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As the title says I am looking for a gaming headset that will be light, comfortable, has decent audio and a decent microphone. Also suggest why you like the headset over others. Thanks in advance!

SPECS: MOBO - INTEL DZ77GA70K EXTEME, CPU - i5 3570 @ 3.4GHz, MEMORY - CORSAIR VENGEANCE 2 x 4G, GPU - GIGABYTE HD7970 OC, HDD - WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLACK 1TB, SDD - INTEL 520 SERIES 120GB, CASE - COOLERMASTER RC-682A-KWN5, PSU - THERMALTAKE SMART 750W, KEYBOARD - RAZER BLACKWIDOW ULTIMATE 2013, MOUSE - RAZER DEATHERADDER 2013.  :D

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826249036

Probably one of the best headsets I've ever used, liked it more than my turtle beach ones and my friend's astros.

Decent mic (in a gaming clan)

great sound

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steelseries 7h. download razer surround and ohhh my. So good.


msi h77ma g43 

i5 3470

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Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder


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This for the headset:

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M30-Professional-Closed-back-Headphones/dp/B00007E7C8/ref=sr_1_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1372564634&sr=1-1

 

And this for mic: 

http://www.modmic.com/collections/frontpage/products/modmic

 

 

 

I have this as a setup and love it, the ATH-M30's are amazing headphones for the price and the modmic has amazing sound and flexibility and it will save you about $20-$30 buying this than most gaming headsets and you will get better sound.

 

The only Headset I have seen that has as good of sound as the ATH-M30's are the Corsair Vengeance 2000 and those are a maybe when it comes to music as well as gameplay. 

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How is Razer surround? I have heard that sometimes it can make no sound what so every to be played back.

Well my experience is good. It is a lot better than dolby headphones. Makes me regret buying the xonar DGX


msi h77ma g43 

i5 3470

Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder


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This for the headset:

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M30-Professional-Closed-back-Headphones/dp/B00007E7C8/ref=sr_1_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1372564634&sr=1-1

 

And this for mic: 

http://www.modmic.com/collections/frontpage/products/modmic

 

 

 

I have this as a setup and love it, the ATH-M30's are amazing headphones for the price and the modmic has amazing sound and flexibility and it will save you about $20-$30 buying this than most gaming headsets and you will get better sound.

 

The only Headset I have seen that has as good of sound as the ATH-M30's are the Corsair Vengeance 2000 and those are a maybe when it comes to music as well as gameplay. 

not sure about getting the ath-m30 for gaming Sound stage on my ath m50 ($160, higher end) was not bad but i got equal soundstage with a pair of vengeance 1300 ($70). so I'm assuming the m30 won't be as good as m50. Also, mod mic is nice but it still isn't as elegant as a proper headset. I liked the SS 7H because of retractable mic. My god does that make a difference on picking up my breath. Sound quality for music is pretty good (obviously not as good as my m50) and sound stage is pretty good too. i accidently destroyed my pair and decided to get a pair of vengeance 1300 as i was short on money. It's a nice pair though the 7h are nicer


msi h77ma g43 

i5 3470

Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder


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not sure about getting the ath-m30 for gaming Sound stage on my ath m50 ($160, higher end) was not bad but i got equal soundstage with a pair of vengeance 1300 ($70). so I'm assuming the m30 won't be as good as m50. Also, mod mic is nice but it still isn't as elegant as a proper headset. I liked the SS 7H because of retractable mic. My god does that make a difference on picking up my breath. Sound quality for music is pretty good (obviously not as good as my m50) and sound stage is pretty good too. i accidently destroyed my pair and decided to get a pair of vengeance 1300 as i was short on money. It's a nice pair though the 7h are nicer

Hmmm I went from 2000 to my m-30's and saw a quite big difference in games and all around all sounds. Maybe it was just my pair of 2000's but oh well.

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Hmmm I went from 2000 to my m-30's and saw a quite big difference in games and all around all sounds. Maybe it was just my pair of 2000's but oh well.

m30 would sound amazing in movies and music. Would sound good in games too but im just assuming the sound stage wont be as nice. but i havn't heard an m30 


msi h77ma g43 

i5 3470

Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder


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m30 would sound amazing in movies and music. Would sound good in games too but im just assuming the sound stage wont be as nice. but i havn't heard an m30 

They are extremely good for price if he doing gaming and only gaming then yes gaming headset but if he's on youtube, playing music, amking videos, and gaming I think ATH-M 30's or M 50's are the way to go just do to how good they are all around.

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They are extremely good for price if he doing gaming and only gaming then yes gaming headset but if he's on youtube, playing music, amking videos, and gaming I think ATH-M 30's or M 50's are the way to go just do to how good they are all around.

What in the fuck did i just type? lol


msi h77ma g43 

i5 3470

Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder


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Scroll up and read? xD

yeah i did. And it made no sense at all. It was so bad i don't even know what i was trying to say 


msi h77ma g43 

i5 3470

Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder


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astro a30s without mixamp or really any good sennheisers

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ad700's are about the best you can do around $100

modmic or zalman clip on might push it just past $100, but it would be worth it.

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ad700's are about the best you can do around $100

modmic or zalman clip on might push it just past $100, but it would be worth it.

 

so worth it

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