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niZmO_Man Grand Master

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Razer Kraken Pro, $70, yes has mic built in.

Sound is pretty good, although the clamping usually hurts my head after a few hours with glasses on.

Compared to cheap Logitech my brother uses, Kraken is a lot better. The mic is a bit shit though, good noise isolation but doesn't pick up my "full" voice (lacks the lower frequencies, maybe I position it incorrectly).

Over, happy with them.

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HR31_RB20DET Proficient

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Thermaltake Shock Spin, cost around $70 from memory. Doesn't have a built in mic as per normal headsets, but comes with a clip on mic, which suited me better as rarely use a mic.

Sound is awesome, nice deep bass.

Most comfortable headphones I've ever used, self adjusting band and soft ear muffs are mint. Better than the Turtle Beach unit I had, too much clamp pressure which hurt after 30 minutes of use.

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MozzMann Enthusiast

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I use a Logitech G4?? Cheap and Light and they don't interfere with the sound from my main speaker's as I ONLY use the Headset for Teamspeak and other voice comms while on-line.

If your trying to keep the House disturbance as low as possible as good set of Surround units is ideal as you can be in a FPS game and hear from particular directions etc IF the game has that sort of coding otherwise Surround Sound Headset is a waste of time and money (it is after all why we have 2 ears remember)

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32_love Collaborator

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I use Astro A50's.

They are a supremely comfortable wireless headset. Sound is amazing and i've never had any issues with the microphone. I love that when I slide it back up into the vertical position no one can hear me anymore.

They are kind of expensive but I had a heap of JB vouchers from family members and haven't regretted buying them since.

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I use a set of Tritton Kama stereo headphones. Cost about $60 and has a built in mic. I got them on special from JB. They have decent sized (40mm) speakers and soft padded ear surrounds. They're awesome for gaming, plugs straight into my ps4 controller. The mic works with my phone and sounds good for music too. Win win!

RosieR34 Grand Master

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Sennheiser 650HD were $700 odd dollars a few years ago. Now about $450. These were purely bought for gaming (even though they're pro headset).

P.s doesn't really matter to much of what headset you got, if you got a bad sound card then the sound will not improve with a better headset.

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Astro A50 - PC

It's wireless, has a built in microphone, when I swing the microphone back up to vertical it cuts the mic which is useful. They are supremely comfortable (Had Turtle Beach PX21? headphones prior and they were comfy but don't even compare to the A50's)

Sound quality is amazing, I can't fault them.
They are expensive as hell, I was lucky enough my family buys me JB Hi-Fi vouchers etc. as presents.

I run them off the optical port on my motherboard but will be looking to get a proper PCI sound card in the near future to make the most of the headset.

Anfanee Grand Master

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Logitech G35. By far the best value for money headset i have ever owned (and i would go as far as to say it is the best on the market). If i can help it i will never own another headset again. Honestly after being a pro gamer, and having sold the stuff, if you spend over $200 on a headset you are an idiot.

Mine is now 4 years old and looking a little worse for wear. So i'll get a new G35 soon.

I seriously can't recommend this headset enough.

Edit: to properly answer Op questions

Which headphones are you using for gaming etc? Logitech g35

Does it have a mic in built? Yes, fantastic quality, and it lifts up and auto cuts out.
How much did it cost? $109 i think.... around that
How did they compare to others you have used? Shits on headsets worth more than double the price.

R31Nismoid Grand Master

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I ended up going with the Sennheiser G4ME ZERO headset. They also have a "ONE" line in that branding too at the same pricing

I had HD 555s (modded to HD595 spec) and loved them with an amp'd soundcard, so yeah giving the ZERO's a whirl.

I've got a Xonar Essence STX sound card with onboard amp, had it for a few years so the ZERO was the choice of the ONE due to the ZERO will perform better with some juice through them.

I didn't pay anywhere near the current retail price so they were quite a good choice for what I ended up paying.

R31Nismoid Grand Master

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Yeah I'm not a USB fan personally.

I actually purchased G35s, used them for a week and went back to my HD555... They sounded so 'tinny' I couldn't use them, given I do listen to a bit of music as well through my headphones.

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R31Nismoid Grand Master

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I should report back :D

Went with the Senn G4ME ZERO headset. The ZERO needs to be amplified and as I've got a Xonar Essence STX, that was no problem at all.

I forgot to enable the amp gain so initially I was like "These are shithouse like the Logitech USB rubbish I had"... Once I turned the gain up and put some power through them.

WOWweee. Absolutely sensationally immerse for gaming. Previously I had Senn HD555 (modded to 595s) and they were good but these are better again IMO. Did a bit of tweaking in the sound card settings and improved a bit more.

Would recommend for the money. Do get a bit hot after wearing for longer periods, but that's just a sign to get up and grab a beer lol.

niZmO_Man Grand Master

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One thing to note, on my cheapie case, the front headphone ports (both in and out) provided inferior 'service/experience' i.e. they were crap. On my new case (In Win) the ports are much better.

This translate to better performance for my $70 Razer headset.

Gcjosh Community Regular

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If any of you really enjoy your sound/music then do yourself a favor and get one of these

http://fredsamplifiers.com.au/

I got one a year ago $40, transferred my awesome headphones into outstanding headphones.

Then I purchased a good quality copper cable and they are out of this world.

A lot of people don't think cables make a difference but they do, almost all headphones have shit cables even $1000+ sets

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