https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones could serve as a useful rabbit hole

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0's are pretty good from what I can tell

^ those are good ones

I also have Game Zero's, which are pretty popular, but I'm not really sure how much the microphone inflates the cost. The sound quality wasn't incredible the last time I used them

i have the sennheiser 280 pros and they have amazing noise cancellation, the noise cancellation is so good its almost to a fault actually lmao. like when people come into my room and im playing or just at my computer i literally have to take my headphones off if im playing a match or if im just on my computer because i cannot hear the person speaking to me unless my headphones are off.

so yeah, if you need noise cancelling headphones, i'd recommend the sennheiser 280 pros

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-280-Pro-Headphones/dp/B000065BPB

they also have great sound quality as well.

ath-m50x have a good rep

my best friend bought a pair of these and just a heads up read into the constriction problems if youre interested
she said she had an INTENSE headache within 20 minutes of wearing it and had to return them

I absolutely love my m50xs and even with a pretty large head I haven't had any problems with them.

Ath m50x, close thread.

some people say the hyperx cloud is good

i've enjoyed using senn hd439, 428, and 518

the 518 is probably my favorite and it fits really well and the 439 feels super wide and doesn't clamp around my head nciely :(

I've been using sennheiser hd 201 for as long as I can remember,
are modern headphones that cost a lot really worth upgrading to?
it's not like better sound quality will improve my gameplay, right?
would I even notice the sound quality difference after upgrading?

If you're getting headphones solely for gaming, the M50x's have a pretty narrow soundstage, which doesn't really help with positional audio queues like footsteps, although it is sometimes blown out of proportion when people give advice for headphones.

I wouldn't get the HD598's at full price, they go on sale every once in a while (I know they go on sale for sure during the winter). AFAIK Sennheiser's G4me headsets are rebrands of some of their other headphones, and while pairing up any headphone with a clip on mic is sometimes even cheaper than getting a headset, some lavaliers (clip on mics) have trouble picking up people's voices and background noise, but a mic on the corner of your mouth generally has less issues (cue ModMic plug, although it isn't really cheap). HD280's have a nice tight fit, which help isolate noise, although some people do complain about the tight fit, which might be uncomfortable if you have glasses, or over extended periods of use. I do believe you can bend them to help ease the tight fit into something more comfortable.

As far as closed headphones go, there's the AKG K550/K553/K545 (Hey, I own these!), although a bit lacking in bass, it's soundstage is pretty darn good for a closed-back. Audio Technica's got some closed headphones like the A500x, A700x, and the A900x's. The A900x's were pretty good for me, although some people don't really like the strange "wingflaps", and how they fit on people's heads.

Good thing to note is that if you get a pair of headphones that requires an AMP, like the HD598's, you might need to buy an amp, or amp+dac combo if you're not satisfied with them just plugged into your motherboard, which could cost you quite a bit.

You could try to find the BEST GAMING HEADPHONE EVER, however, a lot of people are content with their Apple Earpods, and still pound without an expensive audio setup.

Have had these for several years. Love 'em.

dt 770's are a very very comfy alternative, just make sure you get the 80ohm ones

you'll certainly notice the difference with high quality audio but if all you're using them for is gaming, all you should take into consideration is comfort and sound isolation imo