I use these predominantly for recording audio for YouTube tutorials - and the only issue I have found is the occasional breaking up of the mic audio unless the receiver is in line-of-sight to the headset, so if you're having problems with mic audio then try either an extension cable or moving the dongle to a USB socket closer to you (this worked for me). The mic is also removable if you just want to listen to audio - but I never bother unplugging it - it's flexible and easily bends out of the way if I don't need it. The audio quality for listening to music is fantastic (as I would expect from JBL), and battery life is great as well (comes...view more