Best Headphone and mic combo

reach231

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Hey guys I am looking for a Headphone and Mic combo that would be extremely good in music, gaming, movies, and for precise audio position for games like cs:go to hear footsteps and tf2. Also Need a mic that would be good for youtubing and streaming

Thank you guys for reading this hope you have a good day/morning/evening/afternoon/night wherever you are!!
 
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first - the more bass you have, the less advantage you will have in fps games as bass covers footsteps.

if you want bass, the dt770 is a good choice and can be handled by many soundcards. closed can so is noise isolating. the dt990 is nice as well for open cans but you may want a good amplifier for them so it will be a bit tight on budget if you want a good mic but its still doable.

if you want something with just a hint of bass then going with sennheisers hd lineup (hd558 or hd598) is a good choice.

the best advantageous cans i can think of would be audiotechnicas ad-500x or ad700x however both are bass light so you may not like that about them. they are fairly easy to drive.

as for microphones, on the cheap end you could go with...
if you expect answers which fit your need you really need to provide more info.

budget?
country?
what kind of sound signature do you like? if possible what headphones have you listened to already and your thoughts?
large ears or head?
do you have an amp or soundcard? is it an option if needed?
do you care about virtual surround sound?
is ambient noise level an issue?
do you care if it is a desk mic or boom mic?
how serious are you about streaming and youtubing?
are you open to a boom arm and related equipment?

etc. the more info the better we can know
 

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Headphones/Headsets I would recommend:

Gaming: Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma
Hyper X Cloud 2

Studio quality: Audio Technica M50X or M20X or M40X, etc

Microphones:

Blue Snowball
Razer Seiren
Blue Yeti

All of these are extremely good for all the activities you have listed, some may be more expensive than others but hope this helps :)
 

reach231

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My budget is around 259 dollars and lower

Country is USA

I have never used anything else for music and gaming besides for a earbud from apple ( so any sound better then this is good)

Ears are not large but fairly average head seize average too. ( At least I think my head is average xD)

For virtual sounds, I care enough to want to hear footsteps and shots from which direction or a grenade pin is being opened. I may have misinterpreted virtual sound but I believe you get what I mean. Prefer a little bass in it too.

I want to start streaming first before I do any type of video uploads to youtube

 
first - the more bass you have, the less advantage you will have in fps games as bass covers footsteps.

if you want bass, the dt770 is a good choice and can be handled by many soundcards. closed can so is noise isolating. the dt990 is nice as well for open cans but you may want a good amplifier for them so it will be a bit tight on budget if you want a good mic but its still doable.

if you want something with just a hint of bass then going with sennheisers hd lineup (hd558 or hd598) is a good choice.

the best advantageous cans i can think of would be audiotechnicas ad-500x or ad700x however both are bass light so you may not like that about them. they are fairly easy to drive.

as for microphones, on the cheap end you could go with something like a co1u, blue snowball ice, neewer nw800 (great review on youtube you can watch on this) or other cheap mics. be aware that the nw800 may need a phantom power supply or interface. then there are some nicer mics like the audiotechnica atr2500, at2020 xlr (use with interface) or at2020usb. the blue yeti is nice as well if its in budget.

benefits of usb? convenient to connect. benefits of xlr, interfaces give you live listening to your own voice easier with exception: usb mics with a specific port for headphone output can also do live listening. otherwise, without this live monitoring there may be a delay.

keep in mind i would suggest a boom arm, shock mount and pop filter if you want to get serious. you may as well get it now instead of spending extra cash in the future once you get serious. mic should be right in front of your face about 4-6 inches away and slightly off to the side.

dont want a pro mic? get a modmic. it clips onto headphones and turns them into a headset.

as for virtual surround, if you want that then either your onboard would need to support it or i'd get a soundcard that supports it. razer has free software you can use as well but its the least quality out of your choices for that.
 
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reach231

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Wow, thanks for your anwser! You just cleared up alot of confused shit was going in my head. Thanks again!!!
 
of course there are other headphone choices out there, i just recommended easy to find and popular models.

huge list of headphones and information though you can get confused very quickly http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad-lust-envys-headphone-gaming-guide-3-18-2016-mrspeakers-ether-c-1-1-added

honestly there are many ways you could go and what works best depends on what you actually want to do, your upgrade thoughts and how serious you are.

once you decide on what kind of setup you want then you can start narrowing down products.