I encounter this issue with a different headset (Steelseries something or other) and both a MacBook Pro and a Lenovo something or other. As soon as the headset

I encounter this issue with a different headset (Steelseries something or other) and both a MacBook Pro and a Lenovo something or other. As soon as the headset is told to turn on the mic, quality drops significantly. I figured it was by design, and using a better codec/more bandwidth whenever it could afford to, but dropping down to half that in order to run the mic channel side by side.