Best gaming headset so far

This is what I've had for about 5 years, and it's just now starting to fall apart, mainly because I drop it from about 4 feet high, and it falls off my desk a lot. Cancels sound pretty well, music is very crisp, the mic is incredible, though it is also super sensitive. And I believe it has what you meant with the pulling out/in mic feature.

Got the Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset free with my sound card last October; still going strong. Granted, I don't play many co-op/multiplayer games that require me to use it, but I will from time to time. Can pull out mic, switch mic off/on, adjustable sound levels, and rests comfortably. Not sure where you live or if that matters, but Newegg has free shipping on it right now.

Asus ROG Orion

Astro A50

the best way to shop for head sets is to try them on and listen to them

as comfort for people and how they hear things are different to everyone

i could suggest some good head sets but then again my opinion of what is good might not reflect yours

what are you looking for in a head set unless your willing to spend decent money you will not find a very good sound quality

and what are you looking to do with it?? as some head sets will not work with some games or might not work with what you want to do with it

i think imo you would be far off better buying a nice set of cans and buy a mic separate that way you can buy really good sounding head phones as imo most with a built in mic have sub par sound because trying pack in good sound with a good mic and a good comfort usually do not come cheap

do you want closed or open head phone? i like closed for better sound but then you have to deal with them getting to hot during long gaming session

open is nice because it allows your ears to breath but depending on sound around you,some may leak in and they tend to leak more sound to others around you

and imo 5.1 is not worth the price and is just a gimmick and i have not noticed any real difference between 5.1 and up mixed 5.1 the biggest problem with them is the speakers are so close together it is hard in most cases to really tell the sound from one speaker to the next and most lack decent bass

i guess the most important question though is what is your budget?

Best I've head are:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA49E1NG9006&cm_re=plantronics_gamecom-_-9SIA49E1NG9006-_-Product

Very sturdy, i use them daily for about 4-5 years now and they're as good as new as far as i can tell. Also it has the controls on the left headset so there's nothing on the wire thaat can get stuck in your chair or whatever (that's a big plus for me cause i ruined 2-3 headsets that way).

steelseries sibiria v2.

Sennheiser game zero is the best of far

Check the Razer Kraken 7.1 too.

what about HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset ?

PLANTRONIC 780 GAMESCON.

Just few days ago i've ordered Sennheiser PC 320

Not realy a gaming headset, but it's really good - Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro
It have additionaly microphone, and a lot of customisation stuff (which does not need frankly speaking :D)
Custom ones have great sound quality, listened them myself (personaly i have Sony MDR-CD780 and Sennheiser HD-215), and it was really really great! The thing with bass switch is just awesome, you can completely turn if off, or make headphones give to you a lot of bass. Treble not a lot, they are not stand out, but they sounds clearly, you can hear every single beat of the cymbals. They are good for everithing i think, very soft, do not squeezes your head, they can be used for hours. Customs have closed design, so no one will hear whar you are listening, and you will not hear outside noise as well.