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Dragonborn01
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Can anybody tell me a good suggestion OTHER than ASTRO. Cause that's all I keep hearing. ASTRO this and ASTRO that
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I like the GAMDIAS Hephaestus Almighty. It's light, more comfortable than any other I've tried (and I've tried a LOT), has a cooling system to keep your ears nice and comfy and sports a 'Blast Source Identifier' feature that is extremely functional and useful! Highly recommended!
[EDIT: Oh, I forgot to mention they're 'White']
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Your money would be much better spent on a good set of headphones and a clip-on mic.
'Gaming' headsets are a gimmick that tends to get you half the quality of non 'gaming' set ups.
Logitech G35. I love it. Great sound. Great comfort.
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As Kabaal mentioned, you might want to look into getting a separate headphone and mic. You'll typically get better quality at comparable prices that way.
I have the Creative Aurvana Live and Samson Go Mic. Very good for the price, these will put you back about $95 from Amazon. The mic is good enough to record music as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GEKRokf3IA, doubt a headset mic is of comparable quality.
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I've been very happy with my Turtle Beach Ear Force Recon 320 Headset. It has a detachable Mic and a detachable cord, and it was a steal at $79. http://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/pc-headsets/ear-force-recon-320/554
Logitech G930 is great.
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I recently replaced that headset. The pads on the ears and head were falling apart and the mic intermittently stopped working. The sound was good. It also made me sweat after an hour or two of wear.
This time around I went with Sennheiser. So far so good.
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I had a very similar headset by logitech, the G930. The sound would go out at random times, like the wireless would de-sync, and then re-sync. I tried so many things, checked forums, asked friends, and could not find a solution. I ended up replacing it and then the ear pads started falling off and the mic casing cracked (mic still worked). Seems to be a common theme here.
I did go wired recently, although I don't prefer wired and it doesn't have the features that the g930 and g35 have, the g430 has pretty good surround and apparently a better mic, according to the people that I chat with. I'll probably give the wireless industry a few more years to optimize their technology before dropping my wallet on a new headset.
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depends on what you want them for
If your looking at just comms so teamspeak etc, just buy a cheap pair from steinheiser (sp) for say £25, but if your looking for game immersion then may i suggest you dont look at gaming headsets, but look at DJ headsets, then just use a 'loose' mic for any comms
This quandry i had myself about 9-12months ago, so on my weekly visit to scan got speaking to the regular guys behind the counter and he told me not to bother with any gaming headset, but use the money to buy a higher end DJ headset, and must admit EVERY penny i spent was worthwhile.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/akg-k121-high-performance-studio-headphones
they were the exact headphones i bought
I loved teh sound they gave during game play, this is a review (and tbh the only i found that uses them for gaming)
http://www.head-fi.org/t/672130/akg-k121-headphonereview
Important to note what he said after they had some 'burn in ' time. I personally didn't suffer from the early use syndrome.
But then just add a £3/4 mic that sits attaches to your top / sits on desk and trust me your gaming experience will grow
And before any 'gamers' jump on the "they aint gaming headsets" i would ask you to tell me what defines a gaming headset and in most cases the junk you have been fed is merely in the name and not the real quality, but i suppose until you try out something different then what you hear will always be the best
Bit like plato and his walls of shadow, until you see outside the cave you wont know what you have isn't the real deal
This post is all my opinion, but I welcome debate on anything i have put, however, personal slander / name calling belongs in game
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Logitech G430
Love it. nuf said
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/usb-headset-h540
That's what I use right now. I've owned everything from $10 knock offs to $100 'Pro' and Logitech is always a safe bet. These are the first ones I have had to lower the volume on. I couldn't wind everything to 10 and forget it.