Looking for a excellent sound and mic quality headset for PC gaming

[cerealtoys]

I was planning on buying the Astro Gaming A50's but I was concern about the battery life, wireless headset's batteries will eventually give off and I also read reviews online and I was not pleased to hear that there is a lot of issues with the A50's as well as the A40's and Astro Gaming's customer service. I have some other headsets I was also looking into like the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 but unfortunately it did not have a microphone and the Razer Tiamat 7.1. Can anyone recommend me a headset with terrific sound quality as well as microphone quality? My set budget is $250 and I will be mainly using these them on the PC for listening to music, playing games like fps, mmo-rpgs, and for watching movies. Thanks for reading, hope to hear from a lot of people!

 

[cerealtoys]

I had these before, after 2 months they started to have a buzzing noise and the mic was no longer picking up sound.

 

[rwpritchett]

I suggest you consider the following:

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  ■ Audio-Technica ATH-M50: $99.99 (group buy ends 30-Jan-2014, don't miss it)
  ■Creative Sound Blaster Z SBX PCIE Gaming Sound Card with Beamforming Microphone SB1500: $84.79

This will give you awesome sound and a mic that sits inconspicuously on the top of your monitor. All for under your $250 budget.

 

[cerealtoys]

I suggest you consider the following:

• 
  ■ Audio-Technica ATH-M50: $99.99 (group buy ends 30-Jan-2014, don't miss it)
  ■Creative Sound Blaster Z SBX PCIE Gaming Sound Card with Beamforming Microphone SB1500: $84.79

This will give you awesome sound and a mic that sits inconspicuously on the top of your monitor. All for under your $250 budget.

Wow thank you so much for the Audio-Technica link!! I just saved like $50. But I do have a question about the sound card. Have you yourself used it and if so what are your thoughts about it?

 

[rwpritchett]

I don't have any personal experience with the sound card. I've got an external DAC/amp on its way for my headphones (massdrop again).

The reviews are good on it though, and it comes with a decent mic. Read some reviews and see if it will work for you. There's also the Xonar cards to consider.