Best Gaming Headsets According to r/gaming_headsets

"yeah I said ath ad900x in here as well and basically the same design. Don't think they can be beat for pure comfort for headphones without any consideration for sound, really doesn't feel like you're wearing anything."

"That's cool! I thought they only came with the cables attach which I really don't like about my ad900x. I don't want to do the modding myself either."

"I do feel like Audio-Technica has a reputation for providing the go-to "call center/radio DJ/entry-level streamer/podcaster/wannabe producer" monitor headphones lol. When I worked at my college's indie radio station, every set of headphones was entry-model Audio-Technica, and they were all... fine. They got the job done. For the life of me, I can't remember where I first read about the ATH-AD900X. (Probably PC Mag or something, since I got them in like 2012.) But I do remember that I was still rabid over John Powell's "How to Train Your Dragon" soundtrack when I bought them, and to this day the AD900X is far and away my preferred way to listen to that recording."

"Get some KSC75 and slap them on the Porta pro headband if you want more accurate treble but a lowered bass response."

"After Covid 19 I don't know what Koss did in Europe with distributors but a ton of their catalogue is missing, Koss KSC75 is not even sold directly from Amazon so it went from 19.99 to 30€ with external sellers and the one sold by Amazon also became 30% more expensive. The super interesting new Clear line up is litetally impossible to get here unless it's from them but the shipping cost more than a lot of their headphones :("

"Lmao, everytime I see endgame I just assume that person has way too much money and will 100% buy more shit they don't need. Saying that, I use my ksc75 everyday on my beach walks, so you could say that these are my endgame for exercise."

"I use open back Sennheiser hd58xs with a DAC and can hear which butt cheek vibrates when the dude around the corner farts in games. Just an FYI, gaming headsets are garbage"

"Hip Dac 2 paired with Sennheiser HD 58x sounds muddy. I always leave it off. HiFiMAN Edition XS on the other hand... Absolute bliss."

"You already have a mic, so don't buy a headset! Audio Technica M40x, or of you can pull a few more bucks the Sengeiser HD58x is awesome for gaming. Since you play fps titles you probably like surround sound, so I'm gonna clear something up about that real quick. Real surround sound does not exist in headphones. It's all in the software. And the software that does that is usually Dolby atmos. You can get Dolby atmos on pc and use it with anything, so there is actually no point whatsoever to buy a gaming headset when you have another mic and can run virtual surround anyways. I used to own Astros, hyperx, turtle beach, and a skullcandy headset, in the past. Still have the Astros. Now I use HD58x, and have m40x's for the road. Even for gaming, the HD58x is so much better than the Astros, and as long as virtual surround is on the m40x's are too."

"I tend to not recommend my personal favorite products first as other people are not the same as me. That's why it's broken into different categories. The pc38x will be a better headset over the Penrose when it comes to pure sound, so you made a safe bet."

"The hd560s won't work with the vmoda boom pro with out Modding and an adapter. It is better than the pc38x."

"I have the PC38x and think they’re great. Mostly play FPS games these days and am surprised how well I can pick up audio cues."

"Nope. They have good customer service and exceedingly mediocre products. I tried the 1more sonoflow pro as a knock around backup pair. So much better. In every way."

"I have many doubts about the wired mode, I currently have some 1more Sonoflow Pro but when using them with a cable the ANC mode suffers a power drop, does this happen in the CMF headphones Pro?"

"Like, look at the 1more Sonoflow. ANC, good build, and cheap. Same with the OneOdio headphones, the Edifiers, Anker, and so on. It's been perfectly possible to build decent headphones at these cheap points. What the extra money gets you is refinement, comfort, more sophisticated software, and so on."

"I mean the best gaming headset you can get right now under 100 is mh751 or mh752. I have the 751 and they are perfect. I’ve never had a headset that has done that with my voice but honestly I the only thing I can think of is maybe you’re talking too loud (I know that’s an incredibly stupid thing to say but still). But yeah basically mh751"

"Right ear cushion has become loose and therefore completely lost audio on the right side. I know 751/752 are top tier suggestion in this subreddit, just like 1 year ago when i started browsing, but tbh as fine as the headset works to completely break after one year is trash in my book. And if you read through some history in this subreddit there are a lot of people having issues with it"

"I guess the mh751 is good choice. It has an adjustable mic, its also replaceable if it's still not good enough. Wait for black Friday sale, it Should go for around $65 then."

"Sennheiser Game One or Game Zero for sure. Had mine for two or three years and it kicks any other headset to the curb."

"Look up the Sennheiser Game One and Game Zero. I forget their price but I have a Game One and adore it. Durable, great sound quality, open soundstage, only thing it does not have is wireless. Anything from the company, so long as it works with your system/PC of course, will serve you wonderfully. Again, I forget their price points, but they are more than worth a look."

"I really like the TYGR300R from Beyerdynamic for gaming and movies, I do use a topping DX3 pro headphone amp for them"

"Thank you much appreciate for all your responses and time. But however I did have one other observation that I made. My TYGR 300 r earpads at REST me not touchgin them at all are seperated from each other. But when I watch over youtube videos of people using the headphones and lets just say they have them down on a table the earpads are at REST kept close together. That might be another indicator that they are IN FACT too loose and something may be wrong with these pair."

