HALP: Headset

[Nicholson]

Hey guys,

As we know 'tis the season! Most of the family members outside immediate family usually just give me gift cards or money and with that I plan on dropping some money on a actual headset. Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of brands/models? What to look for in one? What to stay away from? Any help would be awesome!

Happy Holidays & Cheers,

Nicholson

[DanJhonson]

Can you give a rough budget?

[dat xero]

I've always liked the $50 and up plantronics gamecom headsets. their cheapo models always broke on me for no reason. I like my gamecom 777's. comfy, hear everything loud and clear in good quality and don't look ridiculous:

http://www.kulaklik.com/Plantronics-GAM ... 246.html#0

shows pics of someone wearing it.

[nhoj]

Buy headphones + mic instead for a gaming headset.

My 2 cents

[Red---]

i've been thinking about a new headset as well. did quite a bit of reading and there are too many opinions.

still not sure if a higher end "7.1/5.1 surround sound" headset is worth it. like the razer tiamat/kraken or gamecon 780. or if you should just get a decent headset and go for a nice soundcard instead.

at the moment my gamecon 377 do well. like dat xero said they did break kinda easily but still comfy to wear with some tape . plus with something like the razer surround sound program they do a pretty good job of creating virtual surround sound to me.

Buy headphones + mic instead for a gaming headset.

My 2 cents

never could bring myself to do this but it's something else I read. some of the outstanding sound only headphones do the absolute best for situational positioning.

[twist]

Buy headphones + mic instead for a gaming headset.

My 2 cents

[lowcarb]

you don't need sound to see through walls, go with ear buds.

[mike]

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-360-He ... ser+pc+350

DO ITT

[DanJhonson]

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-360-He ... ser+pc+350

DO ITT

This is pretty much the best headset you can get under 300 bucks, however what john said it true, getting headphones and a separate mic will generally get you a MUCH better set of cans for a decent bit less than an equivalent headset. Also BUDGET PLEASE SIR!

[Hopper]

I have a cheap $40 logitech headset with no mic, great for player positioning like red said.