Sirprodigy :
frag06 :
What would you say your budget is?
I'd say about 150$
Then I'd say grab a pair of Sennheiser HD 558's and a Antlion Modmic or Zalman clip-on mic. The 558's (5x8 lineup) are good headphones; not only for gaming, but also music.
Gaming headsets in general are a bad value. There are exceptions, but only a handful; even then they are usually overpriced. With most you get crappy SQ with an attached mic. Below is a good explanation:
If you're new to audio, you've probably already been bitten by the headset bug. You're coming here either looking for or have the impression that headsets are best for gaming. Sure, they're convenient, maybe even look cool, but they're extremely poor value and they typically are garbage.
Headsets target gamers with these impressions and charge them obscene amounts of money for what they're getting. You're overpaying for the convenience and for the mic. The mic quality is typically terrible, though some headsets have decent audio quality on the mic. The positioning and audio quality is almost always poor. Even if you manage to find a headset with a good soundstage, it'll still fail in the audio quality department.
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here. Good place to start; good advice there.
Other options are ATH-AD700X's, AD900X's, and the rest of the 5x8 lineup (they all sound very similar). There are more options, but they are over your budget or would require other components (e.g. amp).