It is less expensive that way. I find the microphones to be a tie - Ive never had less than a "loud and clear" response on any com check, and they work equally well with my phone or with the airplane. I ended up sending this headset back. Ive had no problems with this software and its actually just as good at switching profiles for different development tools as it is at switching for different games. It reads very simple, with no depth to the characters or situation, and skips forward in time too much without having the actual feel of time passing. The outer ring changes colour constantly and then there are also some bright white led lights at either end that also blink on and off. So I ordered a . Unfortunately they didn?t fit. Its awsm nice quality according to brand He?s pretty rough on theses.