replacement for my plantronic .audio 90 headset?

[papaschtroumpf]

My 10 year old .audio 90 headset finally died. The kids handled it roughly and on side is not working and I can't pinpoint where the break is.

So I'm looking for a pair of budget but good headsets that are comfortable (I often wear them for many hours at a time). Usage is gaming, music and video conferencing for work, so a noise suppressing mic would be good.

Looking at sub-$50 if possible, so the suggestion is recent thread below are way out of my range.

I'm looking at the likes of the like of Creative Fatal1ty, Logitech G230, Sennheiser PC 310 Gaming Headset, Plantronics GameCom 380, SteelSeries 5Hv3... but not sure what's the best / best value.
I keep reading the Fatality is not very good for music.
My teenage kid has a G320 and it feels a little big (closed cans cover the whole ears) and less comfortable than the .audio 90 which had swiveling ear pads.

I'd rather avoid a USB-only headset since I have a decent sound card, but I would consider it if for some reason it's a best choice

 

[DigDog]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2386796

i will probably buy the fatality one. since its half the price of the sennheiser.(here in europe)

otherwise, the senn looks great.

if you have time to read:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad...e-4-17-2014-akg-k612-and-k712-pro-added-edits

 

[papaschtroumpf]

That other thread talks about multi hundred dollars headsets and I'm talking about replacing a headset that cost me $24 10 years ago

 

[DigDog]

AFAIK products with the Fatal1ty brand tend to be very average. But then again, considering how little they cost, it might be worth to go for that average.

The reason why those aren't great for music is because "full bass" is bad in gaming, it distracts you from the positional quality of the sound.

I guess you could google "best headphones for $50" and see what you get; but the problem with audio products is that people's opinions are *very* subjective (source: a professional diploma in acoustics and one in audio engineering, and 12 years in music).

Like i said - sennheiser makes great headphones - i'm convinced they would feel great if you haven't bought a pair of cans in 10 years.
The reason why i'll go with the fatty's is because those are £28 and the senn £48.

Aah yes the pleasure of living in europe and paying double for everything.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

AFAIK products with the Fatal1ty brand tend to be very average.

I bought a used Fat mobo off this forum years ago when they first came out on single core, that thing lasted me until last summer. Just sayin...