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Looking for some good headphones to use for listening to music, and gaming. Could do wireless.. but I feel like USB or 3.5 mm connection would be best. Seems like a lot of the big brands have stuff locked into their windows apps.

What are you all using?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know if you can still get them (they aren't in production anymore) but I use a pair of Sennheiser PXC550-II for pretty much everything. They connect either via Bluetooth, TRRS or USB. For slightly advanced entry-level ANC headphones they're overall decent value for the ~$150 I paid.

You'll want to turn off the built-in microphone in your computer's settings though as the audio quality goes down to crappy bluetooth earpiece level as soon as that thing is active. If you're looking for a headset to talk into, go for something else.

Also, if you're going wireless, definitely don't get JBL. Their BT headphones can't be used while charging which is an enormous pain as they take a few hours to do so.