Best headset for recording? $200 max

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I am looking to buy a headset (headphones + mic) that will have great mic quality and good sound quality. I want it to be good enough for high quality youtube recording. I don't care too much for sound quality, but it shouldn't be unbearable. Finally, I don't want the sound to be heard outside the headset, even though I won't be playing the music too loud.
The budget is $200.
Good luck!
And thanks to anyone who replies!
 
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many professional youtubers use seperate headphones and a stand alone microphone. the sound quality is much better than many all-in-one type headsets for both recording and listening.

here is an example of something around your budget (its just a bit over).

headphones
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50s-Premium-Studio-Headphones-with-Straight-Cable-US48-2-DAY-/390776133052?pt=US_DJ_Monitoring_Headphones&hash=item5afc1295bc

microphone
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audio-Technica-AT2020-with-Stand-Pop-filter-and-Cable-Vocal-Recording-Bundle-/310883426557?pt=US_Pro_Audio_Microphones&hash=item486218a0fd

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other good microphone choices. the snowball mic is pretty common.
https://www.ezvid.com/toptenusbmicrophones

as far as...
many professional youtubers use seperate headphones and a stand alone microphone. the sound quality is much better than many all-in-one type headsets for both recording and listening.

here is an example of something around your budget (its just a bit over).

headphones
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50s-Premium-Studio-Headphones-with-Straight-Cable-US48-2-DAY-/390776133052?pt=US_DJ_Monitoring_Headphones&hash=item5afc1295bc

microphone
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audio-Technica-AT2020-with-Stand-Pop-filter-and-Cable-Vocal-Recording-Bundle-/310883426557?pt=US_Pro_Audio_Microphones&hash=item486218a0fd

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other good microphone choices. the snowball mic is pretty common.
https://www.ezvid.com/toptenusbmicrophones

as far as other good headphones... the beyerdynamic dt770 is good and normally is in the same league as the m50s however they arent available for as cheap.

sound profile of m50 vs dt770 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pK7QbLNjno

recording profile of the at2020 vs blue snowball mic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8nYY2ZbNHE
 
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