Pro tip: Don't buy a gaming headset.

[FLOOB]

Sennheiser best set I've ever used. They are expensive.

You can get sennheisers that cost less than any high end gaming headset. Considering what you get, sennheisers are really a bargain, a $100 Corsair headset will break apart within 1 year.

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-201-Lightweight-Over-Headphones/dp/B0007XJSQC/ref=pd_lpo_23_lp_t_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=J8XHP2S21QEBN64PWA8M

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-202-Professional-Headphones-Black/dp/B003LPTAYI/ref=pd_lpo_23_bs_t_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=J8XHP2S21QEBN64PWA8M

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-598-Over-Ear-Headphones/dp/B0042A8CW2

Whatever happened to those big bellybutton indestructible headphones that we used to listen to the phonograph back in elementary school?

[FLOOB]

Best headphones I have ever tried:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1080926&gclid=CNPPzLGAx88CFYRGXgodBuEIrQ&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&c3api=1876%2C92051677442%2C&Q=&A=details

Does Sony make an open back version of the 7506?

[Chalenge]

If they have then I have not seen them. I think there is an MDR-F1 that is, but it's also three times the money.

There is a cloth wrap that fits the 7506 (non-Sony brand) and I ordered them by the gross. The wraps absorb oil and sweat and I just discard them when I feel dampness on them.

[Chalenge]

The ear covers I bought are out of stock at the moment. They still have the white ones.

Hamilton Buhl HYGENX45

Flightcom used to have them priced at $9.95/gross, but I guess they are getting to be popular.

[usvi]

I agree 100%, went though many "gaming" headsets from Sennheiser and other companies. Then I got these...

https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-AD700-Open-air-Audiophile-Headphones/dp/B000CMS0XU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1475807701&sr=8-2&keywords=audio+technica+ath+700

The sound quality and comfort is far better than anything I've used before. I use the microphone that came with this card...

https://www.amazon.com/Blaster-Performance-Headphone-Forming-Microphone/dp/B009ISU33E/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&qid=1475808132&sr=8-31&keywords=creative+x-fi

I've used this setup for many years and it is still like new. Overall it is MUCH better in every way. YMMV

[guncrasher]

some good points are given on a good stereo head set and that is a good thing.  in my opinion nothing beats a decent 5.1 headset when you are in the middle of a fight and you hear the planes going all around you.  you know when they're behind you and move all the way to the front.  you know the position just based on sound.

it brings a lot of immersion. you can tell if the plane is behind you, next to you or in front.  or whichever direction it is moving.

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[Lab Rat 3947]

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[zack1234]

I have rocat Kave 5.1

Which is not simulated

Only downside is they have 3 square pads on the headband which are made from solid plastic.

I put a pad over them

[aaronr]

I think headphones used for gaming don't need and aren't expected to recreate the fine nuances of the piccolo in a very quiet music passage with very high dynamic range.

I think it's a shame to use the wrong headset when for less you can get a 5.1 headset, I agree most aren't ideal for music but the range and fidelity are more then enough and the positional awareness so far outweighs the need for extreme fidelity of a Hi end Stereo headset.

Here is a great thread about "surround" headphone scams. Spoiler it may offend some "5.1 USB" headsets.

http://www.overclock.net/t/640943/why-5-1-headphones-are-a-scam-with-pictures

[Chalenge]

That's why the headphones I use range up to just 20kHz, instead of 30kHz, or the 100kHz that the better headphones can reach. Humans just can't hear that high, but the range of those headphones also means they have better response to frequencies near the upper extent of human hearing. Middle-aged humans usually will lose the upper range between 14kHz and 20kHz, with the elderly sometimes losing a great deal more. The most important range for humans is between 85Hz and 255Hz, which is the range of human speech (men ranging in the lower 100Hz, and women in the upper). Bass response is usually weakest in headphones because of the relatively narrow cone size, and short coil lengths, but you do not need a lot of bass anyway, really. At least, not right up next to your ear you don't.

[BuckShot]

I just bought a Corsair wireless headset.  It sounds fantastic.  When I first got them,  I kept taking them off because I thought my desk speakers were still playing. The surround is so good it sounded like some sounds were coming from 5 feet in front of me. 

I bought a $10 2 year replacement warranty. Perhaps they will meet my big rare earth magnet at year 1.9.

[JunkyII]

I did spend way too much money on my headset but it sounds great and is comfortable. Astrogaming.

[pipz]

These things are solid.

https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-PS4/dp/B00SAYCXWG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476491159&sr=8-1&keywords=Hyper+x

[Chalenge]

Not only do I use the 7506 for gaming, but I also use the HN-7506 in the field. Makes it easier to monitor the audio recording around gunshots and engine sounds.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/283347-REG/Remote_Audio_HN7506_HN_7506_High_Noise_Isolating.html

[zack1234]

These things are solid.

https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-PS4/dp/B00SAYCXWG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476491159&sr=8-1&keywords=Hyper+x

You use Simulated surround sound.