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Which gaming head sets are good for using on Linux? A short word on quality and comfort would be nice, but the most important thing is how well they work on Linux.
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But unless you are dead set on a mic+headphone combo I would seriously consider getting a decent cardioid mic and a good pair of headphones, as the combos tends to have so-so audio quality and really shitty mics.
It's a very wide marked tho so with no indication on what your looking for (sound quality, price, open/closedback, ANC, etc) it's impossible to give specific recommendations.
So here are a few my favories ( criteria being sound quality and comfort = over ear ) in no particular order:
* Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO ( openback, needs a preamp as they are 250 ohm)
* Beyerdynamic DT 770
* Audio Technica ATH-M50 X
* Bose QC 25 ( the noise canceling isn't absolute, but it does remove all bass noise and with a bit of quiet music you wont hear anything )
Again mic recommendations depends entirely on what you will be using it for - these will serve you well even if you plan on doing pod casts/voice over ( again in no particuklare order );
* AT-2020+ ( make sure it's the "+" version as it has monitor out which can *Very* usefull, sadly I got mine before they added that :( )
* Samsung meteor
* Snowball
* Yeti
That is mostly for the USB head sets which effectively act as USB sound cards.
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My AT-2020 mic comes with a input only USB sound card builtin and all I've ever had to do to make it work on any flavor linux I've tried is plug it in.
So I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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i'd suggest looking for just good headphones which you can use for music listening also and then a microphone.
i myself have pretty cheap setup but with amazing sound quality. Superlux HD681 EVO headset ~37€, Superlux E205 Microphone ~42€, Scarlett 2i2 USB soundcard ~120€, works out of the box with linux and has amazing sound quality.
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I also highly recommend the 'proper headphone' and separate mic option. For gaming, non-gaming headsets will be superior for gaming in basically every scenario IMO.
Once you find a good pair of headphones, I would recommend looking at the Antlion Modmic. It's a microphone you can magnetically attach to your headphones and for simple communication it is great.
It's a tad spendy at around $40 USD. There is the omni-directional, which sounds better but picks up more background noise (can be bothersome if you have a mechanical keyboard.) Or the uni-directional which sounds just a tad worse, but will focus on your voice more and filter out the rest.
For simple comms, I recommend Uni. It's a great product.