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    blackhawk249: For anyone who missed out on the Newegg sale Amazon still has them in stock for $50 w/ free shipping. more »
    SteamRolan: Bought it a while ago for $50 thanks to the comments :). more »
    DaveKap: Hated: It's a Sound Blaster product. more »
    penciledcookie: I've found that these headphones are going for $50 on amazon and newegg. Is that right? [www.amazon.com] [www.newegg.com] more »
    cmkoopa: Actually you can use a USB headset and still use your soundcard while it is plugged in, all you have to do it properly select that you want to have bo... more »
    dirtybacon: Any info on how noticeable the resource use was in your tests? I'm looking to upgrade, but killing resources is a concern. I like the pluses a lot, a... more »
    unreadsoul: Newegg is doing a blackfriday sale on these cool headsets. I bought one for myself after reading this and I'm excited to get my hands on it! I've been... more »
    ReadNLearn: The very high end is a small market, so typically reviews aren't done for that kind of thing. But for anybody interested in a BIG step up in quality f... more »
    guspaz: TL;DR: Everything is done in software now anyhow, and USB audio is very low-bandwidth, so it doesn't matter if headphones use USB. USB headphones and... more »
    Covert_Knight: I was SO considering it up until it said USB plug in. That means it requires software (as you mentioned), and I'm not sure how nicely that plays with ... more »
    fuchikoma: I'd drop $100 for headphones - in fact that's about my target for decent ones. I made that mistake with some EarForce HPA2s once though, and after abo... more »
    the-hypnotoad: Because it's USB, would it also work on my xbox 360? more »
    homernoy: I'm going to have to give these a look. Recently had a baby boy, and my wife is hyper critical of any unwanted sound, even when barely audible from th... more »
    TaylorEatWorld: Also, you say $100, Newegg slashed it to $50. Newegg is awesome. EDIT: Free fucking shipping. [www.newegg.com] more »
    -MasterDex-: How do these stack up against the X-Fi headset? I need a new headset and was eyeing up the X-Fi ones. Anyone give me a good quick review of them? more »
    ESREVE12: Sound is crucial in games, especially FPSs. Knowing that you're enemy is just around the bend, trying to locate you, only for them to be knifed when t... more »
    TaylorEatWorld: Wow Kotaku, I was actually looking for a good pair of headphones/a microphone for my PC gaming as my Bose headphones just recently broke. I think beca... more »
    -Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!: If they weren't USB i would say they look like a great pear of headphones... more »
    kearneybobs: Never took you for the camping type Brian. May have to reassess my character assessment of you now! more »
    zexwhy: The headset is very good. I love it Don't buy the mix amp, I got two and they both suck. When you put the volume past half theres a whine. I also get... more »
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