EPOS I Sennheiser GSP 301 Flip-to-Mute, Comfortable Memory Foam Ear Pads, Headphones for PC, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Smartphone compatible

Definitively the best headsets for this price range. Great quality sound and mic. Build quality is good enough, it is not heavy or uncomfortable to wear at all, hasn't had any issues.

Sennheiser has been a longtime favorite of mine for audio quality but I had not tried their "gaming" line until now - at what is currently their entry level line, the GSP 302 does great with audio in game as well as music, with decent noise separation but no included noise cancellation. Very comfortable to wear for long periods of time. My only gripe is that the microphone just looks and feels odd the way it's extended and it's disappointing that the boom is not adjustable, but the microphone has no issue picking up sound and the quality of the microphone is great for headphones of similar caliber.

I will just make a simple Pro/Con list.But first, a notice. The noise cancelling of this set is too damn good lol. Not sure if that is bad or good for anybody, so I figured I would get it out here. NO, they are not a replacement for a full-blown "Noise Cancelling Headset" that you might use if you have sensitive ears or meditate or whatever. But it is good enough that I can only BARELY hear anything around me. Kinda weird at first.Pros:-Microphone quality is perfect for the price-point. Nice and crisp, and I do not have to speak too loudly to be heard, BUT it does NOT...I repeat, it DOES NOT, pick up audio from the background (by that I mean somebody would have to be basically shouting next to you to be heard)- Padding on the headband is peachy. I barely notice it is there because it is so soft.- Not a very heavy headset. It feels sturdy and dependable, but is also oddly flexable.- Ear cuffs are strange. Very soft, and I don't sweat with them on.- The volume dial is on the right ear cuff, on the outside as a very smooth dial. Trust me when I say this, the volume is SUPER LOUD. I have the dial turned all the way down, and it is the perfect volume to listen to my music while I play a game, or for when I want to watch a movie.- It comes with an adapter, so you can use this headset with a device that only has the basic 3.5 MM audio jack, like your smart phone devices, or tablet...As another neutral note, the audio gets ridiculously loud if you turn the dial up all the way, so always make sure to turn the dial all the way down before you play anything through this headset. Accidently bumped the dial when I went to bed, and the next time I put them on it scared the crap out of me and kinda hurt the ears, so be warned.---Cons:-The audio quality is absolutely horrible if you turn the volume up even a bit. I hardly ever have to turn my volume up with this headset, but when I do the audio starts making the speakers start that "spitting" noise, no matter what I am listening to, and no matter the device. In my head, an 80 dollar headset should NEVER do that. On a personal level, I never need to turn the audio up to that point, so for ME, it is a non-problem but I figured it might be a problem for other people. BUT, if you keep the volume at an acceptable level (aka human hearing levels, HA) the audio quality is very nice. Not too "bassy" and not too high pitched.- The microphone sticks out a bit in the "upward/off" position, scared me more than once while going to put my hands behind my head to stretch, or even to pull my hair back a bit (I have pretty long hair)- Speaking of long hair...might just be me with me with my "Shirley Temple Curls" lol, but this headset always seems to pull out one or two hairs along the part where the headband connects with the ear cuffs. That is just a risk with allheadsets though, so I just mention it. Nothing to do with the rating.-- Bit of a personal negative...no braided fiber cover for the cord. Just standard rubber or whatever, and it feels like it is going to peel away faster than it should. That is just me. Though as before, for 80 dollars, I feel it should have a braided fiber cord.-And finally, the biggest turn-off...there is nothing to download. The headset just simply...is. There is no audio tuning tool, or equalizer, or drivers of any kind. So I suppose it is a BIT positive, because it is just plug-and-play, but AGAIN, FOR 80 DOLLARS...is an equalizer too much to ask?So all together, I feel this is a good product. If you want a good microphone, and a comfortable wear...buy this.However, I will never be buying this particular headset. For what you get, 80 dollars is too much to ask.Sennheiser makes great products, but this price-point to quality ratio is not adding up.I have bought 50 dollar headsets, that lasted me 4 years...that one had a very quality soundcard built in that allowed you to change the volume, and adjust the 7.1 audio, change the balance from side to side and back to front, let you hook up a blu tooth set to it, and had ports on the sound card that let you actually hook up a real sound system to it. AND it had an audio suite (eq, voice changer, mic audio range choices, audio quality changes...literally anything you could possibly need). Roccat Kave XTD is the headset, if you were curious. Best headset ever. Just wanted to try something new here.

I bought these May 2022 when they were $50. It was my first headset, so I did like 10hrs of research and listened to many videos showcasing a headsets sound/ mic quality. For me, this was the 'cheap' but good option from all that I saw. Overall, I enjoyed using them and was glad I chose these to start.I can have these on for hours and I've get no headaches. However, I do get headaches IF I wear them tilted, like one earphone off of my ear on my temple I can get some pain on that side, but that's my problem. Sometimes the leather covers for the ear pads do get sweaty but at least they don't absorb the sweat like a foam ear cover would.Which brings me to say that these are good at noise cancelling! I wear both if I want the nice immersive experience of my game/ movie, or if I need some quiet time, or I wear just one so I can hear my family if they call out to me.You can actually slightly adjust the bend of the microphone to bend it more towards your face by heating up the soft piece in the middle with a hairdryer. I did this because I speak in a low/ quiet voice, so people had trouble hearing me, so I bent the mic closer to my face and I boosted the mic sensitivity. If you speak at normal volume or louder you won't have my issue.Since I've had these for a year and have a better idea of what I'm specifically looking for, I plan on giving this away to a friend, and will be buying a new set. I'll be looking for one with a longer mic and one that's closer to my face, and will gladly first look at what sennheiser has to offer.