Headset Buying Help

Thank you, I was actually looking at those but the price tag got me. I can't see paying over $100 for a headset, even the ones I listed are top of my bracket right now atleast. Thanks though

Yes Razor seems to be over hyped, but this one seems good and has great reviews.
Plantronics on the other hand I know first hand that they make good quality headsets. My first one actually was a plantronics, a $30 one that was sturdy as hell, it was dropped, kicked, thrown, chewed on, soaked. Bottom line it stood the test of time for me, only thing was it eventually broke because I dropped it with the mic out and the whole mic/ear cup was broken. But it held up against the abuse while it worked for a long time.
I'll check out the links you sent me, thanks

After checking them out they both look good, I'll check them out some more tomorrow. Thanks again.

I've decided on the Plantronics, thanks for all of your help. The Samson and Superlux were good, the Samson would have been the one I got if not for the option between 7.1 AND stereo for $10 more.

"i'm reccomending you 100% go for plantronics 788 or 780 , i have 788 atm,just got them like 2 days ago,the 7.1 sound is fcking amazing compared to stereo !, it has decent bass,and i like it comfy,the headset is big , but light, also i had steelseries siberia v2 for 1 week, exchanged them for these plantronics,and even more hapyier now,compared to sound quality steelseries siberia v2 is like an ant vs tiger,it SUCKS ! plantronic's sound quality is super good,siberia's v2 ... i was really dissapointed,i'm owning philips shp1900 headset,that costs like 20$ and it performs quite well compared to steelserias that costed me 100$ , plantronics price was 70$,the mic quality of plantronic's is very clean,it's so smooth,my friend's told me that the voice from this headset is good compared to v2's.So i'm offering you to grab plantronic's ! trust me,u wont be dissapointed in audio/mic/built quality ! and btw u can disable the 7.1 surround sound,but i just wont do it ! the 7.1 is awesome !"


Yes I've used plantronics before and was very pleasantly surprised at how good the quality was. The thing that won me over with the GameCom Commander was the vel-cro strap on the top honestly, the Logitech and Razer were both good contenders, both with great reviews. However the ability to choose between surround and stereo was ultimately the defining feature of the commander.
The others had good features aswell, but the logitech feels weird (the last one I used did and they use the same design on all of them) and the Razer (everyone says*) sounds great with music but a bit washed out with games.

Thanks again for all the help.

~wildi

Yes I saw that, and thanks for the link.

I know it's a gimmick unless it's got the individual drivers for each earphone, however that option still appeals to me, it's not totally useless though because I can hear things around me. Not sure if that's just a brainwash (not sure what the word is, but that's all that comes to mind) I don't however believe that it is. It does make some degree of a difference, and the option for $10 more is a good deal in my opinion. But who knows, I'm still looking at headsets even though I decided on the commander already
It's not over yet you could say :3

And it seems I've reached yet another impasse (this is why buying things sucks for me, especially over the internet)
, the Samson, it's looking better and better. I've been reading that a good set of headphones and a good sound card will give you a better experience than a great pair of cans and no sound card, this true?
You seem more qualified than me, and if the answer is yes, would you maybe be able to point me in the right direction on sound cards?

The commander seems to be lowering in price on amazon, usually when that happens the price is about to go up again, as I said above I don't see a point in spending $100+ on headphones, quality be damned. If they do go up in price to their full 200 USD then obviously I'm not buying it.

Will I notice a decent enough difference between sound card and no sound card in a game like Outlast?
What about Skyrim? Will be able to definitively hear the sound of Chris Walker's chains dragging while hes chasing me or a wolf growling on the other side of a bush?
I know that they're both capable, but the question that my frugal ass has, is which one would be better with a sound card, mix amp, or various other sound changing devices? I'm still leaning towards the gamecom, but the samson has been growing in the back of my mind since I initially clicked your link yesterday.

They came in today, absolutely amazing with everything.
Outlast was more terrifying, I can hear the distant echoes like they're right next to me, I jumped during a part I played already and even though I knew what to expect the random bucket being thrown in the distance added a whole new immersion.
On CS:GO I was able to hear someone walking on train tracks on the other side of the map, they were above me to the left and at about 7 o' clock.

Music sounds great, I don't know what people were talking about when they said there's more to be desired when it come to music. This is better than the $80 beats audio headphones I tried in the store. Bass and Treble are both so distinct and nothing gets muted by either of them. It's amazing all around and I couldn't be happier.
Thanks for all the help

~wildi