can anyone recommend a very good gaming headset?

[Stublerone]

You see, that "ROG" is in its name and you have to pay more?
good: stereo, detachable mic
bad to me: 32 Ohm and all its disadvantage in sound
Nevertheless, it looks like a better one, comparable to steelseries, roccat, turtle beach, but they still look a bit more quality, than this one.

If you really want a headset, you can also give the beyerdynamic mmx300 a look. It is a bit "pricier"

Personally I did not want a closed headphone like the mmx, because I sometimes want to hear my surrounding. So I decided to buy the dt880, because they are semi open. Less bass, but wider soundstage.

[Katana1000S]

Originally Posted by Stublerone

You see, that "ROG" is in its name and you have to pay more?
good: stereo, detachable mic
bad to me: 32 Ohm and all its disadvantage in sound
Nevertheless, it looks like a better one, comparable to steelseries, roccat, turtle beach, but they still look a bit more quality, than this one.

If you really want a headset, you can also give the beyerdynamic mmx300 a look. It is a bit "pricier"

Personally I did not want a closed headphone like the mmx, because I sometimes want to hear my surrounding. So I decided to buy the dt880, because they are semi open. Less bass, but wider soundstage.

Yep, RoG sometimes means more, but its about 25% cheaper than my Sennheiser PC350 headset and cheaper too than my Logitech G35, its got very good reviews.

When you go to the dedicated PC tech forums they will inevitably suggest dedicated open headphones, and I have a set of those too for appropriate music and movie listening on my AV gear, but I don't think that gear is what your every day PC gamer needs or wants, especially if you add on a clip on mic and associated twin cables running from your head to the PC, we often like a boom mic for teamplay that can be swung up when needed.

You sound like a high end sound purist Stublerone and I can be too, I know where you are coming from

I went through two sets of 5.1 Medusa sets, both snapped at hinge join, compared to the Logi G35 and Senneiiser PC 350, they are poor quality build and sound nowhere near so good ... because i go through so many headsets I'd really like to try the Asus Vulcan, RoG or not The reviews are not so bad for the price IMHO.

Nothings perfect though.

[FFCW_Urizen]

Yeah, already destroyed one (literally ) Medusa 5.1 and my current NX will be replaced shortly, because of its center speaker being nearly dead. and that thing isn´t even 9 months old. so that´s it speedlink, you failed me twice, now pay the price.

As i need my Headset only for gaming purposes, any good tips for headsets in the 50-100€ range. it should be very comfy, because some sessions can last for quite a few hours.

[Katana1000S]

Was looking at these that seem interesting, never been a fan of 5.1 or 7.1 headsets, but maybe these are going in the right direction, USB and 3.5 jacks and the USB is supposedly just to power the drivers in the cans or the big control panel that sits on the desk.

Heard bad things about Razer build quality though? I'm still thinking of buying an Asus Vulcan headset next week, this is quite a bit more and I'll do some more research, see a couple of youtube video reviews out now ... also it looks like it might be awkward attaching a TrackIR?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=SP-015-RA

[Frache]

I use the Razer Carcharias. They are comfortable, have a good sound, built in mic. TrackIr Pro clip fits on it on the circular part above the ear piece but I will admit its tight and not recommended to take it on and off much.

http://store.razerzone.com/store/raz...oryId.35096300

[Flyby]

thanks Frache,
that unit has pretty good specs, and the price is good too.
Flyby out