"I'd recommend the Beyerdynamic TYGR 300 R over the HD 560S. Wider soundstage, more precise positioning of individual sounds and more bass for explosion sounds etc."

"Audio Technica ad700x and a mic could possibly be had on your budget. The ad700x are amazing for fps"

"Forgot to mention my ATH-AD700X cable finally broke and I didn't feel like soldering them a jack because for my head the winglets and cloth pads were awful."

"My wife got me the Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 X for Xmas. Open back and a brilliant headset. I got rid of my Arctis Pro with GameDac and use these as my headset now for PS5/PC."

"the mh751/752 used to be a decent budget audiophile suggestion here before during covid since it's also function as a headset for gaming. shame that the built quality isnt good so pretty much everyone back to recommend the shp9500 with boom mic instead"

"Here i thought mh752 is perfect headset, and saving money to buy one. Ooh i should research another one. Thank you for enlightenment, inernet forum's, youtube all suggesting this one but they have big flaw :("

"I have MH752 and wear glasses. It is comfortable for me, no pressure on the temples."

"the g6 can work for all platforms actually not just on pc i would buy something like Sennheiser GSP 300 and the sound blaster g6"

"Game zero isn't worth buying. Gsp300 and 600 are pretty meh honestly. 600 is better. If you own one of them don't bother buying the other."

"I can think of a few headsets, but the first 3 to come to mind are (ranked from best to worst): Sennheiser GSP 300 ($100 often $80), HyperX Cloud II ($100), and Fnatic React ($70). I actually have my own summarized "review" of the GSP 300. The Sennheiser GSP 300 is a fantastic headset, and for only $100. I seriously have no complaints about it and would recommend to anyone it regardless of how much their budget is (granted the budget about 100). It's comfy, even for big ears (even after many hours), it's sounds good as hell out of the box (no distortion, good stock EQ), cable is a good length and makes very little noise when brushing against clothing, mic is great quality, not gooseneck, but sounds great to make up for it. Comparing these headphones to others that are around the same price (like the HyperX cloud II, the Corsair hs60, the steelseries arctis pro 7 to name a few) none even come close. These are fantastic bang for the buck and these are my favorite headset to date. Even though I said the HyperX Cloud II doesn't even come close, it is a very solid runner-up. You won't be let down with any of these 3. I would recommend you watch hardware canuck's reviews on all 3 of these, so you can see which appeals to you most. Little tip of advice: In my honest opinion, when buying a gaming headset, anything over $120 is not worth it 99% of the time. I hope your son has a fantastic birthday, and I hope he is a happy with the headset you choose to buy. Best wishes to you and your son, and I hope you have a great day."

"I recently bought some Brainwavs XL microsuede pads for my AKG K702s, and I was like damn, it made them bassy as hell. I figured that I’d need to EQ them manually, but I thought screw that, and lo and behold, Oratory has an EQ for specifically the K702 with the XL microsuede pads. He is truly our savior."

"It's a combination of the DT880's being less weird/bright than the other Beyerdynamic models and the K702's being crazy bright."

"I play valorant (fps game), and I think the footsteps are much easier to locate on my akg k702 compared to my sony mdr 7506. Then again, everything sounds better on the k702 which is why I got em"

"Status Audio CB-1 goes for $59 when it's on sale, other than that only cheaper closed back that is any good for gaming is Takstar Pro 80 and it's rebrands"

"The Koss KPH30i or AKG K361 would give you way better bang for your buck in 2024. The CB-1s haven't aged well against newer budget options."

"Thats cool if you want to feel it but if you want to hear it i recomend status earbuds they make your eardrums melt out you ear."

"I have the 99 neo and a Sennie but the Meze sounds by far the best. Yea, it doesn't have to be the most accurate but they sound like a gigantic soundstage and with those open backs, it's probably even better! Fits like a big pillow indeed. I'll definitely get the ones you have someday."

"muhh not a flat line get rekt audiophool[graph](https://crinacle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/99-Neo.jpg)/s"

"I only dipped my toe into the Meze pool by getting the Neo recently. And very much enjoying those for comfort, sound, and style. For the price, they are a great grab. So I'll definitely be looking at the higher tier options in the future."

"The G pro is in all ways mediocre. No point bothering with it. Mh751 is just better. But you have a stand alone mic. So there are better options. Sadly your on board audio is terrible. Pro 82 Gen 2 would be good for comp fps. Shade if you want more bass. (don't use the bass sliders on the Pro 82). Youd need a amp/dac though."

"I have not tried it so I can't reccomend it. If its a v1 pro 82 it's not good. I do not recommend the Pro 82 v 1."

"Takstar Pro 82 were the most comfortable headphones I Ever used. The case that these came in was also really great for the price."

"It's hard to top the R70x; I use it every day and have been for almost 9 years. Take good care of it and imo, you'll probably never find another pair of headphones you'll like more."

