They sound really good with almost any music as well. They're comfortable and light and they have exceptional soundstage. I still game with my HD 598s despite having better headphones. Https /You'll still get better music performance out of a pair of headphones. The PC373D is available cheaper through Massdrop as the PC37X. Look at the better Sennheiser models like the Game One or even the PC373D. The headsets that are good at both almost all need a headphone amp and aren't USB. "Gaming" headsets usually have a pronounced V shaped EQ with boosted highs and lows which makes them good for gaming and not so good for music.
I definitely know that if I get some form of a headset where I use the 3.5mm jack I'll likely end up upgrading my soundcard due to the obvious benefits of doing so, but as I'm running on USB at the moment there's no sense in doing it as it makes no difference. Thanks for the suggestion, appreciated, me personally I prefer to just have an all in one setup as opposed to a headset, then a mic, I find it easier to just be able to tuck the mic away when I don't need it and drop it back down when I do. Better mic? No problem go with either the Samson Go Mic Connect or the Meteorite. You want closed back headphones? No problem go with the Edifier H840. The best part about it is the flexibility, if you have a problem with the headphone, mic or sound card much easier and cost effective to replace as needed rather than trash the entire product. They are all very similar, I prefer SBX since it allows you to control the level of depth to your exact liking.
More on v-surround - there are many options - some games have it built-in using the "headphone" sound option, Windows 10 (1703 and later) have "windows sonic for headphones" spatial sound enhancement, and most on-board Realtek have a "virtual sound" checkbox in the realtek sound manager. The SB Play 3 really is optional but gives you much better control of the vsurround via SBX studio and is much improved over on-board sound and just about any other integrated usb sound in headsets (and not to mention when on the go I can plug into a laptop and have the exact same sound signature as on my desktop). The lapel mic clips just below the cord input on the left ear and to me, sounds just as good as any boom mic if not better (most headsets have the lowest cost option for a boom mic at this price range). Some more info, that headphone has a semi-open back which gives it a much wider sound stage and improves virtual surround overall (in my opinion). My current setup is a Samson SR850, a lapel mic with a Sound Blaster Play! 3 and I am completely happy with it - IMHO it is a sub $70 solution that sounds better than most headsets under $150. I also have had many headsets that have had problems over time which caused me to discard them. I would be looking at a 7.1 headset but I've heard Music quality and general audio quality deteriorates from it so I would prefer something like I currently have, where I can switch from Stereo to Virtual Surround (If that's even a thing) Looking for something with great quality for music and gaming, price is not an issue as I have a nice new job so can really afford almost anything (That being said I'm not going to spend £50,000 just for the sake of getting pretty colours) I'm looking for something with as close a spec as possible, I've loved this headset but it's slowly dying on me which is sad, and obviously worse that I can't buy another one. Surround Software for Dolby Headphone Technologies
One thing to clarify: I would prefer not to use a Wireless Headset.Įssentially, this headset has had the best mic quality and the best sound quality of a headset I've bought. You get the idea, I've stuck with Plantronics for a long while, unfortunately, this headset is no longer being made, they make headsets with Dolby Atmos now, unfortunately that isn't useful to me as I'm not going to spend my money just so I can make use of that aspect (You're forced to buy some stupid app in order to use Dolby Atmos on PC) - So it looks like this is the last headset from Plantronics I'll own, which sucks. Currently I'm an owner of the Plantronics Gamecom 788, and before that I owned a GameCom 780.