I tried a bunch of them about 8 months back in an attempt to find something that both sounded good and I could be work for long periods. Here's what I went through. At the time I was playing BF4 and spacial audio (sound stage) was key.
What I had had and was replacing after wear and tear murdered them was a set of Corsair 1500 USB Gaming headset which I liked for both comfort and audio but just plum wore them out.
First attempt to replace, on friends recommendation, was a pair of Logitech G430. Found them to be comfortable but the audio was just simply ... meh.
Second and the ones I'd suggest you give a try first, were the Razer Kraken USB with the Virtual 7.1 Surround. These were the audio sweet spot. Loved the audio on these. Still remember how crisp and clear they were. I remember in BF4 that choppers would fly over head and I'd know where they were, how high and what direction they were headed without even looking. Incredible ... but there's always a but. Uncomfortable as all hell. I spent almost a week trying to get used to them. If I put them over the ears they were painful so I'd roll my ears up and stuff em in the cups but at the end of a night of gaming it was like taking shoes off after wearing them all day when they're two sizes to small. God good uncomfortable. I still recommend them for their audio, but make sure they're refundable should you find them as uncomfortable as I had.
Then I went to the Astro A40s. These are highly highly regarded online but I'd say to take that with a grain of salt. No where near as 'spacial' (sound stage) as the Kraken's which I found shocking considering their reputation. But the advantage is you can wear them all day and they feel great. Problem, EXPENSIVE.
So where am I know? Now I've retired the Astro's, but I continue to use the Astro MixAmp that came with them. I use the Astro MixAmp with a $15 dollar set of Koss KSC75's (don't turn your nose up, these are amazing headphones, just check out the rave reviews on places like headfi). And I use a desk standing mic. My wife's Blue Snowball (sounds pornographic but that's what its called).
The good news. The MixAmp is available without headphones.
My recommendation is try the Razer Kraken USB first. If they're comfortable for you ... great. In my opinion that's the best bang for the buck in headsets. You're done.
Linked Best Buy as they're most likely to have one nearby and I recommend having the option to return them should you find them uncomfortable as I did.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/razer-kr...&skuId=8501069
But if I were to do it again, knowing now what I know, I'd get the MixAmp by its self, its available on its own. Pair it with a pair of Koss KSC75's and a good quality desk or lapel mic (not ten dollar stationary store special). Make sure you're using Optical for the MixAmp. In your audio settings you'll see MixAmp show up as an option but that is NOT the optical option, that's USB. Set your defaults to your systems optical output. Huge difference over the USB/MixAmp option. Surprising as I figured digital was digital but that wasn't the case. The sound stage coming from the Optical out was far more expansive and precise.
http://www.amazon.com/ASTRO-Gaming-M...dp_ob_title_vg
http://www.amazon.com/Koss-KSC75-Por...keywords=ksc75
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphon...ter+microphone
Good luck to you.
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