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Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

On the first page you contradict yourself to many times.

I consider myself fairly fluent in English, but I don't think I did. There are headphones and headsets for different kind of people and not everyone appreciate and need to (and can) hear the difference. And there are different purposes for purchasing them.

albx was looking for a headset, I recommended that he studies the article if he is into the best sound quality for the money - which he can't get with a headset. So, if he really must have a headset - I recommended Medusas or the overpriced Senn's PC 360's.

Maybe I should have written 'if you really must have a headset' but I though it was obvious from the context.

I also said, that you may get better positional audio from 5.1 headsets, but that is the only advantage if we are talking about sound quality. On the other hand, if we are talking about overall pros and cons, than having attacked mic on the headset is an advantage. However, those microphones are in many cases can't be compared (quality wise) to the clip-on mics. Thus I will also recommend a clip-on microphone, much like ZM-MIC1 clip-on microphone Les already mentioned.

EDIT: I see that you have edited your post. Let me know if you want me to delete the above.

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

I have decent stereo head phones and a decent sound card.

The 5.1's are better for gaming that supports surround sound/5.1 they have a good quality mic also, but are not audiophile quality that's why they are so cheap.

True, as I said - in FPS games 5.1 headset can be an advantage. But that is about it. Many, or should I say almost every sound card today can produce virtual 3D environment (like CMSS-3D option in CL cards) that very closely resembles what 5.1 gives you. And since 99.999% of the music is recorded in stereo - the benefits of higher audio quality in headphones out-way the pros in 5.1 headsets. For the same price - you will get much higher sound quality from a headphones than you get out of the headset, every time. Headphones have only 2 drivers, one in each ear cup. While on the other hand - 5.1 headset must squeeze in up to 3 or 4 much smaller drivers into each cup.

In the end it comes down to - what you need the headphones or the headset for, and how much you're willing to spend.