"An updates R70x? Shut up and take m- Oh... They've ditched the wing system. I actually really like the wings. Also, is it me or does it look like there's no horizontal cup swivel now? They've added in the vertical swivel that was missing on the original, but it looks like they've pulled a hifiman and taken away the horizontal swivel."

"Hallelujah. The world needs more R-series headphones if they’re gonna be anything like the R70x"

"I really love my SHP9500s. So much so that I’ve used them pretty much every day for 10 years. After having some connection issues with the 3.5mm jack on the headphones I thought it was finally time to replace them. I chose the HD 490 Pros and am very happy with the purchase. They are extremely comfortable and the imaging is really great for gaming (I play a lot of CS2). I’m also really enjoying the bass while using the velour pads. Overall the just sound more exciting than the old Phillips."

"I’d always take a KSC75 over a SHP9500 (without EQ). Especially a modded KSC75 with a headband and Yaxi pads. The SHP9500 is very comfortable, but I find the treble sounds super rough and grainy, which also makes the bass roll off sound more noticeable. Although a lot of that can be fixed with some EQ to lower the treble peaks, which dramatically improves the sound of the SHP9500 in my opinion"

"It's a long rabbit hole, and there's a lot of different things that you may like or dislike. Honestly, for the price, try out the Philips SHP9500"

"Eh, not really. My AKG K7xx sounds vastly different with or without an amp. Plugged into a motherboard, they sound fine. Plugged into my Modi, there's significantly more detail. Back to the mobo, and they sound kinda muted in comparison. I don't know exactly why, but some headphones just need amps to shine, even if the volume level from each source ends up being roughly the same."

"The k7xx is kinda the worse of the k712 and the worst of the K702 with very slow bloated bass. It's just a bad k712 or a K702 tuned like a k712 that is much slower."

"Sennheiser HD 490 Pro Audio Technica ATH-R50X Sennheiser HD560S Beyerdynamic Tygr 300R AKG K7xx In this order, all of them are the best for this use case. Choose whichever you like best and is within the budget"

"I fell into this rabbithole of trying to fin THE headphone for me. I am an obsessive person so I watched TONS of youtube. Read rreddit and many other places. I always found something, some comment somewhere that made me negative or hesitant. After a long while I just came to the conclusion that every darn headphone had something that someone just loathed. Even the really expensive ones. So. Finally I leaned towards Sennheiser and here in Sweden there was a pretty good sale on the 599se, so I quite spontaniously bought it. At first I was actually really impressed but kept roaming around in headphone forums and FOMO grabbed me. Luckily it all settled down and I became pleanstly at ease with the choice, started just using them and didn't ultrafocuse on stuff I had read. I know that no matter which headphone I had bought, I would obsess in the beginning. The 599se was cheap so I think that helped just relaxing a bit. Now, like 2 years later, I 'm very happy with them. Except they create crazy headphone hair! 😅"

"I really dislike the headband on the HD599. Nasty “hotspot” right at the top, with no easy fix. Wish it used the older HD598 design."

"I love my 599. I paid full price and I still feel like I robbed sennheiser. Gonna run these things til I feel like spending several hundred on an upgrade, which will happen I just want to get out to a store and shop around irl before I make a decision. Enjoy!"

"My first pick for mid range wireless gaming headset I’d check out the fractal design scape, then the HyperX Cloud 3S. The Steelseries Arctis line is good as well but just not the best value for money in my personal opinion."

"The Fractal Design Scape was rather disappointing in my opinion, not very comfortable, and I had quite a few issues with the microphone staying muted (might be my unit). And the sound was OK, but nothing spectacular; I've heard better with Bluetooth headphones. I returned it 2 weeks after my purchase. Also, if you plan on keeping it for a long time, there are no aftermarket earpads available to replace them. The Sennheiser HDB 630 seems to be one of the best choices with a separate microphone, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet."

"Neither. At that price range you should only be looking at Fractal Design Scape"

"[half off MSRP, $100 off actual market price](https://www.thomannmusic.com/intl/sennheiser_hd_560s.htm)"

"I'm sorry but the 560s isn't bassy at all, in fact the bass is recessed. But don't worry, I just bought a pair of 660s and have the same issue as yours. If this is your first open back headphone, it's likely because you wear them with high volume. Since open back doesn't block outside noise, it's more likely for you to crank up the volume to hear your headphone clearly and completely dismiss those outside noises. You say it's because of the bass, and I assure you the bass is not likely to be an issue here, I think it's because of the volume"

"> I love my 560s stop right there, stop reading anyone else's opinion. they're irrelevant. > Do you guys really think that the 599 are better? i think the best headphones are the ones you already have and are happy with."

"Koss also made the Porta Pro in the 1980’s and clearly didn’t copy this design. Many headphones from that time period looked like this, and let’s all be honest. Koss clearly had a superior design. Hence why it has stood the test of time."

"Price? If the are cheaper than Porta Pros I might try them. Pros spiked in price since a few years ago and I don't think they are worth for 50€"

""all over TikTok" should tell you everything you need to know about them. Just get PortaPros instead."