Ive been using my brothers Vic firth headphones...( They are made to listen to music while playing your drums...so they have crazy noise canceling...but mild sound ) ... and really like how there's little way to mess up the sound...its much more crisp then a normal speaker set...
 
i'm looking to invest in a really good pair of gaming head phones... and am looking for a point in the right direction...I'm looking for 5.1 (if not better) and some sort of noise canceling..and fairly comfortable
 
Price is probably not an issue..unless they are like... $200.... but pretty much any gaming headphones...

Ezonics ESound 5.1 Headphones

Hmm...care to explain why you like them?
 
3 Years Old... 7/10 on that website...and fairly mild reviews on newegg

I heard these are pretty nice
Razer Headset
 
Or anything by Sennheiser

Turtle Beach's EarForce HPA 5.1 surround headphones with removal mic.  Run around $70, but well worth the money.

 
Well said indeed... awsome sound and one of the best mic's I have tried.

It took me 3 pairs to find a good set... the razor hp-1 owns... doesnt smash your ears... very comfortable and the mic is tiny and doesnt get in the way... I'd suggest it to anyone!

Those Razer's Look Really Nice...If I did get those...what sound card would one recomend

I have the Zalman 5.1 headset and Sennheiser HD555's and I prefer the HD555s.  The EAX is great and simulates as good as true 5.1 speakers.  Besides I find the sound from those tiny drivers in 5.1 headsets to be paltry compared to good cans.

~_~ Highly doubtful.... I'm using pretty much the best pair of 2 speaker headphones available...and sound quality is...meh.

The HD555s don't have a mic though do they? Know of any good stand alone ones?

the Sennheiser headsets are meant to be one of the best...at least they are here in europe.  :?

medusa 5.1 is hardcore

I have been looking at these. Might be worth a look.
 
http://www.steelseries.com/product [...] nformation

I know there is an option for Senns 280 pros to be used as a headset.

I got this one's
 
 http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsi [...] sid=005179
 
 8O and I tell you once you hear the sound quality of the sennheiser products you wont go back to others, they even put to shame the bose headphones.

I would recommend buying very good quality 2.1 headphones over average 5.1 headphones.
 
My advice to you is this:
 
If you have $220 to spend, but truly want an amazing audio quality, get this combo:
- Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
- Sony MDR V600 Studio headphones
 http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR-V60 [...] B00001W0DI
 
I have both of these items, and trust me,  
with the X-fi's CMSS3D headphones ability and the Sony headphone's spectacular quality, you're in for a treat. Of course, I have always been a Sony fan as far as headphones are concerned (the down side to Sennheiser sometimes being the price)
 
However, since you mentioned $200 might be a problem, I still recommend buying these headphones. If you are going to buy headphones other than this one (or Sony MDR VX00 series) or the Sennheiser mentioned above, be sure to look at the fine print. Sometimes headphones with a lot of publicity offer lower quality than headphones you've never heard of...
 
Also, reviews are ve
I too was looking for comfortable headphones, and from Amazon's reviews,  
and my experience, I guarantee you will not feel anything even after hours of either gaming or mixing. Their comfort truly is remarkable.

the sony headphones look...so so... the sound card looks pretty nice...
 
i could get the razer headphones, the  XtremeMusic  soundcard...
 
then i need a new case cuz my peice of shit xion II, the front broke off today... ~_~
 
then....buy F.E.A.R. =]

Well, I use them for recreational purposes, not gaming specific.
 
If you're going to be using the headphones for studio work, get a better Sony series or a Sennheiser.
 
If you're going to be using them to game, it's really up to you. With the X-Fi (which is really night / day gaming audio, comparing to anything else) 5.1 is not really a MUST.  
 
However, hooking up 5.1 headphones to an X-Fi might cause some problems, since on mine the speaker configurations are as follow:
 
headphones
2/2.1 speakers
4/4.1 speakers
5.1 speakers
6.1 speakers
7.1 speakers
 
As you can see, no ''5.1 headphones'', so you might have to put it as 5.1 speakers. The X-fi being the best available however, maybe the ''headphones'' configuration is auto-adjusting, depending on your headphones.

Most video reviews, show them setting the config to 5.1, even though they are using headphones.