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I've had closed back all my life, but I suppose I am willing to try open if I can find a good pair

Then allow me to give you suggestions for both (Suggest buying at amazon for the 30-day money back guarantee if you don't like open)

 

Closed back: ATH-M40x + ModMic 4.0

Open back: HD558/598 + ModMic 4.0, ATH-AD700X + ModMic 4.0

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Hi All,

Recently, my Steelseries Sibera V2's broke after a long period of use. Now I am in the market for a new headset with a decent mic for under (or close to) $200. Any suggestions welcome. 

 

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Open-back or closed-back?

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For mic quality, I'd look into the HyperX Clouds, then turn the sampling rate up in Windows.

Or, as mentioned in the post above me, buy a pair of audiophile headphones then a mic seperate.  Blue Snowball, anyone?

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Open-back or closed-back?

I've had closed back all my life, but I suppose I am willing to try open if I can find a good pair

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AKG K612, Sony Mdr 1r, or DT770 with a modmic. You should try to get all of them used. The Sonys are very cheap on Amazon warehouse right now. 

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I've had closed back all my life, but I suppose I am willing to try open if I can find a good pair

Then allow me to give you suggestions for both (Suggest buying at amazon for the 30-day money back guarantee if you don't like open)

 

Closed back: ATH-M40x + ModMic 4.0

Open back: HD558/598 + ModMic 4.0, ATH-AD700X + ModMic 4.0

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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Closed back my recommendation would be the ATH-M50/M50x.

Open back I'd be shopping for a deal on the Senn HD598 or possibly one of the AKG's (but be careful of finding one that will work well with whatever you have to power it with).

Mic?  Zalman, Antlion, your pick.


Open backed cans:  Pro: typically have a larger "sound stage", which can give you an edge in gaming over closed cans.  Con: bleed both sound out into the room and also let sound IN.

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Thanks all.. I'll take everything you have said into consideration so far when making final choice!

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