsets heavily marketed towards gamers which are overpriced as hell. I bought a webcam/mic instead, has a much better quality mic than my headset which was $60, and it only cost me $30.
http://reviews.cnet.com/webcams/microso ... 46854.htmlgoes on sale time to time.