Looking for a new gaming headset

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As the title says

I'm not too worried about money it's something that I will use daily and whether it's £30, £80 or £150 it's something I will easily get my moneys worth.

Currently I'm eying up the Sennheisers G4ME headsets not decided on which one they are the same only difference is the noise cancellation.

I can also get the Sennheiser PC350 for £80 right now if that's a good headset.

I'm mainly looking for quality I need a good one with good sound (sound before voice quality I don't have to listen to myself that's the other persons problem =) ) and will last a long time.

Any suggestions?
 
Aslo out of curiosity i've noticed that a lot of high end headsets tend to be Stereo rather than 5.1 or 7.1 is this a growing trend and does it make much difference in FPS which I pay the most for identifying footsteps.
 
You'll get better sound quality from a good stereo set with virtual surround than a "true" 5.1 or 7.1 headset with their multitude of small speakers. Basically you have two ears and all of the positional audio cues have to come in through them, so a speaker for each ear is enough. All virtual surround does is add delays and reverb to the sound effects that mimic the bounces and reflections to sounds you hear in real life. Some games do this from within the game engine, while others rely on outputting 5.1 or 7.1 (for speakers) and the sound card uses Dolby Audio or SBX to convert it to a stereo binaural stream, the result of which is surround sound. The only problem with this is that they have to use a generic ear shape in their DSP software and this can mean variable success depending on how far from the generic shape your ears are. A multi-channel headset wouldn't fare much better because most of the speakers aren't able to be placed in optimal positions, so may actually sound worse than virtual surround.

The Sennheiser headsets tend to have decent sound quality, exceptional microphones and good build quality. The G4ME Zero headsets are based on the HD380 headphones, which sell for £92 and the G4ME One are based on the HD518/558/598 series, which have better sound quality.

The PC350 is another one based on the HD380 but for an extra £10 you can get the PC360 which is based on the HD5xx series and is the one I would buy.

ps. the G4ME Zero & PC350 are closed back and the G4ME One and PC360 are open back.
Closed back will isolate you from the outside world more but the sound stage is smaller, while open back lets sound both in and out but comes with a bigger, more natural sound stage.
 
Cool thanks, I had a HyperXCloudII before I had to send it back faulty and that was closed back I believe so I think I would be ok with either, both will be exceptional from my perception.

I can't find the 360 anywhere though so i may pick up the 350 tomorrow
 
No, like I said above, they are based on the 518/558 series, so as well as being open back, they will have better sound quality too
 
Thanks for the advice I ordered the PC360 based on your advice no point spending an extra 100 on the G4ME if it's the same thing.

Same day delivery i'm expecting it with in the next 2 hours XD!!
 
I've had a set of PC360s for about 4 years, sadly they seem to be on the way out now, when using the volume control on the headset sounds in the right hand side will cut out, I need to change/tap the volume control to get it back. Probably a loose wire/poor solder joint?

But other than that it's been fine.
 
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